The 12 Brides of Summer Collection includes a traditional summer activity in The County Fair Bride by Vickie McDonough.
Vickie wrote The Fruitcake Bride with a sequel in mind. Finding the story was easy and fun.
“My heroine in The County Fair Bride is Prudy Willard, who was the antagonist in The Fruitcake Bride. She’s been away for a while and gone through a big change.”
A year and a half after she made a fool of herself trying to catch Pastor Clay, Prudy has returned to 1891 Advent, Texas to help care for her ailing father. She’s still embarrassed at what happened before and is nervous about seeing Pastor Clay and his wife Karen again.
Changes have occurred in Advent. The town has grown and with her mayor father ill, a handsome newcomer has stepped in as interim mayor.
“Prudy isn’t too happy about this interloping Adam Merrick taking her father’s job and decides to offer her “assistance” to make sure he’s doing things properly. Needless to say, Adam doesn’t appreciate her help.”
(Courtesy Longmont, CO Museum)
The theme of The Fruitcake Bride was trusting God when things don’t go as planned, Vickie said.
“In The County Fair Bride, it’s more of Prudy learning she needs to change and trust God, and that she can’t always change things herself.
Sometimes we need to yield our plans to God’s plans for us.”
Vickie enjoyed writing this story. “It was fun giving snooty Prudy her own story and redeeming her.”
What made such a proud woman a County Fair Bride?
You’ll have to read it to find out!
The Fruitcake Bride, which enables readers to see how badly Prudy behaved before she changes, is still available as an ebook for 99 cents: here.
Who is Vickie McDonough?
Vickie McDonough is the author of 36 novels and novellas. More than a million copies of books with her name on them have sold.
Vickie has been married 39 years. She and her husband live in Oklahoma and have four grown sons, one daughter-in-law and a precocious granddaughter. When she’s not writing, Vickie enjoys reading, antiquing, watching movies, and traveling.
In addition to the 12 Brides of Summer, Vickie has written two other projects with Michelle Ule and Margaret Brownley, including A Pioneer Christmas Collection and The 12 Brides of Christmas.
For more information about Vickie and her books, visit her website: www.vickiemcdonough.com
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For those looking for a complete collection of The 12 Brides of Christmas novellas, you can find the book here.
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