A Very Retro Christmas A Time Travel Holiday Romance by Pamela Spradlin Mahajan Release Tour with Guest Post & Giveaway

 A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS

Pamela Spradlin Mahajan

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GENRE:  Holiday Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

What if the future you always dreamed of, was actually in the past?

 

Social worker Cat has no intention of falling in love or getting married—much to her mother’s chagrin. While mourning her paternal grandmother’s passing, Cat opens an heirloom left by the matriarch—a coveted Christmas ornament—and finds herself transported to December 1936.

 

Handyman Eli spends his days doing odd jobs around town and his nights hammering away on his house—whatever it takes to keep his mind off the awful year he’s had. When a mysterious young woman drops into his life seemingly overnight and wants to rent his guest house, he is at first annoyed and then more than a little intrigued

 

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EXCERPT

 

Cat stared into the young face of what was certainly her Grandma Lana. How was this possible? Minutes ago, Cat had been unpacking the contents of what remained of her grandmother’s Christmas decorations—the grandmother who passed away a few months ago.

 

And now here she was sitting in what was supposedly her hometown with a young version of Lana—a version who looked to be in her late teens.

 

Had Cat finally lost her mind? Was that the explanation for all this? Had her grandmother’s death been too much for her to bear? Or had she contracted some sort of virus that a sturdy dose of pills could fix?

 

“Won’t your mother and daddy be expecting you home soon?” Maribel asked Lana.

 

“They’ll understand, once I explain what’s happened.”

 

Lana laid a hand on Cat’s shoulder and a feeling of warmth permeated Cat’s entire body. Cat studied her grandmother. She had clear, warm-toned skin without a wrinkle in sight. Her eyes were a clear blue, her cheeks were round, and her yellow-blonde hair was styled into a soft wave.

 

Lana’s dress was delightfully retro—a floral print number with a collar, buttons at the chest, and a matching fabric belt at her waist.

 

“What were you doing here with Eli earlier, Mar?” Lana said.

 

Maribel, who had vivid red lipstick and some kind of undergarment that made her chest look like two grenades ready to strike, pursed her lips. “Just trying to ease the man back into the dating pool.”

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GUEST POST:

Topic: Exploring A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS – a post about the setting/era of your book

 

A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS takes place in the years 2010 and 1936 in the fictional town of Merryfall, Missouri. The town is based on my hometown of Springfield, Mo., as well as the surrounding towns. Obviously I wasn’t around in the thirties, but I based my details on stories my grandmother told me as well as my memories of her homes. When I saw my grandmother’s childhood home years later, it had been abandoned and overgrown with greenery. Yet the stories she told me surrounded my heart and mind as I wrote.

 

I adored getting to exist in a different time and place for a while while writing this book. The town of Merryfall is quite charming, filled with quirky characters and serene settings. I have since moved away from my hometown, but one of the things I remember most fondly about it is the outdoors. A part of the Ozarks, Springfield is filled with peaceful country roads, spacious ranch homes, and ancient trees that brought their limbs down around me like old friends. I imagined the farm roads I so often drove down (and once took for granted) as I wrote this story. Another real part of Springfield I used for the book was an old department store, Heers. It inspired the department store in A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS.

 

Writing this book was genuinely fun and provides a fun, dreamy escape for the reader too. Come visit a peaceful Midwestern town in the middle of the Christmas season and fall in love—A VERY RETRO CHRISTMAS is available now.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Pamela Spradlin Mahajan is the author of women’s fiction and romance. Her debut novel, “Skye, Revised,” was released in early 2024. Pamela has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and creative writing from Missouri State University and a Masters from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Her recent short stories have appeared in the online literary journal "They Call Us" and she has been honored in the WOW! Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest. A native of Springfield, Mo., Pamela lives with her family in Kansas City, where in addition to writing women's fiction and romance, she also works as a copywriter, journalist, and reseller.

 

Website: https://pamelamahajan.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamelajsm/

 

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 GIVEAWAY 

Pamela Spradlin Mahajan will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.

 

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