{"id":414,"date":"2010-09-08T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=414"},"modified":"2010-09-08T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T09:26:00","slug":"first-page-an-appalachian-christmas-author-irene-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/first-page-an-appalachian-christmas-author-irene-brand","title":{"rendered":"First Page-An Appalachian Christmas-Author Irene Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.irenebrand.com\/images\/appalachian.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.irenebrand.com\/images\/appalachian.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS, novella<\/p>\n<p>By Irene Brand from LOVE FINDS YOU IN MISTLETOE, KENTUCKY<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from Chapter One, page one:<\/p>\n<p>Its driver whistling merrily, the antiquated bus climbed a hill into the small Kentucky town on a sunny September morning.  With brakes squeaking and the engine groaning like a sick person gasping for a final breath, the bus eventually ground to a halt before a two-story building. Opening the door, the driver shouted, \u201cBooneville.  All passengers get off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      Julia Mayfield gathered her bags, lifted her nephew, Bobby, into her arms, and exited the bus.  In a voice harsh with frustration and fatigue, she asked the driver, \u201cIs there any other public transportation available here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      The driver pointed to a gasoline station across the street. \u201cYou might hire a taxi over there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      Julia thanked the driver and walked toward the small building he\u2019d indicated. She hadn\u2019t wanted to take this trip. Now that the war had ended, she had plans for the future that didn\u2019t include honoring her dying sister\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p>      Shifting Bobby to her left hip, Julia walked into the gasoline station. The only occupant of the building was bending over the engine of a car. When he became aware of Julia\u2019s presence, the black-bearded man straightened, took off his cap, and spit a mouthful of tobacco into an oil drum. \u201cHowdy, ma\u2019am.\u201d  My name\u2019s Alex. What can I do for you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      \u201cI need transportation to Mistletoe. The bus driver thought you could help me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      Alex shook his head. \u201cFraid not, ma\u2019am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      \u201cYou have a sign in your window, \u2018Taxi for hire.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      \u201cThat\u2019s a fact, ma\u2019am,\u201d he agreed. \u201cI\u2019ve got one taxi.  A man rented it this morning and took off for Louisville. He won\u2019t be back till day after tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      \u201cI can\u2019t wait that long,\u201d Julia persisted. \u201cIs there another taxi stand?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      \u201cNope. Autos are scarcer than hen\u2019s teeth around here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irenebrand.com\/index.html\">Irene&#8217;s website<\/a> to see her book video of <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Love Finds you in Mistletoe Kentucky <\/span><\/p>\n<p>More from Irene tomorrow!&#8211;Lyn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS, novella By Irene Brand from LOVE FINDS YOU IN MISTLETOE, KENTUCKY Excerpt from Chapter One, page one: Its driver whistling merrily, the antiquated bus climbed a hill into the small Kentucky town on a sunny September morning. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/first-page-an-appalachian-christmas-author-irene-brand\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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