AUNT CONNIE'S
OLD-FASHIONED,
NEW-FANGLED,
ELECTRIC-POWERED,
COUNTY ROAD CHRISTMAS
Inspired by my real Aunt Connie and Uncle Johnny,
Aunt Connie's is a holiday tale of family & faith,
music & miracles and love & legacy.
The second novel from Georgia Independent Author of the Year Recipient
BILL FORTENBERRY
County Road 14 is a short, two-lane stretch of nothing much, but Aunt Connie was about to change that. With a barn filled with municipal decorations she bought from a city council, and free labor in Uncle Johnny, she decides to surprise her family with a grand, Thanksgiving-night Christmas light illumination.
Set in a time when stores didn’t stock holiday decorations until after Thanksgiving and long before over-the-top Christmas light displays became commonplace, Aunt Connie’s Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled, Electric-Powered, County Road Christmas was inspired by my real-life Aunt Connie, her wonder-working holiday display and my Fortenberry aunts, uncles and cousins whose faith and devotion continue to power my holiday memories.
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
"A heart-warming tale with relatable characters that will have you laughing and crying. It's a beautiful redemption story—one filled with hope, an unlikely family reunion and the power of community."
— Rebekah Faulk Lingenfelser
"You don't want to miss! It's homespun fun with characters that will make you laugh out loud. Aunt Connie is a hoot, married to a man who loves her enough to go along with her ideas about what Christmas should look like."
— Gary Myers
"Great book, well written, author has a way with words."
— Susan Mulkey
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