Nancy Lawrence
Mary and the Captain was born from one single idea. I had a scene in my mind of a Regency-era soldier trying to get home for Christmas, who, instead, is forced to spend Christmas Eve night at an inn. Originally, I thought that scene might develop into a short Christmas story, but I was wrong! It's funny how the right combination of characters, settings and circumstances have a way of taking over a story! As the story developed, my soldier met someone at the inn with no family or home of his own. Now my soldier is faced with a dilemma: follow his own heart and continue on his journey home to see his family on Christmas Day; or right an injustice and bring the joy of Christmas to someone less fortunate. Soon, that little short story I originally envisioned grew into 400+ pages and a book I thoroughly enjoyed writing.
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Christine
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Nancy Lawrence:
Is there any chance you are still working on a sequel to Mary & The Captain? I have just done a long overdue review and remembered how frustrated I was when, after her unhappiness throughout the story, we were not going to actually see her happy and beloved. Also (and against the tide of almost everyone else) I though Caroline escaped the consequences of her actions far too easily, in fact she got clean away.
Jinna Finton
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Nancy Lawrence:
I LOVED your book somuch, PLEASE, make more did Caroline become good, will Mary and her Caption go to China on a Honeymoon, I SMELL a good mystery on that one, and don't forget I want them to go back to Daniel, Daniel's Grandfather is 69 to me I would like to see Mary and the Caption live with them TY purplebutterfly150@gmail.com?
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