Read an interview with Danielle Grandinetti, as we discuss The Baby and the Guardian, book 1 in the Christmas Cabin historical romance series.

About the Book

A baby in danger, a man in turmoil, and a woman determined to save them both.

Wisconsin, 1929—When her best friend is murdered, Eira Mae Pryce gains guardianship over her friend’s baby. A baby in danger. Charged with the child’s protection, she must outrun a snowstorm, her grief, and a killer to seek refuge with the man who saved her life last Christmas.

All ex-sheriff Casper Yarwood wants for Christmas is to be left alone. With failure ringing in his ears, he retreated to his family’s cabin in the densely wooded portion of his former jurisdiction. But when his uncle’s secretary–and the woman he believes he failed–arrives on his doorstep with an endangered child, Casper cannot turn them away.

Casper and Eira Mae face impossible odds that require facing their pasts, sacrificing their futures, and ignoring their growing feelings for one another. But they’ll do so if it means they keep their charge alive long enough to experience his first Christmas.

Author Interview

What is something interesting readers would enjoy learning about you?

I love Christmas novellas. Every December, I gather as many as I can, both new and old favorites, to read throughout the month. It’s a treat, like having candy canes, only during the holiday season.

What does a day in the life of your characters look like?

For Eira Mae, a typical day would mean working as a secretary for Judge Cavanaugh to provide for her mother and siblings. For ex-Sheriff Casper Yarwood, his solitary, self-imposed exile consists of caring for his animals and gathering enough supplies to survive the winter.

What was the inspiration behind your story?

This story began with a lady, a baby, and a snowstorm. Instead it turning into a bad joke, the premise grew into a suspenseful second chance romance set at the most wonderful time of the year.

What did you learn while writing this story?

While I knew how much I enjoy reading, and writing, Christmas novellas, writing this story was such fun, I hope to write one every year! (At least for the foreseeable future :))

What encouragement do you hope readers will take away from your story?

I hope readers will be whisked away to a cabin in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where a taste of Christmas will bring hope no matter the time of year.