Genealogist Historian And Actress Patricia M Boardman Releases Entering Christmasville

Entering Christmasville - is the first in a series called: Ghost Town Christmas. Author Patricia M. Boardman reaches back to her teenage years, remembering the joy of discovering her German roots. A quaint pioneer church stood over her ancestors, as it does today…it’s the only building left in a ghost town and inspired her to create this tale. It’s 2007, 71-year-old Nettie Holmes carves porcelain Christmas houses .She pours all her love and patience into this hobby. Each a work of art. Nettie loves everything about Christmas, all the old ornaments that have lost their luster, are treasures in her mind. She can control her hobby and love for the holidays, but her family’s life she cannot. Enter Nettie’s daughter and granddaughter. Her daughter Noel used to love Christmas too, but now she has disdain for her mother’s passion. Noel was adopted when she was four years old. She senses a clock ticking and she wants to find her biological parents before they die. Nettie, a genealogist, has tried for many years to locate her biological parents, but her failure to do so weighs on her heavily. Then there’s Nettie’s granddaughter, Miki who lives and works in Chicago - a far cry from the simple farm girl life he’s lived. But Miki has just announced she’s coming home to Iowa as she’s gotten a job renovating historic facades in Nettie’s hometown where the town has voted to create a museum on Main Street. Nettie and Miki find themselves teaming up to excavate the old ghost town for artifacts. What happens next - secrets are uncovered there that turn Nettie’s life upside down! Things she did not want to relive or have revealed - long buried secrets intended to stay hidden forever. As Christmas approaches, the three women come together - finding answers to their prayers to unify and grow their family together on a special Christmas Eve. They all find a home of love because of a special baby boy at Christmas. “Patricia Boardman’s book is a tapestry woven with love, charity, tragedy, truth and inspiration” praises Richard Paul Evans #1 New York Times bestselling author.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.