Christmas on Snowbird Mountain

After years of caring for her mother, Susannah Pelton needs to experience life at its fullest. She's devised a list of adventures and she tackles them one by one. During a bridge jump she lands on rocks and breaks her arm, and when she moves on to her next quest--to create a lasting work of art--she becomes the wounded red bird who will heal Cherokee Ryan Whitepath's young daughter Nia from Separation Disorder, according to the hunky mosaic artist's grandmother.Ryan reluctantly invites Susannah into his home on the pretext of providing art lessons in exchange for office work, but he's desperate to help his young daughter who shuns everyone but Susannah, who herself has experienced great loss. It's what Susannah has come for; it's another quest to complete and mark off her list. She'll only stay until Christmas. Love gets in the way, though, and Ryan must somehow convince her that life on Snowbird Mountain is the most rewarding quest of all.Fay Robinson's final book is a tribute to her enormous talent. Her characters' realism makes this a page turner to the very end. Not only is she a consummate artist with story and words, but in Christmas on Snowbird Mountain she has superbly dealt with real life situations in a manner where they are believable yet don't overshadow the romance. Do yourself a favor and seek out all five of her books for your keeper shelf. Talent like this comes along rarely. Very Highly Recommended.

Fay Robinson, my mother, passed away on Dec. 2, 2002. Christmas on Snowbird Mountain was her fifth book published. My mother, in one form or another, has been an amazing writer her whole life. She was a journalism major in college and went on to write for several newspapers when one day my late grandmother asked her "If you could do anything, what would it be?" My mother responded that "I want to be a writer. I've always wanted to write books." My grandmother asked what was stopping her (it had also been my grandmother's dream to write). Fast forward several years later, and my mother receives word that her novel A Man Like Mac has been accepted for publication. Her dream came true. And as a dedication, my mother used Fay Robinson as her pseudonym, which was my grandmother's maiden name. Fay Robinson will be terribly missed by all of us, but thankfully we can take comfort in the fact that she got to live out her dreams. I hope you enjoy her final book, Christmas on Snowbird Mountain.

I was totally captivated with this book. The characters, description of the scenery, heritage and traditions made me feel as if I was there with Susannah and Ryan. The touching and complete love that Ryan had for his daughter was truely wonderful to read and feel. This was the first book that I have read by Fay Robinson but certainly will not be my last. I just found a new favorite writer.

Nine years of caring for her mother leaves Susannah Pelton longing to push the limits, to experience danger, to take life into her own hands. Unfortunately, the landing of her jump did not go very smoothly and now she wears a cast on her arm. Ironically, it is that cast and her flaming red hair that lets Ryan Whitepath know she is fulfillment of his grandmother's vision. His grandmother had said a redbird with a broken wing would bring healing to his wounded daughter.Six-year-old Nia suffers from Separation Disorder, brought about by her mother's death to pancreatic cancer. Although the child had never lived with her mother in London, only visiting a half dozen times, Nia fears losing her father the same way she has lost her mother. Anxiety attacks and depression have replaced her vibrant personality. Then she meets Susannah, a woman who also suffered tremendous loss. But Susannah only plans to stay until Christmas, and it is up to Ryan to transform the temporary that into forever.Author Fay Robinson's first Christmas book, CHRISTMAS ON SNOWBIRD MOUNTAIN with enthrall readers with her beauty and grace. Robinson displays rare qualities among series romance, where novels are often read and quickly, and just as quickly forgotten. She writes with the beauty of a poet, drawing the reader into a world of imagination bidding them to linger in entrancing possibilities. Susannah's life goals will charm readers, and provides the perfect introduction to Ryan. Robinson pays respective homage to the Indian customs and legends, lending the novel a rich background that proves mesmerizing. CHRISTMAS ON SNOWBIRD MOUNTAIN comes very highly recommended.

Susannah Pelton grieves the loss of her mother and her personal setbacks. Needing to escape her sorrow and loneliness, Susannah establishes her Life List. She figures that visiting places for short stays and trying various things will enable her to avoid the pain of losing a loved one ever again.Highly regarded mosaic artist Ryan Whitepath struggles with helping the center of his existence, his disturbed daughter Nia, who has not recovered from the death of her mother. Nothing seems to reach the child though his Cherokee grandmother advises patience and love until the injured redbird arrives to comfort and ultimately heal Nia. Ryan rejects the prophecy until the redheaded Susannah arrives at his North Carolina home in the Snowbird Mountains because his skills is on her list. As Susannah and Nia share in common the recent loss of a loved one, each begins to heal the other. Still Susannah fears love though she admits deep inside her soul it is too late to avoid it because she cherishes Ryan and his daughter above all else.Though the vivid look at Native American culture in the modern age is enlightening and provides a delightful backdrop, the story belongs to two wounded females struggling to cope with simply existing after each has suffered the loss of a loved one. Both escape reality with Susannah hiding behind her list and Nia shrouding inside her brain. Each knows that loneliness is safer than cherishing another person. This powerful novel of second chances in life and love showcases the incomparable Fay Robinson's ability to gift readers with a delightful uplifting tale.Harriet Klausner