Melody is fostering her niece while her sister, Captain Opal Erickson, is deployed to Kuwait. A chance meeting at work with Clayton, a construction manager, awakens feelings of the love and romance. Everything...

Last week, it was 22 degrees below zero in Minneapolis. Today, there's snow in Wilmington, NC. Of course, the new novel I'm working on is set in the winter in Minneapolis, so I can't even escape to warmth in my writing.Usually, I write stories set in spring, summer, or fall, steering clear of the cold and any mention of snow.

In Minneapolis, MN, today the temperature is a balmy -1. The only reason I would travel back to Minnesota for the historically coldest two weeks of winter is, of course, love. Let me tell you, the little guy has a tight hold of my heart. Instead of writing today, I have been busy updating my webpage. I am going to try to blog and post to social media weekly.

In your excerpt you have successfully introduced the two main characters and the attraction between them and hinted at the development of a relationship between them, Christine. Readers of romcoms are...

 I signed a contract with The Wild Rose Press for my Sweetheart story. I took a ten-year break from writing and during that time we have been traveling, camping, and volunteering at NWR and state parks. Now, that I am not spending my day planning routes to make sure our 40-foot, 5th wheel camper doesn’t go under a low bridge and get stuck.

 Available through these fine retailers…  Amazon     Walmart       BooksAMillion     Indie Bound     Kobo Barnes & Noble       ITunes    Google Books Melody is fostering her niece while her sister, Captain Opal Erickson, is deployed to Kuwait. A chance meeting at work with Clayton, a construction manager, awakens feelings of the love and romance. Everything is perfect until Opal reveals a family truth and swears Melody to secrecy.

Review from Novels Alive Chance Meeting by Christine Columbus is a rom-com with laugh-out-loud moments, likable characters, and romance. Mel is a widow and a workaholic, caring for her six-year-old niece while her sister is deployed. Multiple stories are told, with twists, turns, surprises, and action. The story has a quick pace, good flow, and some interesting secondary characters—Mel’s niece, Kansas, love interest Clay, and Paula, her…

Chance Meeting by Christine Columbus May 9, 2025 By Long and Short Reviews Leave a Comment Chance Meeting by Christine Columbus Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Genre: Historical, Romance Rating: 4 stars Reviewed by Mistflower Melody is fostering her niece while her sister, Captain Opal Erickson, is deployed to Kuwait. A chance meeting at work with Clayton, a construction manager, awakens feelings of the love and romance.