Research in St. Charles for The Quilted Heart Novellas Posted

A research trip for The Quilted Heart novellas returned me to a setting I first discovered in 1999–a charming riverside city that stirred my imagination and captured my heart.

In March 2012 . . .

I toured a historical farm that would inspire the farm setting in Dandelions on the Wind.

I savored toasted ravioli (twice) at Little Hills Restaurant and Winery.

I explored the city and the surrounding areas with Carol Felzien, Director of Communication, Greater Saint Charles Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.

I nibbled on the sweet treat that is Grandma’s Cookies on Main Street.

I drove out to the Daniel Boone Home.

I watched a Fife & Drum Corps practicing at Frontier Park.

I spent lots of time with Dorris Keeven-Franke, the archivist for the St. Charles County Historical Society.

I enjoyed sweet sleep in a bed chamber at the historic Boone’s Lick Inn.

I strolled beside the Missouri River, which plays a key role in Bending Toward the Sun and Ripples Along the Shore.

I met Vicki Erwin, the owner of Main Street Books, and we started plotting a book launch celebration!

More details later, but please plan now to join me in the spring of 2014 for some Book Launch fun in St. Charles, Missouri!

In the meantime, I hope you’ll wet your appetite for your visit to St. Charles by reading Dandelions on the Wind, Bending Toward the Sun, and Ripples Along the Shore–my Quilted Heart eBook Novellas, set along the Missouri River in 1865-1866, post Civil War.

Dandelions on the Wind

Bending Toward the Sun

Ripples Along the Shore

Have you ever visited the setting from a favorite book?

© 2013 Mona Hodgson, Author and Speaker