My novella “ZOLA’S CROSS-COUNTRY
ADVENTURE” in MISSAdventure Brides Collection is about a young woman who sets
out to be the first woman to drive coast to coast in a automobile.
What’s a courageous young woman
in 1904 to do when challenged to drive across the country? Accept, of course.
Will the journalist tasked to tail her steal her heart? Or sabotage her
efforts?
Zola faces many obstacles and
struggles before and during her road trip. People’s opinions of what women are
capable of was low. Both men and women felt women weren’t very capable outside
the home.
The roads—when there were roads,
which wasn’t often—were bad or nonexistent. Automobiles were a new novelty and
broke down often. A lot of people did think they would catch on because of it.
Who wanted to drive an unreliable automobile instead of using a reliable horse.
There were no gas stations. You
had to buy fuel at a general store. There were no maps or road signs. When it
rained roads turned to deep, thick mud. Other places were rocky and tore up
tires. There were mountains to scale and rivers without bridges to cross.
It seemed as though everything
was against the early motorist.
Even with all these obstacles
and many struggles—including people along the way sabotaging her vehicle—Zola
determined to do her best. It wasn’t easy, and she wanted to give up many
times, but she didn’t.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and
endures
in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Christopher
Reeve
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always
wins
— not by strength but by
perseverance.” H. Jackson Brown
“Perseverance is stubbornness with a purpose.” Josh Shipp
Happy Adventuring!
This concludes my MISSAdventure
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This concludes my MISSAdventure
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love Is One of Life’s Greatest Adventures
Seven daring damsels don’t let the norms of
their eras hold them back. Along the way these women attract the attention of
men who admire their bravery and determination, but will they let love grow out
of the adventures?
Releases December 1, 2018
MARY DAVIS is a bestselling,
award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and
contemporary themes. She has five titles releasing in 2018; "Holly
& Ivy" in A
Bouquet of Brides Collection in January, Courting
Her Amish Heart in March, The
Widow’s Plight in July, Courting
Her Secret Heart September, & “Zola’s Cross-Country
Adventure” in MISSAdventure
Brides Collection in December. She is a member of ACFW and active
in critique groups.
Mary lives in the
Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She
has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her
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