Mathis B. Rogers was born in Shamrock, Texas, and was raised all over the Texas Panhandle and South Plains of West Texas.
He began writing when he was thirteen and while working the Night Audit (graveyard shift) for motels, he was able to be very prolific. Mathis enjoys writing and when someone asks him how to write, he replies, "It's just daydreaming and writing it down."
Mathis was the webmaster and long-time member of the Plainview Writers Guild. He is now an active member of the Panhandle Professional Writer's group and the Write Right Critique Group.
Eight-year-old Tammie Younger has always wanted to have magical powers. Seeing a commercial for a new TV show one Saturday morning, she makes a wish upon a star for the Blue Fairy to give her the power she so desires. Will she get her wish?
Casey Stevenson's lover, Chris Johnson,
leaves him for another man after six years,
claiming he doesn't "want a long-term relationship". The broken-hearted Casey takes his 1994 Christmas vacation at Crystal City Ski Lodge and Resort seated on a plateau on the side of Crystal Mountain over-looking Crystal City, Colorado.
Janice Bridges was born in Rapid City, SD, but her parents moved to Jamaica after wards. She has never seen the snow, or felt the cold. This Christmas the family chooses to spend in Rapid City. Will she freeze to death, or find warmth and romance from a friendly neighbor?