COFFEE & BISCUITS

I just came back from a book fair where I bought 2 fictional books.  The reason why I picked them up is that the synopsis seems to have some parallel to my in-progress novel.  The story centers around the residents of a small American town (in my novel, the residents of a small seaside village in Hong Kong), and is about some sort of mystery and little miracles that happen — hey, that is my theme as well!

When I came home and search online, I found more scary parallels!  Here is an Amazon.com review.

Amazon.com Review
Father Tim, a cherished small-town rector, is the steadfast soldier in this beloved slice of life story set in an American village where the grass is still green, the pickets are still white, and the air still smells sweet. The rector’s forthright secretary, Emma Garret, worries about her employer, as she sees past his Christian cheerfulness into his aching loneliness. Slowly but surely, the empty places in Father Tim’s heart do get filled. First with a gangly stray dog, later with a seemingly stray boy, and finally with the realization that he is stumbling into love with his independent and Christian-wise next-door neighbor. Much more than a gentle love story, this is a homespun tale about a town of endearing characters– including a mysterious jewel thief–who are as quirky and popular as those of Mayberry, R.F.D. –Gail Hudson

MY IN-PROGRESS STORY INVOLVES A FATHER (old as well), A STRAY DOG (which the Father adopted), a love story that revolves around the FATHER and his neighbor, and RESIDENTS OF A SMALL TOWN — CAN THERE BE ANYMORE SIMILARITIES?

Sigh.  Sigh.