Aunt Connie's Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled, Electric-Powered County Road Christmas

by Bill Fortenberry

County Road 14 is a short, two-lane stretch of nothing much, but Aunt Connie is about to change that. With a barn full of decorations she bought from a nearby city council, and free labor in Uncle Johnny, she decides to surprise her family with a grand, Thanksgiving-night Christmas light illumination.The month-long preparation for the unveiling is the backdrop for not one, but two unexpected Christmas gifts.

Set in a time when stores didn’t stock holiday decorations until after Thanksgiving and long before over-the-top Christmas light displays became commonplace, Aunt Connie’s Old-Fashioned, New-Fangled, Electric-Powered, County Road Christmas pays homage to faith, family, devotion and the power of a big idea.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2025

Reviews

[Daryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bill is an awesome author. Being a Southern guy too. I really associated with the Southern slang language Bill used in his book. I throughly enjoyed it. A great read. Hard for me to put down. If you are from the South you will love it. It is a great expression of the story Bill is writing about. Five Stars ⭐️ Believe me you will enjoy it!!!

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed Bill Fortenberry’s new novel. It was a good lead up to Christmas week. It has a distinctly southern tone that rings true to my southern ears. The characters reminded me of many people I knew in my childhood and early adulthood. And, besides all that, there’s a good Christmas message in the book.