Happy December, everyone! It’s my favorite month of the year. I might be in my 30s, but the approaching holiday season still fills me with excitement. For those of you who are new here, welcome! The first Monday of every month, I do a special giveaway. I tell you about a couple of contemporary romance… Continue reading Contemporaries to covet in December
Tag: Christmas
Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter
Last night (December 23rd) around 8pm, my grandma called me with a special Christmas request. “Will you do me a favor, sissy? Will you buy Grandpa a new atlas and wrap it up and put it under the tree, from Grandma?” It seemed like a pretty random request. She’s never asked me to buy anything… Continue reading Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter
Winner of my Mistletoe Madness blog hop giveaway!
I was thrilled to see so many new faces around here this week, thanks to the Mistletoe Madness blog hop. I’m glad we’ve all discovered lots of exciting authors this year. The winner of a $10 book gift certificate and some chocolates is…Andrea! Andrea, I’ve emailed you asking for your address. Cruise on over to… Continue reading Winner of my Mistletoe Madness blog hop giveaway!
Spending Christmas away from home
My weekly post is up at The Season for Romance. Stop by and find out about my first Christmas away from home, when I was desperately trying to impress my future in-laws. Bev’s giving away copies of THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS by Debbie Macomber and MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT, a collection of stories by Fern Michaels and… Continue reading Spending Christmas away from home
Christmas romance novellas to warm your cockles
For me, December is a time where love mixes with stress in a uniquely potent way, leaving me sobbing “Everyone’s going to hate the gifts I got them—especially you!” on my husband’s shoulder on Christmas Eve. Thank God he’s got broad shoulders. They’ve absorbed a lot of stress-induced tears over the last nine years. The… Continue reading Christmas romance novellas to warm your cockles