Christmas or Holiday

A romance set during Christmas or with holiday themes during the latter part of the year.

  • Anthology,  Christmas or Holiday

    The Duke She Despised by Alina K Field (Winter Wishes Regency Holiday Romance Anthology) @AlinaKField #RLFblog #RegencyRomance #ReadaRegency

    The Duke She Despised by Alina K Field (Winter Wishes Regency Holiday Romance Anthology) @AlinaKField #RLFblog #RegencyRomance #ReadaRegencyAlina K Field, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    The Duke She Despised by Alina K Field, in the Winter Wishes Regency Holiday Romance Anthology

    Genre Regency Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    The new Duke of Kinmarty has lost everyone who mattered and gained naught but a title, and debt, and an old pile of a castle. When a fetching new housekeeper appears on his doorstep frantic to ready the place for the Yuletide, he seizes the chance for a respite from grieving and pretends to be the new duke’s estate factor.

    With her cousin’s children due to arrive from India, a vicar’s widow hides her identity and takes a position as housekeeper to the children’s dreadful uncle, the man who years ago sabotaged her own chance for happiness. Overwhelmed by a castle understaffed and in disarray, she forges a bond with the new duke’s charming but not very competent factor, not knowing that he’s hiding something as well.

    QUICK

    Do you write more than one genre? If so, what are they?

    I write contemporary romance as well as Regency and Georgian romance.

    How do you come up with ideas?

    Reading history books and blogs spurs my muse.

    What is the single most important part of writing for you?

    Making sure the character’s motivation is logical and on the page.

    When did you write your first book?

    I wrote my first book in 2010.

    FUN

    Leather or lace? Leather
    Black or red? I like both!
    Satin sheets or smooth cotton? Smooth cotton
    Ocean or mountains? Mountains
    City life or country life? I like both.
    Party life or evening at home? Evening at home.
    Dogs or cats? I have both!

    Where to buy Winter Wishes: A Regency Holiday Romance Anthology

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VDFWHJ4
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    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/winter-wishes/id1473205043
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    Google https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Cheryl_Bolen_Winter_Wishes

    Alina K Field Social Media

    Award winning author Alina K Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature, but her true passion is the much happier world of romance fiction. Though her roots are in the Midwestern U.S., after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern California and hasn’t looked back. She shares a midcentury home with her husband, her spunky, blonde, rescued terrier, and the blue-eyed cat who conned his way in for dinner one day and decided the food was too good to leave.
    She is the author of several Regency romances, including the 2014 Book Buyer’s Best winner, Rosalyn’s Ring. She is hard at work on her next series of Regency romances, but loves to hear from readers!
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  • Christmas or Holiday

    The Christmas Reunion by Lyncee Shillard #ChristmasRomance #Read

    The Christmas Reunion by Lyncee Shillard #ChristmasRomance #RLFblog #ReadIt’s #ChristmasRomance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of great reads and downloads. This week’s featured book is The Christmas Reunion by Lyncee Shillard. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Each week, you’ll find books to download and read. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    The Christmas Reunion by Lyncee Shillard

    Five years ago, Joleigh Nelson turned her back on the only man she’d ever love to save her father and unborn son’s lives. Now that man may be the only one who can save her home, the New Forks animal reserve.

    Spencer Thompkin has spent the last five years in an emotional wasteland.  Unable to let anyone in after Joleigh disappeared without a word.

    On a routine foreclosure of an animal reserve, he finds not only Joleigh but a son he never knew about.

    Can he get over the feelings of betrayal and help Joleigh save her home – the animal reserve? Or will the heartless lawyer part of him prevail leaving Joleigh homeless and without her son?

    A Christmas Reunion may not even be enough to save the animal reserve and restore their love.

    Universal book link https://www.books2read.com/u/mVBJEM

    Holiday Howlz: Dawg Napped by Anne KaneHoliday Howlz: Dawg Napped by Anne Kane #ChristmasRomance #Read

    When one of Santa’s elves stops at the Prairie Dawg Saloon on his vintage motorcycle, Cyndi can’t resist taking a closer look at the classic bike. Then Bruce comes back outside unexpectedly and Cyndi panics, shifting to hide in one of the saddlebags. She doesn’t realize the bike is a matchmaking reindeer in disguise. Comet knows all about the sexy little critters of Dawg Town, and he’s decided the cute little prairie dawg is just what Bruce needs to cuddle up with him in his North Pole cottage

    Buy link https://www.changelingpress.com/dawg-napped-holiday-howlz-multi-author-1-b-1281

    Hunters’ Academy: Winter Break by Ivy Hearne

    Hunters' Academy: Winter Break by Ivy Hearne #ChristmasRomance #ReadSanta’s Claws have come to town…
    The worst part of having to stay at the Hunters’ Academy over the winter break is the pure boredom of it. With most of the other students away for the holidays, Kacie has little to do but read and watch movies…and practice all the hunting moves she learned in her first semester.
    When her boredom sends her on a run into the nearby human town, she discovers something horrific preying on the local children. But of everyone still on campus, she’s the only one who can see it—and that means she’ll have to put those hunting skills into practice much sooner than she expected.
    Fans of Dragon School, Fallen Academy, Secret Keepers, Vampire Academy, and Harry Potter will love Hunters’ Academy!
    Winter Break is episode 2, a short holiday special for readers of Hunters’ Academy – expect a new episode every month (and apparently some special stories in between, too!)

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J1CNXPF/

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #ChristmasRomance #ReadAlone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw

    Wishing Upon a Christmas Star by Lana Williams

    A heartwarming Victorian Christmas Novella from a USA Today Bestselling Author!
    Violet longs to help those less fortunate but lacks the courage to take on the ills of London alone. When an elderly couple next door needs assistance, she jumps at the chance to recreate a past Christmas.
    Baxter has spent three years rebuilding his family’s fortune in India. His trip home is quickened when he receives word of a do-gooder he fears will steal the fortune he’s rebuilt.
    Can a Christmas wish give this unlikely pair not only a memorable holiday but the start of a perfect future together?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H7WRN2T/

    Mistletoe and Mayhem by Lizzy Hunter

    Mistletoe and Mayhem by Lizzy Hunter #ChristmasRomance #ReadWreck the halls this holiday season!
    Join New York Times, USA Today, and bestselling speculative fiction authors as they celebrate the holiday season this year with a limited-time paranormal holiday anthology.
    Not all elves work in the North Pole, you might not want to open that present—and sometimes the thing coming down the chimney isn’t Santa at all in this collection of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, designed to fill your holiday season with reading cheer and a touch of merry mayhem.
    Get your copy today and snuggle in by the fireplace for stories featuring Krampus and Kris Kringle, garlands and gargoyles, wreaths and werewolves, and more!

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HZ59488/

    Christmas Vows by Livia QuinnChristmas Vows by Livia Quinn #ChristmasRomance #Read

    More than a holiday romance. This romantic suspense is book 7 in the Calloways of Rainbow, a small town romance series with so much love and heart you’ll be cheering for each couple to get their happily ever after.
    Love isn’t the only thing that happens when you least expect it.
    Delilah and Luc and Samantha and Jed are looking forward to their special day, a double Christmas wedding at the Calloway Farm with all their friends and family in attendance. Meanwhile, Beau and Maddie are expecting their baby. Great news, right? But after the women go missing on a shopping trip, the men in their lives scramble to make sure Maddie’s delivery and the wedding come off as planned.

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/christmasvows

    Fangs, Fur and Fa La La: A Paranormal Christmas Collection by Margo Bond CollinsFangs, Fur and Fa La La by Margo Bond Collins #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Featured story: Merry and Bright

    Merry Delfino left the police force because she could not stomach the brutal things people did. Now nothing angers her more than finding traps set on her land—except finding those traps full and putting the poor animals out of their misery. But this Christmas Eve, one trap caught a naked man. One who can turn into a fox. She knows she should stay out of whatever trouble landed Tyler Bright in that trap, but she can’t resist the mystery he brings with him. And soon she discovers she can’t resist him, either.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H36DT8G/

    The Twelve Reverse Harems of Christmas by Margo Bond CollinsTwelve Reverse Harems of Christmas by Margo Bond Collins #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Five gold rings…and more.
    Join some of the best voices in reverse harem romance for twelve great new holiday reverse harems.
    This hot new collection has something for every reverse harem reader: contemporary, paranormal, and science fiction, with romances featuring vampires, shifters, aliens, alphas, and more.
    And the best gift of all is that the heroines never have to choose!

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HT4T2JD/

    The Gift of Sheila by NJ WaltersThe Gift of Sheila by NJ Walters #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Adam Lancaster has been in love with Rob McKeith—and attracted to Rob’s wife, Shayla—for years, but he fears their friendship would be over if they knew the truth. So he’s thrilled when his secret fantasy becomes reality and the couple offers him a very special gift: a sensual Christmas Eve in their bedroom…

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GFB7N8/

    Love Before Honor by Nicole ZoltackLove Before Honor by Nicole Zoltack #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Honor. Truth. Loyalty. Love. All of these matter most to Sir Gerald. To avenge his love Alice’s death, he challenges her murderer to a duel. Her twin, however, feels that Alice never loved Gerald and gives him a tea. Alice had also given him teas, which enhanced his love for her, but this tea is different. This tea sends him into the future, to the Regency era.
    Lady Vanessa seeks a Christmas treat when she hears something outside the manor. Upon investigation, she sees a man dressed in armor. Unwilling to turn away a confused man with the approaching holiday, she convinces her parents to house Gerald until the New Year.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OGW22HM/

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  • Christmas or Holiday

    Sweet and Satisfying: A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #RLFblog #Holiday #Romance

    I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Today Romance Lives Forever features one of my books, A Romance for Christmas. I wrote this for friends, who kept telling me to publish it. I wasn’t sure there was a market for a Christmas romance in which the hero and heroine never even kiss. It was adorable, yes, but had no spice, so I set it aside for many years. Finally, I decided to go for it. This little story has been my best-selling book for many years. Who knew? I usually write science fiction and science fiction romance, even non-fiction, but this is my only contemporary book. Maybe it needs a sequel…

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    Genre Sweet contemporary holiday romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G
    Alone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    Where to buy A Romance for Christmas

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw

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  • Christmas or Holiday

    Flotsam and Jetsam by MS Spencer @msspencerauthor #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Flotsam and Jetsam by MS Spencer @msspencerauthor #ChristmasRomance #ReadIt’s #ChristmasRomance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Flotsam and Jetsam by MS Spencer. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Each week, you’ll find Christmas Romances to download and read. Take a peek at each one and check out their other books. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    Flotsam and Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair BY MS Spencer

    Who’s littering the park with corpses?
    State Park Rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone are used to dealing with messy campers and ravaging raccoons, but when three bodies wash up on the beach, they mobilize all their powers of deduction. Who are they and how did they get to the shore of Amelia Island? Are they connected to the secretive League of the Green Cross? Or linked to a mysterious Jamaican drug ring?
    Ellie, new to Amelia Island, must penetrate a close-knit community if she wants to find answers to the mystery, all while deciding between two rivals for her affection: Thad, the handsome local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm.
    Simon, for his part, will have to call on both his well-honed research skills to solve the case and his not-so well-honed skills as a Don Juan to lure Ellie away from Thad.

    Buy link https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/6345-flotsam-and-jetsam-the-amelia-island-affair.html

    Yule Tied: Oops! by Anne KaneYule Tied: Oops! by Anne Kane #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Stephanie, Jackie and Caroline. The three women have been friends for years, and they’ve built themselves a nice bed and breakfast /ranch operation. But with less than a fortnight to Christmas, a ruthless banker has swindled them out of their beloved home. What will they do?
    Well, kidnapping him and holding him hostage until he decides to do the right thing sounds like a good plan. Unfortunately, it all goes hilariously wrong when they discover they’ve kidnapped the wrong man. Bondage, obedience classes and more are needed to make sure there’s a Merry Christmas this year!

    Buy link https://www.changelingpress.com/oops-yule-tied-1-b-2538

    Christmas Dreams and Santa Schemes by Barbara Lohr

    Christmas Dreams and Santa Schemes by Barbara Lohr #ChristmasRomance #ReadCan the young widow make her family’s Christmas dreams come true? Sarah’s scheming little boys might have the answer.
    Christmas season in Gull Harbor is Sarah’s chance to fill her bakery cases with holiday cookies and pastries. Recently widowed, she needs brisk sales to catch up on late taxes. Her brother-in-law Ryan volunteers to help, although her husband’s handsome younger brother has always been trouble. But her two little boys, Nathan and Justin, adore Uncle Ryan and scheme to make him the man of Mom’s dreams.
    Ryan’s motorcycle accident changed his life. So did the loss of his brother, and he made Jamie a promise he intends to keep. Mastering lemon bars and gingerbread men begins as a duty and ends as a mission. He didn’t count on sweet Sarah stealing his heart. Can she see him as more than a man with a history of bad decisions?
    Touched by his efforts, Sarah wavers. Would Jamie approve of this growing attraction? After tromping through a snowy woods, Nathan and Justin pick out the most pathetic Christmas tree ever. Maybe they see what the tree can become, not what it is. And maybe that’s the lesson of hope and love Sarah will learn this Christmas season.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JQ39BJF/

    Once Upon a Christmas Kiss by Cathy MacRaeOnce Upon a Christmas Kiss by Cathy MacRae #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Step away from the Christmas rush this season and fall in love again with this amazing set of Historical Christmas tales by USA Today and bestselling authors.
    Step away from the Christmas rush this season and fall in love again with this amazing set of Historical Christmas tales by USA Today and bestselling authors! This set includes
    One Knight Under the Mistletoe by Catherine Kean
    Kissing Lord Renfred de Vornay under the mistletoe was the last thing Lady Liliana Thornleigh expected days before Christmas. When she learns Ren’s dangerous secrets, will her hatred of him intensify, or will she accept his love?
    Mhairi’s Yuletide Wish by Cathy Macrae
    What Mhàiri and Michaell receive this Yuletide season could prove more than they had ever dreamed.
    Plus many more!

    Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07J1CWS9X

    The Dread Hannigan Christmas Party by CS Myers #ChristmasRomance #ReadThe Dread Hannigan Christmas Party by CS Myers

    Who said you can never go home? What a load of malarkey.
    Sam had to go home and she had to go to the neighborhood Christmas party.
    Now that Sam had returned home, her mother’s sole mission in life seemed to be fixing her up. And this Christmas party was only the start.
    Could it get any worse?
    Don’t even ask…

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F9JKYX3/

    Bustles and Bells: A Holiday Steampunk Anthology by Erin HayesBustles and Bells: A Holiday Steampunk Anthology by Erin Hayes #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Wishing you Steampunk’s Greetings and a Happy New Gear!
    Join New York Times, USA Today, bestselling and award-winning speculative fiction authors as they celebrate the holidays this December in steampunk style. Tinsel and trains, tinkers and time-machines, garlands and gaslamps grace the stories in this limited-time anthology.
    Corseted ladies and cloaked lords fill your holidays with Christmas cheer—and a touch of Yuletide magic, too—in this collection full of tales of wonder set in alternate landscapes of Victorian style and steam-powered technology.
    So deck the skies with dirigibles, gather ’round the clockwork tree, and settle in with your eggnog and goggles for a steampunk celebration like never before!

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J3CXGDT/

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen #ChristmasRomance #ReadAlone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw

    Untangle My Heart by Maria K AlexanderUntangle My Heart by Maria K Alexander #ChristmasRomance #Read

    When her marriage ended in tragedy, Kate DiFrancesco rebuilt her life, but has never gotten over the pain of what she lost. Seeking the help of an ex-lover ignites feelings she’s promised never to have again. She’ll need to untangle herself from dangers in her past in order to break the hard shell around her heart.
    Edward Weston has a lot to prove, both to his stuffy upper-crust British family, and to himself. Working alongside Kate, a woman he had a casual relationship with, stirs unexpected feelings. Helping her family makes him realize what he’s missing. For the first time, he wants more than a one-night stand. When Kate is threatened, Edward must overcome feeling unworthy to protect the woman he loves and fight for the family he never thought he’d have.
    Untangle My Heart, a second chance contemporary holiday romance.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0153Q7NZK/

    Cowboy Christmas by Margaret Tanner

    Cowboy Christmas by Margaret Tanner #ChristmasRomance #ReadZac Goodman is a gunslinger who is haunted by an injustice from his past. Jailed for a crime he did not commit because a conniving woman lied, he wanders from place to place, but always ends up returning to the cabin where he lived as a boy.
    On Christmas Eve, he finds heavily pregnant Holly O’Leary in an abandoned wagon, her cheating husband lying dead a few yards away.
    Reluctantly he takes Holly to his cabin to give birth. After delivering her little girl, he waits until she is strong enough then takes her into town and leaves her and the baby with a friend. He is shocked to find how hard it is for him to ride off without them.
    After surviving an ambush, Zac realizes that he loves Holly and wants to make a life with her and the baby, but fears his tainted past will always stand between them.
    Will this miracle Christmas baby unite two tortured souls? Or will it forever keep them apart?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Christmas-Margaret-Tanner-ebook/dp/B01564ZJPU/

    A Secret Scottish Christmas by Regan WalkerA Secret Scottish Christmas by Regan Walker #ChristmasRomance #Read

    Spies and Scots and Shipmasters, oh my!
    Scotland 1819 ~ Twin brothers Nash and Robbie Powell of Powell and Sons Shipping, London, sail with their fellow Agents of the Crown to Scotland for a secret celebration of Christmastide, a holiday long frowned upon by the Scottish Kirk. But more than Christmas is being kept secret. The two brothers have accepted an assignment from the Home Secretary Lord Sidmouth to ferret out a fugitive fomenting rebellion among the Scots.
    Aileen Stephen, the only daughter of an Aberdeen shipbuilder, had to be clever, devious and determined to gain her place in the family business. She succeeded to become a designer of highly coveted ships. One night, a man’s handsome face appears to her in a dream. When two men having that same face arrive on a ship full of Londoners, Ailie wonders what her second sight is telling her. Is the face she saw a portender of the future, a harbinger of danger, or both? And which of the two Englishmen is the one in her dream?
    Older than Nash by a mere five minutes, Robbie has always been protective of his twin. When he realizes Nash is attracted to the sister of their Scottish host, he thinks to help matters along. But Nash wants no help from his brother, not where Ailie Stephen is concerned because Robbie is attracted to the girl himself!
    Two brothers vie for the affection of the Scottish lass but only one stirs her passion. Which one will it be? And what will she do when she learns they are spies?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076BBG6HV

    The President’s Daughter by Seelie Kay

    The President's Daughter by Seelie Kay #ChristmasRomance #ReadBe careful what you wish for because it just might send your life into a tailspin from which you may not recover.
    When presidential candidate Jamisen Powell meets volunteer Sarah Lee Pearson, he is shocked to discover her eyes mirror his own. But Sarah was raised by two loving parents and has no questions about her heritage. Instead, after their death, she merely longs to find an extended family. She becomes convinced that Powell could be a distant relative. Powell, on the other hand, has spent twenty-five long years haunted by the memory of a daughter kidnapped from her bed. He suspects Sarah could be his long-lost daughter. As both launch separate covert searches for the truth, Sarah is found by the estranged parents of the man who raised her. Suddenly, the truth will no longer set her free. It could destroy the happy memories of her childhood. Hang on to your seat, and more importantly, hang on to your heart, as one woman discovers the true meaning of family.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNJFV8M/

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  • Christmas or Holiday

    Snowed In by Shannon Nemechek @srnemoauthor #ChristmasRomance #Books

    Snowed In by Shannon Nemechek @srnemoauthor #ChristmasRomance #Books It’s #ChristmasRomance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Snowed In by Shannon Nemechek. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Each week, you’ll find Christmas Romances to download and read. Take a peek at each one and check out their other books. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    Snowed In by Shannon Nemechek

    I met her, the girl of my dreams. We shared a kiss, we fell in love…and then I was deployed.
    Now I’m back, but I’m no longer the man I used to be. I’m injured, scarred, and chances are I might never fully recover.
    My heart still belongs to her—Annabelle—but my love for her demands I let her go. She deserves more than a broken man’s love, more than what I can offer.
    But now, as I stare at her beautiful face, the sight of her cracking my heart in two, I pray I can be strong enough not to succumb to temptation. Both of us need time alone with our thoughts, so we came to the one place that made us feel whole again.
    Now we’re trapped in her family cabin, and I can’t help but wonder whether being snowed in with Annabelle is a wonderful mistake…or a disaster waiting to happen.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076X75Y9K/

    Noble Holidays by Anthea Lawson

    From Book 1: “A perfect Regency Christmas Story.” Miss Cecilia Fairfax dreads the upcoming holidays. Between caring for her elderly father and managing a household barely out of mourning, she has no time for the softer things in life.
    Liam Barrett, the Earl of Tarrick, is certain he will not accept Marcus Fairfax’s invitation to spend Christmas at the Fairfax family’s estate – and the man’s tales of a family ghost have nothing to do with his decision.
    Of all the blessings of the season, sometimes the most unexpected is love…
    Heat level: Sweet
    Originally published in the anthology Christmas Ghosts, A Countess for Christmas is a Regency-set short story of 13,000 words (approximately 50 pages).
    “A sugary Christmas treat for those who love romance… Among the standouts, Anthea Lawson’s traditional Regency story, a Countess for Christmas.” – Publisher’s Weekly review of Christmas Ghosts anthology
    NOTE: A Countess for Christmas is included in the new holiday anthology Noble Holidays, along with A Duke for Midwinter, A Prince for Yuletide, and A Nobleman’s Noel

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NGTCHNL/

    The Southern Comfort Christmas by Barbara Lohr

    A Christmas wedding becomes chaos for Harper and Cameron in this heartwarming romance, a sequel to Finding Southern Comfort. Mistletoe and magnolias turn to mayhem when Savannah meets Chicago. Families can’t agree about anything, from the venue to the menu. Harper’s heart sure isn’t in it. Her mother’s wedding gown isn’t the only thing that doesn’t fit. The impending celebration frustrates the Savannah couple as they’re swept into a frantic countdown to Christmas. When Cameron’s sidelined by a broken ankle, his little girl Bella reverts to bad habits. Only in each other’s arms can the bride and groom find comfort while around them the planning threatens to become a second Civil War.
    Cameron’s family refuses to travel to the “frozen hinterlands,” and Harper’s glorious wedding day frays further. Frozen pipes and water damage cause a change in plans. But even when the ceremony is moved to Cameron’s Savannah mansion, his family might be a no-show.
    Harper’s friend Julep suggests a solution and Cameron’s mama reluctantly agrees to handle the menu. When the dreaded chicken becomes jambalaya, hope is on the horizon. A trip to Bleubelle’s provides the dress of Harper’s dreams, and everything seems to finally be falling into place. But not quite … and that’s the fun of this continuing southern saga.

    Universal buy link https://books2read.com/u/38gl9d

    Lady Charlotte’s Christmas Vigil by Caroline Warfield

    Lady Charlotte dreams of the splendors of Rome. She convinced four lofty trustees to let her accompany her young brother on his Grand Tour. She defied her chaperone who decided the comforts of Baden with her bosom bow were preferable to Italy. She agreed to stop in Venice along the way, but Rome is within reach. At least it would be if her foolish brother hadn’t tried to imitate his idol, Lord Byron and swim the Grand Canal. Now he is ill with putrid fever and Charlotte’s dream is fading fast.
    Fever is nothing new to Salvatore Caresini. He lost his wife to one and, as a physician, tries to keep his city well free of it. He isn’t about to let an independent young woman put herself at risk nursing the sick. When he brings her home to keep her out of trouble, she works her way into his household, the lives of his children, and his mother’s routines. Will she worm her way into his heart as well? If she does, what will happen to her dreams?
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0758NLYV2/

    The Christmas Proposal by Cheryl Wright

    When a transfer to the tiny town of Winston Montana, presents itself, Noah Gleeson jumps on it. This is a chance to heal his broken heart and put tragedy behind him.
    Then he meets Mandy Scott. The fiery redhead gets under his skin far too quickly, which should have set alarm bells ringing. Against his better judgement, he agrees to become Mandy’s pretend boyfriend for her family’s annual Christmas party. Mandy has never taken a date to the party, but this year will be different, purely to keep her parents off her back.
    Can Noah continue to see Mandy without tearing apart his heart? And what will Mandy do when their pretense becomes reality?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HN3KJ32

    A Reel Christmas in Romance by JJ DiBenedetto

    Owner of the lone movie theater in Romance, Marianne Carter loves the old movies she shows on the big screen. She’s just struck up an email friendship with a newcomer to town. Unaware of his identity but feeling loyal to him, she fights her attraction to a handsome man she keeps bumping into around town.
    Under a false identity, Jack Nelson comes to Romance to investigate the historic movie theater and decide if it should receive the status of a historical landmark. Little does he know the woman sending him charming emails is the same one who owns the theater.
    While Marianne’s theater plays the old classic film The Shop Around the Corner, Marianne and Jack unknowingly play out the same story in real life. Will they figure it out in time to write their own happy ending?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HL6YYMP/

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    Alone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    Universal book link https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw

    The Christmas Reunion by Lyncee Shillard

    Five years ago, Joleigh Nelson turned her back on the only man she’d ever love to save her father and unborn son’s lives. Now that man may be the only one who can save her home, the New Forks animal reserve.
    Spencer Thompkin has spent the last five years in an emotional wasteland. Unable to let anyone in after Joleigh disappeared without a word.
    On a routine foreclosure of an animal reserve, he finds not only Joleigh but a son he never knew about.
    Can he get over the feelings of betrayal and help Joleigh save her home – the animal reserve? Or will the heartless lawyer part of him prevail leaving Joleigh homeless and without her son?
    A Christmas Reunion may not even be enough to save the animal reserve and restore their love.

    Universal book link https://www.books2read.com/u/mVBJEM

    Believe in My Heart by Maria K Alexander

    Culinary arts student, Hope Mastriano, is down on her luck. Homeless on Thanksgiving Day, she’s caught trying to break into her cousin’s apartment by her sexy boss and lifelong secret crush.
    Since getting dumped seven months ago, head chef Vinnie DiFrancesco has been in a frustrating holding pattern. He returns relaxed from a retreat, but his life is sent into a tailspin when he offers Hope, the event coordinator at his family’s trattoria, temporary housing.
    With the trattoria’s traditional Italian Christmas Eve charity dinner slated to be featured on a local TV segment and things heating up in his apartment, the two must set aside their different visions to make the event a success. When a computer glitch threatens their plans, Hope proposes a risky solution. Vinnie must believe in Hope and his heart in order to secure the future of the restaurant and make it a Christmas to remember.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0764CJ24W

    His Christmas Wish by Melissa McClone

    Carly Bishop loved Christmas…until tragedy struck.
    Distraught and grief-stricken over the deaths of her fiancé and brother, she left Hood Hamlet and her Christmas spirit behind, to start over somewhere new. But now, six years later, her family needs her. Carly returns home to face her past and give her niece and nephew the best Christmas ever.
    Burdened with guilt, Jake Porter believes he could have saved his two friends on that fateful day and kept Carly from experiencing such a heart-wrenching loss. When she arrives in town, Jake wants to make amends so they can both finally move forward with their lives.
    As Jake helps Carly experience the magic of Christmas so she’ll embrace the holiday again, will he also be able to open her heart to something else she’d given up on…love?

    Amazon http://www.books2read.com/u/bQ91O0

    The Santa Bargain by Robin Michaela

    Santa’s gifts can be both nice…and naughty.
    Coffeehouse entrepreneur, Maria Thompson, has sworn off men ever since her young son’s father walked out of their lives. But, when she literally runs into sexy carpenter, Joe Sinclair, she wonders if it’s time to rethink her plan.
    Joe Sinclair doesn’t need or want romance or a family. He was raised in the foster care system and learned long ago not to get attached to anyone. Now, if he could just remember that, he could put the sensual owner of Copper River, Colorado’s new coffee shop out of his mind.
    After Maria and Joe volunteer to work together on the town’s first Christmas festival, their attraction lights up brighter than a new a string of holiday lights. When Santa comes to town, will they finally find everything they’ve ever wished for under the tree?
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077996MP2.

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    Is It True: December Heat Wave by Joanie MacNeil @JoanieMacneil #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance

    Is It True: December Heat Wave by Joanie MacNeil @JoanieMacneil #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomanceWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Joanie MacNeil author of December Heat Wave, a contemporary romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

    December Heat Wave by Joanie MacNeil

    Genre: Contemporary Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Following the death of her husband, Nicolette Oliver concentrates on re-establishing her career as a dancer, though still dealing with emotional issues relating to her life with Mark. When his friend appears on her doorstep, Nicolette honors her late husband’s invitation and invites Jake to stay.
    Jake Harrigan has always been attracted to Nic and sees her as untouchable, even though she is now on her own. They are opposites, their lives and expectations literally worlds apart. Drawn into a romantic interlude, the parting is difficult when Jake returns to Europe to resume his career as TV news journalist and Nic moves to Sydney to begin rehearsals for the show that will resurrect her career.
    Jake returns to Australia to see Nic again and also to finalize details with his network to sail around the world making documentaries. Will Jake follow his heart and ask Nic to give up all that she’s worked for and sail away with him?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?
    No, though I wrote this book early in my career.
    this book is part of a series?
    No.
    you lost sleep while writing this book?
    Yes, probably. I tend to lose sleep whenever I’m writing a book.
    you did research for this book?
    Some. I’d briefly visited the area where I set the story, though had to do a little more research for the setting.
    My hero’s career as a photo journalist was inspired by watching TV news and articles I’d read.
    My heroine was inspired by a dance performance I watched. I just had to write my heroine as a dancer resurrecting her career following a personal tragedy. I also based the visuals for the lead male dancer on one I’d seen in the show. Fantastic performances and I wish I still had the DVD.
    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
    All characters are human. No pets.
    this book has more than one genre?
    Strictly contemporary romance
    you speak more than one language?
    I did learn German so long ago that I’ve forgotten most of it, and I was never a fluent speaker of the language
    you grew up where you live now?
    At seventeen, I left home to live in Brisbane which was over an hour away by train in those days. Living in the city meant I could walk to work in ten minutes, so much easier than the two hour plus train travel, and waiting to catch a bus home from the station, especially on cold winter nights.Then at twenty, I moved interstate and have lived in the same city since then, except for about five years where I lived in a little country town. A new experience, but again, a considerable commute each day, this time by car. I thought it ironic that I began my working career with a long daily bus and train journey and ended that career with at least two hour drive each day, and the same early mornings. Exhausting.
    you love to read?
    Yes. As well as romance I love to read Icelandic Noir. I’m a fan of Ragnar Jónasson’s novels.
    you are never late?
    I endeavour not to be late. I dislike being late when people are depending on me to keep an appointment on time, and vice versa.
    you love pizza?
    Yes, but it doesn’t like me. I have an intolerance to all grains so pizza is a no-no for me.
    you love sushi?
    I have tasted sushi in the past, some nice, some not so good. Now it is a no-no for me because of the rice. I was never a big fan of sushi anyway.
    you have a pet?
    No. With one Veteran husband, three adult children and their partners, one adult stepson, and four young grandsons, who needs pets?

    Where to buy December Heat Wave

    Publisher BWL Publishing Inc. http://www.bookswelove.net/authors/macneil-joanie-romance-australia/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00JQRDGTK
    Universal book link https://www.books2read.com/joaniemacneil-DecemberHeatWave

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    An Australian author of contemporary romance, her novels are a mix of sweet and sexy feel-good stories, most set in Australia. Joanie loves to travel and has visited parts of the world she never dreamed she’d see. From the UK to US; Italy, Croatia, Spain and Portugal; Tunisia, where she took a camel ride into the Sahara desert; Morocco, Paris; the Baltic Capitals, Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands; Noumea, and late in 2018, Iceland and Wales. A summary of her visit to Iceland and link to a Writing Retreat in Wales is on her news page. In mid October this year, she boarded a cruise ship in Southampton, UK, calling into two ports in France; Lisbon, and Barcelona; Gibraltar, then travelling through the Greek Islands,visiting Malta and Rhodes before sailing through the Suez Canal; continuing to Singapore, disembarking on 28 November. Who would have thought that 38 days on the high seas would fly by so fast?
    Home, family and friends are important to her. She has blended these elements into some of her stories.
    Website www.joaniemacneil.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/JoanieMacneil
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/romanceauthorjoaniemacneil/
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    Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00JQRDGTK