Christmas or Holiday
A romance set during Christmas or with holiday themes during the latter part of the year.
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A Heartwarming Holiday @MelCurtisAuthor #RLFblog #holiday
Today’s featured book is A Heartwarming Holiday by Mel Curtis, et al.About the Book
Title A Heartwarming HolidayGenre ContemporaryAuthor Melinda Curtis, et alBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGThis holiday season, warm your heart with 15 connected sweet, clean, wholesome holiday romances set in Christmas Town from 15 Harlequin Heartwarming authors who are USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.There are five connected books in A Heartwarming Holiday. That means each set of three novellas shares characters and storylines! This collection of PG-rated holiday romances are all set in Christmas Town, Maine, a location introduced in the 2014 Harlequin Heartwarming release, Christmas, Actually.A Heartwarming Holiday will bring you laughter, tears, and happily-ever-afters.Book 1: Once Upon a Holiday by Anna Adams, Anna J Stewart; Melinda Curtis: Three former college roommates start a business to bring the magic of the holidays to everyone in Christmas Town.Book 2: Holiday Heroes by Leigh Riker, Tara Randel; Cari Lynn Webb: Three former Navy SEALs come together to restore an outdated resort.Book 3: 24 North Pole Lane by Carol Ross, Amy Vastine Cheryl Harper: Romance is being delivered to 24 North Pole Lane this holiday season.Book 4: Magic Moments by Tara Taylor Quinn, Shirley Hailstock; Liz Flaherty: Three different times, three different stories. They all bring magic to Christmas Town.Book 5: Nutcracker Sweethearts by Dana Mentink, Roz Denny Fox; Amie Denman: As the stage production of the Nutcracker unfolds in Christmas Town, three couples find love with the help of a little holiday magic!If this boxed set appeals to you, look for our previous holiday anthology: A Heartwarming Christmas.Buy This Book
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We are 15 Harlequin Heartwarming authors who have a fondness for holidays, wholesome romance, and working together.Author Social Media
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Merry Christmas Baby #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance by @liviaquinn
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.About the AuthorDC native, Livia Quinn, now lives and writes by the bayou in Louisiana. She’s written ten books in her Storm Lake series, both paranormal and contemporary romance. While working as a plant manager, computer trainer, mail lady, professional singer, and small business owner she stocked her brain full of great characters and fodder for her stories. She can’t wait to share them with her readers. Livia loves all these Scottish and though she’s never met a Tempestaerie, an Aussie gem hunter or a Scottish dragon, she did meet some hunky cover models recently.Interview with Livia QuinnWhy did you write this book?Merry Christmas, Baby is more than a holiday book. I wanted to bring together the characters from the Storm Lake East books to update readers on what’s been happening with the characters from Hard Days Knight, Her First Knight and Thunder Point. You’ll also meet some of the characters that will be getting their own books soon. I’ve already gotten letters begging me to do Beau and Madison’s story next but first we must find out what happens with Jed and Sam. Samantha has a secret from her last tour in the Navy and it will rock the family.What is your favorite genre to read?Lately, historical fantasy, lol.Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?Matthew from the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah HarknessWhat are you working on at the moment, and what will we see from you in coming months?I’m working on the fifth book in the Destiny Paramortals, Take these Broken Wings, which is due out and available now for preorder. Then I’ll be jumping back over to Jed and Sam’s story, former title, Knight in Tarnished Armor. And the boxed set of the Larue books is also available for pre-order at a lower price for a few more days.About the BookTitle Merry Christmas, Baby (Storm Lake East:Larue)Genre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Livia QuinnBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): PG-13It’s a weekend full of love. Larue social media is all atwitter at the return of hometown movie idol, Ducane Beauregard Larue at the only place to celebrate Christmas Eve—the Romanos’. Catch up with the characters from Larue and Thunder Point and get a peek into the lives of upcoming characters.Beau hates Christmas. It reminds him of what he can’t have. He’s been avoiding homecomings, and the biggest reason is unavoidable this Christmas – Madison Hart, who has loved Beau for most of her adult life. Whenever rumors surface about him returning home, Madison hyperventilates at the prospect of seeing him again.Samantha Larue’s baby is overdue and everyone is hovering including Jed, who ended their relationship last summer because kids “weren’t in his future”.Bad guys don’t scare Delilah Burke but Luc’s mother and five sisters do. They have her stalling on setting a date to marry the man she loves.Nothing could make Buffy Romano happier than delivering some surprises and helping the people she loves find love. Then, a Christmas Eve miracle confirms what she already knows – that with a little nudge, all her love ones’ happily-ever-afters will happen in the not so distant future.Buy This BookPublisher Campbell Hill PublishingAmazon http://amzn.to/1W0oPrdAllRomanceEbooks bit.ly/1N3sBJBBarnes and Noble bit.ly/1P4qA0VCreateSpace (Print)Goodreads bit.ly/1PoeIYfIBooks apple.co/1K9JlyZInktera bit.ly/MC-inScribd bit.ly/1nfwXZ8Kobo bit.ly/1mQXuvtAuthor Central http://amzn.to/1OLwtUXAbout the AuthorHi, I’m Livia Quinn, A DC native living on the bayou. With a lifelong fascination (read that: phobia) of storms, and living in Louisiana where severe weather is a part of life, it was only natural that it would play a big part in my world. Visit Storm Lake…where anything can happen! My former jobs as a mail lady, computer trainer, plant manager, professional singer, business owner and salesperson have stocked my brain full of quirky characters I can’t wait to share with my readers.Author Social MediaWebsite http://liviaquinn.comBlog http://liviaquinn.com/blog.htmlTwitter bit.ly/1Oeek0LPinterest bit.ly/1mRx90SGoodreads bit.ly/22VXuevAmazon Author Page amzn.to/1OLwtUXTSU https://www.tsu.co/LiviaQuinnGoogle + plus.google.com/liviaquinn
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Were you surprised on Christmas? #RLFblog #family
It’s Christmas Eve, and the
end of a year in which everything Dara loves was lost. Everything but her little
girl and a fierce determination to survive. When a cop brings Christmas to her door,
he brings another gift she never expected to get.When you read A Romance for Christmas, you’re thrown into the life of Dara, a young widow with a small child, who meets a widowed cop who also has a small child. The two of them share a family Christmas, bringing hope back into Dara’s life.This sweet, feel-good romance will give you a feeling of joy and make you smile.Download a behind-the-scenes peek at the book. This free pdf gives you the meaning behind the names, the reason I wrote the book, and links to buy it anywhere you prefer.Buy This Book
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Kayelle Allen is a best-selling, award-winning author. Her unstoppable
heroes and heroines include contemporary every day folk, role-playing immortal gamers,
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Sweet Christmas Reads Looking for sweet Christmas reads? All these holiday romances are more sugar than spice. If you like your romances on the sweet side, these are for you! Each author is listed with a link to buy her book. Please check them out and share this post on social media.
A Christmas Miracle in Pajaro Bay by Barbara Cool Lee
Matt and Lori DiPietro are celebrating their first Christmas as caretakers of the Pajaro Bay Lighthouse. But a danger from Matt’s undercover agent past is headed their way. If they survive until morning, it will be A Christmas Miracle in Pajaro Bay.
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Venetian Tangle by Beate Boeker
An unexpected meeting with a ghost leads Lorena to Venice this Christmas.
Amazon US http://amzn.to/1DWH3oQ
Amazon UK http://amzn.to/1J8AbRj
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/de-de/ebook/venetian-tangleA Bramble House Christmas by CJ Carmichael
He’s followed her to a bed and breakfast in a small town in Montana…but will he find the answers he’s looking for?
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Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/a-bramble-house-christmasHoliday Gifts (A Castle Mountain Lodge Romance) by Elena Aiken
There is nothing more romantic than celebrating Christmas in the mountains, except for falling in love there.
Ryan and Julie have both given up on the possibility of falling in love, but when a spunky teenage girl makes it her mission to open their eyes, anything is possible.
Maybe it’s just the magic of the season…but one thing is certain—love might be the best present of all.
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Belle gets the best Christmas present ever, a man in uniform! Ian is a soldier home on leave. Neither of them have any idea how good it will feel to fall in love or how hard it will be to say good-bye.
Anna is spending the holidays alone again with only her faithful dog Angel to keep her company. She can’t afford to pay the rent and her landlord is threatening to kick her out. At least she’s finished with her chemo treatments. She can be thankful for that. Plus, there’s Rhys, the handsome visitor with kind eyes.
One fateful, cold and snowy night a chance encounter changes everything. Love is lost. Love is found. Life will never be the same.
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A Christmas Homecoming by Melissa McClone
“Bah, humbug” tech billionaire, Josiah Whittaker, refuses to bask in the spirit of the season at the Bar V5 dude ranch so housekeeper Ellie Smith decides to give her geek-to-gorgeous guest a Christmas he’ll never forget. With a little help from mistletoe, special cookies, and Santa, she just might succeed!
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Traci just ended a serious relationship and jumping into a new one is not on her mind at all. She’d prefer to focus on getting ready for Christmas–her favorite time of year. Dan is stuck in Montana recuperating from a broken leg and hates everything to do with the holidays, for good reason. But he is interested in Traci–will she ever be interested in a Scrooge like him?
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It’s Christmas Eve, and the end of a year in which everything Dara loves was lost. Everything but her little girl and a fierce determination to survive. When a cop brings Christmas to her door, he brings another gift she never expected to get.
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Christmas Hope by Leslie Lynch @Leslie_Lynch_ #RLFblog #Holiday
Christmas Hope Welcome Leslie Lynch with today’s featured book, Christmas Hope.Genre: ContemporaryBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGSam Bledsoe prefers his reclusive existence. A one-man landscape
business keeps his badly scarred face away from curious eyes. But when a woman faints
on her way from neighbor Maggie Ross’s house, he doesn’t hesitate. He rushes to
help while grappling with memories of the incident that burned him so badly.Free spirit Becca Sweet is pregnant—and down on her luck. The
father of her unborn baby showed his true colors when he showed her the door. Becca
appeals to her no-nonsense sister for help, but Maggie, unaware of Becca’s pregnancy,
chooses that moment to dish out some tough love.When Sam comes to Becca’s rescue, their battered hearts collide.
In a moment of holiday magic, they discover that Christmas hope applies to all,
even to them. And will hope lead to love, the most precious Christmas gift of all?Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Hope-Appalachian-Foothills-Holiday-ebook/dp/B00O7AGF12/About the Author
Award winning author Leslie Lynch gives voice to characters who
struggle to find healing for their brokenness—and discover unconventional solutions
to life’s unexpected twists.Leslie lives near Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband and
her adult children’s cats. While not engaged in wrestling the beautiful and prolific
greenery of their yard into submission, she flies as a volunteer for the Civil Air
Patrol, loves the exuberant creativity and color of quilting and pottery…and, of
course, writes.Check out the rest of Leslie’s Appalachian Foothills series,
where you will meet some of the characters who appear in A Broken Christmas! These
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Livia Quinn shares details about the creation of Ridge
Romano in the books, Her First Knight, and her new release, Merry Christmas,
BabyAbout the Book
Title Merry
Christmas, Baby (A Knights Christmas)(Book3)Genre Contemporary
Romance (Military)Author Livia QuinnBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13It’s a Christmas weekend full of love and Larue
social media is a twitter at the return of their hometown movie star, Ducane
Beauregard Larue, and a visit by Raptors quarterback, Gino Manelli, at the only
place to celebrate Christmas Eve—the Romanos’. Catch up with the characters
from Larue and Thunder Point, and as a bonus get a peek into the lives of
upcoming characters.Beau hates Christmas. It reminds him of what he can’t have.
He’s been avoiding homecomings, and the biggest reason is unavoidable this
Christmas – Madison Hart, who has loved Beau for most of her adult life.
Whenever rumors surface about him returning home, Madison hyperventilates at
the prospect of seeing him again.Samantha Larue’s baby is overdue and everyone is
hovering including Jed, who ended their relationship last summer because kids
weren’t “in his future”.Bad guys don’t scare Delilah Burke but Luc’s mother and five
sisters have her stalling on setting a date to marry the man she loves.This Christmas nothing could make Buffy Romano happier than
delivering a few surprises and helping the people she loves find love.
Then, a Christmas Eve miracle confirms what she already knows – that with a
little nudge, all her love ones’ happily ever afters will happen in the
not so distant future.Introducing Ridge Romano
Name: Ridge RomanoAge: 33Gender: MaleBirthplace: VirginiaProfession: Ex-military, Billionaire CEO, veterans advocate
and cover modelEthnicity/Species (if not human): Caucasian, ItalianDescribe his/her body build, skin tone, height and weight.
Include any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars: Ridge has shoulder
length black hair and dark eyes, perpetual tan, six-feet two. His rigid diet
keeps his body hard and ready for a photo shoot. His smile lights up the room,
but it doesn’t happen often enough.Who is the
significant other in your character’s life? Lana “Buffy” Calloway, famous
fashion model and photographer who saw Ridge as the face of her model/ad
agency. She has a couple surprises for him at their Christmas Eve party.Tell us about this
character, please.Ridge was a child prodigy, a genius inventor, who was given
his own laboratory in the Army to do his bionic research. After his brother
stepped on an IAD and lost his battle with depression, Ridge devoted his life
to improving the lives of veterans. He created two companies that provide state
of the art prostheses to veterans at no charge, then sold them to put together
a consortium of private companies which will take over the care of veterans
from the government, if he can get
the vote past Congress. Ending up on the strip bingo stage at a romance
convention could destroy everything he’s worked for. (Her First Knight)How does your hero
dress? Most of the time Ridge is in a dark well-cut suit and tie. He’s a
serious guy and doesn’t have time to relax (except for that time he showed up on
the strip bingo stage, and later in a loincloth…).What is your
character’s viewpoint on wealth? He is a generous man to whom much has been
given — wealth, intelligence, and means, and feels a duty to support
responsible people who match his vision, and those in need.Does he have children?Ridge never
planned to be married. He was laser focused on his vision for the consortium,
but now that he and Buffy have been married for two years, could be it’s time…Is your character
involved in his community?Yes, Ridge feels like all the experiences in his life led
him to this place, to Buffy. But community to Ridge means more than just Larue
and Buffy’s large family, though he’s come to love them all. It also includes veterans
and their families and a huge group of romance writers and readers who continue
to support his vision for our nation’s defenders.How do others
perceive your character based upon looks, and is this assumption accurate?This is a common theme in the Under-Cover Knights. Each man
is more than just a handsome face or six-pack abs. They see no reason why their
hard earned fitness shouldn’t be used to sell products, movies or novels, even
romance novels; and if it supports a higher cause, even better. (Besides
there’s the added perk of working with beautiful women.) They are men of character
with personal interests and the drive to contribute to their community, for Luc
it’s teens and for Ridge, veterans.How emotionally
expressive is your character to others? As you can imagine, as a child geek
who was totally into his tech toys, Ridge was more of an introvert. And though
he has loved his wife since before he even thought he had a chance with her,
he’s only recently even kissed her in public. I think he likes it.BONUS:Ridge, what would you
most like to communicate about the men at Knights Production, Inc.?I’d just like to see these men, and women, get the credit
they deserve for their hard work as models and with their involvement in the
community. I was guilty of being short-sighted myself before I met Buffy. They
have my utmost admiration.About Your Writer
Why did you decide to
allow this author to tell your story?I met Livia while she was researching Luc and Delilah’s
book, Hard Days Knight. Back then, I was merely Luc’s boss but after she found
out the extent of veterans’ needs in this country, she got a vision for what
I’ve been trying to accomplish with the consortium. After grilling her on her
true motivation and making sure she could represent my agenda and tell the
story of how Buffy and I met miraculously,
without totally embarrassing me, I agreed.Why do you think your
writer chose to write about you? Livia said she was awed by the
overwhelming need of veterans and what I was trying to accomplish with the
consortium and wanted to get the word out. And, well…she said she was
especially taken with my impromptu strip-tease.What do you wish your
writer had not told others about you?<He rubs his dark jaw, thinking> The strip bingo
contest could have been much worse, but that’s not her fault. Livia didn’t
expose my faux pas; a nice lady in the audience snapped a picture with her
phone and it went viral. It was serendipity.What other character
from your book do you think your writer should write a book about, and why?Jed Stern, definitely. Being a cop and a fitness fanatic,
he’d be a great addition to our portfolio. So far he’s adamantly refused. Jed
acts like he’s so tough but if you could have seen him around Samantha for the
last six months… and during the Christmas party, he was a hero.Why do you think your
writer loves to write?I don’t think she has any choice. I found her while she was
driving on the Interstate, but she says characters are always following her to
the tub or on the road, begging to have their stories told. For a while she
thought she was crazy but now she just accepts it as a calling.Buy This Book
Publisher Campbell Hill PublishingAmazon https://amazon.com/dp/B01922WCB6Author Bio
Livia Quinn is a D.C. native
living in Louisiana. She’s written ten books in her Storm Lake series, both
paranormal and contemporary romance. “It’s like a mini-vacation from the real
world.” “Walk don’t run to the buy button” her readers have said. Come to a
place where anything can happen…
Author Social Media
Website http://liviaquinn.comBlog http://liviaquinn.com/blog.htmlTwitter http://twitter.com/liviaquinnFacebook http://facebook.com/liviaquinnwritesPinterest http://pinterest.com/liviaquinnGoodreads http://goodreads.com/liviaquinnIndependent Author Network http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/livia-quinn.htmlAmazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00KPDXXE2About Me http://about.me/livia.quinnInstagram http://instagram.com/liviaquinnStoryfinds https://storyfinds.com/author/15651/livia-quinn
