Showing posts with label holiday read. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday read. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2016

Holiday Gifts for your Bookish Friends

If you're still looking for some fun holiday gifts for your bookish friends,
here are just a few ideas. 


An Adult Coloring Book for Book Lovers
THIS is the gift to give to my romance loving, adult-coloring friends.





A Coloring and Activity Book for Grown-Ups


A Journal for Self Exploration





A brilliant collection of photographs that brings together two of the world's favorite things: hot men and cute kittens.

 and these fantastic holiday-themed young adult novels

 

by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan


And you can never go wrong with a gift card to a favorite bookstore!

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

SMP Romance Holiday Blitz - Favorite Holiday Movies


Celebrate Romance throughout the season with these titles from SMP Romance and Swerve Authors.

Today the various authors are sharing their favorite holiday movies. 



Laura Trentham

I love Elf. It's hilarious and heartwarming. But the season can't pass with at least one family viewing of Christmas Vacation. Cousin Eddie is the best! Sometimes I'm in the mood for a classic like Miracle on 34th Street (with Maureen O'Hara, of course!) or It's a Wonderful Life.

LAURA TRENTHAM is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance including Caught Up in the Touch, Kiss Me That Way, and others. She is a member of RWA, and has finaled multiple times in the Golden Heart competition. A chemical engineer by training and a lover of books by nature, she lives in South Carolina.
Website: www.lauratrentham.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorLauraTrentham
Twitter: @LauraTrentham


Emily March

It's a toss-up between It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Vacation.

EMILY MARCH is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the critically acclaimed Eternity Springs series. Publishers Weekly calls March a "master of delightful banter," and her heartwarming, emotionally charged stories have been named to Best of the Year lists by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Romance Writers of America. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Emily is an avid fan of Aggie sports and her recipe for jalapeƱo relish has made her a tailgating legend.
Website: www.emilymarch.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/emilymarchbooks
Twitter: @emilymarchbooks


Nancy Naigle

Oh gosh! My favorite Holiday Movie is pretty much the last Hallmark movie I just finished watching. I'm a Hallmark Movie junkie, and I'm proud of it! My favorite holiday show not including Hallmark is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. When the Abominable Snowman knocks poor Rudolph on the head and his eyes going rolling around .... you know the scene...I still cry. Poor Clarice.


USA Today bestselling author NANCY NAIGLE whips up small-town love stories with a dash of suspense and a whole lot of heart. Now happily retired, she devotes her time to writing, antiquing, and the occasional spa day with friends. A native of Virginia Beach, she currently calls North Carolina home. Her books include Sweet Tea and Secrets, Mint Juleps and Justice, and Christmas Joy.
Website: www.nancynaigle.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NancyNaigleAuthor
Twitter: @nancynaigle


Mandy Baxter

The Holiday. I watch it whenever it's on. I'm obsessed with Jude Law in that movie!

MANDY BAXTER lives in rural Idaho. She's a part-time pet wrangler, a full-time sun worshiper, and only goes out into the cold when coerced. She loves black clothes, pink appliances and thinks junk food should be a recognized food group. In the summer, she can be found sitting by the lake, enjoying the view from her dock.
Website: mandy-baxter.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMandyBaxter
Twitter: @MandyJBaxter


Donna Alward

White Christmas

While bestselling author DONNA ALWARD was busy studying Austen, Eliot and Shakespeare, she was also losing herself in the breathtaking stories created by romance novelists like LaVyrle Spencer, Judith McNaught, and Nora Roberts. Several years after completing her degree she decided to write a romance of her own and it was true love! Five years and ten manuscripts later she sold her first book and launched a new career. While her heartwarming stories of love, hope, and homecoming have been translated into several languages, hit bestseller lists and won awards, her very favorite thing is when she hears from happy readers!
Website: www.donnaalward.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnaAlwardAuthor
Twitter: @DonnaAlward


Melissa Cutler

Die Hard (hehe)

Melissa Cutler is the author of The Mistletoe Effect and the One and Only Texas series. She knows she has the best job in the world writing sexy contemporary romances and romantic suspense. She was struck at an early age for an unrelenting travel bug and is probably planning her next vacation as you read this. When she's not globetrotting, she's enjoying Southern California's flip-flop wearing weather and wrangling two rambunctious kids.
Website: www.melissacutler.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MelissaCutlerBooks
Twitter: @m_cutler

 
Tara Wyatt

A Christmas Story. I'd never seen it growing up, and the first Christmas we were dating, my now husband introduced me to it. It had always been one of his favorites, and he was excited to watch it with me. We have a tradition of watching it together at least once in the days leading up to Christmas now.

TARA WYATT is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author. Known for her humor and steamy love scenes, Tara’s writing has won several awards, including the Unpublished Winter Rose, the Linda Howard Award of Excellence, and the Heart of the West. A librarian by day and romance writer by night, Tara lives in Hamilton, Ontario with the world's cutest dog and a husband who makes all of her heroes look like chumps. Find her on Twitter @taradwyatt. She'd love to hear from you!
Website: www.tara-wyatt.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tarawyattauthor
Twitter: @taradwyatt


Opal Carew

It's a tie between White Christmas and Holiday Inn. I know they’re really old, but I used to watch them with my mum when we wrapped Christmas presents together, so it keeps those wonderful childhood memories with me, which is so nice since neither of my parents are with us anymore.

OPAL CAREW is the author of more than eighteen erotic romances for St. Martin's Press including Forbidden Heat,Pleasure Bound, Twin Fantasies, and other erotic romance novels. She lives in Canada and makes regular trips to the U.S. to speak at conferences and industry events.
Website: www.opalcarew.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OpalCarewRomanceAuthor
Twitter: @OpalCarew


Mary Connealy

MARY CONNEALY writes fun and lively "romantic comedy with cowboys" for the inspirational market. She is also a bestselling author of full-length book series including: Wild at Heart, Trouble in Texas, Kincaid Brides, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages, and Sophie's Daughters. Mary is a Rita and Christy Award finalist and a two time winner of the Carol Award. Mary is the author of 17 novellas besides her 28 trade fiction books.
Website: hmaryconnealy.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/maryconnealy
Twitter: @MaryConnealy


Ruth Logan Herne

It's a Wonderful Life

Multi-published, best-selling author RUTH LOGAN HERNE likes nothing better than writing stories that warm the heart and ease the troubled soul. The author of more than fifteen Love Inspired contemporary novels, the “Double S Ranch” trilogy with PRH/Waterbrook and inspiring women’s fiction for Franciscan Media, Ruth has also become proficient in writing successful novellas for Zondervan, Summerside Press and several highly acclaimed novellas for the independent ebook market. Equally at home writing about small town folks or delving into the heart of big city neighborhoods, Ruthy lives on a farm in upstate New York, one of the snow-belt capitals of the world with her family, farm animals and pets.
Website: ruthloganherne.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RuthLoganHerne
Twitter: @RuthLoganHerne


Margaret Brownley

This is a hard one since there are so many good ones. The movie I wasn't prepared to like as much as I did was Elf.

MARGARET BROWNLEY is a New York Times bestselling author and past Romance Writers of America RITA finalist with more than 30 novels to her credit. Not bad for someone who flunked 8th grade English. Just don't ask her to diagram a sentence. Margaret and her husband have three grown children and live in Southern California.
Website: margaret-brownley.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MargaretBrownleyAuthor
Twitter: @margaretbrownly

Purchase links for all of these titles and more can be found at

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Exclusive Cover Reveal and Giveaway: A CHRISTMAS KERRIL by Denise Jaden

I am honored to host the EXCLUSIVE Cover Reveal for Denise Jaden's new YA novel, A CHRISTMAS KERRIL. 


Isn't it lovely?! 

I've loved ALL of Denise's books and am looking forward to this holiday read. 


Synopsis:

In this modern take on a holiday classic, high school junior, Kerril, faces her past, present, and future to be reminded of the good in others, and in herself.

Haunted by the memory of the worst of her divorced parents’ public Christmas blowouts, Kerril, will do almost anything to avoid the upcoming tinsel-filled season. Unfortunately, a teacher with a grudge casts Kerril as the lead in the school’s holiday production. To add to the misery, she will star alongside ultra-awkward Adam as her love interest. Wanting to ditch the play, Adam, her parents, and Christmas altogether, Kerril accepts an invitation to take off to a cabin with her ultimate dream crush, Perry – only Perry may not be the guy she hoped he was, and it’s not until she’s left Adam behind to fend for himself onstage that she realizes he might just be the guy of her dreams.


An Early Reader Raves:

“Denise Jaden’s talent for creating believable and compelling characters shines in A CHRISTMAS KERRIL. I stayed up way too late reading this contemporary YA take on the classic Christmas story, completely caught up in the characters’ challenges, secrets, friendships, and romances. Highly recommended!”
-          Shari Green, author of Following Chelsea

*****

Out Now: Fast Fiction for writers, and Foreign Exchange for readers.

Look for A Christmas Kerril and Avalanche coming in 2015/2016!


Giveaway:
One Winner will receive an early digital copy of A CHRISTMAS KERRIL and a digital copy of Foreign Exchange
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