I love Christmas. I
always have. Everything about it from
the lights, the decorations and the carols make me happy. I love shopping for gifts. I don’t care about receiving gifts, but I
love finding the perfect gift for a person, maybe even the thing they didn’t
know they wanted or needed.
So when I wrote my new novella, This Christmas, I thought
about all the things that make the holiday season magic and I did my best to
sprinkle it throughout the book.
My best vehicle for Christmas spirit wasn’t my hero and
heroine, however, it was their daughter, Charlotte. Charlie, as she was known
to everyone, didn’t know her dad, and every Christmas she wished for him to be
in her life. Through a twist of fate,
Jake flies right back into Charlie’s, and Sabrina’s, orbit, discovers he’s a
father and then the Christmas magic takes over for father and daughter, as well
as for the estranged lovers.
Weaving the magic throughout the story, I drew on some
things I hold dear at the holidays, like baking special treats, and decorating
the house. These traditions, which are
filled with love, family, and friends are the reasons I read Christmas
romances, and I assume the reason most readers pick up this kind of book.
Christmas was the perfect time of year for Charlie to meet
her father and for Sabrina and Jake to rekindle the love they had so many years
before. The warm feeling wrapped around
these kinds of stories is what enchants readers.
This Christmas is part of a four book series called Christmas in New York, and it follows
four lifelong friends, Sabrina, Cass, Jade and Elena, through this wondrous
season of light until each woman finds her happily ever after.
Please comment below and tell me your favorite Christmas
romance. One commenter will receive a
digital copy of any book from my backlist.
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5 comments:
Sounds like a great story, Jeannie, and just in time for the holidays. I haven't read many Christmas romances - time is so short this time of the year. But this is one I must read!
The story does sound lovely, and I really like that lighthouse! My favorite, that I've probably read 10 times and just started once again, is Mary Balogh's A CHRISTMAS PROMISE.
Great idea, Christmas story. It's touching, and one to remember.
the gift of the magi is a classic
Denise
I love all these! Perfect!
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