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Dear Santa: A Christmas Wish
The Holiday Series Book 3
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The Authors’ Billboard’s 2020 fabulous Christmas Box Collection, DEAR SANTA, is filled with 18 brand new stories about characters who have special wishes to ask the big guy during this season.
Most of us have had experiences when something we’ve desperately wanted is so close that Santa seems the perfect person to ask for the miracle.
When one believes, it’s amazing the conflicts that are overcome and the surprises that can follow.
You’ll be amazed by each of these fantastic holiday books full of Christmas cheer and thrilling romance we’ve written for your entertainment.
Mimi Barbour – Alone at Christmas: Being alone is Tara’s worst nightmare, especially during the holidays. Her wish comes true when she finds Mr. Right injured and stranded, but will they survive the dangerous storm?
Rebecca York – Christmas Miracle 1935: Can he trust her enough to help free her father from jail?
Patricia Rosemoor – Marrying Molly: Dear Santa, Please let me meet a McKenna man who will help me end Sheelin O’Keefe’s horrible curse on both our families. Molly Kavanaugh
Susanne Matthews – What Dottie Wants: All Ronnie wants is to give Dottie a great Christmas, but not being able to find the doll she wants may make that impossible.
Traci Hall – Christmas Kiss: Can a teenage crush become forever love?
Angela Stevens – Dear Sinterklaas: Dan had his heart stolen by a girl on summer vacation, now it’s Christmas time, and with a little bit of magic from Sinterklaas, he hopes to make his Christmas wish come true.
Melinda Colt – Saving Maddie: The only reason demons exist is because angels do, too.
Stacy Eaton – Finding Love with Dear Santa: All Faith wants is to get her life back on track.
Stephanie Queen – He Has Santa: A second chance hockey romance.
Josie Riviera – A Chocolate Box Christmas Wish: He’s been all over the world. She’s a home-town girl. Can a holiday wish bridge the gap?
Mona Risk – Dalia's Christmas Wish: Will the doctor make the right decision between an angry fiancée and a medical emergency?
Rachelle Ayala – Toy Soldier Christmas: Can a toy soldier make her wish come true?
Dani Haviland – A Plate of Christmas Cookies: Is it too much to ask for a second miracle?
Taylor Lee – Please Christmas: Be Done: When his 7 year old son ran away looking for Santa... and all his teenage daughter wants for Christmas is for it to be done....the district attorney concedes not only did he lose his wife to cancer, but he was in danger of losing his children.
Susan Jean Ricci – Cruising for Mr. Right: Can a widow discover second chance romance aboard a Christmas cruise and make the right choice between two adoring men?
Alyssa Bailey – Christmas Wishes and You: Beth’s Christmas Wish of a Second Chance at Love could happen if only she would be willing to risk her heart... again.
Nancy Radke – Zsuzsa’s Christmas Wish: She asks Santa for a strong man to help corral a mule that won’t stay home, and is given a rancher who plans to corral her.
Carmen DeSousa – Chicago Hope: Aspiring journalist Maura Hall dreams of changing the world, but she'll settle for Chicago.
Alone at Christmas
Author: Mimi Barbour
Tara overcomes her fears of being alone at Christmas by taking a bus trip to Carlton Grove where she once experienced happiness amongst kind people. Losing her purse during the trip results in her being stranded on
the snow-filled streets. When the whines of a trapped puppy entice her to enter a dark, derelict house, she stumbles upon a stranger wounded and unable to move. Doing everything in her power to help them both, she strives to keep them warm during the vicious storm raging against the dilapidated building. Once Ollie rouses, he finds the girl of his dreams doing everything she can to rescue him from the freezing elements. Being a firefighter, he’s usually the savior in these dire situations. Mind you, he’ll have a chance when she becomes injured in a freak accident. Will he have gained enough strength to save her when she needs him the most?
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Suspense
Website: Mimi Barbour Believe
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NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.
She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets - her own and multi-author collections.
Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She's been known to say: "If I can steal a booklover's attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I've done my job."
Reviews "Love Mimi Barbour, love her books. When you can read a book that within just a few words, you are brought right into the book. You feel, taste, see everything going on. Great storylines. Fantastic characters, fantastic plots, storylines like real life both honest folk and of crooks. Humor that will have you giggling then full-on belly laugh. You may even shed a tear or two. All in all, Mimi never disappoints."
~ Reviewed by Shirleen Miller
Christmas Miracle 1935
Author: Rebecca York
As Christmas approaches, Sophie Garrett’s family has hit rock bottom. Her father has been jailed for robberies he didn’t commit, and her family is fighting to stay afloat. When she gets a job helping the housekeeper at Highland Farm, she knows that farm manager Jack Calvert is wary of her. Sophie gradually wins Jack over, and the two of them seem headed for romance. But will he go along with her risky plan to prove her father’s innocence?
Author Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Cooking, Food & Wine
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A master of paranormal romantic suspense, Rebecca York is the author of over 150 books. A New York Times and USA Today best-seller, she has written paranormal romantic thrillers for Berkley and romantic thrillers for Harlequin Intrigue. Her romantic-suspense series, Decorah Security, is set at a detective agency where agents have paranormal powers or work paranormal cases. She also writes an Off-World series where each story is a science fiction romance taking place on a distant planet in the far future.
The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was a launch book for the imprint.
She also wrote the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, as Ruth Glick, she has authored or co-authored 15 cookbooks.
Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a glider plane.
Rebecca's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book was selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON, won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. She is one of a small group of authors to have won the Romance Writers of America Centennial Award.
Marrying Molly
Author: Patricia Rosemoor
The McKenna Curse
June 22, 1919
Donal McKenna,
Ye might have found happiness with another woman, but yer progeny will pay for this betrayal of me. I call on my faerie blood and my powers as a witch to give yers only sorrow in love, for should they act on their feelings, they will put their loved ones in mortal danger.
So be it,
Sheelin O’Keefe
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense, Paranormal
Website: Patricia Rosemoor
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Rosemoor has had 100 novels with 8 publishers and more than 7 million books in print. Patricia is fascinated with "dangerous love" and writes romantic suspense or paranormal romantic thrillers.
Patricia has won a Golden Heart from Romance Writers of America and two Reviewers Choice and two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times BOOKreviews, and in her other life, she taught Popular Fiction and Suspense-Thriller Writing at Columbia College Chicago.
Reviews
Ms Rosemoor has kicked off her new and exciting series The McKenna Curse with a well written and unique storyline that keeps the reader hanging on the edge of their seat.
- The second book in the series is full of action, suspense, and steamy romance.
- I have enjoyed this series of the McKenna's and their ancestor's curse that endangers their love's life.
- Rosemoor hit it out of the park with this novel. It's a lovely romance, but also an intriguing crime novel with just a touch of whimsy. Loved it.
- This is another intriguing story that has an abundance of quirky moments and some underlying mystery too. Read them all. They really are a hoot!
What Dottie Wants
Author: Susanne Matthews
Do you believe in Christmas magic? When life gave Ronnie Daniels lemons, instead of lemonade, the single mother learned to make Lemon Drops.
This Christmas, times are tougher than ever, and Ronnie’s number one priority is making the holiday as normal as possible for her five-year-old daughter. All Dottie wants from Santa is a Famous American Ballerina doll. The problem is not only are they expensive, but they’re impossible to find.
After another failed attempt to secure one of the dolls, in her frustration, Ronnie sends a scathing letter to the company, Thomas Toys. As the doll’s manufacturer, one advertising a product they don’t have on hand and can’t deliver before Christmas, it’s their fault that her daughter’s dreams won’t come true.
When the company’s new CEO comes into the bar to apologize for the mishap and try to make amends, Ronnie refuses to listen to him, not just because of Dottie, but they have a complicated history. Determined to fix this, Wyatt doesn’t back down, and before long the doll isn’t the only thing Dottie wants for Christmas. But can Ronnie let bygones be bygones?
Author Genre: Suspense, Romance, Historical Fiction
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Susanne Matthews lives in Eastern Ontario, Canada with her husband. She has three grown children and five grandchildren. Of French-Canadian descent, although her ancestry is British Isles, Susanne is an avid reader of all types of books, but with a penchant for happily ever after romances regardless of what it takes to get there. A retired educator, she spends her time writing and creating adventures for her readers in a variety of genres that range from contemporary to romantic thrillers. She loves the ins and outs of complex stories and the journey it takes to get from the first word to the last period of a novel. As she writes, her characters take on a life of their own, and she shares their fears and agonies on the road to self-discovery and love. After all, everyone deserves a happy ending!
Reviews
A wonderful feel good story about family and love. (Online Review)
Susanne Matthews has done it again! I loved this holiday story! I would recommend this for a gift or even just to get into the Christmas spirit. (Online Review)
Christmas Kiss
Author: Traci Hall
After a fateful near-death experience, Tessa abandons Landon and her life by the sea. Returning years later to face her fears, Tessa discovers she’s been given a second chance. Will love make all the difference?
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult
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From contemporary seaside romances to cozy mysteries, USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall writes stories that captivate her readers. As a hybrid author with over fifty published works, Ms. Hall has a favorite story for everyone.
Mystery lovers, be on the lookout for her Salem B&B Mystery series, co-written as Traci Wilton, and her Scottish Shire series, which takes place in the seaside town of Nairn, as Traci Hall. Whether it's her ever popular By the Sea series or a fun who-done-it, Traci finds her inspiration in sunny South Florida, by living right near the ocean.
Dear Sinterklaas
Author: Angela Stevens
Daan Zeeman is not the usual type of guy Kassandra Dimas falls in love with, but it didn’t stop them from having a sweet summer fling together. Six months later, Daan arrives in Shell Bay, having travelled from his home in the Netherlands with the hope that they can pick up where they left off.
But for Kassandra, the summer is over, and she is now infatuated with a tough biker guy who will never treat her the way she deserves. If Daan is going to win her heart and prove to her that nice boys are better than bad ones in order to get his one Christmas wish, then he is going to need some help and a little bit of magic from Sinterklaas.
Author Genre: Romance, Fantasy
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Angela Stevens is an Amazon International Best Selling Author. Her steamy romance novel, Nolan's Resolution, from the highly popular multi-author series, After Hurricane Nina, hit #1 New Release on Amazon in America, Canada and the UK.
Her 5 book debut series, Hockey Punk, is a sports romance series set around her adopted town near DC and revolves around her favorite sport of ice hockey. Writing in both contemporary romance and contemporary fantasy genres, Angela portrays gritty characters with emotionally charged plots and is not afraid to tackle difficult social issues in her fiction. If you pick up one of her romances, you may have to order an extra supply of tissues, but Angela Stevens will always deliver you a HEA and some smoldering hot scenes to get you there.
Saving Maddie
Author: Melinda Colt
The only reason demons exist is because angels do, too. Detective Finola ‘Finn’ McGregor enjoys her job at An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s police force. In a country with a low crime rate, a cop’s job isn’t as exciting as people might think—until Finn becomes part of a team that uncovers a network of human traffickers, specializing in kidnapping children and forcing them to beg on the streets.
Finn’s sense of justice would’ve compelled her to solve the case anyway, but when she meets one of the trafficker’s victims, her resolve strengthens. One look into the little girl’s sad, blue eyes, and Finn would willingly give her life to save Maddie.
Author Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
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Melinda Colt is a USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, suspense, and mystery novels. While she's a Juris Doctor and professional target shooter, she worked as a journalist before she became a full-time author and owns a graphic design business.
Melinda loves detective thrillers, chocolate, and her ideal date is to spend a rainy day cozied up with her husband and a classic movie. She loves to hear from readers, so if you have a question or want to learn more about her books, visit her website
Review
“If someone can deliver suspense, thrills, and a twist of romance in a unique experience, it’s Melinda Colt.”
Finding Love with Dear Santa
Author: Stacy Eaton
When Faith McMillian returns to Merryland with her son, Luke, right before Christmas, the last thing she is looking for is love. All Faith wants to do is figure out how to get her life back on track. When her son forces her to write a Dear Santa letter with him, that is the only thing she asks for.
Peter Sterling enjoys playing Santa, and making wishes come true for people in Merryland. When his high school best friend’s son sits on his lap to share his Christmas wish, Peter finds himself very curious over their wishes.
Peter and Faith enjoy catching up, and it isn’t long before hidden feelings come to the surface. Will Faith end up going back to New York to rebuild her life, or will Peter somehow manage to fulfill her Dear Santa’s wish?
Author Genre: Crime, Thriller and Mystery
Website: Stacy Eaton
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Stacy Eaton is a USA Today Bestselling author and began her writing career in October of 2010. Stacy took early retirement from law enforcement after over fifteen years of service in 2016 due to a second serious concusion. Her last three years on the job were in investigations and crime scene investigation. She now writes full-time.
Stacy resides in southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband, who works in law enforcement, and her teen daughter. Stacy also has a son who is currently serving in the United States Navy. She is also very involved in Domestic Violence Awareness and served on the Board of Directors for her local Domestic Violence Center for three years.
Stacy writes a variety of genre's, but mostly romance. She enjoys writing real-life stories that people can relate too with real-life problems, emotions, and solutions.
Her favorites: Classic cars, photography, Disney, music, coffee and her favorite sweatshirt that says, "You are dangerously close to getting killed in my next novel."
He Has Santa
Author: Stephanie Queen
Pro hockey player Dylan gets a second chance at love with June, but when June’s secret reveals a betrayal, will her little girl get her Christmas wish for a new daddy?
Author Genre: Mystery, Romantic Comedy
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USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Queen has been writing stories forever, the kind with happy endings. Living in New Hampshire with her family and her cat, besides writing, she loves to paint--pictures, not houses. She goes to the gym. More or less. She is the president of her local Chocoholics Anonymous chapter (after a long-standing denial and spectacular failure to control her permanent addiction). She is an alumni of UConn--Go Huskies!--and Harvard U. Stephanie writes sexy sports romance, the romantic thriller detective series, Beachcomber Investigations set on Martha's Vineyard and other series and stand-alone novels. So far she's published more than 45 novels and novellas and has no plans to stop.
A Chocolate Box Christmas Wish
Author: Josie Riviera
What’s on Cora Carpenter’s Christmas wish list this year? A new vacuum cleaner—and no dating for the foreseeable future. But the local TV station’s new anchorman’s warm smile and perilously blue eyes makes her wonder if it’s possible to forget the pain and humiliation of her past.
Author Genre: Romance, Christian, Contemporary
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Josie Riviera is a USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary, inspirational, and historical sweet romances that read like Hallmark movies. She lives in the Charlotte, NC, area with her wonderfully supportive husband. They share their home with an adorable shih tzu, who constantly needs grooming, and live in an old house forever needing renovations.
Dalia's Christmas Wish
Author: Mona Risk
When Dr. Tyler Kent is late for his own wedding because of a medical emergency, his fiancée is furious. Fed up with her hysterics, Tyler leaves and returns to his lovely patient and her adorable daughter who has a special Christmas wish for Santa Claus.
Author Genre: Romance
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Mona Risk, received an Outstanding Achiever Award from Affaire de Coeur Magazine. She's a two time winner of Best Contemporary Romance of the Year from Readers Favorite; a winner of Best Romance Novel of the Year from Preditors & Editors Readers Poll; and an EPIC Award finalist.
Mona Risk's name has often been posted on the Amazon.com 100 Most Popular Authors in Romance list, and her books have garnered: Top Pick, Outstanding Read, Sweetheart of the Week, and Best Book of the Week from various reviewers, and received two mentions in Publisher's Weekly.
Mona lives in South Florida and has traveled to more than eighty countries on business or vacation. She writes contemporary romances, medical romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal fantasy. Sprinkled with a good dose of humor, her stories are set in the fascinating places she visited or more simply at home.
If you like to travel and love to read, come and enjoy her international romances. Meet the spirited heroines and special heroes who share irresistible chemistry in stories that simmer with emotion.
Author Endorsement:
“Ms. Risk is one of those authors who puts together a tale that’s captivates from first page to last.”~ The Romance Studio
“Mona Risk knows how to pull a reader into the minds of her well-crafted characters. Her work takes us on a journey be it local or overseas.” Night Owl Reviews.
“Ms Risk has created beautifully written, well rounded, realistic characters.” Got Romance!
Mona writes sweet contemporary romance, medical romance, and romantic suspense novels, all simmering with emotion. Sprinkled with a good dose of humor, her stories are set in the fascinating places she visits— or in Florida, her paradise on earth.
Toy Soldier Christmas
Author: Rachelle Ayala
Breast cancer cost Nutmeg Brown her fiancé, her job, and her cleavage, but not her love for Christmas. She’s had enough pity from family and old friends, so she travels to Christmas Creek to celebrate anonymously.
Army specialist Craig Brockman has lost more than a foot and an eye. He’s lost his pride and can’t face his family—least of all for Christmas. When his friend, Nutmeg’s brother, asks him to anonymously deliver an old toy to his sister, he comes face to face with a wish he’d lost long ago.
A dose of Christmas Creek magic works over Nutmeg and Craig—but only for a time. As contradicting wishes are sorted out and the dream world fades, both Nutmeg and Craig must face reality and grab for the one wish worth fighting for.
Author Genre: Romance Historical
Website: Rachelle Ayala
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Rachelle Ayala is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power of love and hope.
She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.
She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.
Awards
Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award. Christmas Stray was awarded the 2016 Readers' Favorite Gold Award and A Pet for Christmas had an Honorable Mention. In 2017, Playing for the Save won Readers' Favorite Gold Award in Realistic Fiction.
A Plate of Christmas Cookies
Author: Dani Haviland
The day after Pearl Harbor, Jake enlists in the marines. Separated from his sweetheart by duty and deception, he meets Mary again thirty-five years later and sparks fly. Will the reunited couple shine or will his children turn their reignited romance to ash?
Author Genre: Time Travel, Romance
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Enjoy a wide variety of spunky adventures sprinkled with romance and intrigue, peppered with sarcasm and irony, a delectable blend to savor, day or night, weekday or holiday. From historical to contemporary, mysteries and thrillers to rom-com and women's fiction, with or without time travel, USA TODAY Bestselling Author Dani Haviland's vibrant characters will grab - and keep - your attention.
Mayflower descendent Dani Haviland has bounced from New Haven, Connecticut to the Valley of the Sun in Arizona, to the Knik Arm of Alaska, and wound up in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, soaking up life along the way, processing her wide variety of experiences into works of fantasy and romance, packaging them as singles, series, and box sets with other authors via Chill Out! Books, the company she established as a vehicle to share the many works with readers around the world. Kick back and enjoy the diversity!
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“Dani Haviland combined family dynamics with a good crime plot to create a book that held my interest from the first page. There is drama, action, and humor; what more could you want?”
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“From the picturesque descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness, to weaving a beautiful love story, the author's writing style is both serious and quirky. A perfect, relaxing read!”
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Please Christmas: Be Done
Author: Taylor Lee
When his 7 year old son ran away searching for Santa... and all his teenage daughter wants for Christmas is for it to be done.... the district attorney concedes not only did he lose his wife to cancer, but he was in danger of losing his children.
The gorgeous, hard-as-nails detective assumes she will despise the prominent district attorney whose young son could have been killed looking for Santa.
To her surprise she acknowledges the powerful man struggling to deal with his grieving teenage daughter and young son, was as complicated as he was arrogant.
It didn’t help that he was handsome as hell and honorable to boot.
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense, Mystery
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USA Today Best-Selling author Taylor Lee writes suspenseful mystery thrillers--with a heavy dose of sexy to sizzling hot romance.
In the seven years that she has been writing, Taylor has written more than forty books. Her eleven series track her special operatives, covert agents, cops, firefighters, and other iconic heroes and heroines, through the harrowing situations that make up their lives. From human trafficking rings to corrupt politicians, Taylor investigates the underbelly of society and the criminals who flourish there.
Taylor says, "From the residue in my personal blender of mixed races, cultures, and worldviews, my characters emerge. It comforts me to know that while evil slinks in the shadows, the 'good guys and gals' of the world sniff it out--and snuff it out. My characters are arrogant alpha males and the feisty women who bring them to their knees-- and vice versa . . . They fight hard, love hard, and don't mince words. They are dangerous men and women in dangerous times. Love, passion, and ridding the world of evil? What's not to like?"
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"Taylor Lee never disappoints! These books are sizzling hot and keep you guessing at every turn. For discriminating readers who insist on great characters and a spellbinding story that also includes HOT romance!" Sarah Reviews
"The sexiest, most outrageous hero I've read in a long time. Snappy, laugh out loud dialogue, and a Sizzling HOT romance makes these wildly exciting murder mysteries true page-turners." J. John
"These are the best books I've read recently. Taylor Lee's stories are so full of action, sex and exquisite love that I hate when they end. I want them to just go on and on. I can't wait for the next installment." Deidre Abbot
"Spellbinding police mystery thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat. Pulse pounding action and steamy romance. A cast of unforgettable characters that will capture your heart." Action Junkie
Cruising for Mr. Right
Author: Susan Jean Ricci
Can a widow discover second chance romance aboard a Christmas cruise and make the right choice between two adoring men?
Author Genre: Romance
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A USA Today, Award-Winning Author, Susan Jean Ricci is best known for her Cindy's Crusades Series, starring the hilarious duo Cindy and Jay DeMatteo. These characters were first introduced in the multi-award winning novel Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems, and return to entertain you in its sequel The Sugar Ticket. Look for the soon to be published, and final saga Don't Bruise the Bananas, releasing later this year.
Cindy and Jay's mischief making lives on in these shorts: A Sweet Snafu, Christmas With Niagara, His Sacred Vow, Passion's Secret Ingredient, and Turning up the Heat. Please also consider the other stand alone works of fiction and short stories in Ms. Ricci's new collection Love's Salvation, with more on the immediate horizon.
A member of the RWA, The Authors' Billboard, and the Independent Authors' Network, several of Ms. Ricci's titles have been recognized as the Women's Outstanding Fiction Winner in the IAN 2016 and as IAN finalists in 2017, 2018, 2019.
Awards
SPARKLES OF THE SEASON – Gold Medal Winner for The Readers’ Favorite – Novella Category 2020
CHRISTMAS WITH NIAGARA – Finalist in the Novella category: The IAN Book of the Year Awards 2019 SHARING SEA GLASS –Finalist in the Novella Category: The IAN Book of the Year Awards 2019
Christmas Wishes and You
Author: Alyssa Bailey
After a multi-car accident, Beth blurts our her Christmas Wish to a kindly old man. He shares a wise bit of truth, if she will only heed his words and take a risk.
Author Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Website: Alyssa Bailey
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Alyssa Bailey is a USA Today and Amazon No. 1 bestselling author of Historical and Contemporary Suspense romances, Alyssa writes light, realistic romance novels full of sizzling alpha males and the spicy adventuresome women they love. My characters live in Cowboy Country, Regency/Victorian England, and the Contemporary realm all with a touch of suspense and a Happily Ever After.
A proud Texan living among the wealth of Alaska's beauty, I watch eagles fly overhead, whales and salmon frolicking in the sea, seals clapping for attention, and bears in the neighbor's garbage. I vacation where rattlesnakes and scorpions roam beside black widow spiders, cattle country, rodeos, and horses that are eager to take you on your own happy trails.
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“Alyssa is an amazing author who captures the reader from the very beginning, holding them until the end and making them crave more. Can’t wait for her next book!!!” –
~ Bhanington reviewer for Booksprout “The O’Connors Series”
“This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I absolutely loved it. Has a great storyline that you can get right into from the very beginning and I got so engrossed with this book that I lost some sleep as I didn’t want to miss anything at all. I especially liked and loved the characters in this book, they really made the story in my opinion… The author has done such a fantastic job with this book and I will definitely be coming back for future books in the future especially this series. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.”
~ Carrie-Ann Reviewer “Safe and Secure Series”
“I love this series and couldn’t put any of them down before the ending. Fabulous read!!!
~Sunny- reviewer for Booksprout “The O’Connors Series”
*****Ten Stars For Lord Thayer*****
I wish I could give this book ten stars! Alyssa Bailey is an amazing author. She has an great ability to write as if you are right there as it is happening. She is descriptive and always true to the genre of the book. I loved this book. I found the characters extremely likable… I will always wait for a book by this author because, she takes her time in writing it. The story-line is great… Will be waiting for the next one!
~ Reviewer of “Lord Thayer’s Choice”
Zsuzsa’s Christmas Wish
Author: Nancy Radke
After buying a derelict farm, Zsuzsa asks Santa for a strong man to fix the fences. Santa sends a handsome neighboring rancher who does the job, yet each morning her mule appears in his corral, forcing her to go to his ranch to bring it back. How does it keep getting through the fence? And does she really want it to stay home?
This clean and wholesome story is written to make you laugh.
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery, Children's
Website: Nancy Radke
Author's Blog: Show and Tell Bible
Twitter: @_nancyradke
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A USA TODAY best-selling author, Nancy Radke grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch in SE Washington State. She attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade. She learned to ride bareback at age 3 (Really! It was a common practice.) and when she got off or fell off, she would pull her horse's nose to the ground, get on behind its ears, and the horse would lift its head so she could scoot down onto its back. Most of her childhood was spent exploring the Blue Mountain trails that bordered the ranch lands. She and a friend once took a trail that turned out to be a two day trip. They always rode with matches and pocket knives, so made camp and returned the next day. These long rides worried her parents, but provided plenty of time to make up stories. Her first novel was set in the Blues, and is entitled APPALOOSA BLUES. TURNAGAIN LOVE was the first one published. It rated a four star review from Affaire de Coeur. Scribes World said "Turnagain Love has some fascinating twists and turns, unexpected complications, and charming scenes." It is light and humorous.
Her next book was CLOSED DOORS, a novel about a man who couldn't read. This was especially interesting to Ms. Radke, as she taught remedial reading, sixth grade, and other classes. All her stories stand alone, but are linked by characters who know each other from book to book. For example, Zack and Jennel show up in two more books besides TURNAGAIN LOVE. Also her books have a theme, such as the theme for TENNESSEE TOUCH, which is that just being alive is dangerous, so you can't be so cautious that you miss out on life. Her favorite character is Hugo, who is the hero in SCORPION'S TRAIL. Hugo shows up in SPIRIT OF A CHAMPION and in the first book of the new BROTHERS OF SPIRIT series that she is writing with her son, Nolan Radke, entitled HEIGHT OF DANGER.
She has gone through survival and outward bound training, including long-distance ocean swimming. Facts from this training shows up in COURAGE DARES and SPIRIT OF A CHAMPION. Her western ranching background shows up in the pioneer series, The Traherns, and APPALOOSA BLUES. Her critique group used to say that she talked and wrote backward. This really helped when writing the Traherns, as the dialect seemed very natural. APPALOOSA BLUES, an AMAZON TOP 100 BEST SELLER, is the book that links the Trahern series with the Sisters of Spirit Series.
Ranch life gives a person a can-do attitude, so when she decided to write and produce a children's Bible on DVD, she never doubted she could do it. Never mind that she had to learn to use a Mac, Photoshop, and the Final Cut Studio programs. The first volume of the SHOW AND TELL BIBLE took eight years to complete. It is two hours long, contains 650 hand-drawn pictures, and gives the impression of a picture book being read by a well-loved parent or grandparent. Little children are absolutely enthralled by it. The second volume is three hours long, 850 pictures, concluding with Esther. It was finished in three years, so she really did manage to speed up. Vol. 3, now on sale, finishes the Old Testament, with two hours.
The feedback from parents and kids has been tremendous. Nancy is working on the fourth volume now, which will start the New Testament. When the entire Bible is finished, she plans to do other children's books on DVD. And for her romance fans, there are more of those coming. For people who love cookbooks, those on Amazon are written by a different lady with the same name.
Chicago Hope
Author: Carmen DeSousa
Aspiring journalist Maura Hall dreams of changing the world, but she'll settle for Chicago.
Wanting to build a better life and eventually change the world, Maura uprooted herself and her eight-year-old son from the Sandhills of North Carolina and planted roots in Chicago, Illinois. After three years of struggling to publish even one hope-filled article, her dreams begin to crumble and fade, much like her run-down tenement. She works a second job to make ends meet and struggles to balance parenting with work, while her journalistic responsibilities are reduced to correcting typos for her plagiarizing co-workers.
Rick Figueroa seems perfect: he’s handsome, smart, and appreciative of Maura’s vision for their media company. He’s also in a position to share her writing and ideas. Together they launch a Dear Santa project that has the potential to restore hope and Christmas cheer to thousands of children.
But things are not always as they seem… As Maura’s attraction to Rick grows, so do her questions about his identity and his intentions. Soon she is faced with a choice between love, career, and doing the right thing…all before Christmas.
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance, Paranormal
Website: Carmen DeSousa - ROMANCE. MYSTERY. SUSPENSE
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Carmen DeSousa's stories overflow with romance, suspense, a hint of humor and, of course, a few Kleenex moments. After all, what would a great story be without an emotional event setting the stage? All of her novels are sensual but not erotic, gripping but not graphic, and will make you cry, laugh, love, and hope. Although some of her books include supernatural or ghostly beings, her stories dance on the edge of make believe.
As most authors, Carmen blames her leap into a full-time career as a professional writer on her love of reading. She states that reading has always been an escape for her. When life was rough as a child, she could always disappear into a book. But she found something else too... She discovered that writing out her thoughts was therapeutic. Not only could she create hope for her protagonists, but she could also do away with her antagonists--legally.
Carmen currently lives in "The Heart of Arizona" with her husband of twenty-nine years and a very spoiled "rescued" calico they lovingly refer to as "Baby Kitty," even though she's twelve years old. Carmen and her husband love to experience different areas, so they move a lot. They've lived on both of Florida's coasts: Cocoa Beach and Tampa Bay; Charlotte, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; Bullhead City, Arizona, the Northern Central Valley of California, and now Arizona's high desert. They're always looking for their next adventure, so they travel every chance they get. If you've read about a place in one of Carmen's stories, she's been there!
Most of her novels share her favorite hobbies, mostly, anything to do with the great outdoors. Both Carmen and her husband not only write, but also love to read outside--or a coffee shop if it's raining. And if the weather is really nice, they enjoy kayaking and hiking. Carmen says they rarely spend their days off at a movie theater or the mall. In fact, she hates shopping, and her husband would rather do anything than take her to a movie when she's already read the book.
Reviews
"Great story and even greater message…" — Top 1000 Vine Voice (Some Lucky Woman)
"You'll be swept off your feet along with Jaynee as she discovers the man of her dreams. You'll be drawn into the drama. And you'll flip the pages fast as Jordan must desperately figure out the truth in time. I was and did!" — New York Times bestselling author Jaime Rush
"The characters are interesting, real-life people, and the plot twists and shifts in ways I didn't see coming." — Top 1000 Vine Voice (When Noonday Ends)
"This story is completely unique, and is definitely not generic sex and vampires. In fact, I think Creatus will redefine the paranormal genre. Creatus has intrigue, suspense, romance, and tremendous depth." — Top #50 Vine Voice (Creatus)
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