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Title: A Family for Christmas Author: Mona Ingram Published September 19th 2012 Unlucky in love, Maddie LaRocque moves to Calgary at the urging of her former college roommate. Maddie's luck goes from bad to worse when she's laid off from her job two months before Christmas. Undeterred, she sets up a gift wrapping business in the lobby of the Drummond Building in downtown Calgary where she meets Annie, a ten-year-old who has recently lost her parents. When Maddie falls into the arms of the building's maintenance man it looks as though her luck is changing, but she soon learns that Brent isn't who she thought he was. Maddie's roommate Lily hasn't fared too well in the romance department either, having been used for her beauty and Asian heritage by a man in Calgary. The moment Chase Drummond spots Lily, he's stunned by her beauty, but Lily resists his advances, unwilling to have her heart broken by the most eligible bachelor in town. Wil...

Unexpected Gifts Series: Castle Mountain Lodge #1 Author: Elena Aitken Published November 11th 2011 by Ink Blot Communications Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies, sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford. Colin's determination to enjoy the holiday he’s missed for the last five years, sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she’s not sure she’s ready for. Can Andi open herself up to everything the holidays have to offer...including love? Unexpected Gifts is the short story of Andi, who is trying to run away from Christmas and her past, and Colin, who wants the typical Christmas. By chance they end up sharing a room at the Castle Mountain Lodge, and it was a matter of time until they were together enjoying the holidays. It was a cute story, but I wasn't expect...

Naughty or Nice Author: Kari Lee Harmon Published October 31st 2012 by The Story Vault Age: Adult Being nice is safe, and being naughty is overrated, but getting McScroogy to find the joy in Christmas is beginning to sound oh so merry. Samantha Darling, Boston advertising executive, has spent her life making a list and checking it twice, but she’s through being nice. All being nice got her was a broken heart when her fiancé cheated on her last Christmas Eve, ruining her favorite holiday, and then ran off with the small town boutique owner. After one too many All Powerful Peppermintinis, Samantha decides to give naughty a try. She breaks into the shop in Redemption Massachusetts and puts her spin on the Christmas display in the front window. Only, the window doesn’t belong to Stowe’s Boutiques, it belongs to Snow’s Antiques, and Nathan Snow is none too pleased. This was his year to win the Best Christmas Window display contest against his rival, but Samantha ruined it. W...

Hi! Thanks for joining me at the blog tour of  Kirby Puckernut and the Christmas Surprise , a book that sounds too cute and perfect for this season!! Don't forget to check out the  Tour Schedule  and enter the two giveaways bellow! :) Kirby Puckernut and the Christmas Surprise by Alicia Richardson Kirby Puckernut is Santa’s cleverest little elf. While dreaming up marvelous toys for good girls and boys, Kirby has his best idea yet – a real elf in every home, all through the holidays, spreading Christmas Magic Santa finds the perfect family and allows Kirby to serve as the test elf for the first momentous visit. Fun and adventure are at every turn, but not everything goes as planned… Will Kirby’s idea be a success. Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble Peek Inside! Watch the Book Trailer About the Author Author Alicia Richardson has created a new Christmas classic with her children’s book, Kirby Puckernut and the Christmas Surprise. A...

Title: Perfect Author: Autumn Jordon Published November 7th 2012 by Nobal Oak Publications Dylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he’s faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out. Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking a wounded ego when she arrives in Black Moose, VT and meets the handsome Maple tree farmer. Wanting a happy holiday herself, she teams up with Dylan to make a perfect Christmas. Neither is interested in a holiday affair, but the magic of Christmas has something more everlasting in store for the couple. An absolutely perfect love! Charleston lost her restaurant but getting to know Dylan might change the holidays for her. Her restaurant was her baby, and now her future is unsure and it really isn't the time...

Title: Home for Christmas Author: Patricia Kay Published December 12th 2012 by Patricia Kay Age: Adult Quinn Riordan hasn't been home for Christmas in more than ten years -- ten long years since she's seen her family and Chagrin Falls, the town where she grew up. It's been that long since the sister she once adored had stolen the man Quinn loved. But when Quinn's beloved Aunt Fiona has a bad fall and breaks her leg, Quinn can't stay away any longer. In order to help her aunt, she has to go home and face her past. But along with her past, the trip home brings her an even more difficult challenge in the form of her aunt's boarder, Peter Kimball. Peter has been curious about Fiona's niece ever since he first saw her framed photo in Fiona's living room. He hasn't been able to understand how someone Fiona speaks of so glowingly could so selfishly stay away for so long. He's prepared to dislike Quinn and is stunned to very quickly reali...

That's right! Vacations! Yay! My annual vacations actually started Dec 6, free for one month :D I'm super happy because that gave me time to be with my family before 'going on an adventure'!. I'm going to spend 15 days traveling, first to Orlando, FL, then to a cruise around the Bahamas, and then back to Orlando, FL! lol I'm super happy because that also mean spending some time buying books at the biggest libraries (at least bigger than here hehe). But it will probably mean I'm not going to be around here.... I'm leaving a couple of scheduled posts so don't worry! Have a wonderful Christmas / Holidays! See you soon!

You know I love reading Christmas romance, and A Christmas Fling sounds too good to miss it! Right now it's free for Kindle, so Get it here ! Beth Barany writes magical tales of romance and adventure to transport readers to new worlds where anything is possible. A Christmas Fling: A Magical Tale of Romance and Adventure by  Beth Barany Print Length: 112 pages Publisher: Firewolf Books (December 9, 2013) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00H8GPVKS Genre: Romance Format: Digital What if falling in love put the life you cherished in jeopardy? Dahlia, a Santa’s Elf, has 21 days left before Christmas to create the best toy in the world without using magic or revealing her true identity. Stuck on how to complete the prototype, and working as a temp in San Francisco’s financial district with no time for love, will her innocent Christmas fling get her unstuck, or will she turn her back on her beloved career for her heart? L...

Happy Holidays!! There is no better way to celebrate this time of year than to heat it up with hot hero hunks ;) Meet Ethan (Ruined) and Evan (Wanted) — these are two hot, to-die-for hunks that you’ll definitely want to get to know — both of their books release January 7, 2014. More details here: RUINED ; WANTED . Enter the giveaway below! Ends 12/20. a Rafflecopter giveaway Visit all of the participating sites to increase your chances to win — good luck!

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I haven't had as much free time as I thought I would since I'm officially on vacation, so I kept my word and stick to Holidays novellas and short stories. I just love this season! Unexpected Gifts (Castle Mountain Lodge #1) by Elena Aitken   A Lumberjacky Christmas by Penny Watson Lumberjack Epilogue: Christmas Edition (Lumberjack in Love #1.5) by Penny Watson Home for Christmas by Patricia Kay Still need to read one more book to reach my goal, I'll try to pick one from my to be read shelf.....

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews , where people like me can showcase our new books of the week and make you jealous! NetGalley: For My Own by Shari Mikels, Kinley Cade, Alison Packard A Christmas to Remember by Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, Hope Ramsay, Molly Cannon, Marilyn Pappano What did you get this week?

Hello guys!! I hope you enjoy this book blitz. I picked this book because it's about dragons, and you know I love dragons hehe. Keep reading and you will find a giveaway below :) Dragon Craving by Livia Olteano Series: Otherworlds Summons #2 Publication date: Late November 2013 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal Romance The world holds few secrets for Oracle Elana Anderson, or as her fans know her, Ela Deville. Successful author of paranormal romance, Ela, has a secret: not all her paranormal characters are quite that fictional. She hardly expected she’d trigger a chain of events that might bring about the end of the world via a pesky dragon. Rendered blind to visions of him, Ela’s only way to save her world is to keep the dragon close…very close. Obitus, the only awake dragon in the Otherworlds, is determined to get back the magic that was stolen from him and secure his position for a good thousand years. Becoming Akai’s new guardian after getting rid of the current o...

The Fourth Annual Holiday READATHON is starting tomorrow :) Thanks to Liza @ WhoRuBlog for hosting! I'm super excited to participate but also because is the beginning of my one-month holiday vacations yay! I'm planing to read 5 books. It's a lot for me since I haven't been reading a lot lately, but I'll stick to Christmas novellas and maybe pick one of the print books I have on my to-be-read shelf :/ As part of the readathon, I’m going to donate one cake or ‘pan de jamon’ per book read to the local old people’s home (not sure if it’s the right way to say it in English lol). What do you think? You think I can make it? If you want to join us please sign up here !

Title: The Legend of Ranger: The Reindeer Who Couldn't Fly Author: Alan Salisbury Published November 1st 2013 by Jabberwocky Books In "The Legend of Ranger," Alan Salisbury's words and Roberta Baird's whimsical artwork create the magic of the Christmas season with the tale of a young reindeer named Ranger who has a big dream--to be part of the reindeer team that pulls Santa's big sleigh. Ranger searches all over Santaland for someone who can teach him the secret of flying, but everyone he asks, including the oldest and wisest elves, Mrs. Claus, and even his brother Rudolph, gives him the same advice: "The secret lies within." Determined to fulfill his dream, Ranger must figure out the secret for himself. An emergency trip to Krystalwite to help the sick reindeer at the North Pole offers Ranger the opportunity to play a part in saving Christmas and, along the way, learn what it is that lies within. "The Legend of Ranger" contains a...

Title: Pastels and Jingle Bells Series: Heavenly Bites #1 Author: Christine S. Feldman Published November 1st 2013 Trish Ackerly never expected to cross paths with Ian Rafferty again, but when she spots the former bully of her childhood years through her bakery window, she thinks she may just have been given the best Christmas gift ever: the opportunity to finally give Ian the comeuppance he deserves. But clearly she does not have a knack for this whole revenge thing, because before she can make good on her plans, Trish gets inadvertently drawn into Ian’s life in an unexpected way that lets her see just how different the man is from the boy he used to be. In fact, much to her astonishment, she actually starts to like the guy. A lot. Trouble is, Ian doesn’t know who she really is, and explaining it to him is going to be a little difficult now—which is bad news, because Trish is starting to realize that all she really wants for Christmas this year…is Ian. I lov...