Christmas Reads – Page 5 – Fiction Aficionado

12 Days of Christmas Reads – The First Day: 'Desert Duet' by Debra E. Marvin

Welcome to the first of my 12 Days of Christmas Reads posts! I have some fantastic authors and books to share with you over the next twelve days, and each post comes with a giveaway, so there are plenty of opportunities to grab yourself a Christmas read. Kicking it all off is author Debra E. Marvin and her novella Desert Duet. Some links in this post are affiliate links. See here for full disclosure.

4 December 2017

The Gift of the Inn (Golden Keyes Parsons) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Despite her best efforts to go through the motions and the good fortune to have a husband stationed stateside rather than in the midst of the brutal combat unfolding in Europe and the Pacific, Christmas Eve is a less than festive time for innkeeper Naomi Lockhart. It’s been especially hard since she, her husband, Quenton, and their daughters restored her parents’ Colorado boarding house and turned it into a charming inn. Residing in the setting of the tragedy and haunted by a heartbreaking and terrible loss, Naomi can’t help but relive the Christmas Eve so

28 November 2017

One Enchanted Noël (Melissa Tagg) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Secrets, Sparks and Second Chances…a Heartwarming Holiday Romance Seb Pierce isn’t exactly a cowboy, but after fifteen years on a ranch in Texas, he might as well be. And he’d do just about anything to keep the rancher who took him in so many years ago from losing his land…including returning to the wealthy roots he’s long since abandoned. Seb agrees to work for his stern grandfather for one year in return for an early draw on his inheritance. But he never expected the agreement to land him in a quirky small town in Iowa

27 November 2017

First Line Fridays – 17 November 2017 – One Enchanted Noel (Melissa Tagg)

Welcome to another edition of First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. I know all my American friends are gearing up for Thanksgiving, but here in Australia, Christmas is in the air. The jacaranda and flame trees have been flowering for a few weeks, so there’s a profusion of purple and red foliage amongst the green as we drive around town. The shops are bedecked in tinsel and other decorations. There’s no denying it. Christmas is just around the corner. Also just around the corner—and much closer, even, than Christmas—is the release of the third novella in Melissa Tagg’s Enchanted Christmas Collection: One

17 November 2017

Restoring Christmas (Cynthia Ruchti) – Review

Publisher’s Description: Alexis Blake has one chance to land her own show on the Home Project Network and nothing, not an uncooperative client, a job site without indoor plumbing, or a challenging videographer, is going to stand in her way. Elsie, at seventy-plus, is far from the ideal client, but she knows exactly what she wants her fieldstone house to look like, and no designer can tell her otherwise. Gabe Langley, the man with the camera, is caught in the middle and it is his wisdom and warmth that just may be the bridge that will bring these two

22 December 2016

One Enchanted Eve (Melissa Tagg) – Review

Publisher’s Description: After years of mistakes and regret, Colin Renwycke finally has a plan: Hone his baking talent at the Denver Culinary Institute and embark on a new career as a pastry chef. If he’s lucky, he might even manage to earn back his family’s respect. But despite his skills in the kitchen, Colin’s a mess in the classroom and his ongoing disasters are proving too much for his prickly instructor. If he loses his spot at the school, he’s out of backup plans. Culinary school instructor Rylan Jefferson has the chance to reclaim her dream of running her

22 November 2016

More Christmas Fiction!

Time for another instalment of my Christmas novella spotlight posts 🙂 This week I have Eva Marie Everson’s God Bless Us Every One, which weaves themes from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol through the God Bless Us Every One by Eva Marie Everson Charlene Dixon—called Charlie by family and friends—is devastated at the recent loss of her job. For the last five years, the twenty-seven-year-old has blossomed as the activities director of an exclusive all-girls school. But when a misunderstanding with the headmistress leads to a pink slip right before the holidays, Charlie packs up her dreams and returns to

13 November 2016

One Enchanted Christmas (Melissa Tagg) – Review

“Aren’t there electric sanders that can make jobs like this go a lot faster?” He placed the paper against the wood and started rubbing. “Yeah, but it’s not nearly as relaxing.” “Relaxing, huh? You might need to prove it.” He shrugged, tore his own piece of sandpaper in half and handed it to her. She held it up to the wood and Drew scooted closer. “You want to go in a back and forth patterns with the grain of the wood. If you go against the grain, any kind of scratch or unevenness will show up more after

9 December 2015

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