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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | October 27, 2020 · 5:00 am

Holiday Home Run Blitz

Romance, Holiday Romance

Date Published: October 27, 2020

Publisher: Kensington, Zebra Books

Event planner Julia Fernández is in Chicago for an internship that she
hopes to turn into a full-time job. She’s ready to live on her own, out from
under her familia’s expectations that she take over their catering business
in Puerto Rico and away from their year-round baseball fever thanks to her
three ball-playing brothers. Ex-MLB pitcher Ben Thomas knows what it’s like
to have different dreams than your family intends for you, but since his
injury-caused early retirement, he’s been struggling to find the sense of
family baseball once brought him. When he volunteers as the emcee for
Julia’s big holiday fundraiser for a local youth center, he finally begins
to find a sense of purpose working with the kids and alongside Julia.

She’s focused on organizing the best holiday event the youth center has
ever seen, not on romance. But Ben…he’s got a game plan for them that
includes both.

Holiday Home Run was previously released as part of the holiday anthology A
SEASON TO CELEBRATE.

About the Author

Priscilla Oliveras is a USA Today Best-Selling author & 2018 RWA® RITA®
double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Her
books have earned Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly & Booklist, hit
the top 5 on Barnes & Noble’s Top 100 Book Bestseller list, &
notched Amazon #1 Bestseller status. Her latest release, Island Affair, made
it onto O, The Oprah Magazine’s “28 of the Best Beach Reads of Summer 2020”
list. Priscilla earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill
University and currently serves as adjunct faculty in the program while also
teaching the online class “Romance Writing” for ed2go. She’s a
self-professed romance genre junkie, who’s also a sports fan, beach lover,
Zumba aficionado, and hammock nap connoisseur. Follow her at
prisoliveras.com and on social media via @prisoliveras and
https://www.facebook.com/prisoliveras.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | October 22, 2020 · 5:00 am

Christmas Dreams Blitz

Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, Book 5

Holiday Romance, Small Town Romance, Romance

Release Date: October 22, 2020

Publisher: Winding Path Books

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Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.

Chef Stevie Fox isn’t just looking forward to a luxurious holiday celebrating her sister’s Christmas wedding, she needs it. A difficult year has her brain bursting and her heart starving. A menu of late-night chats, lots of laughter, and tons of pampering with her beloved foster sisters and Maddie, the woman who made them a family fifteen years ago, promises the nourishment she craves.

But then her sister’s fiancé calls off the wedding, and Stevie’s dreams of a restorative vacation and a love story that actually works out go up in smoke. Heartbroken and simmering with anger on her sister’s behalf, Stevie agrees with her family to stick to their holiday plans to show support.

Throwing oil on her fiery emotions, Stevie runs into her old high school flame and long-cooled feelings boil over. She’s determined to put a lid on them, however. Jackson Bassett may be full of zest and passion, but she’s been scalded too many times.

If you’re a fan of small towns, heartwarming holiday romance stories, second chances, and furry dog friends, you’ll fall in love with Stevie and her soul sisters in CHRISTMAS DREAMS, Book 5 of Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, from USA Today bestselling author Ev Bishop.

Don’t miss a Soul Sisters book – download them all today!

Book 1: Christmas Sisters – perma-FREE prologue book

Book 2: Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim

Book 3: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace

Book 4: Christmas Hope by Violet Howe

Book 5: Christmas Dreams by Ev Bishop

Book 6: Christmas Rings by Tess Thompson

About the Author

Ev Bishop is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author, best known for her small-town contemporary romance series, River’s Sigh B & B. Readers describe her books as “full of humor, love and wisdom,” set in places “where breathtaking scenery and the magic of love are the best medicine for the soul.”

When Ev’s nose isn’t in a book or her fingers aren’t on her keyboard, you’ll find her with her family and dogs or playing outside, usually at the lake or in an overgrown garden somewhere.

She loves any and all garden related talk and work, cooking (and eating!), and making all sorts of random things – especially out of upcycled or reclaimed items.

She hopes you love Stevie Fox in CHRISTMAS DREAMS as much as she does and that you’ll catch up with her, Maddie, and the other three soul sisters, in the rest of the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | October 2, 2020 · 11:47 am

Christmas Wishes Blitz

Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, Book 3

Romance, Holiday Romance, Women’s Fiction

Release Date: October 8, 2020

Publisher: Lone Mountain Press

Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.

With Jo O’Malley’s busy career as a lawyer in Chicago, she
rarely gets home to Idaho, but this year is different. Her little sister is
getting married on Christmas Eve and she has two whole weeks to spend in the
snow-covered mountains, with the three foster sisters she loves and Maddie,
the woman who made them a family fifteen years ago.

Things get off to a rough start when the wedding is canceled, but Maddie
asks them to enjoy their holidays together at the festive lodge as planned,
in order to console their sister. It’s straight forward enough until
Jo, through a chance encounter with a gorgeous golden retriever, runs into
Luke, a boy she knew from her early childhood when she spent all her time at
the local library.

Jo’s not sure how to handle the unexpected attraction and her new
feelings for Luke, who is all grown up now, handsome, and as kind as ever.
He’s set on staying close to his family in Granite Ridge and she has a
plane ticket back to her life in Chicago after the new year. Are the sparks
between them merely due to the nostalgia of the season, or will Luke open
Jo’s heart to the prospect of passion for something beyond her
career?

If you’re a fan of small towns, heartwarming holiday stories, and
second chances, along with a few furry friends, you’ll fall in love
with Jo and her soul sisters in CHRISTMAS WISHES, Book 3 of Soul Sisters at
Cedar Mountain Lodge, from USA Today bestselling author, Tammy L.
Grace.

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Don’t miss a Soul Sisters book – download them all today!

Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series

Book 1: Christmas Sisters – perma-FREE prologue book

Book 2: Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim

Book 3: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace

Book 4: Christmas Hope by Violet Howe

Book 5: Christmas Dreams by Ev Bishop

Book 6: Christmas Rings by Tess Thompson

About the Author

Tammy L. Grace is a USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author who
entertains readers with perfect escapes in women’s fiction and clever
whodunit mysteries. Her works in women’s fiction include her
best-selling Hometown Harbor Series set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
and Beach Haven, the first in her new Glass Beach Cottage Series, set in
coastal Washington. She also writes the Cooper Harrington Detective Series,
featuring a quirky private detective and his faithful golden retriever. Her
heartwarming Christmas in Silver Falls novellas are perfect for readers who
enjoy Hallmark Christmas Movies

She is a fan of dogs and includes furry companions in all of her books and
has published two dog-centric novels for Bookouture, under her pen name,
Casey Wilson.

Born and raised in Nevada, Tammy L. Grace loved reading at a young age.
With the help of her middle school teacher, she discovered the joy of
writing. When Tammy isn’t working on ideas for a novel, she’s spending time
with family and friends or supporting her addiction to books and chocolate.
She and her husband have one grown son and a new golden retriever
puppy.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | October 1, 2020 · 5:00 am

Christmas Kisses Blitz

Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, Book Two

Romance, Holiday Romance, Women’s Fiction

Release Date: October 1, 2020

Publisher: Wild Quail Publishing

Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.

Hailey Kirby plans to spend a wonderful Christmas holiday at the Cedar
Mountain Lodge with her family, celebrating her sister’s wedding as
Maid of Honor. Things go awry when the wedding is called off. Hoping to
comfort her sister, her mother and three sisters decide to go ahead with
their winter vacation plans at the Lodge.

Hailey works in town as the children’s librarian, and under the pen
name of Lee Merriweather is secretly the author and illustrator of picture
books. Young children adore the stories of Charlie and his dog, Zeke,
including Regan, the niece of Nick Hensley, a rock star musician who’s
recently moved back to Granite Ridge. When he reaches out to the author to
seek permission to write songs to go with the stories, Hailey is forced to
confess who she is and the painful reason why she’s been hiding behind
a pseudonym.

As Hailey and Nick put their creative minds together, they form a
friendship that quickly grows to much more. Hailey learns to trust and
discovers some chances in life are worth taking.

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The entire Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series includes:

Christmas Sisters by Tess Thompson, Tammy L. Grace, Ev Bishop, Violet Howe,
Judith Keim

Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim

Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace

Christmas Hope by Violet Howe

Christmas Dreams by Ev Bishop

Christmas Rings by Tess Thompson

About the Author

Judith Keim enjoyed her childhood and young-adult years in Elmira, New
York, and now makes her home in Boise, Idaho, with her husband and their two
dachshunds, Winston and Wally, and other members of her family.

While growing up, she was drawn to the idea of writing stories from a young
age. Books were always present, being read, ready to go back to the library,
or about to be discovered. All in her family shared information from the
books in general conversation, giving them a wealth of knowledge and vivid
imaginations.

A hybrid author who both has a publisher and self-publishes, Ms. Keim
writes heart-warming novels about women who face unexpected challenges, meet
them with strength, and find love and happiness along the way. Her
best-selling books are based, in part, on many of the places she’s lived or
visited and on the interesting people she’s met, creating believable
characters and realistic settings her many loyal readers love. Ms. Keim
loves to hear from her readers and appreciates their enthusiasm for her
stories.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | December 13, 2019 · 5:00 am

The Wedding Dress Christmas Blitz

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Romance, Holiday Romance

Published: October 2019

Publisher: Hauck House

December comes to quaint Hearts Bend, Tennessee, with a blanket of white and the glitter of Christmas lights.

For JoJo Castle there is no place like home.

Country music sensation Buck Mathews has charmed the world with his smile and his music.

JoJo and Buck have opposing life goals, and there’s no middle ground. Can love, especially the kind that touches hearts at Christmas, overcome her fears and his quest for greatness?

With the help of a very special wedding dress, there just might be a Christmas miracle.

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Excerpt

Jo touched an angled, bell sleeve. The material was beautiful with a silky sheen and sweetheart neckline. The dress seemed to breathe with a life of its own. “So this is the ancient wedding gown from 1912.” She knelt to inspect the seams, the material, and to look for any blemish. How could a dress so old be so fresh and beautiful?

How did it seem to speak to her? Turning over the V-cut hem, she found a neatly stitched TH.

“Taffy Hayes,” Haley whispered over her shoulder. “She was the black seamstress who sewed the gown for a very nouveau riche Birmingham society family. Emily Canton married Daniel Ludlow and became Charlotte’s great-grandmother. But she never knew anything about Emily or her family until she found the dress in an old trunk. It sent her on quite the journey.”

“And the journey ended with you.” Jo gazed up at Haley.

“I guess so. I felt unworthy, yet honored, to be invited into the unique sisterhood of the dress. Like, why me?” Haley began to remove the dress from the form. “But the moment I put it on, all my guilt and shame, especially over Dax, melted away. I could barely remember how I felt when I found out he was married. I could look at myself square in the eye for the first time in years. I knew this dress was special. If Charlotte was offering it to me, I was going to take it. I don’t know how it got out, but I’m putting it away. I don’t want it damaged. I feel responsible, you know, to protect it for the next hundred-plus years. To guard the stories of the other brides. Help me, Jo. Open the trunk under the window. See the linen bag? The dress goes inside.”

About the Author

Rachel Hauck is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author.

She is a Christy Award Winner and a double RITA finalist. Her book The Wedding Dress was named Inspirational Novel of the Year by Romantic Times Book Club. She is also the recipient of RT’s Career Achievement Award.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in Journalism, and a former sorority girl, Rachel and her husband live in central Florida. She is a huge Buckeyes football fan.

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