Saturday, December 5, 2015

Christmas Romance First Chapters


Dear Gentle Readers,

Christmas Romance First Chapters has the first chapters of some of the Christmas stories published by Books To Go Now Publishing. There are new ones, as well as old favorites. This is a great idea because you get to read the first chapters of dozens of books to see which ones really appeal to you.

Madison's Christmas, Christmas at Star Lake, and I Need Christmas are my three contributions to this anthology, but there are so many great stories in here I'm sure you'll find interesting.

Amazon Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Romance-Chapters-Jennifer-Conner-ebook/dp/B01863LLYG/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Hugs,
Carol

Friday, December 4, 2015

Comfort and Joy by Alison Jean Ash

Unsettled by his ex-lover’s wedding, Sid wishes on a star, for joy. Could lanky orange-haired Melody, newly divorced from a controlling husband, be the answer to his wish? Can a never-married, 40-year-old yoga teacher with a very simple lifestyle find happiness with a woman who fills her home with rescue animals and riotous color? And what exactly is causing Sid to panic?

Amazon Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Joy-Oakville-Romance-Book-ebook/dp/B00PKKN516/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1448376125&sr=1-11&keywords=Comfort+and+Joy 

My review:

5.0 out of 5 stars
on November 17, 2015
I loved this Christmas story! The main characters were wonderfully average flawed people who were already survivors on their own. This is a story of their further healing and finding joy in each other and life. Great heart. 

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Christmas at Star Lake by Carol Ann Kauffman


Madison Rand runs Rand Solutions, an unusual and very helpful agency in the beautiful town of Silver Maple, New York. The police inform her that her highly qualified, specialized employees are targeted by a professional killer and being picked off, one by one. To save their lives, she closes down her business, sends them all away, and retreats to a friend’s cabin at Star Lake to figure out who is after them and why. 

Danger follows her to the cabin in the woods at Star Lake, where an old ghost from her past reappears on Christmas Eve, hellbent on revenge, and the madman tracks her through the underground caves at the lake. 


 
Shots are fired. A body drops to the ground. Is it Kyle Miller, the love of her life, who followed her to the cabin to propose on Christmas Eve? 

The air is thick with treachery and deceit. The body count is rising and old friendships are put to the test. But Madison Rand believes in miracles, especially at Christmas time.


Buy Link: http://tinyurl.com/ojc8hub 

An Amazon Review:

By JW on November 17, 2015
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
I finished it in one reading, including during and annoying phone call. All I can say is don’t look away, and if you miss something go back. Author Carol Kauffman had me at the first murder. Yes, a Christmas book with a murder (or a few). “Christmas at Star Lake,” is a fast paced, page turner that will grip you and then slap you, all the while whisper merry Christmas. If you like fast paced thrillers this is for you. Hats off to Carol…

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Off-Duty Christmas by Tammy Tate


Devastated at losing her parents at eighteen, she continues to mourn their death. Kaitlyn buries herself in her work, dispatching for the Cedar Creek Police Department. When holidays roll around, she works harder. If anyone attempts to get close romantically, she pushes them away refusing to love again. 

That’s before Bryce, the handsome new Texas Game Warden comes to town vowing to change everything. Will he succeed in rocking her world, or will she also push him away? 

Here is my review:


on November 22
Off-duty Christmas by Tammy Tate is the well-written story of a young dispatcher who because of the loss of her family has closed herself off from love. An alpine cabin vacation with a friend turns into something more with the appearance of the new game warden. Will she take a chance? You'll have to read the story to find out!

Amazon Buy Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Off-Duty-Christmas-Tammy-Tate-ebook/dp/B00PB85FSS

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Madison's Christmas, Madison Rand, Book One by Carol Ann Kauffman


Christmas is Madison’s favorite holiday, but this year is different. She has to face it alone, without her father and her best friend Bob, amid the problems of running her own high-stakes business and dealing with family issues. 
Will grieve overtake the holidays?
Or can the spirit of Christmas lift a heavy heart?



Buy Link: http://tinyurl.com/lys6yqj

An Amazon Review:


Format: Kindle Edition
Kauffman creates an interesting organization headed up by a protagonist with several layers--she's strong, successful, and almost Byronic in that she can help other women so easily yet has a hard time helping herself. I was curious what personal hardship caused Madison to found a woman's outreach program and how that factored into her difficulties with intimacy and supposed need for control, and I liked the idea that new love can heal old wounds without replacing the people for which we felt the hurt.

Telling the truth in fiction makes it believable. I felt like Kauffman presented a Christmas scenario that speaks to those millions who experience grief around the holiday season and gives them some hope that things can change for them--if they have a little faith.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

In Love with Paris by Sharon Kleve






Paget Murphy doesn’t expect to find love in Paris for the holidays, until she bumps into a handsome stranger at the airport. He is everything she has ever wanted in a man—kind, generous, and he loves art as much as she does! 
  
Christopher Paris can’t believe his luck when he bumps into a beautiful stranger. He is a curator at the Louvre and that is where Paget intends to spend most of her time in Paris. He plans to occupy every free moment with her—running, eating, and making love. 
  
With a continent separating them, will they find a way to spend the most memorable holiday together—Christmas?


Link: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Paris-Christmas-Romance-France-ebook/dp/B017MV4OM4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447879226&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=In+Love+with+Paris+by+Sharon+cleve