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Give the gift of books
When you don’t know what to get someone for Christmas or if you want to create a meaningful holiday tradition, books are the perfect answer. Here are 5 ways to celebrate the holiday season with the gift of books.
- Wrap a dozen books and count down the 12 Days of Christmas by opening one each day.
- Give a cookbook and then give a second gift – the gift of time – by trying out one of the recipes together.
- There are many well-written children’s books on how different cultures and countries celebrate the holidays. Buy a new book every year and read about these diverse traditions.
- Give that busy person in your life a subscription, such as Audible, for audiobooks so they can enjoy books on the go.
- Create an annual tradition by reading a familiar favorite, such as The Night Before Christmas, and then enjoying cookies and hot cocoa.
How do you celebrate reading, books, and Christmas?
Snow Fun ~ Excerpt from 'Mission: Impossible to Wed'
Gabe closed Lauren’s mittened hand in his as they climbed the slippery hill. The valley was blanketed in snow. The air was crisp, the sky bright blue, and everything around them was cocooned in white silence except for the sound of the snow crunching under their feet.
Tucked into a green stocking cap was Lauren’s glorious blond hair—hair that he dreamed about draping across his body. Her sea-glass green eyes sparkled like the glistening snow.
He pulled their sled behind them. He had a choice of a one- or two-person sled. Not rocket science after last night’s incendiary kisses. He had no intention of keeping his distance. He could have been sainted for his restraint after Lauren initiated the kiss with the bed nearby and her soft, hot body calling to him.
Mission: Impossible to Wed is part of the 10-author holiday anthology Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET is a Next Up in Romance book!
I’m incredibly thrilled to have MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET mentioned by Apple Books in their Next Up in Romance Collection!
📚Check it out here ➡️ apple.co/nextupinromance
⭐Don’t forget to pre-order! It’ll release on February 1, 2020.⭐
Researching Characters - Mission Impossible to Forget
Music is an important element in Mission: Impossible to Forget. Emily Hewitt is a professional cellist and her life revolves around music. Nick Jenkins is a former Special-Ops Marine who’s struggling with hearing loss, which has devastated his life.
I wanted to better understand Emily’s passion so I’ve been researching and listening to professional cellists, primarily Jacqueline du Pré. She was an amazing talent. You can enjoy one of her performances on YouTube by CLICKING HERE.
Part of what I’ve learned about professional musicians is how singularly focused they are on their art. As an author, this provides strong conflict between my characters. How does Emily deal with the distraction of her feelings for Nick? How does a strong, alpha male like Nick deal with an independent woman who may–or may not–want his intrusion into her life?
I’m still not sure how they will find their way to happy-ever-after, but that’s part of the fun in writing romance!
Coming February 2020
Available for preorder on Apple Books | Kobo | Nook | Google Play
Professional cellist Emily Hewitt loves nothing more than creating music. Sharing her musical gift with the world is all she lives for. Until her life is threatened. Caught up in a treacherous conspiracy, Emily becomes the pawn in an international play for power and must be assigned a bodyguard.
Former Special-Ops Marine Nick Jenkins, is out of a job and out of patience. Discharged from the Corp because of hearing loss, the last thing he wants to do is babysit someone who’s surrounded by the haunting sounds of music he can no longer appreciate.
When danger turns deadly, will Nick be able to save Emily?
Edmund Blair Leighton's Regency Art
Do you have a favorite Regency painting? One of the most famous painters of the time was Edmund Blair Leighton, who captured much of the everyday lives of the era. This is one of his famous paintings.
