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Just in Time for
Christmasby Kim Boykin
Synopsis:
Nobody does Christmas like Miranda Hamilton, and now that
she finally has her chance to chair Magnolia Bay's tree lighting and the
cotillion, which benefits her late mother’s breast cancer foundation, this
Christmas is shaping up to be the best ever. That is until her childhood
nemesis Logan Mauldin buys his way on her committee and starts making plans of
his own.
Logan Mauldin loves to get under Miranda's very sexy skin,
and it's only fair. She's been getting under his since long before their first
kiss at 13. Logan’s the last man interested in co-chairing a Christmas
committee or participating in a sexy bachelor auction, but since that night he
interrupted Miranda on a date and cornered her under the mistletoe, he can't
stop thinking about her. Or vying for her attention and bugging the hell out of
her.
Christmas cheer isn’t the only thing that heats up between the
Miranda and Logan, but, thanks to a lie that is as much her fault as it is his,
he loses the woman he’s loved since forever. Logan will need a Christmas
miracle for Miranda to forgive him. A grand gesture to melt her heart and win
her back just in time for Christmas.
Buy Link: Amazon
My Review:
I really enjoyed this sweet and entertaining Christmas story. Miranda loves the Christmas season and she is finally chairing Magnolia Bay's tree lighting and cotillion, which raises money for her late mother's cancer foundation. She is totally committed to doing the best job she can and she is happy to say she is surpassing the previous year's fundraising but now she has a co-chair to deal with. She grew up with Logan and is not impressed that he buys his way onto her committee. Logan has always been attracted to Miranda and finally decides to act. Logan will work hard to develop a relationship with her as well as make this years Christmas tradition successful. The sparks between these two very determined characters was amazing. The chemistry was beautifully well written and I found myself looking forward to turning each page in hopes that they would both realize that they belong together. This is a fantastic book for readers looking for a sweet yet saucy holiday romance! ~Booklover Sue
Author Kim Boykin Bio:
Kim Boykin is a women's fiction author with a sassy Southern
streak. She is the author of The Wisdom of Hair, Steal Me, Cowboy, and Palmetto
Moon (Summer 2014.) While her heart is always in South Carolina, she lives in
Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, 3 dogs, and 126 rose bushes.
Author Links:
Website: www.kimboykin.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorkimboykin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorkimboykin
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The Trouble With
Christmas
by Kaira Rouda
Synopsis:
by Kaira Rouda
Synopsis:
At 35-years-old, Cole Stanton is burned out. His high-paced,
uber-successful career has left him yearning to start over. He finds Indigo
Island, buys a restaurant and settles into an uncomplicated life. But Christmas
is a mess. He has over-committed the small restaurant’s resources again, and is
over his head. He finds himself longing for everything he has left behind,
until a chance encounter with gorgeous Lily offers a spark of salvation to his
business and, perhaps his life.
Beautiful pastry chef Lily Edmonds is thirty years old and
heartbroken. It’s just before Christmas and she’s just been dumped by via
telephone by her fiancee. Her best friend Avery Putnam invites her to Indigo
Island, hoping to add joy back into Lily’s life. A chance encounter with the
sexy owner of a local restaurant makes Lily feel an attraction she thought
she’d never feel again, and offers her a business challenge to keep her mind
focused on something other than her broken heart.
Cole Stanton and Lily Edmonds are both starting over. Will
the joy of the holiday season bring them together or will the troubles with
Christmas push them apart?
Author Kaira Rouda Bio:
Kaira Rouda is an award-winning and bestselling author of
both fiction and nonfiction. Her books include: Real You Incorporated: 8
Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs; Here, Home, Hope; All the Difference; In
the Mirror; and the short story, A Mother's Day. She lives in Southern California with her
husband and four children and is at work on her next novel. Connect with her on
Twitter, @KairaRouda, and on Facebook at Kaira Rouda Books. And of course, on
Pinterest! For more about Kaira and her books, please visit her website
KairaRouda.com.
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Holidays at Magnolia
Bay
by Tracy Solheim
Synopsis:
by Tracy Solheim
Synopsis:
After a mission goes terribly wrong, ending in the death of
a teammate, Navy Seal, Drew Lanham, is forced to take a leave from active-duty.
Retreating to his godmother’s beach house in coastal Magnolia Bay, Drew plans
to spend the three weeks R&R licking his wounds and catching some rays
while the nightmares from his failed op fade. The last thing he wants to do is
mingle with the locals. What he doesn’t count on is an early morning encounter
with a goddess rising from the sea. His interest is piqued and his body put on
alert when he finds out that same woman may or may not be after his godmother’s
money.
Marine biologist, Jenna Huntley, has been searching her
whole life for a place to call home and Magnolia Bay is that place.
Unfortunately, she’s underutilizing her education giving tours at the town’s
turtle rescue center. With the help of an octogenarian patroness, she maps out
a proposal to develop a turtle hatchery on-site. Everything is going as planned
until the older woman’s godson arrives. Suddenly, nothing is as it seems and
Jenna’s future is hanging in the balance, with a sexy warrior pulling all the
strings. Her natural tendency is to help the damaged hero, but she’s sworn off
letting military men in her life ever again.
Will Drew and Jenna be able to put their pasts behind them
and learn to trust their hearts long enough to enjoy their Holiday at Magnolia
Bay?
Buy Links: Amazon
Author Tracy Solheim Bio:
Tracy Solheim is the international bestselling author of the
Out of Bound Series for Penguin. Her
books feature members of the fictitious Baltimore Blaze football team and the
women who love them. In a previous life,
Tracy wrote best sellers for Congress and was a freelance journalist for
regional and national magazines. She’s a
military brat who now makes her home in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband,
their two children, a pesky Labrador retriever puppy and a horse named after
her first novel. Her fifth book for Berkley, Back To Before, will be released
in January. She also has a digital
holiday novella for Tule Publishing's Southern Born Books coming October 20.
See what she’s up to at www.tracysolheim.com. Or on facebook at Tracy Solheim
Books and Twitter at TracyKSolheim.
Author Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Tracy-Solheim/e/B00B4GWIFY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1413269630&sr=1-1
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A Very Married
Christmas
by Erika Marks
Synopsis:
by Erika Marks
Synopsis:
Cookbook author Marley Chambers can’t think of a more
festive way to spend Christmas than at a friend’s holiday wedding in her
hometown of Magnolia Bay. If only her soon-to-be ex-husband, all-star pitcher,
Beckett “Beck” Chambers wasn’t bringing his new girlfriend—and if only he
wasn’t still the sexiest man to ever walk out onto the mound…
Beck never wanted the chaotic life of a sport
star—especially not at the cost of his marriage to the only woman he’s ever
truly loved. But his career is a runaway train—and he’s afraid it’s too late to
hit the brakes.
But when a mix-up leaves Beck and Marley stranded together
for Christmas Eve on the barrier island where Beck proposed years before, old
memories burn bright—and sparks fly hotter than a bonfire on the beach.
Could the magic of the season bring the gift of a second
chance, just in time for Christmas?
Author Erika Marks Bio:
Erika Marks is a women's fiction writer and the author of
LITTLE GALE GUMBO, THE MERMAID COLLECTOR, THE GUEST HOUSE and IT COMES IN WAVES
(July, 2014). On the long and winding road to becoming published, she worked
many different jobs, including carpenter, cake decorator, art director, and
illustrator. But if pressed, she might say it was her brief tenure with a
match-making service in Los Angeles after college that set her on the path to writing
love stories (not that there isn't romance in frosting or power tools!) A
native New Englander, she now makes her home in Charlotte, NC, with her
husband, a native New Orleanian who has taught her to make a wicked gumbo, and
their two little mermaids. For more on Erika’s books, visit her website at
http://www.erikamarksauthor.com
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Giveaway:
$50 Visa Giftcard and a Tote Bag of Books!
$50 Visa Giftcard and a Tote Bag of Books!
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