Hi friends,
Happy Wednesday! Excited to spend today with you. Can you believe we’re already into November? Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, which means Christmas tree decorating is right around the corner. We always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving and make a full day of it. We get Entenmann’s donuts, coffee (of course) hot cocoa, a handful of our favorite Christmas movies and shows, and set to dressing the tree. My hubby handles the lights, my daughters and grandsons help with the ornaments while the son-in-law and soon to be son-in-law take in the array from the sofa. LOL!
We each have our favorite Christmas movie or show, and we make a full day of it and go through them all—Rudolph, the original Grinch, The Toy That Saved Christmas, Elf, The Santa Claus, and Author Christmas. The rest of the ones we really enjoy are spread out through the weekend and month.
While watching loved movies is fun, it’s the treasured time with books that really warms my heart. I always take the last two weeks off writing in December just to still my mind and to slow down. Well, as much as possible with two young grandson’s and a whole heap of family. But every year, I read my favorite novel, Pride and Prejudice. I look forward to it every year. I curl up on the couch with fuzzy socks, a fuzzy blanket, and a steaming cup of…you guessed it, coffee. It’s a tradition. As is giving books for Christmas presents.
This year it’s going to be easy. Baker Book House, run by Chris Jager who I adore and is the nicest person you could meet, is running a 50% Book Haul sale. They took their 50 top selling novels of the year and have put them 50% off. It’s serious book shopping time, but the sale only lasts until 11/28 so be sure to hop online soon where you’ll get free shipping too. I’ve already made my list and thought I’d share it here.
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes
Amanda has the most lyrical and beautiful writing of anyone I know. If you haven’t read her yet, you’re sorely missing out.
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon
Irene has the lovely ability to write spine-tingling suspense along with great contemporary romance. And, of course, I love any story set by the sea.
Dead Fall by Nancy Mehl
Nancy writes strong, authentic characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Shaped by the Waves by Christina Suzann Nelson
I’m very intrigued by this book’s premise and all the good reviews I’ve read. This one is going to be a Christmas present for me. 🙂
I’m honored that The Crushing Depths is part of the sale too. If you haven’t had a chance to read Rissi and Mason’s story yet, now’s a great time to grab their adventure or share it with friends and family.
Reader Question: How about you? Which books draw your interest most on the Book Haul site? Or is there a certain book you love to read during the holidays?
Blessings,
Dani
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I love anything written by you, Becky Wade, Karen Witemeyer,and Mary Connealy. I have recently discovered Grace Hitchcock and have enjoyed her recent series. As you can tell, I don’t stick to a single genre. 😛
I don’t have a specific book I read during the holidays though I like Christmas stories at Christmas. I tend to read novellas during the holiday because I can read them quickly and not miss too much when my family is present.
Hi Gena,
Those are some great authors :))
Novellas are a GREAT idea. Thanks for mentioning. I think I’ve seen a few online that looked really good. Now I”ll have to go track them down. Let me know if you have any recommendations.
Dani
I am going to reread a favorite, right now it’s a tie between The Christmas Heirloom, a collection of 4 holiday novellas, OR Serving Up Love, a collection of 4 novellas based around the Harvey House Girls. 🙂
Dani, I’m late to your post, but I’d like to recommend a book for you to read this Christmas. Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett. It’s A Christmas Carol told from a different perspective, that of the dead partner of Scrooge. I read it a few years ago and loved it. Need to read again.