About fifteen years ago I was invited to my first white elephant gift exchange party. The first rule was that we had to bring something from home—we couldn’t spend any money. The second rule was that our gift had to be awful as possible. I can’t remember now what I took, but I do remember that what one person thought of as “trash,” another person saw as a “treasure.” The party was a blast. We had so much fun competing over gifts that at first glance wouldn’t seem that valuable. For instance, one woman brought a broken sewing machine. Another woman fought to get it because she wanted a sewing machine and knew her dad could fix anything. I “won” this kitchen utensil. Can you guess what it is? I couldn’t either. Turns out, it’s a tomato slicer, a quintessential white elephant gift. I wasn’t writing books at the time, but knew I wanted to attempt to write a mystery someday, so lots of my everyday experiences went in my mental “that’s interesting” file. The white elephant gift exchange party went in that file. Fast forward thirteen years or so. I had written six Ellie Avery mystery series by then…

I hope your Holiday season is off to a great start! This is always a special time of year and I’m so blessed that I get celebrate Christmas with my new grandson who finally made his arrival in Mid-November. He’s beautiful and I’m so in love. I’m also excited for my two rereleases coming out this month. SILVER BELLA (Samhain Publishing) will be released on December 4th and THE BILLIONAIRE’S PREGNANT MISTRESS (Harlequin Special Releases) will be released on December 17th. As a special “Thank You” to the readers both publishers have discounted the book for a limited time. You can check out the specific details on my website. SILVER BELLA THE BILLIONAIRE’S PREGNANT MISTRESS BN.com  Kindle To stay up on all the latest news follow Lucy on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or visit her blog.