WHAT THE HEART WANTS Winner of the HOLT Medallion Is the January 5 Amazon Deal of the Day Download for only 1.99! January 6 is Twelfth Night, or Epiphany, if you will. In Upper East Tennessee where I come from, my momma called it “Old Christmas.” There are a couple of theories regarding Old Christmas. I always heard that Old Christmas was the date that for centuries had been celebrated as Christmas by Europeans. History bears this out. It was in 1752 that Britain moved from the Julian calendar to the Georgian calendar. In doing so, eleven days were eliminated from the year. Thus making Christmas December 25 instead of January 6. I suppose celebration of the Twelve Days of Christmas ensued, concluding with the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6, which in some Christian traditions is thought to be the day that the Magi arrived to view the Christ child. Whatever you believe, here’s what I remember about Old Christmas. It was bad luck to do laundry, to wash or iron, on that day. My mother, who always said, “Now, I’m not superstitious, but…” just before she’d prove that maybe she was. And washing was not permitted on…

My new e-novella releases on Jan 7th. It’s a sexy story of a housekeeper who finds love and lust with her employer, a Scottish earl. Love those guys in kilts! Here’s the link to an excerpt and buy buttons. Oh, and here’s the cover. Isn’t he hot? Yup, that’s Harvey Stables on my cover and he’s not only a nice guy, he’s great fun to look at. So I thought-since he’s great fun and all-that I’d let you all vote on which of his covers you like the best. So here you go: a short Harvey Stables retrospective! Oh, and by the way, one lucky commentor will get signed copies of the earlier Bridal Favors novels. That’s three books, by the way: WEDDED IN SCANDAL, WEDDED IN SIN, and WHAT THE BRIDE WORE. I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until next month to get WHAT THE GROOM WANTS. That’s the fourth and possibly final book. Excerpt and preorder links here. Wedded In Scandal Bridal Favors #1 March 2012 Wedded In Sin Bridal Favors #2 August 2012 What the Bride Wore Bridal Favors #3 August 2013 What The Groom Wants Bridal Favors #4 February 2014 The Groom’s Gamble #3.5 January 7,…