1–What is the title of your latest release? A WISH FOR CHRISTMAS   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In this second-chance romance, an unhappily married couple makes a wish on an enchanted snow globe that they had never met, but when they wake up the next day in separate lives, the magic of Christmas helps them to realize that some love is just meant to be.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I knew that it would begin in NYC, because… NYC at Christmas.  But I knew they needed to spend the holidays thrown together in a small town, far from the big city, so I created a fictional town called Winter Falls, Wyoming where they grew up together but don’t remember.   4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I definitely would.  Noel is feisty, ambitious, funny, good-hearted… everything you’d want in a friend.   5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Oh gosh – I accidentally did that above. Lol. I’ll add three bonus words—loyal, beautiful, intelligent.   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about memory villages, created for dementia…

Jennifer Vido: What inspired your new holiday release, THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE? Lindsay Gibson: I have a big love for ruby rings, which was a part of the painting from the auction in The Christmas Promise. Not only are rubies rare, but they’re just so beautiful. The red stone also symbolizes deep emotions: love and passion which as the reader learns in my story – perfectly represents my present and historical main female leads. I also have a love of history and learning how things used to be. Being in New England, it’s rich with history. I even live in a New England colonial home, dated from the 1700s… so new concepts and ideas are always around me. But as the idea of crafting a story centered around a red ruby ring, during Christmas, began to take shape, the idea of fusing the past and present into the characters sparked from there.   Jen: Who is Charlotte Moore, and what’s happening in her professional life? Lindsay: Charlotte is an art buyer for the established and well-known Wallace Gallery in Boston. She’s worked under the owner, Troy Wallace, for a few years and has learned many things in the art world through…

Hey y’all! My Name is Kristen McKanagh and I’m so excited to be here today to share a little bit about my new sweet holiday romance SNOWBALL UNWRAPPED with Fresh Fiction’s fun Title Challenge. Featuring the ever-mischievous matchmaking cat Snowball, she really has her work cut out for her with a twin swap, a film crew arriving to do several holiday themed live shows, and another cat who is not so nice.   Let’s go….   S is for Snowball. The mischievous cat who is a holiday matchmaker for all her favorite humans. N is for No Way. A twin swap is happening y’all. O is for “Oh Christmas Tree.” Deck the halls with all the best holiday traditions in this cozy, sweet romantic escape. W is for Weber Haus. The Victorian mountain inn and shops where Snowball lives. B is for Ben. Co-host of Home & Hearth has no idea that the woman he thinks is his cohost is actually her twin sister. He just knows there are sparks now, when there never were before. A is for Angel. Another white kitty is on the scene, but if anything Angel is the devil in disguise. L is for LIVE…

Jennifer Vido: What inspired your new release, MEET ME AT CHRISTMAS? Jenny Hale: Oh goodness, after 23 novels, there’s no telling where the idea came from! Ha! I don’t even know. Sometimes I wonder if I store subconscious little messages throughout my life that reveal themselves when I start writing. I literally turn in a novel to my editor and then open a clean Word document and start writing the next book on that same day. Some books come to me well before writing them and some come when I start typing them. This one slowly emerged once my fingers hit the keys.   Jen: What brings Stella Fisher back home to Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, and how does she feel about it? Jenny: Her mother is spending her first Christmas without Stella’s father (after his death), and she’s faced with decorating alone and planning the Leiper’s Fork Christmas parade, which Stella’s father used to do. Stella feels the need to return to her mom, but she’s taken aback when her sister Lily elopes in Costa Rica instead of coming home to be with their mom.   Jen: What goes through Stella’s mind when she unexpectedly bumps into Henry Sutton? Jenny:…

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS takes us on a jaunt across the ocean, at Christmastime, to visit a sweet principality that feels like a page from a fairytale story.   A is for Ancestors…exploring and discovering an unknown heritage   R is for Regal…entering a world of kings and queens, rules and royalty O is for Openness…to experiencing and welcoming a different culture Y is for Youthfulness…an exuberance to embrace a fresh start A is for Adelaide…our reluctant heroine who is finding herself L is for Loyalty…to family and country   C is for Christmas…embracing new holiday traditions H is for Home…what Adelaide has longed for her whole life R is for Romance…what Adelaide discovers along the way I is for Importance…learning to discern what matters most of all S is for Security…discovering that real security is with loved ones T is for Truth…Adelaide digs deeply to find it M is for Montovia…the country that wins Adelaide’s heart A is for Anton…the hero who steps up and captures her heart S is for Surprises…all the happy unexpected discoveries along the way A ROYAL CHRISTMAS by Melody Carlson Adelaide Smith is too busy for fairy tales. She’s been working hard to put herself through law…

1–What is the title of your latest release? LIKE A HOLIDAY INN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Sparks fly when a grumpy British innkeeper who is being forced to sell her B&B gets snowed in with her best friend’s brother, a charismatic American who has offered to buy the place – and who she instantly dislikes. A charming, closed-door romance that’s perfect for a cozy fireside read. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is the fourth story in my Port Willis Romance series (though it can be read as a standalone), so I knew that it would take place in the fictional English village on the coast of Cornwall that I’d dreamed up for my other books. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Maybe not at first! She’s a little grouchy and rough around the edges, though she’s definitely changed since allowing her best friend Ginny into her life. Really, Rebecca is just someone who holds things close to the vest and doesn’t know how to trust—until our hero enters the picture and shakes things up for her. 5–What are three words that describe your hero?…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Emily E K Murdoch!   Writes: Emily writes historical romance – sweet or steamy, there’s a Murdoch historical romance for you! Heroes with heart, heroines with gumption, and hilarity as love is fought for, discovered, and encountered in the most surprising of places.   About: British author and cheese aficionado, Emily adores swords, hikes in the English countryside, and losing herself in a book that makes her forget to top up her wine glass (almost).   My ideal reader would be someone who loves – Heroines and heroes who conquer the odds, even if the odds are themselves Fiery and sensual encounters (as Emily E K Murdoch) and sweet affectionate connection (as Emily Murdoch) Historical settings you may not expect, like medieval and seaside Regency A hero pushing a heroine against a wall and kissing her senseless   What to expect if we’re compatible: Casts of characters that you see popping up again across her world of Regency romances Clever witty banter and situations…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Lindsey Kelk!   Writes: Romcoms that are as heavy on the rom as they are on the com, like THE CHRISTMAS WISH, an adorable and hilarious romcom about Gwen, a recently single London lawyer who returns to her family home in the English countryside and finds herself stuck in a never-ending Christmas.   About: I’m a Brit living in Los Angeles, so my sense of humor is definitely my strongest attribute. When I’m not writing romcoms, I’m probably watching movies with my husband, taking endless photos of my two cats, or recording one of my podcasts – Full Coverage, an award-winning beauty podcast, or Tights and Fights, a podcast all about pro-wrestling. No, really. I’m obsessed with wrestling, ask me anything.   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: Someone who loves to laugh Someone who knows all the words to All I Want For Christmas Is You Someone with a soft spot for a sexy English hero and quirky British family…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MERRY CHRISTMAS COWBOY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When a bad boy cowboy stays at a charming B&B while working on his cousin’s ranch, he meets the sweet innkeeper and sparks fly between them! But their temporary fling results in permanent consequences. Can Wolf and Violet figure out how to let go of the past and make a family in time for Christmas? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This book is part of my new series – Four Corners Ranch – so I knew that some of it would take place there. But I had also been wanting to go back to the town of Copper Ridge (my first big cowboy series!) for years, and as I was thinking about Wolf’s story, I realized this was the best time to do it. So Wolf goes to stay with his cousins, the Copper Ridge Garretts (who my long-time readers will know!) and it was natural to include the B&B, the town, and many other settings that have been seen in some of my older books! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TRICKED IN OCTOBER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In this best-friends-to-lovers romance, mistaken identity leads to a Halloween hook-up that might not be so mistaken after all. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Since this is book two in the Pineridge series, the setting stayed the same as book one; the fictional town of Pineridge, Colorado. I thought having a romance series set in a small, mountainous town would be cozy and magical. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! Hands-down 100% YES! Kelsey has a tough exterior but is still lots of fun. She’s a hardworking, loyal, taking care of business—and in her own way—feminist. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Reliable, empathetic, rugged 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? This book was tough for me to write. One of my hardest to date. I went deep on some issues, and I also wrote it during a cross-country move while grieving the unexpected loss of our dog. So while my characters were suffering loss, I was too in my own way. I learned how…