Happy Wednesday !

It's been a chilly January so far in North Carolina but no snow in sight. While I'm not upset that we haven't seen snow since January 2022, I do like to see pictures of snow. So if it's snowing in your "neck of the woods" (as we Southerners say), send me a picture.

Readers are still loving The Thing About Mistletoe Kisses. I've received many messages from friends and family who are still enjoying the book. Have you read it yet?

These are a couple of reviews I loved!

Everyone is asking who gets the next book in the series. Brynn & Turner's story will be next, but it will be a prequel to Mistletoe Kisses. You'll find out how they met and get the backstory of their relationship. I haven't had much of a chance to work on it because life has been busy, but I hope to release The Thing About Falling In Love sometime this spring.

I'm excited to team up with another group of wonderful authors this year to bring you an Author of the Month feature. I hope you'll take advantage of a free book from each of them.

Until next time! Have a wonderful week.

Kristen M. Fraser is a Christian fiction author, residing in beautiful Queensland, Australia with her husband and four children. She drinks way too much coffee, has a far too messy house, and probably doesn’t get enough sleep. When she’s not being the family Uber driver, or making a gazillion school lunches, Kristen loves running, climbing mountains, spending time at the beach, and given a moment of solitude (ha!), curling up with a good book.

Although her books are works of fiction, Kristen believes everyone has a story to tell. As such, she takes inspiration for her writing from people’s everyday lives - their struggles and successes. It is her prayer that you will be encouraged and inspired by her words.

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After her husband is killed in combat, Meredith Ridgemont returns to her hometown to raise her young daughter alone. Settling into her new normal as a widow and single mum, she swears off anything to do with the military. Until she’s encouraged to send a care package to soldiers serving overseas.

What begins as a way to move forward from her grief, and to teach her young daughter compassion, soon morphs into a friendship between her and the soldier who received the package.

Meredith finds healing in the letters she receives from Sean Southern, and over time, their exchanges become to mean more than just pen pals as they share their thoughts, their dreams, and encouragement through scripture and prayer.

When Sean announces his return home and invites Meredith to meet him, her heart is torn. Exchanging letters was safe and a place for her to daydream about the future. But now he wants to meet her in person?

She’d done the military life before. Is she willing to risk her heart again?

The Seaside Bookstore

by Jessie Kelly

*Pre-Order Releasing January 30*

All she wants is her husband to survive…. And a Beachside Bookstore in Nantucket…

Karen Mitchell's life has revolved around caring for others, leaving her own dreams on the back burner. However, when her husband Joseph is diagnosed with a potentially fatal illness, their world is turned upside down.

As Joseph's health deteriorates and treatments prove futile, the dream bookstore becomes a battleground of setbacks. Joseph, losing hope, turns to the bottle, pushing Karen´s vision to the brink. Just when the shadows seem insurmountable, a shockwave jolts them awake. Fueled by a desperate desire to fulfill her dream of a beachside bookstore, Karen makes a daring choice that risks her marriage and freedom.

As the couple navigates the stormy seas of illness and uncertainty, their daughter's attempts to bring joy to Joseph's life fall short. His indifference to everything shifts when a family secret changes everything for everyone…

A near-death experience forces the couple to confront the ticking clock. With newfound determination, they race against time to carve out a legacy in the sands of Nantucket.

Discovering Her Heart

by Allison Gygi

*Kindle Unlimited*

Childhood best friends estranged by a mistake. Can love prevail now that they're all grown up?

Growing up as American expats in Chile, Tyler Abernathy and his best friend, Gemma, were practically inseparable. So he was crushed the day his family moved back to the States, and she refused to say goodbye. When she shows up on his doorstep seven years later, he can't believe his good luck. Maybe this could be a fresh start to their friendship. The only problem? She wants nothing to do with him.

The last person Gemma Schalk expects to see after moving to Buena Hills is Tyler, the childhood friend who broke her heart. Determined to prevent him from hurting her again, she does her best to avoid him, even as her beloved grandmother tries to set them up. But when a health scare lands Gram in the hospital, Gemma reluctantly turns to him, the one familiar face in a town full of strangers.

Can they let go of old hurts and discover their true feelings? Or are the secrets of the past too difficult to overcome?

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