Romancing the Weekend: Holiday Romance Episode 4

Whee! Christmas is only 10 days away. If you're looking for some last minute gifts and/or stocking stuffers, you've come to the right place.

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HOW TO GIVE AN EBOOK

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1. Go to the ebook's page on Amazon. In this post, the link is embedded in the title.

2. Look at the right sidebar near the top of the page, and you'll see Buy for others. The box looks exactly like the image you see here. 

Click Learn more if you need to know all the details. Or, simply click the bar that says Buy for others and fill in the blanks. It's that easy.

THIS WEEK'S MUST-READ ROMANCES

I've got a great selection of Holiday Romance novels for you this week. As always, I'll list other tropes each book fits so you'll know what you're getting—books specific to your reading taste.

Readers, if there's a specific theme you'd like to see featured, leave a comment on this post, or on any of the Romancing the Weekend Thursday posts. I'll continue this weekly feature of specific romance themes into the New Year.

Authors, if you'd llike to submit a book to be featured on Romancing the Weekend, just use the blog's Contact Page. The weekly trope feature will continue into 2023.





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This Holiday Romance set in Portugal can also fit these tropes: Sports RomanceMedical Romance, and Sweet Romance.

Love can come softly, like holiday snow. Or sweep you away like a riptide.

World-class surfer Krystal Walters would have appreciated the beauty of her surroundings—a quaint cottage in a fragrant Portuguese olive grove—if a wipeout hadn’t changed all her holiday plans. Now, suffering the dizzying aftereffects of multiple concussions, she’s determined to make it home to Rhode Island for Christmas, even if she has to defy doctor’s orders.

Except those orders are being enforced by Adolfo Silva. A man as arrogant as he is ruggedly handsome. Spending every waking moment working to make the family olive farm a success, Adolfo barely has time to savor a traditional Feliz Natal. But the moment Krystal disappears under a mountain of sea water, his focus shifts to a sun-kissed spitfire with golden hair, sky-blue eyes, and a will as immovable as his own.

Keeping her safe is his first priority, but this bold, courageous woman’s wings won’t be clipped. Before they can plant the seeds of a future together, he’ll have to convince her that spending 
Christmas, and maybe every holiday to come, with him isn’t the end of the world. Because she’s become the center of his.





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This Holiday Romance also features these tropes: Single Dad, Opposites Attract, and Small Town Romance. This book is a Kindle Unlimited selection.

After receiving a life-altering health diagnosis, Jada Beldane heads to a holiday cottage in Sprucewood, Colorado. Armed with a handbook titled “Ten Days to Find Joy,” she vows to use every exercise to fight her way out of this funk and face a new year with a positive attitude. All she needs is a little time to herself and to stay away from children.

Following a disastrous marriage, single dad Graham Seaver does his best to avoid the tourists in his hometown. He’s determined to give his young daughter the best Christmas ever. Hopefully, keeping her busy will distract her from asking questions about getting a new mother.

On paper, Jada and Graham are a horrible match. But when the town’s scheduled events throw them together, will they succumb to the holiday magic?


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Another Holiday Romance by Linda Carroll-Bradd features these tropes: Family Feud and Small Town. This historical romance will be on sale for 99¢ through December.

After losing half his herd in the Great Blizzard of 1886, rancher Konrad Werner needs to safeguard his cattle.

Tomboy Anora Huxley trains the Australian Shepherds and Kelpies that run the family’s sheep herd. Although cattlemen and shepherds are at odds, the pair discovers common interests. 

A threat is overheard, and Konrad rides out to Anora’s ranch to protect her. The tense situation reveals their true feelings. Will Anora be swayed by family loyalty, or will she listen to her heart that responds to Konrad’s silent signals? 




A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET

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This sweet Holiday Romance is also an Opposites Attract Romance and is priced at only 99¢.

Heather isn’t looking for a hero.

After her ex-husband abandoned her and their daughter Evie, she’s determined to rebuild her life on her own. 

When Nick finds Evie's letter to Santa, he wants to make a few simple wishes come true. But his generosity clashes with Heather’s pride, even as they are drawn to each other. 

Can a child’s Christmas wish turn three lonely people into a family?



MAIL ORDER NOELLE: An Impostor for Christmas Book 6

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KATHLEEN LAWLESS

This historical Holiday Romance also fits these tropes: Marriage of Convenience and Imposter Bride. This book is a Kindle Unlimited selection. 

The sister switch!

Free-thinking, ambitious Noelle looks to move West to improve her newspaper writing career. Wealthy cattle baron, Grant Chisholm, has offered for her sister’s hand, but Merry has other ideas and the girls arrange a switch.

Grant seeks a woman to marry who won’t hamper his lifestyle, but will free him from his grandmother’s matchmaking efforts. His old school mate’s shy, reserved sister seems the ideal choice.

Noelle only needs to get established in the West before she tells Grant he married the wrong sister. Surely a reasonable and wealthy man will annul the marriage and turn her dowry over to her.

Being in Grant’s household provides Noelle interesting research. So does spending time with her husband. Before she can tell him the truth, her sister Merry shows up, and everything falls apart.



MELODY

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CAROLINE CLEMMONS

This historical Holiday Romance is a Marriage of Convenience and is  part of the Angel Creek Christmas Brides series and is only 99¢.

Such a tiny lie… Desperation drove her… She couldn’t know the risk…

Melody stretched the truth a bit—quite a bit—when she wrote to her groom-to-be. 

After the death of her grandmother, Melody Fraser must quickly leave what has been her home in South Carolina. There are those in the village who think she murdered her Nana Fraser. She’s innocent but there’s talk about arrest and prosecution. To escape, this Southern belle agrees to become a mail-order bride in far away Montana. Surely things will work out, won’t they?

Nicholas “Nick” Walker is a doctor from Boston whose wife and children were killed when mortar fire destroyed the home in which they lived. Unaware of precisely what life in western Montana will be like, he buys a medical practice far from the ravages of the Civil War. 

He wants a competent nurse who can assist him with operations and care for patients as his plans expand for a hospital. He wants a well-organized wife to keep him company and start a family. With his usual efficiency, he combines the two into one job description when he requests a mail-order bride.

What will it take to teach Nick that—although she isn’t what he expected—Melody is exactly what he needs?




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This romantic comedy Holiday Romance also fits these tropes: Workplace Romance, In Love with the Boss, Unrequited Love, Friends to Lovers, and a Makeover Heroine.

Nobody's Cinderella is on sale for 99¢ for the holidays. It's also a Kindle Unlimited selection.

Darcy wished on a star. Uh oh! She should have been careful what she wished for!

Darcy Benton is the oldest cliché in the world—a woman in love with her boss. She'd fallen in love at first sight with him three years ago.

Other than that, she's no-nonsense, practical, mature, and sober. She's just the kind of woman Chase Whitaker wants as head of accounting for his company. She's definitely not the kind of woman he wants in his bed.

Enter Darcy's meddling, matchmaking best friend who has a plan to transform ugly duckling Darcy into a hottie designed to attract Chase's interest. All it takes? A makeover, a couple of little lies, and a wish on a star. Let the games begin!


TAKEAWAY TRUTH

I hope you'll add these Holiday Romances to your To Be Read stack so you'll have a way to escape the frantic pace of the holidays.


Joan participates in Amazon Services LLC Associates affiliate advertising program designed
to provide a way for websites to earn advertising fees by linking to products on Amazon.


Romancing the Weekend: Holiday Romance Episode 3

What a great weekend it's going to be. SlingWords is still spotlighting the Holiday Romance trope.

This week's selections will please you. 

Along with meeting the Holiday Romance trope, or theme, each book also lists other major tropes it fits.

That way you'll know what you're getting—books specific to your reading taste.

Readers, if there's a specific theme you'd like to see featured, leave a comment on this post, or on any of the Romancing the Weekend Thursday posts.

Authors, if you'd llike to submit a book to be featured on Romancing the Weekend, just use the blog's Contact Page. I acknowledge every email I receive.

Start browsing!



ON WITH THE SHOW

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LINDA CARROLL-BRADD

This Holiday Romance also features these tropes: Reunion Romance and Small Town. You can find ON WITH THE SHOW at Amazon  and Barnes and Noble.

Every Thanksgiving, Franzi Mueller returns to her hometown, Freedom Valley, to help with a musical show put on at the veteran's hospital. After a decade of living in Houston, Franzi starts feeling nostalgic for the sense of community of her small Texas town. Too bad Mama has decided to play matchmaker and keeps pushing together Franzi and her ex-high school beau, Dietz Reinhardt.

Local hardware store owner Dietz can see that her big city clothing designer job has worn Franzi down, and he's doing what he can to ease her load. Circumstances throw them together at every turn, and every glance and each touch ignites the old sparks.

Can Franzi find what her creative spirit needs in Freedom Valley? Is time running out on this second chance for Dietz to win over her heart?




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This Holiday Romance also features these tropes: Second Chance and Single Parents.

Sale Alert:  From Dec. 3 through Dec. 10, this book is on sale for only 99¢.
 
This Holiday Romance is a stand-alone Return to Welcome Novel and brings together two charming and romantic series!

Max Whyte (Love at Christmas series) moves to Welcome, Washington. (Return to Welcome series) to live closer to his daughters after their mother remarries. He wants to fix up an old home, settle into his new position at an IT firm, and try not to think about turning forty alone. Burned by a single mother in the past, he vows not to get tangled with another woman with children. 

When he saves the life of a small boy, he finds himself tangled in more ways than he could imagine.
When the boy’s mother turns out to be the perfect person to do his renovations, Max has trouble keeping his personal feelings out of their employer/employee relationship.

Kaylin Simpson has returned to Welcome to give her boys the kind of home she wanted as a child. She needs a fresh, stable start and wants to run her own business. Her three-year-old twins keep her hopping, but after she finishes the renovations for Max, she hopes to have her life well in hand.

Max is drawn to Kaylin and her adorable twin boys. Her wit and feisty spirit pull at his heartstrings until he realizes being a stepfather is never what he wanted.

Christmas in Welcome can be a time to heal and move forward and Max and Kaylin must set aside their old hurts to allow love to blossom.




UNFORGETTABLE CHRISTMAS MIRACLES

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This Holiday Romance Box Set of 11 stories fits many other Tropes so there is something for every reading taste—and it's a Kindle Unlimited selection too that is selling for only 99¢ for the holidays.

It's the Holiday Season and Christmas is all around!

At this time of year, the fortunate rejoice with family and friends, but there are some who will have to rely on fate for their Christmas blessings. Enjoy stories of how these people find romance. Immerse yourself in their happiness as they delight in their newfound joy on that special day. 

Celebrate the season with 11 talented NYT & USAT bestsellers as they spin this unforgettable collection of Christmas miracles.




A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

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This Holiday Romance is a Sweet Contemporary, and it's a Kindle Unlimited selection. Or buy it and keep it forever for only 99¢.

Merry Connor is struggling to feed her two children, pay heat bills and fix her secondhand car. Though she’s barely making it financially, life is good. That is, compared to two years ago when she lost everything—thanks to her lying, deceiving ex-husband.

She’s come a long way since then and doesn’t intend to look back. Even so, it’ll be a long time before she trusts anyone with her heart again.
 
Tony Lewis hasn’t had a merry Christmas since his wife and son perished in a car collision three years ago. The holidays are lonely without his family, but his heart begins to mend when he meets Merry Connor and her two rambunctious kids. He can’t stop thinking about her and yearns to get closer to her.

Will she turn him away once she learns of his connection to her ex-husband?





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This Holiday Romance is also a Second Chance at Love story, and it's a Kindle Unlimited selection. Or, you can purchase it for 99¢ and keep it forever.

All Ellie wants for Christmas is to avoid it altogether.

Reeling from her broken romance with Spencer, Ellie plans to spend the holidays at the historic Roses Inn writing her novel.

Spencer has a plan of his own—to rekindle both her love for him and her fondness for the holidays.

To win back her stubborn heart, he might just need a little help from the inn’s resident ghost.





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Available at most ebook sellers, this Holiday Short Romance also fits these tropes: Second Chances, Opposites Attract, Emotional Scars, One True Love, and a few others that strike the heart strings. 

A few hours to relax + 99¢ = a weekend of reading fun.Stuck on the Naughty List is available at most ebook sellers.

Cassie arrives home for the holidays. Before she has time to succumb to a severe case of the holiday blues, she’s arrested and taken to jail!

A year ago, Cassie left Ben, the man she loved, so he could have the life he’d been groomed for since birth. Still heartbroken over the break up with Ben—even though it was for his own good—she returns to Capitola, Texas, her small hometown, for Christmas—hoping the warmth of old friends will take away the pain of heartbreak.

Cassie needs the comfort of her grandmother's home where she grew up  to help her get through the lonely holidays. Instead, she’s arrested on a trumped-up charge and taken downtown to the police station to be charged, fingerprinted, photographed, and booked.

That's where she meets the town's new Chief of Police. Is he the perfect man to mend her broken heart?



TAKEAWAY TRUTH

I hope you'll add these Holiday Romances to your To Be Read stack so you'll have a way to escape the frantic pace of the holidays.


Joan participates in Amazon Services LLC Associates affiliate advertising program designed
to provide a way for websites to earn advertising fees by linking to products on Amazon.



Romancing the Weekend: Holiday Romance Episode 2

Hello, happy Holiday Readers!

I've got a great selection of Holiday Romance novels for you this week. 

Along with meeting the Holiday Romance trope, or theme, each book will also list the other tropes it fits.

That way you'll know what you're getting—books specific to your reading taste. I'm sure you'll find several to add to your "to be read" list.

Readers, if there's a specific theme you'd like to see featured, leave a comment on this post, or on any of the Romancing the Weekend Thursday posts.

Authors, if you'd llike to submit a book to be featured on Romancing the Weekend, just use the blog's Contact Page. I acknowledge every email I receive.

Now, on with the show!




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This Holiday Romance is also a Second Chance Romance, and it is a Kindle Unlimited selection.

Can wishes come true?

All her life, Holly has believed in the power of wishing. Except for the “big one.” The phone call that never came after a memorable encounter one Christmas Eve.

She can’t forget Nico and their synchronicity that night.

Dare she risk a second heartbreak when her latest wish brings Nico back into her life?



SANTA'S WISH FULFILLED

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JAN SCARBROUGH


This Holiday Romance is also a Second Chance Romance.

Last Christmas, Santa made a wish…

Last Christmas Roz Henry lost her boyfriend and her job. With her beloved grandfather sick, she went home to the small New England town of Dickens. She’d found what she didn’t know she was looking for: a second chance with the boy she’d left behind all those years ago, Cooper Brown. 

A widower, Cooper had never forgotten his first love. Christmas brings rekindled romance and a proposal, just like a perfect Hallmark movie. But what happens after the happily-ever-after ending?

This Christmas, Santa’s wish is fulfilled… A year has passed but Roz still hasn’t started planning the wedding, and Cooper’s starting to worry. Roz is, too. Is it just cold feet? Worry she’s not living up to her potential?

Roz comes from a long line of selfless medical professionals, so what’s she doing working in a bookstore? She wants to be more than a housewife and mother, even though that life made her Grandma Tress happy. 

Her grandfather believed love never dies, but can it wither away from neglect? Roz loves Cooper, but she needs to be her own person first. Maybe a real happily-ever-after takes hard work, a lot of love, and some special Dickens Christmas magic.



UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

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M.J. SCHILLER


This Holiday Romance also has an Instalove trope and is on sale through December 15, 2022, for only 99¢.

Dylan Fisher is an EMT and part-time Santa Claus at a mall in Denver, Colorado.

He has logged plenty of time with children sitting on his lap asking for anything from the latest electronic gadget to a week’s worth of homework passes, but he never heard anyone ask for what little Delaney Kelly asked for on one snowy night in December. A dad! When Dylan’s eyes search the crowd for Delaney’s mother and land on Keira Kelly, the paramedic almost finds himself in need of a little CPR. She is stunning.

Keira Kelly is still grieving over the loss of her husband. A reckless driver has her thinking about nothing but survival as she’s headed home from the mall. When Keira wakes in the hospital to find a hunky EMT at her bedside, she begins having a few thoughts that would put her on Santa’s Naughty List for sure.

Neither is ready for what is coming UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR.

When she finds out the EMT is only hanging around because the police believe someone is out to get her, she’s not sure what to think about his kindness. Is he helping her because he wants to, or because he feels he needs to? And what about the man who rammed her car, could he have had something to do with her husband’s death?




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This Holiday Romance also fits these tropes: Rescue Animal Romance and Wounded Warrior Hero. 

Two Hearts Christmas Rescue is the 2022 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in Holiday Fiction. This book is a Kindle Unlimited selection and will be on sale for 99¢ from Dec. 12 to Jan. 1, 2023.

Christmas has been a time of terrible loss for the two of them, so neither has celebrated for years. Will a gang of needy rescue pets help Kinley and Jake rescue each other’s Christmas, aided by the magic of love?

After a difficult breakup with her boyfriend in Montgomery, Alabama, Veterinarian Kinley Mathis is starting over and running the Crystal Rock Animal Shelter in Wisconsin. Taking charge of a pilot wounded warrior program that will provide training to wounded veterans for potential employment in Wisconsin and other facilities throughout the country, Kinley’s currently in the early stages of developing the program.

AFOSI Agent Jake Ryder is in Crystal Rock on a mission to recapture a former officer accused of treason. But it’s personal for Jake. He suspects that the officer is also responsible for the death of his older sister years earlier. While he’s in Crystal Rock, he’ll be blending in with the community by working at the local shelter since he’s an experienced service dog trainer. When he discovers that Kinley Mathis, the slightly older girl he had a crush on back in high school, is the vet who runs the shelter, he’s convinced that fate has brought them back together.

Christmas has been a time of terrible loss for the two of them, so neither has celebrated for years. Will a gang of needy rescue pets help Kinley and Jake rescue each other’s Christmas, aided by the magic of love?



GAVEL AND GARLAND, A Dickens Holiday Romance

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This Holiday Romance also fits these tropes: Opposites Attract and Sunny vs. Grumpy.

Can a humbug and a holiday lover come together when wedding and Christmas bells ring?

Elizabeth McKenzie doesn’t hate Christmas. As the new mayor of Dickens, the quaint New England town famous for its holiday cheer, she has no time to enjoy it. And while she understands small-town politics, what she doesn’t get is people sugar coating problems during the hectic season. 

There’s much to be done, and she intends to prove she’s up to the task. However, she never imagined being blindsided by someone special. The Army officer in town for the wedding she’s officiating is annoyingly upbeat and handsome. Will he derail her agenda? Or can she slow down enough to smell the gingerbread and maybe meet him under the mistletoe?

Trekking around the globe to help animals and people is all Army veterinarian Daniel Murray knows. He’s not a fan of settling down, but there’s something wonderful about a place that embraces his favorite holiday. What’s even more appealing is Dickens’ feisty young mayor. Seems she has a knack for finding trouble. Dare he get involved with the beautiful humbug? Or should he avoid her like a stocking full of coal? It’s decision time for the self-proclaimed bachelor for life. Stay in the military, or open a vet practice right there in Christmas town?



A SECRET SANTA CHRISTMAS

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This Holiday Romance also fits this trope: Small Town Secrets.

Holly Ivey needs a change. After being frozen out of her career like she was in Antarctica. She sacrificed everything for the big office in the city. At a loss of what to do next her father suggests she run her grandmother’s yarn in Dickens. But she doesn’t know a knitting needle from a crochet hook. How is she going to run Krissy’s Knittery?

Fueled by determination and sweet memories of her grandmother Holly moves to the quaint town, even if she is a fish out of water. The biggest downside, the holidays are huge here and Christmas just isn’t Holly’s thing.

Gabriel Reyes is the Director of the Dickens Community Center and loves working with kids and the families in town, it makes him happy, even if there is a hold in his life just waiting for that special person. Every year he runs a toy drive but this year more families need help, will the town’s Secret Santa step in to help and just who is the benefactor?

Before the holiday season gets in full swing there’s a pretty, new shop owner in town and he’s surprised to discover Holly Ivey might be the girl to capture his heart if only he can help her find the Christmas spirit.

Hopefully the spirit of Christmas will melt her icy heart before she up and leaves Dickens and Gabe, permanently.


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This Holiday Romance also fits these tropes: Second Chance Romance, First Love, Destined to be Together, Secrets and Misunderstandings. This Romance Short Story is free at most ebook sellers.

Noelle's life is unraveling—she's come undone ever since she overheard part of her husband's phone conversation.

"I told you to never call me at home."

Can nine little words destroy their love?

They knew from the moment they met in high school that they were meant to be together. Love has seen them through ten years of marriage, struggling to pay for college and living expenses. Finally, their hard work and sacrifice have paid off.

But at what cost? Their love? Their marriage? What happened to his promise to love her forever? Now she faces the biggest decision of her life. Will she choose payback? Will she choose love? Or will she just walk away?


TAKEAWAY TRUTH

I know December is super busy for everyone, but try to make time in each day to relax and have some fun. Reading is the perfect way to do that—at least it is for me.


Joan participates in Amazon Services LLC Associates affiliate advertising program designed
to provide a way for websites to earn advertising fees by linking to products on Amazon.