(Drumroll, please) Patricia Bradley
Okay, I’m hijacking the blog today. As I’ve posted before, I’m writing an anthology with these really great authors, and I want to tell you more about it. It’s really four anthologies. Sometimes it’s hard for me to wrap my mind around a concept even when I’m part of it. It was only when I broke the anthologies into separate groups did I understand it was actually four books with three stories each all bundled together. But maybe you already knew that. 🙂
In the coming weeks I’ll be highlighting a cover from each anthology.
The first set is Coming Home to Christmas Town anthology by Melinda Curtis, Anna Adams, & Anna J Stewart. It’s about three adopted siblings who gather for the holiday season and closure after their father dies.
Here is a cover from one of the stories in the Coming Home to Christmas Town anthology.
The second set is The Fisher Brothers Christmas anthology by Carol Ross, Cheryl Harper, and Amy Vastine. It’s about three brothers with a Christmas Eve family tradition in jeopardy until love leads them home.
The third set is Gifts of the Heart anthology by Tara Randel, Leigh Riker & Cari Lynn Webb is the third anthology and in the spirit of Christmas, three siblings reconnect to find romance, special gifts – and each other.
Here’s the blurb for His Christmas Gift by Leigh Riker, award-winning, Harlequin Heartwarming author. After a scandal years ago, Park ranger Brady Sullivan left town, but now he’s back and would-be writer Cara Crawford could use his help with her Christmas tree lot. Too bad she still blames him for what happened then–and has never gotten over Brady.
The Gingerbread Men anthology by Liz Flaherty, Patricia Bradley & Rula Sinara is the fourth anthology, and it’s the one I’m in! When two sisters and their widowed mother are reunited for the holidays, falling in love isn’t on any of their Christmas wish lists, but sometimes the best gifts are unexpected…
And this is my story in the anthalogy–The Gingerbread Pony.
Don’t you love the cover!
Let me introduce you to Mark Bradford and Amy Logan. He’s already broken her heart once…she doesn’t want to give him the chance to do it again…
Amy Logan has her life all planned out. She’s leaving Christmas Town and all her problems behind. Then Mark Bradford shows up in Christmas Town after twelve years with his five-year-old daughter. A daughter who needs her help.
Join me in Christmas Town, Maine, for a sweet romance under the garland and mistletoe.
Twelve sweet romances all for only a pre-order price 99 cents!
Leave a comment to be entered for one of three e-copies of A Heartwarming Christmas when it releases in October! (If I get 5 comments) Tell me the earliest date you like to hear Christmas music.
Lea is last week’s winner of Janet Sketchey’s book Secrets & Lies!
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I love Christmas music but don’t like to hear it until Thanksgiving!
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I used to be that way, but the older I get, the earlier I seem to like it, Ellen. Thanks for stopping by!
I can listen to Christmas music anytime. A good reminder of a special birthday and good family times to look forward to.
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I’m getting there, Anne. And you’re right, it is a good reminder of a special birthday!
Not only would I like to read these stories, I’m already thinking “what wonderful Christmas gifts these would make!” I too can hear Christmas music any time, not to mention, I might just hum/sing along, depending on whether or not anyone could overhear me!
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I think the anthologies would make great Christmas presents! Thanks for stopping by..
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I found out there will be print copies of individual stories for $4.00 and maybe even individual anthologies, but they would cost $16, so it’d be cheaper to buy the individual printed stories!
I too was thinking these would make great Christmas gifts. I don’t like to hear Christmas music in stores and everywhere until after thanksgiving.
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Karen, I think I heard my first Christmas song last year right after Halloween. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Day after thanksgiving no sooner.
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Thanks for stopping by, Kim!
I believe I already won a copy of this anthology a while back from you Patricia, but in the spirit of Christmas music I enjoy listening almost anytime throughout the year. Around Thanksgiving is when I truly listen more often than the occasional Christmas song. 🙂 if anybody watches the Hallmark channel, I like their Christmas in July, and then their countdown to Christmas later on in the year. 🙂
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I love the Hallmark channel! Hope one day to see one of my books on it! Thanks for stopping by, and if you win, you can gift it to soeone esle, Nicole!
I enjoy hearing Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving. I can handle it maybe a bit before that, but do not like hearing it the day after Halloween.
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Halloween is a little too early for Christmas music in the stores. 🙂 Thanks for dropping in!
I like to start the day after Thanksgiving. That’s when our lights and tree go up too..
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That’s about when my tree goes up, Grandmatina. I put on the music and get out the ornaments. Thanks for stopping by!
I love your cover, Pat (and the story). I’ve already pre-ordered so you don’t need to enter me in the giveaway. And no Christmas music till after Thanksgiving, please! Definitely not before Halloween. 🙂
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Aww, Johnnie! We sang Joy to the World not long ago on Sunday morning. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by! And wish your mom a Happy Birthday for me!
The books look great! The day after Thanksgiving is when we put up our tree and that officially begins the Christmas music season as well 🙂
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For years I helped my sister put her tree up Thanksgiving Day and the day after. I rarely put one up myself because I usually wasn’t home much in the two weeks before Christmas and Christmas Day. But now I am home more and I put mine up around the first of December.
I don’t like to hear Christmas music until after Thanksgiving! It seems everyone is in such a hurry for Christmas that Thanksgiving seems to get pushed to the side!
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Trixie, it does seem like Thanksgiving gets shoved aside sometimes. Thanksgiving was my husband’s favorite holiday. Thanks for stopping by!
I would love to read your anthology. Usually I buy these bundled books but since I am currently unemployed I can’t afford to buy them. Would love to win them. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Thanks for dropping in, Kate. Who knows, you might win…
I can listen to Christmas music anytime, I love it. Christmas is my favorite holiday, so much so my husband threatened to divorce me if I bought just one more Santa or Yard Ornament………lol.
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You sound like my daughter, Sandy. 🙂 She lugged her Christmas ornaments and houses and no telling what else from Mississippi to Florida! Thanks for stopping by!
I Love all things Christmas ! Music movies books trees snowman EVERYTHING! Cant wait for this 😀
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Thanks, Tami! I love all things Christmas, too!
I like to start hearing Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving
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The day after Thanksgiving seems to be the consensus, Laurie.
I’ll listen to it anytime! 😀
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Me, too, Lynn!
December 1st. Otherwise I feel like Im O.D.’ing on it
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Most years I’m the same way, but this year is different, Barb.
The day after Thanksgiving. Then I listen to nothing but holiday music.
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Tina, I just realized that’s Black Friday and I love Black Friday!
I love it anytime s there are some songs that could be anytime, lol. Since my birthday is 12/23 last yr a stations started after Halloween and I loved it!
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Dina, do you get combined Christmas and birthday gifts? My birthday was the end of January and I usually only got Christmas presents–my folks were too broke in January. 🙂
Thanksgiving day!
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Hey Betty Jo. I’m usually that way, but this year, the sooner the better!
i love Christmas music all year long
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Me, too, Brenda! Thanks for stopping by!
Not sure if I’m too late for the giveaway but I don’t want to hear Christmas music before Thanksgiving and preferably not until December 1.
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Michele, it’s too late for this one, but I’ll be running another giveaway soon! Just check back on my blog.
I like to hear Christmas music anytime of the year if my family would let me.
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Love, Jenny! Sometimes our families don’t appreciate what we do.
Ideally, not until after Thanksgiving
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Mary, it looks like you are in the majority! Thanks for stopping by.
Music starting Dec 1 works for me 😉
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I’ll have to admit I was a little surprised that so many people want to wait until Dec 1 for the Christmas music! Thanks for stopping by DK!
These look great!! Thanks for the chance!!
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Thanks for stopping by, Jeannette!
I like to hear Christmas music in early December and not before.
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It looks like most people are with you, Pat. No Christmas music until at least Thanksgiving. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the opportunity
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You’re welcome, Jill. I’ll post the winner of today’s entries next Tuesday on my blog.
Not until the day after Thanksgiving.
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Patty and Betty Jo and Jodie–thanks so much for stopping by. Although the contest had ended, I am going to reopen it for all the comments I’ve received and give away another book!
The earliest I like to hear Christmas music is the day after Thanksgiving.
I love holiday Romance stories.
Right after ThanksGiving !