It’s a magical place, is Christmas Town, Maine, and
the writers of its stories can’t wait to go back each year. They start planning
the next roster of stories as soon as the current one is finished. They
exchange names of characters and businesses and keep a bible of what’s been
done so far. Even the writers change from year to year. No one leaves Christmas
Town because she wants to, but sometimes other responsibilities require a trip
out of town.
Every now and then, we change things up. One year,
we covered Thanksgiving and New Year’s as well as Christmas. For Christmas of
2019, we released our 2018 stories as an anthology. And now, as the new roaring
20s are putting on their fresh clothes, we have eight new stories in the Be
My Heartwarming Valentine: A Heartwarming Christmas Town Box Set.
Stop by and sign up for our newsletter. You’ll find
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New information will be showing up as we wind down to release day on February
11.
Here to give you the Cliff’s Notes synopses
of our stories are this year’s authors. Click on their links to find out more
about us—we love visitors!—or to sign up for our newsletters.
Table for Six by Anna J. Stewart
When
overwhelmed widowed single mother of three Cora Leonidis's mother-in-law
"buys" her a personal chef at Christmas Town's bachelor auction, she
doesn't know whether to be relieved or horrified. But from the moment Giovanni
Renzo appears on her doorstep, Cora feels an immediate connection to this
wanderer. She's not the only one who's loved and lost. While Giovanni is there
to make her life easier, Cora hopes to heal his heart...and prove it's okay to
love again.
A
Tale of Two Rings
by Beth Carpenter
Two
years ago, Alden Moretti ended his engagement with Mindy Rose and left
Christmas Town. Now his grandmother has volunteered him to participate in the
Christmas Town bachelor auction as an excuse to return. His assignment:
convince Mindy to give back his grandmother’s diamond engagement ring. But
after a few trips down memory lane with Mindy, Alden is having second thoughts.
Can he leave Mindy behind once again?
The
Apple of My Eye by
Melinda Curtis
Young
Lizzie Lincoln buys Steve Haepner at the auction for one hundred schmeckels and
wants to keep him, much to single mom Abigail’s horror. Apple farmer Abigail doesn’t
date. However, she needs an electrician and since Steve claims he’s not
interested in dating her, it’s too good of a deal to pass up. But soon, Abigail
is thinking she may have spoken too soon…
Romancing
her Valentine by
Cari Lynn Webb
When
Tessa Collier places the highest bid on the last bachelor at Christmas Town's
Valentine's Day auction, she only wants one thing - a fake date to accompany
her to her ex-husband’s gender reveal baby shower. But there's nothing
pretend about Tessa's reaction to her bachelor - professional skier, Ryan
Reeves. When Ryan offers his terms for their arrangement, Tessa must decide if
one impulsive decision might lead to heartache worse than attending that baby
shower alone or to her forever Valentine.
A
Place to Hang Her Heart
by Liz Flaherty
Although
he was the instigator to the end of their long marriage, Rob Rahilly still
needs to know Christy is happy after her solo move to Christmas Town, Maine.
When his job ends in early retirement, he goes to New England to see how she’s
doing, and ends up in a bachelor auction. Will the only woman he’s ever really
loved take another chance on him, or do some hurts go too deep for the wounds
to heal?
Knock
Down My Heart by
Anna Adams
Georgia
Bardill's daughters decide Sven Dante, their mom's handyman, is the perfect
prince for her. Naturally, they volunteer him for the town's bachelor auction
on the condition he takes out their mom and then makes them a snowman. A single
mom, a slightly reluctant do-gooding "prince" bachelor, and sweetly
manipulative little girls make Knock Down My Heart a heartwarming
Christmas Town romance!
Love
Fixes Everything
by Claire McEwen
When
Carrie Porter’s friends bid on handyman Gage Flanagan in the Christmas Town
bachelor auction, and then gift his services to her, the single mom is
embarrassed to accept their charity. But Carrie sets her pride aside to learn
all she can about home repair from the surly bachelor. Only Gage isn’t quite as
grumpy as he seems. As they work together to repair her historic home, Carrie
and Gage realize that the love they feel might just repair their hearts as
well.
Head
Over Heels
by LeAnne Bristow
High
school English teacher and former college gymnast, Karen McFadden, wants
nothing more than to open her own gymnastics facility, but a math learning
disability makes completing the paperwork for a business loan almost
impossible. The last thing Daniel Lassiter wants to do is get stuck with an
attention-seeking diva who wants to relive her college glory days, but when his
accounting services put him in the library's bachelor auction, he has little
choice but to help her. He doesn't believe that she wants to open the gym so
she can help underprivileged teens. She doesn't think he'll stick around long
enough to find out. Will they realize what's right in front of them before it's
too late?
Find
LeAnne at http://www.leannebristow.com/
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