Tome Thursday: Where the Lovelight Gleams

Hello everyone!

It's time for my second book blog in this Christmas themed blogging experience, and as I've already said I'm taking four books of the same author this year and putting them up one by one, though not perhaps in the sequence I read them in.

I mean, to be fair, a lot of these are short, sexysweet and to the point, which means I don't need that much time to read them anyway.

And that's okay!

I love the fact that you don't have to spend weeks gnawing through thousands of pages, even though I will happily do just that if the proper book occasion calls for it. But when it's about Christmas stories, it kind of makes much more sense that you'd go through them fast and easy and with a sharp staccato beat that makes you smile.

Keira Andrews doesn't usually disappoint in her delivery of humour, romance, and sexy times, so chances are any book of hers you pick up will be worth your while.

So why don't we start talking about Where the Lovelight Gleams?

Tome Thursday: A Royal Christmas Princess

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This will be my last Christmas-related review as we move towards the new year, since afterwards in January I plan to get some other things out from under my belt.

First, however, I should probably see whether or not I can actually get my e-reader working again, but I'm pretty much afraid it's bitten it, kicked the bucket, and everything else that goes along those lines. Which means I may need a new one after almost four years of pretty much constant use, but it's a bummer because it went just before Christmas!

In any event, however, tonight's book has definitely been read before AND technically I could probably read everything on my computer as well, so I sort of refreshed my memory of it.

Of course it's another Christmas romance. Also, it has a kingdom, a would-be prince, and an American along the lines of Mia from Princess Diaries.

I'm talking about A Royal Christmas Princess by Scarlet Wilson.

Tome Thursday: Wishing on a Star

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It'll be after Christmas when I write for this blog again, so I figured I'd pick an extra special Christmas story to write about in this one, because why else would I even put in the effort? Plus, considering I find it as amazing as the previous books that came before this short-short story, well, I couldn't resist.

If you haven't yet realized, I'm talking about another wonderful read from under the pen (or keyboard) of Serenity Woods.

I have to say that, as far as contemporary authors go, I may have found my absolute favourite in terms of realistic, down-to-Earth and drama-free characters, and pretty amazing storylines as far as everything goes!

The one I'm currently talking about, or will be as soon as I stop babbling in this intro (and keeping a gimlet eye on my Kobo e-reader at the same time) is Wishing on a Star, which is a special short story in the Three Wise Men universe, only available to Ms Woods' subscribers, but it's just too cute not to write about!

Tome Thursday: Christmas at the Castle

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Back again with another Christmas-themed book, and this time I'm picking one that made me feel a whole lot happier than a ton of different same theme-inspired movies have so far.

Christmas at the Castle was free on Kobo for a limited time and I managed to snag it, luckily, so that I could read through it and decide for myself whether it's something I'd want to rehash again in the near future.

Turns out, it is!

See, romance books fall in different categories for me - the ones I absolutely love despite the cheesiness, ones I can't stand after I read them, and the third one is books I can't even bring myself to finish. Gotta love it when I have options, right?

Anyway, this was a fun, easy kind of read that didn't break my brain while I was at it, and so here we go with Melissa McClone's third book in her Ever After series, Christmas at the Castle!

Tome Thursday: A Very English Christmas

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As indicated previously in the week with my Tuesday blog post, this month it's ALL about the holiday season - with movies and books alike!

Which means I needed to find something neat for my starter post, and what better way to begin than to turn to some of my favourite authors?

I had the pick between Serenity Woods, Keira Andrews and Noelle Adams, but I went with Ms Andrews because I've very recently finished another one of her works, not that I'll be talking about that book just yet. It'll have to wait until January 2018, but I can promise you, it made me cry, so you KNOW it's good.

As for this blog post, however, I did in fact pick an Andrews book for obvious reasons, and luckily for me there are a few of hers to choose from for the season.

I chose A Very English Christmas, featuring Isaac and David from her gay Amish storyline, I was delighted to revisit them even if I have yet to finish the actual series. Oops ...

Tome Thursday: Golden Christmas

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Okay, okay. You can say it.

What in the name of all that's happy am I doing reading a CHRISTMAS book just after Easter and right before May 1?

I'll tell you.

During the holiday season, I stumbled upon a short stories compilation which included Christmas, pets, and kisses (not necessarily in that order, however), and I fell in love with some of the stories in there. In particular with the very first I read, which was why I dusted off the entire thing yesterday and decided, why not?

It's currently cold and unpleasant outside what with all the rain we have going on, but that being said I suppose the festive cheer is what I've been missing.

And I could dearly use some pick-me-up these days.

So, without further ado, allow me to introduce Helen Scott Taylor's Golden Christmas!

Tome Thursday: Santa's Secret

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The last of my movie-and-book blogs that's related to the holiday season, I swear! By January, I'm going to go back to my regular schedule and reviewing what comes my way in terms of non-Christmas-y and non-holiday spirit related.

Or so I hope, at least.

But in all honesty I couldnt resist adding this particular book to the pile because I was fortunate enough one afternoon in early December to be bored out of my skull and feeling the itch for some contemporary romance, in which case scenario I tend to turn towards three authors who have never failed me thus far: Kathryn Shay, Noelle Adams or Serenity Woods.

That afternoon the choice was Serenity Woods, and since it was December and I had made a pledge to myself to mostly read Christmas books this month, my pick for the day was Santa's Secret.

And boy, did I make a good decision about THAT.

It quickly became obvious (as in, about three subsequent rereads later) that this might be my favourite Christmas book.

Tome Thursday: The Perfect Gift

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It's time for yet another book blog, and as with the two previous ones, this is going to be a Christmas-oriented piece.

I'm feeling festive considering the fact that I've managed to finish my Christmas shopping earlier today so now all I have to do is wait for the day to arrive so that I can stick the parcels under the tree and watch my family's rections!

Whew.

I have to say, the shopping trip was far less painful than it used to be, but maybe that was because I had company, or maybe I'd finished half of it already so it was only a matter of hashing out some details? Possibly.

In any event, I digress, and terribly so.

The book I'm going to talk about is the one that first got me into reading more work from this particular author, and is titled The Perfect Gift, by Serenity Woods.