This coming weekend, my youngest son is camping with his Boy Scout Troop at Gettysburg. They will participate in an illumination to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Perhaps I'll follow up with a visit to a neighboring Civil War battlefield - Antietam. Perhaps we'll visit Antietam, and nearby Boonsboro, on December 7 when Nora Roberts' bookstore, Turn the Page, will host a very merry book signing (link) with:
Nora Roberts / J. D. Robb,Christi Barth, Susan Donovan, Donna Kauffman, Kimberly Kincaid,Sarah Morgan, Jill Shalvis plus local authors Zeke Changuris and Marie and Maxine Beck.
So many authors to choose from ... and I'll feature a few of those authors in the coming days! Today I spotlight Jill Shalvis. From her bio (link),
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras with her family and far too many assorted quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill's latest, RUMOR HAS IT, on shelves and ereaders now, and get all her bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold. Also, visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
I am giving away a print copy of MERRY AND BRIGHT, a special anthology with three sexy stories to welcome the coming holiday season:
Brilliant chemist Maggie Bell has a knack for choosing Mr. Wrong, and with yet another lonely Christmas looming, she decides it's time to alter the equation - and seek out someone who seems totally wrong for her. Eureka! The heart is a genius...Behind on her bills, B&B owner Hope receives an unlikely guest - stranded solicitor Danny, who has been threatening to put her out of business. Funny how the holidays can bring people together no matter how much they resist...Born rebel or overgrown man child, Matt is the kind of man no woman can tame--until an unexpected encounter with his nemesis, Cami, at the office holiday party proves there is an exception to every rule.
To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about MERRY and BRIGHT - what makes you merry in this season? Do you hang anything bright for decorations?
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, November 23, 10 pm in Baltimore. I'll post the winner on Sunday, November 24.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
To learn more about Jill and her books, check out her website at jillshalvis.com.
hard to be merry when forces seem to work against you. I always hate this time of year because the cold seriously depresses me. Before it was a song or what not...
ReplyDeleteJill's books make me merry :) I enjoy my Christmas tree lights that have 5 different settings.
ReplyDeleteI do like decorating for the holidays. Lots of silver and shiny ornaments and garlands.
ReplyDeleteThe whole family will be together this year so I'll do extra decorating - I love some sparkle!
ReplyDeletelots to be merry about this year. We've moved closer to our daughter and grandson, who just filled a Christmas tree full of bright and shiny ornaments, and my Mom has moved with us! A very merry Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteI've always loved this time of year and especially enjoy decorating. I collect nutcrackers of all sizes and love displaying them - not shiny or bright, but they make me feel 'merry'!
ReplyDeleteI love Jill Shalvis. Her characters are so fun and real.
ReplyDeleteWe don't put lights on our house, but seeing all the houses in the neighborhood lit up makes me feel merry.
Marcy Shuler
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I put bright Christmas lights on the outside of the house every year. I love seeing all the houses in the neighborhood lit up. And what makes me Merry is just being with my family, and the Cinnabons we have for Christmas breakfast.
ReplyDeleteWe hang up a lot of decorations, as well as the Christmas tree. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love being merry during the holidays and getting together with my friends and family. Seeing them together makes the world a brighter place :)
ReplyDeleteI'm such a huge fan of Jill's. Thanks for having this giveaway!
People might think I"m crazy but seeing it snow makes me merry! Yeah shoveling sucks and driving in the snow is scary but I love how beautiful a blanket of snow makes everything! It brightens up my day when I see newly fallen snow when I get up! :)
ReplyDeleteChristmas Day is always Merry. Prep is done and what is is. Time to relax and enjoy all the bright things we hung on our tree.
ReplyDeleteThe music, the good cookies, the food all make me merry.
ReplyDeleteActually decorating my house. Pulling out each ornament and hanging it on the tree.
ReplyDeleteI love the outdoor lights and our downtown square is decorated with lights in the trees and strings of lights going to and from the courthouse!!!
ReplyDeleteWe actually have used the last few days of nice weather and have got some lights up at our house -- but they don't get turned on until Thanksgiving night.
Cookies make me merry! Love my Disney ornaments.. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas baking makes me Merry.
ReplyDeleteChristmas decorations make things bright. Grandkids make me merry.
ReplyDeleteKim, definitely visit Antietam. Hubby and I have visited many Civil War battlefields: Antietam is the best. Gettysburg is good; but as it's a three-day battle, it's more difficult to get your arms around things. Best time to visit Antietam is the fall, when the cornfield is high and you can imagine what the battlefield was really like.
I have a secret weakness for Christmas themed romances : ) That makes me merry and my mom's sugar cookies make me bright!!!! I don't really do any decorating... it's just me and the dog and I'm lazy.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes me merry in this season? All the good cheer and times with family and friends. Do I hang anything bright for decorations? You betcha! Multi-colored LED lights on livingroom tree, wreath over fireplace, outside front porch and various tiny trees in every other room in the house. :-) Love love love Christmas AND books by Jill Shalvis!!! jdh2690@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMine would be decorating for the holidays with my daughters, seeing the Christmas trees lights and giving presents. It's nice to get presents but I enjoy giving them out more and seeing happy faces.
ReplyDeletePenney
I love Christmas, it's such a beautiful and merry time of year. A time to remember that it is more of a pleasure to give, than receive. I love to light up my house inside and out with as many lights as possible.
ReplyDeleteWe always decorate inside and out. Lights and other decorations all over make me happy. I also love this time of year because of all the Christmas romances that come out.
ReplyDeleteLike lights and tinsel love Jill books thanks
ReplyDeleteKimh
I absolutely love the Christmas season. I decorat like crazy for the holidays and my grandkids love it. Lights and shiny ornaments are some of the merry and bright. I adore Jills boos. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteCarol L
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Hanging the decorations on the tree that my kids made when they were young makes me merry and bright.
ReplyDeleteThe family get-togethers is what makes me feel merry. I also love to go out and/or go to the Plaza to see all the Christmas decorations and lights.
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