For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…[KJV]
The authors who support and participate in Grace Filled Fiction Spotlight activities rejoice at the above Scripture. We are coming into a wonderful, exciting and happy time of year. So, in the spirit of the season, we announce the Grace Filled Fiction Christmas Sweeps ~ 2018.
Eight authors are promoting their novels/novellas … and they will give away a copy of their book to 8 winners (picked at random) from readers who leave comments. Please give a first and second choice, so (as much as possible) we can give you a book you’d like to read. This is our authors’ Christmas gift to winners. Click above, under the blog’s title, to leave a comment. Winners will be selected between December 26th and January 1. We will begin notifying winners after the new year.
MIST O’er THE VOYAGEUR by Naomi Musch ~ She escaped one fate—but now whose truth can she trust? On a cold December’s eve, in a wilderness trading post on Lake Superior, Brigitte Marchal, faces her biggest dilemma yet: The door opened, sweeping the room with a violent breeze. Cinders sparked in the fireplace, falling on the hearth and shooting up the chimney. The wisping smoke of the tobacco dissipated. (He) released Brigitte’s hands as heads turned, and murmurs and motion swept over the gathering…Hunters and porters spilled through the door. Men in layers of fur and tall, blackened moccasins, their bodies smelling of travel. Red cheeks surrounded by thick beards. One man pushed through. René. You’ll want to grab a cup of hot chocolate and curl up with this 1807 romantic adventure of the Fur Trade. Website Purchase on Amazon
REBECCA’S LEGACY by Betty Thomason Owens ~ Looking for a beautiful stocking-stuffer for that book lover on your list? One reviewer calls Rebecca’s Legacy “Well-written, engaging and nicely-paced.” Amy Emerson is a diva with an attitude that catches Matt Wordsworth’s attention from the start. He’s a man with a plan. Just returned from the war, he’s determined to finish law school and pass the bar before he even thinks about settling down. When Amy’s Dad hires him to help keep her out of trouble, he quickly realizes he’s in over his head. “Interesting, developed and clever characters come together in a satisfying and steady storyline. Enough tension to keep the reader hanging on and captivated until the very satisfying ending.” Give a gift that will inspire your loved ones—entertainment at its best—a story that reminds the reader of the free gift of God’s grace, available to all. Website Purchase on Amazon
SABOTAGED CHRISTMAS (An Appleton, WV Romantic Mystery, Book 1) by Carole Brown ~ A contemporary romantic mystery to warm your heart at Christmas. Gossip, a Spanish proposal, an inheritance, and a sabotaged construction business all converge to play a part in ruining Christmas for Toni. Will the mysterious person behind it all succeed in pulling off the biggest scam Appleton, West Virginia has ever seen and destroy Toni’s last chance at happiness with the man of her dreams? Amazon Author Page Purchase on Amazon
BLOOD SPEAKS (A Veronica “Ronnie” Ingels/Dawson Hughes Novel) by Nike N. Chillemi ~ “Ronnie”, Brooklyn gal PI, waited a long time for the solitaire on her finger. When her sometimes boss, a shadowy figure and director of a secret government organization, offers a pre-Christmas, one-week bridal shopping vacay, she jumps at it. Joined by her bridesmaids, Ronnie sets off for Heritage Cove, Maryland, ready to enjoy the town’s winter festival. Their joyous stay at the Heritage Cove Inn is shattered by a murder. It doesn’t take long for Ronnie and her gal-pals to become targets of the killer. Taylor County Deputy Sheriff, Lieutenant Dawson Hughes leaves Texas to protect his bride-to-be. Blog Purchase on Amazon
A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MAGIC (The Cowboy and the Librarian) by Suzanne D. Williams ~ Reading a book picked up at discount table was supposed to be entertainment for librarian, Paige Ridgeway, until the discovery of a vintage book and an encounter with one of Santa’s elves brings its pages to life. It’s as if she and fictional cowboy, Sterling Newcombe, are searching for one another. Which is ridiculous. Yet magical things can happen at Christmas, the mending of hearts and the discovery of true love, if she’ll only believe. A fantasy romance where books come to life, perfect reading during this miraculous time of the year. Website Purchase on Amazon
CHRISTMAS IN PORT SCUTTLEBUTT by Barbara Ellen Brink ~ Snow is falling, the temperature is dropping, and a young woman and her newborn have gone missing. A suicidal man, found unconscious near Lake Superior, may be the last person to have seem them. Ironically, he can’t help… because he made a wish that he had never been born.Set two nights before Christmas, this novella will put you in the holiday spirit from the opening scene. With a Shakespearian twist of The Winter’s Tale and a nod toward It’s a Wonderful Life, CHRISTMAS IN PORT SCUTTLEBUTT has all the charm, mystery, romance, and humor that’s needed to curl up in your favorite chair with this holiday season. And don’t forget to pick up extra copies for all the book lovers on your list. Website Pre-Order
CHRISTMAS WITH THE ENEMY by Mary Vee ~ Mountain folk have long repeated the legend of a great and powerful blizzard that can curtain the Rockies with no notice, trapping unsuspecting guests, ruining plans, and putting lives at risk. CHRISTMAS WITH THE ENEMY takes a sprinkle of Romeo & Juliet, adds a chilly wind of City Slicker then tops with a glacier helping of Scrooge in this Montana meets Chicago Christmas Blizzard Tale in desperate need of Peace on Earth. A reviewer says: “A Hallmark Contender.” Website Purchase on Amazon
CHASING CHRISTMAS by Lynn Dean ~Dreaming of a White Christmas…and maybe something more? Kick your feet up and get cozy with a new book that’s sure to help you find your Christmas spirit! When Angela Bell’s dream of writing children’s literature outgrows her small Texas town, she makes an impulsive move to New York City hoping to find a new career opportunity before the holidays…but what she finds isn’t at all what she expected. As her funds and her chances dwindle, will she find her “Christmas miracle”? Or is happiness waiting at the end of her own country road? This short, sweet contemporary holiday romance is perfect for an afternoon read or to give as a stocking-stuffer Facebook Author Page Purchase on Amazon
I’ve read Carole browns book and the sequels! I really enjoyed them.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Blessings~
Thanks for your comment and we hope you win a book. Merry Christmas.
Thank you!
Merry Christmas!
Am I the first to comment? Cool. What a great list of books to choose from, Nike. Let’s see, My #1 Choice would be “Sabotaged Christmas” by Carole Brown. #2 “Christmas in Port Scuttlebutt” by Barbara Brink. (I’d choose “Blood Speaks” but I already own it 🙂
Peg, thanks for your comment. Wishing you a merry Christmas. Hope you win one of the books.
Oops … I just realized I’ve read Carole’s book, too. Can I change my
#1 vote to “Voyageur”?
Peg, Yes, you can change your choices.
Thank you for entering, Peg! Lord bless and Merry Christmas!
All of the books look like great reads, it was hard to decide. My first choice is Christmas with the Enemy and choice two is Blood Speaks.
Lorel, Merry Christmas and thank you for your comment. Here’s hoping you win one of the books.
I especially enjoyed Naomi Musch’s “Mist O’er the Voyageur.” Her “The Deepest Sigh” was completely different but oh, so satisfying.
Joy, Thank you for your comment. I agree, Naomi Musch is a wonderful writer.
I love your reaction to The Deepest Sigh! I was afraid people would through Lang against the proverbial wall, but I’m glad to hear readers want to find out what happens. Lol!
Interesting books! Blood Speaks and Sabotaged Christmas are speaking to me. 🙂
Linda, Merry Christmas. Hop you win one of the books.
Hi. Thank you so much for the wonderful opportunity to enter a giveaway! Would love to win a print copy of (first choice) “Christmas with the Enemy” by Mary Vee, or (second choice) a print copy of “Mist O’er the Voyageur” by Naomi Musch! Thanks, again, and Merry Christmas! .
Lual, Merry Christmas, sending blessings to you. Hope you win one of the novels.
Merry Christmas, Lual! Thank you for entering!
I like all these! My favorites are:
A Little Christmas Magic and
Blood Speaks
Thank you!
Janice, Thank you for replying and we wish you a merry Christmas. Here’s hoping you get one of the novels.
Christmas in Port Scuttlebutt and Christmas with the Enemy peak my interest the most! Thanks!
Karen, thanks for your comment. Merry Christmas. Hope you win one of the eight novels.
Thank you for the opportunity to join this book giveaway!
I have not read any of these author’s books yet. I would like ‘Mist O’er The Voyageur’ and ‘Blood Speaks’ if my name is chosen.
What a fun giveaway! I would love to read Voyager or Christmas With the Enemy.
Brandi, Thank you for your comment. Merry Christmas. Hope you win one of the eight novels.
Thank you for entering, Brandi! Lord Bless and Merry Christmas!
Thank you for dropping by, Brandi!
I would like to receive Mist o’ the Voyaguer and Chasing Christmas if I am blessed to win a book,
Vivian, Thx so much for your comment. Merry Christmas and I hope you win one of the eight novels.
Thank you for entering, Vivian! Blessings and Merry Christmas!
I definitely want to read Naomi’s book! I was born & raised in MINN–i love reading historical books that are in a MINN setting!
Barb, Thanks for your comment. Merry Christmas and I hope you win a novel.
You would definitely relate to some of the Minnesota mentions in the story. Are you still a Minnesotan, Barbie? Thanks for entering!
What a great giveaway! I love that we get to pick novels, although that makes it hard….but since I have to narrow it down, my first choice is A Little Christmas Magic, and my second is Rebecca’s Legacy. Than you for offering this!
Kimberlee, Thank you for your comments. I hope you win a book, and if you do that we can give you one that you’d like. We ask you to choose so we can try our best to accommodate. Merry Christmas.
I’d like any of them! But it was fun reading about them all, and narrowing it down to just two. 🙂
China, Glad you had fun with the Sweeps blog article. We also have a FB group that’s mostly authors posting about writing stuff, but we do encourage readers to join and to pop in and see what we’re doing from time to time. https://www.facebook.com/groups/228634957153779/
I would love to read all of these, but choose MIST O’er THE VOYAGEUR by Naomi Musch ~ and then SABOTAGED CHRISTMAS (An Appleton, WV Romantic Mystery, Book 1) by Carole Brown. Thank you for the chance. Merry Christmas 🎁🎄
Lucy, Those are wonderful choices. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for dropping by, Lucy, and the request! Merry Christmas!
This looks like some wonderful books. I would love to win one.
Thank you for your comment. Merry Christmas.
Liz, I hope you win one too. Merry Christmas.
These all sound great but if I have to chose…
#1 MIST O’er THE VOYAGEUR by Naomi Musch
#2 A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MAGIC (The Cowboy and the Librarian) by Suzanne D. Williams
#3 CHASING CHRISTMAS by Lynn Dean
Susan, Thanks for your comments. We have great authors. Hope you win a novel. Merry Christmas.
Susan, Very good choices. Merry Christmas.
Thank you, Susan! You couldn’t go wrong with any of them. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the reading list. I would choose Mist O’er the Voyager and Blood Speaks.
Perrianne, What a nice way to put it. A Reading List. A Christmas Reading List, or an anytime reading list. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for entering, Perrianne! Blessings and Happy New Year!
It looks like I’d choose Sabotaged Christmas as my third choice for a print book:) Thanks, again, for a wonderful opportunity to enter a giveaway! Merry Christmas!
We sure appreciate all the comments! Thank you for entering, and we wish you the best!
What a great list! I’ve seen a few that I hadn’t heard of before. Congratulations all!
Please don’t put me on the list for a book as I want these to go to readers, but I wanted to say hi and Merry Christmas and best wishes to all for the new year.
I’m going off to buy one of these right now!
Debra, Merry Christmas and happy new year. Hope your Christmas was blessed. We’ll give the novels to readers. We have so many replies this year.
We have gotten quite a few replies and that’s soooooo great.
Just one more day to go for comments.
Have a Happy New Year, a year blessed by God and filled with his Grace!!!