THOUGHTS ON THIS 'n THAT

  It's to spend Christmas with bestselling author, Susan Mallery in her new holiday novel, CHRISTMAS WEDDING GUEST (Harlequin). The Somerville sisters believe in love, but they’ve lost faith it will happen for them. Reggie hasn’t been home since the end of the world’s shortest engagement. When her parents decide to renew their vows, she buffs up her twinkle to help with the Christmas wedding. Unexpectedly, Toby, her first love, is back too, and the spark between them shines as brightly as ever. In the spirit of the season, will they let go of past hurts and greet the New Year together? Done waiting for the one, Dena is pregnant and on her own—on purpose. But then a gorgeous, sad-eyed songwriter checks in to a room at her inn. Micah, unable to write since he lost his wife, finds inspiration in Dena’s determination to be a mom. One snowflake-speckled kiss and he’s a goner. But Dena is afraid to believe that a rock star could fall for a cookie-cutter small-town girl like her. As the C

It's the most wonderful time of the year and we're heading off to one of the most beautiful cities during the Holidays in Anita Hughes novel, A MAGICAL NEW YORK CHRISTMAS (StMartinsPress). You'll feel the spirit as we head off to The Plaza in NYC, where enchanting love and magic are around every corner.    26-year old, Sabrina Post secures a job to ghostwrite the memoir of a famous art dealer. She's a struggling journalist who can't believe she's landed this job at The Plaza hotel for six nights, all expenses paid. Of course, Sabrina meets a gorgeous British gentleman, Ian Wentworth at the bar. He assumes she's a wealthy woman on holiday and she assumes the same about him. But over the week, as they fall for one another and the truth comes out,  they discover what Sabrina and Ian presume about each other may not be true. It's a delightful holiday romcom with likeable characters and a story that'll put you in the mood for love.  Anita Hughes was born

  In Jean Meltzer's debut novel, THE MATZAH BALL (Harlequin) Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she’s hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach. But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration suddenly runs dry. Hanukkah’s not magical. It’s not merry. It’s not  Christmas . Desperate not to lose her contract, Rachel’s determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration on the last night of Hanukkah, even if it means working with her summer camp archenemy—Jacob Greenberg. Though Rachel and Jacob haven’t seen each other since they were kids, their grudge still glows brighter than a menorah. But as they spend more time together, Rachel finds herself drawn to Hanukkah—and Jacob—in a way