Author: Jana

2019 Romantic Christmas Book Releases | A Book List

Posted December 1, 2019 by Jana in Book Spotlight / 4 Comments

There are SO MANY romantic Christmas books coming out this year, and here’s a bunch of them (feel free to let me know if I’ve missed something)! You’ll be seeing reviews of some of these on the blog this month! Links will take you to Goodreads to read more about each title.

Adult

25 Days ’til Christmas by Poppy Alexander
All I Want for Christmas Is You (Angel Falls #3) by Miranda Liasson
An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River #1) by Jennifer Snow
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (Angelic Intervention #11) by Debbie Macomber
An Amish Christmas Bakery by Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Kelly Irvin
An Amish Second Christmas by Shelley Shepard Gray, Patricia Johns, & Virginia Wise
Cakes and Kisses: An Amish Christmas Bakery Story by Kelly Irvin
Christmas Angels by Nancy Naigle
Christmas at Frozen Falls by Kiley Dunbar
Christmas at Silver Falls by Jenny Hale
Christmas at White Pines (And Baby Makes Three #1-2) by Sherryl Woods
Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
The Christmas Cookie House by Jennifer Griffith
The Christmas Dare (Twilight, Texas #10) by Lori Wilde
Christmas from the Heart by Sheila Roberts
A Christmas Haven (An Amish Christmas Romance #2) by Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall

Christmas In Evergreen: Letters to Santa by Nancy Naigle
Christmas in Harmony Harbor (Harmony Harbor #9) by Debbie Mason
Christmas in Silver Springs (Silver Springs, #6) by Brenda Novak
Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson
Christmas in Winter Valley (Ransom Canyon #8) by Jodi Thomas
The Christmas Keeper by Jenn McKinlay
The Christmas Lights by Karen Swan
The Christmas Shop by Nancy Naigle
Christmas Shopaholic (Shopaholic #9) by Sophie Kinsella
The Christmas Voyage by Deirdre Purcell
The Christmas Wish by Melinda Curtis
Christmas with a Cowboy (Longhorn Canyon #5) by Carolyn Brown
Christmas with You by Nora Roberts
A Coldwater Christmas (Coldwater Texas #4) by Delores Fossen
Coming Home for Christmas (Haven Point #10) by RaeAnne Thayne
Cookies and Cheer: An Amish Christmas Bakery Story by Amy Clipston
Cowboy Christmas Homecoming (Dark Horse Cowboys #4) by June Faver

Cowboy Christmas Redemption (Gold Valley #8) by Maisey Yates
Cowboy Firefighter Christmas Kiss (Smokin’ Hot Cowboys #5) by Kim Redford
A Cowboy for Christmas (Rocky Mountain Riders #6) by Sara Richardson
A Dash of Christmas (The Montgomery Brothers #9) by Samantha Chase
The Duke’s Desire (12 Dukes of Christmas Book 8) by Erica Ridley
The Earl’s Christmas Pearl (Duke’s Daughters #4.5) by Megan Frampton
Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler
The Giving Heart (Summer Island #2) by Toni Blake
The Highlander’s Christmas Bride (Clan Kendrick, #2) by Vanessa Kelly
It Started at Christmas… by Jo McNally
It Started with Christmas by Jenny Hale
It’s a Christmas Thing by Janet Dailey
It Won’t be Christmas Without You by Beth Reekles
Lavender & Mistletoe by Donna Kauffman
Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer
Loaves of Love: An Amish Christmas Bakery Story by Beth Wiseman

Longing for a Cowboy Christmas by Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, & Amy Sandas
Low Country Christmas (Safe Haven #3) by Lee Tobin McClain
A Mackenzie Clan Christmas (Mackenzies & McBrides #8.5 & 11.5) by Jennifer Ashley
Melting Hearts: An Amish Christmas Bakery Story by Kathleen Fuller
The Merry Viscount (Widow’s Brew #2) by Sally MacKenzie
My Favorite Things: A Christmas Collection by Lynsay Sands
Once Upon a Cowboy Christmas (River Ranch #3) by Soraya M. Lane
Once Upon a Dickens Christmas by Michelle Griep
One Christmas Eve (Cedar Street #2) by Shannon Stacey
One Week ‘Til Christmas by Belinda Missen
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
Puppy Christmas by Lucy Gilmore
A Royal Christmas Wish by Lizzie Shane
Royal Holiday (The Wedding Date #4) by Jasmine Guillory

Sergeant’s Christmas Siege by Megan Crane
Seduction On a Snowy Night by Madeline Hunter, Sabrina Jeffries, & Mary Jo Putney
Snowfall In the City by Susan Wiggs
Snowfall On Cedar Trail (Sweetwater Springs #3) by Annie Rains
A Snowy Little Christmas by Fern Michaels, Tara Sheets, & Kate Clayborn
Spirit of the Season by Fern Michaels
A Tale of Two Christmas Letters by Cathy Gillen Thacker
Tangled Up In Christmas (Texas Heat #2) by Lisa Renee Jones
A Texas Kind of Christmas by Jodi Thomas, Celia Bonaduce, & Rachael Miles
The Trouble with Christmas (Credence, Colorado #2) by Amy Andrews
The Ugly Christmas Sweater by Jackie Paxson
An Unforgettable Christmas by Ginny Baird
A Wedding In December by Sarah Morgan
We Met In December by Rosie Curtis
Where Winter Finds You (Black Dagger Brotherhood #17.5) by J.R. Ward
White Christmas Wedding: A Novel by Celeste Winters

Winter’s Proposal (And Baby Makes Three #3-4) by Sherryl Woods
Wrapped Up for Christmas by Katlyn Duncan
Wrapped Up In Christmas by Janice Lynn
Wrapped Uo In You (Heartbreaker Bay #8) by Jill Shalvis

Young Adult

I can’t believe I could only find one YA Christmas book
releasing in 2019! Isn’t this kind of a strong market that the
publishers are ignoring? With all the cute Netflix Christmas
movies, I just figured there would be more interest.

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

 

 

Which titles are you excited to read this year?

8th Annual A Bookish Little Christmas with That Artsy Reader Girl

Posted December 1, 2019 by Jana in Blog Event, Bookish Little Christmas / 0 Comments

Welcome to the 8th annual A Bookish Little Christmas! This is my favorite blog event ever, and even though I’ve struggled a bit with consistent blogging and reviewing this year (hello, blogging slump, please leave) I’m extremely excited to be putting on this event once again! The next few weeks will be filled with Christmassy guest posts, book reviews, and other fun things as we count down the days until Christmas (I’ll be updating the schedule as posts go live). Some of my very favorite bookish people will be stopping by with amazing festive content. I can’t wait to celebrate my favorite holiday with you!

Celebrate #ChristmasWithJana: Instagram ✦ Twitter

POST SCHEDULE

December 1

8th Annual A Bookish Little Christmas Schedule
2019 Romantic Christmas Book Releases

December 2

2019 Christmas Songs Book Tag

December 3

Top Ten Christmas Books I Hope to Read This Month

December 4

Christmas Jars Movie Review (+Giveaway)

December 5

How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Joanna Shupe, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, Tessa Dare | Book Review

December 6

Miranda Liasson’s Favorite Children’s Holiday Books | Author Guest Review (+Series Giveaway)

December 7

Jingle Bell Harbor by Tracy Brogan | Mini Book Review

December 8

The Dance Before Christmas by Victoria Alexander | Book Review

December 9

Lauren’s Christmas Reading Round-up

December 10

Top Ten Cozy Christmas Book Titles

December 11

Dear Santa, From Chief of Police, Alex Baker of Snowfall On Cedar Trail by Annie Rains | Author Guest Post (+Giveaway)

December 12

5 Pet-Friendly Gift-Giving Ideas by Melinda Curtis | Author Guest Post (+Giveaway)

December 13

Mine Under the Mistletoe by Kat Latham | Mini Book Review

December 15

Jennifer’s Bookish Etsy Gift List | Guest Post

December 17

Top Ten Books On My Winter 2019-2020 To-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday – Thankful Freebie Link-up

Posted November 25, 2019 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 16 Comments

This week is Thanksgiving in the USA, and I had lofty goals for an awesome Thanksgiving TTT… but I’m sick in bed with the flu and completely forgot today was TTT day. And honestly, I’m too sick to think of anything right now anyway. So, I’ll just be posting the link-up this week. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. And if you’re the praying sort, please say a prayer for me that I’ll be well in time to enjoy the day with my family and not stay quarantined to protect them from catching my illness. Thank you!

Nine Changes In My Bookish Life Since 2010

Posted November 18, 2019 by Jana in About Me, Top Ten Tuesday / 17 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! I started blogging in 2010 as a co-owner of The Broke & the Bookish, before starting That Artsy Reader Girl about a year and a half later. I have gone through a LOT of life changes, so it only makes sense that my reading life changed as well. I thought it’d be fun to share how my reading (and blogging) life has changed since I was a baby blogger 10 years ago.

1. The Broke & the Bookish shut down last year, so now I only blog here.
2. I took over hosting Top Ten Tuesday last year and Broke & Bookish Secret Santa this year!
3. I’ve actually fallen out of love with YA lit, which has me floored and kind of sad. lol.
4. So that means I’m an adult book blogger instead of a YA book blogger! Never thought I’d say that. I’ve had to kind of start over and build relationships with new publishers, but it’s been awesome.
5. I read on my Kindle WAY more often now because I’ve run out of room and the shift from physical ARCs has really shifted to digital.
6. I used to read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi, but now I gravitate towards adult contemporary romance and historical mysteries.
7. I read less than I used to.
8. It’s harder for me to fall in love with a book than it used to be, which is not a good thing at all. lol
9. I no longer feel this compulsion to get/request/accept ALL the ARCs like I used to. I just grab my most anticipated ones and don’t hoard like a did as a new blogger. I also am pickier with the books I accept for review, and have learned to not feel so guilty when I decline a review request.

So… maybe this wasn’t the most exciting topic, but I loved the idea of
having a reflection post reminiscent of a journal entry or something.
How has your reading life change recently or over time?

Top Ten Favorite Bookmarks

Posted November 11, 2019 by Jana in Top Ten Tuesday / 18 Comments

Welcome to another TTT! I love bookmarks. I have a pretty large collection of them, but the funny thing is… I rarely use them. I read mostly on my Kindle, and when I don’t… I dog-ear my physical books! I don’t even care! I actually think dog-earing books is fun because then when I go back and re-read, I can see where I left off the last time. Anyway, I’ve pulled out my box of bookmarks and am sharing my 10 favorites with you today! Most of my bookmarks are magnetic (I LOVE THEM), but I’ve got some traditional ones with ribbons and tassels as well.

NOTE: While you’re here, you might like to know that Broke & Bookish Secret Santa has moved to That Artsy Reader Girl and sign-ups close Tuesday (11/12) night at 11:59 PM MST! Feel free to click the #TBTBSanta link in my menu bar or the event logo in my sidebar and sign up for a little Christmas cheer!

Reading In Bed Beaded Bookmark (buy here)
Hot Air Balloon Magnetic Bookmark (part of this set)
Whale Magnetic Bookmark (buy here)
Initial It Bookmark Letter J (buy one like it here)
Cat On Book Stack (was a gift, no idea where it came from)
Mahogany Belize Bookmark (bought this from the woman who made it in Belize)
Friends Over New York NY Bookmark (buy here)
Pancakes Magnetic Bookmark (discontinued by craftedvan)
Milk and Cookies Magnetic Bookmark Mini Set (buy here)

Show me your favorite bookmarks!

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