Put on your ugly Christmas sweater, grab your favourite holiday drink, and join us on Tuesday, November 7th, at 7:00 p.m. for an author talk that is sure to get you into the festive spirit. We are chatting with Canadian authors Holly Cassidy, author of The Christmas Wager and Chantel Guertin, author of It Happened One Christmas. Both of these talented authors have new Christmas rom-coms out this fall. The Christmas Wager and It Happened One Christmas are books that are going to be must-haves for any bookworm’s Christmas TBR pile.
There will be plenty of time for Q&A so bring your questions!
This event will be taking place over Zoom and Facebook Live.
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Holly Cassidy is the pen name for internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon. Her suspense novels include The Neighbors, Her Secret Son, Sister Dear, You Will Remember Me, Never Coming Home, and The Revenge List. McKinnon was born in England, grew up in Switzerland, and now lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three sons. The Christmas Wager is her first novel writing as Holly Cassidy. Connect on Facebook and Instagram @hannahmarymckinnon. For more, visit www.hannahmarymckinnon.com
The Christmas Wager:
One rivalry. Eight days until Christmas. Let the holiday games begin.
When LA-based real estate developer Bella Ross arrives in the sleepy, mountain town of Maple Falls, she has one mission: to acquire the local failing Christmas shop, Always Noelle, securing the promotion of her dreams. Nothing can get in her way. Except the shop owner’s stubborn grandson, Jesse Harrison.
Both refuse to budge, until an unlikely wager is struck: Bella and Jesse will compete in the Maple Falls Holiday Games, an annual tradition of eccentric feats of strength and skills. Winner decides the selling price. They’ll give each other a run for their money, but as the competition heats up, Bella and Jesse’s icy feelings toward each other begin to thaw. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for them to admit there’s a spark, but what if it’s just another game?
Chantel Guertin is the author of nine novels, including the instant national bestseller Two for the Road, Instamom and Stuck in Downward Dog for adults and the Pippa Greene YA series. She has worked as a beauty expert on Canada’s number‑one daytime talk show, The Marilyn Denis Show, and as an editor of various magazines. She lives in Toronto with her family. Find her on Instagram and TikTok at @chantelguertin.
It Happened One Christmas:
Will her Christmas wish come true?
Zoey Andrews lives and breathes Christmas. She loves everything about the season, and after years of directing countless holiday movies, she certainly knows her way around a festive tale. So, when she finally gets the chance to bring her own script to life, she isn’t about to let anything, or anyone, stand in her way–not even the stupidly sexy, utterly frustrating plaid-clad tree farmer Benoît Deschamps. Moonlighting as mayor of Chelsea–the cozy Quebec hamlet at the center of Zoey’s screenplay–Ben maddeningly refuses to grant her a film permit in his enchanting town.
With just four days left before Christmas, Zoey must change Ben’s mind, but not before an unscripted ice storm leaves them stranded in the middle of nowhere, with nothing except . . . each other.
Will Ben’s chilly resolve shatter Zoey’s Christmas movie wish? Or will Zoey be able to melt his stubbornness–and maybe even his heart?
