Secret Santa Reveal

To get me in the Christmas spirit this year, I participated in a Secret Santa exchange hosted by Kym at Travel Babbles. My Secret Santa, Mar who blogs at t.o. & fro, sent me this wonderful gift:

and I wanted to send her a very special thank you. She took the picture on the card herself! It's pretty great, right? I hope Mar and her loved ones have a very special holiday.

Happy Holidays to all!

Holiday Readathon

Today is the beginning of WhoRuBlog's 4th annual Holiday Readathon! Details can be found here if you're interested in participating. Because this is a holiday readathon and I have  long list of cookies to bake, presents to wrap, cards to mail and decorations to hang, I only have one goal for this one: read a Christmas themed story. I just love this time of the year, but for some reason I have never picked up any novels that have anything to do with Christmas. This year, that changes!

Happy Holiday Reading!

2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Book Lovers Gift Sets

 These gift ideas take your favourite book lover's favourite books and create cute gift sets that are sure to please. They also make great gifts for the non-readers in your life who just might be encouraged to open one of these great books.

The Walking Dead Gift Set

The Walking Dead Graphic Novels

The Walking Dead Novels

The Walking Dead Board Game

Zombie Bowling Game

Game of Thrones Gift Set

Song of Fire and Ice Boxed Set

Inside the HBO Series

Game of Thrones Card Game

Game of Thrones Season 1

 World War Z/Max Brooks Gift Set

World War Z Original Book

World War Z Movie Tie-In Edition

The Zombie Survival Guide

The Zombie Survival Guide Game

Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks

World War Z The Game

World War Z The Movie

Release Day Blast: Christmas Dinner by Robyn Neeley

Christmas Dinner

By: Robyn Neeley

Blurb

News anchor Amanda Turner used to love everything about the holidays—the eggnog sugar cookies, the tacky family Christmas sweaters, and a lawn decorated with so many multi-colored lights that 747s could land safely. That is until her boyfriend dumped her in front of the whole town on Christmas Eve. Humiliated, she fled her small town start a new life. Two years later, she’s finally ready to return to the scene of the emotional crime, until she learns that her ex is engaged. Now, the only thing worse than going home is going home single.

Tate Ryan, her tall, dark, and arrogant co-anchor, offers to pose as her boyfriend. There’s one problem, though: they barely like each other, and he recently scooped her story on live TV. But she needs a ride home and a boyfriend fast, so Tate will have to do.

As she watches Tate interact with her family and town residents, fully embracing the spirit of the holiday season, she starts to see his kindhearted side. She can’t help but wonder if she was wrong about him. Perhaps he isn’t the conniving co-worker that she once thought. And her new feelings for him would definitely put her on the naughty list.

Tate has his own agenda for the weekend that includes telling Amanda he’s been in love with her since the first time they met. He’s ready to reveal all during Christmas dinner but fate has other plans.

Behind closed doors. Similar to Christmas movies such as 12 Dates of Christmas, Holiday in Handcuffs, Snowglobe.

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Buy Links

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Author Bio

Robyn Neeley is an East Coaster who loves to explore new places; watches way more reality TV than she cares to admit; can’t live without Dunkin Donuts coffee and has never met a cookie she didn’t like. If you have a must read romance suggestion or a fabulous cookie recipe, she wants to know. Visit her at robynneeley.com

Website – http://robynneeley.com
Twitter – @robynneeley
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/robyn.neeley.1

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2013 Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers from The Book Depository

In honour of the holidays, I'll be posting some great gift ideas for book lovers and bakers over the next few weeks. First up are some stocking stuffers you can find at The Book Depository.

5. The Tardis

 

What makes it great? It's the Tardis.

 

4. Wreck This Journal

What makes it great? Prompts help you get started and stick to it. And it's fun to wreck things.



3. Grumpy Cat Calendar

What makes it great? It's a whole year of everybody's favourite cat. He says what you wish you could.



2. Extreme Cakeovers



What makes it great? With a few store-bought items, even someone who has never baked before can makes something that looks amazing. Great for a beginner who wants to try their hand at cute cakes.

1. Postcards from Penguin



What makes it great? It's a collection of 100 of Penguin's iconic book covers turned into literary postcards. Perfect for bookish friends who like to travel. Or anyone who just likes to stay home and read.

Disclaimer: I'm a Book Depository affiliate, but this is all really cool stuff and this post is 100% my own.