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December 6, 2013
The Christmas Spirit on Dizzy C's Little Book Blog
Well, my bad, as they say. This should have been posted on Wed, but since I'm blind as a bat, I missed it on Carol's site, so here we go now. Dizzy C features The Christmas Spirit
Great books and reviews/interviews on Carol's site - one of the best book bloggers around.
http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/susan-buchanans-seasonal-offering.html?showComment=1386316745794#c3640905764238313058
Great books and reviews/interviews on Carol's site - one of the best book bloggers around.
http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/susan-buchanans-seasonal-offering.html?showComment=1386316745794#c3640905764238313058
Friday Fiction - over on Mohana Lakshmi's blog - features The Christmas Spirit - WIN!
Yep, another Friday post - busy today, aren't I? Anyway, over on Mohana's blog, I'm offering one lucky reader the possibility to win an ecopy of The Dating Game
Click and comment to enter
Sooz
http://www.mohanalakshmi.com/
Really must get around to adding a link to The Christmas Spirit on my blog! First though, nappies to change ( not mine, you realise!) Antonia, Antonia, no don't touch the remote, darling!
Click and comment to enter
Sooz
http://www.mohanalakshmi.com/
Really must get around to adding a link to The Christmas Spirit on my blog! First though, nappies to change ( not mine, you realise!) Antonia, Antonia, no don't touch the remote, darling!
Five Fiction Friday - The Christmas Spirit featured on Tara Ford's blog
Yep, another one for today - a snippet of five lines from a page of The Christmas Spirit containing the number five in the page! Enjoy!
http://taraford.weebly.com/5/post/2013/12/the-christmas-spirit-by-susan-buchanan.html
And you can pick up The Christmas Spirit via Amazon
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - UK - only £1.53
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - US - only $2.99
Happy Friday!
http://taraford.weebly.com/5/post/2013/12/the-christmas-spirit-by-susan-buchanan.html
And you can pick up The Christmas Spirit via Amazon
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - UK - only £1.53
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - US - only $2.99
Happy Friday!
The Christmas Spirit makes the New Releases on UK Arts Directory!
Yep! Delighted to be the first featured author and book with The Christmas Spirit on UKAD this month.
Lots of great books on here - something for everyone, whether it's romance, festive fun or crime.
http://ukartsdirectory.com/terry-tylers-literary-blog/
And if you want to pick up a copy of The Christmas Spirit, look no further - links below
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - Amazon UK
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - Amazon US
Lots of great books on here - something for everyone, whether it's romance, festive fun or crime.
http://ukartsdirectory.com/terry-tylers-literary-blog/
And if you want to pick up a copy of The Christmas Spirit, look no further - links below
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - Amazon UK
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - Amazon US
December 4, 2013
Competition Winners - The Christmas Spirit launch
Afternoon everyone
Well, I've just taken baby Antonia to the dentist for the first time, after being there myself yesterday - bleurgh!
Anyway, I am now back and ready to announce the competition winners.! Hurrah!
The following people were entered into the Amazon draw for winning days 2 and 3 of the competitions - VWester for who she would invite to Christmas dinner
and L Fountain for her recipes passed down by her mom.
The winners of an ecopy of Sign of the Times are:-
Andrea S
Wendy J
Nicky S
Shelly H and
Dawn C
The winners of The Dating Game ecopies are:-
Patricia W
Cate S
Victoria W
SheerieF
Maryline
The winner of £10 Amazon vouchers is Andrea S - congratulations everyone and thanks to everyone who participated in the launch.
I will contact all the winners directly in the next few days.
have a great day
Sooz
Well, I've just taken baby Antonia to the dentist for the first time, after being there myself yesterday - bleurgh!
Anyway, I am now back and ready to announce the competition winners.! Hurrah!
The following people were entered into the Amazon draw for winning days 2 and 3 of the competitions - VWester for who she would invite to Christmas dinner
and L Fountain for her recipes passed down by her mom.
The winners of an ecopy of Sign of the Times are:-
Andrea S
Wendy J
Nicky S
Shelly H and
Dawn C
The winners of The Dating Game ecopies are:-
Patricia W
Cate S
Victoria W
SheerieF
Maryline
The winner of £10 Amazon vouchers is Andrea S - congratulations everyone and thanks to everyone who participated in the launch.
I will contact all the winners directly in the next few days.
have a great day
Sooz
Featured Author over at Opening Line Literary magazine
Hi folks
Just to say how happy I am to be the featured author for December, discussing the topic of Winter Spirit. Fortunately that ties in rather nicely with my new release, The Christmas Spirit. I'm talking elves, The Grinch, what makes Christmas for me and where I'd love to spend it, amongst other things!
http://www.openingline.org/p/featured_3.html
Just to say how happy I am to be the featured author for December, discussing the topic of Winter Spirit. Fortunately that ties in rather nicely with my new release, The Christmas Spirit. I'm talking elves, The Grinch, what makes Christmas for me and where I'd love to spend it, amongst other things!
http://www.openingline.org/p/featured_3.html
December 3, 2013
EXCLUSIVE - first ever excerpt of THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - Books By Banister
It's the first one - yep! Tracie from Books by Banister kindly asked me to feature on her blog and share with her readers an excerpt of my newly launched book, so I wrapped it up, put a bow on it and voilà - an early Christmas present.
Here you go!
http://traciebanister.blogspot.com/2013/12/holiday-fic-excerpt-christmas-spirit-by.html
Here you go!
http://traciebanister.blogspot.com/2013/12/holiday-fic-excerpt-christmas-spirit-by.html
Forget The Housework blog features The Christmas Spirit
Lovely surprise to find Forget The Housework I'm Reading has featured The Christmas Spirit on her blog - and I didn't even ask - nicely or otherwise!
http://forgetthehouseworkimreading.blogspot.co.uk/
http://forgetthehouseworkimreading.blogspot.co.uk/
My first reviews for The Christmas Spirit!
Morning again folks. Just wanted to share a few of the first reviews which have come in for The Christmas Spirit. I have to say, getting good reviews from readers validates what I am doing and puts a huge smile on my chops!
In short, it makes my day!
Here they are:-
All things nice (5 stars)
A very sweet story to kick off the holiday season. Nice to see how Natalie Hope brought her Christmas spirit to town. A great view into the lives of several characters in this small town. If you like Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh-based stories, you'll love Susan's stories too
Get your lattes and your cakes ready first - (4 stars)
...... because this cosy little Christmas story will make you wish you had them within easy reach if you haven't!
As in The Dating Game, Susan Buchanan's `foodie' orientation is very apparent in her Christmas novella set in a bakery/cafe, so it will appeal to anyone who likes to salivate over descriptions of carrot cake, cupcakes, stuff with bits of marshmallow and chocolate in, and all the rest. It's very much a fantasy tale, in the spirit of the season; what a shame there is nowhere like the Sugar and Spice Café in real life - where your average young woman eats cakes every day ('go on, I'll have one to take home, too!') without concern for her weight!
If you like a pleasant, easy read with lots of nice things happening to good people, and those who've had a bit of a rum deal suddenly getting some good luck, then this is the story for you. The main characters are Stanley the endearing pensioner, a despotic boss called Meredith and her put-upon assistant, Sophie; Jacob the terminally unemployed, and Rebecca - dumped by her boyfriend, and homeless. And then, of course, there's Natalie Hope....
Happy Christmas - and I MUST have one of those snow globes.....
and finally, another 5 stars - full of sugar and spice and all things nice
The Christmas spirit is a lovely heart warming story revolving round Natalie Hope who breezes into the sugar and spice bakery in winstanton. on Dec 1st totally turning around the lives of the residents. Serving the townsfolk coffees and cake she helps Jacob who is jobless and in desperate need of work. Stanley an elderly man heartbroken after losing his beloved wife. Meredith a workaholic whose life is purely work and Sophie her long suffering assistant and Rebecca whose relationship has ended. Its a story of life of love and hope, Christmas spirit. and cakes. This a book you will most definitely have to have a coffee and a piece of cake whilst reading. ive absolutely loved reading this book and looking forward reading more by this author.
And remember if you haven't picked up your copy yet - here's how
Amazon UK - http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - £1.53
Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - $2.99
Christmas is coming, but not everyone is looking forward to it.
Rebecca has just been dumped and the prospect of spending the holiday period with her parents is less than appealing.
Eighty- two year old Stanley lost his beloved wife, Edie, to cancer. How will he cope with his first Christmas without her?
Jacob’s university degree hasn’t helped him get a job, and it looks like he’ll still be signing on come New Year.
Workaholic Meredith would rather spend December 25th at home alone with a ready meal and a DVD box set. Can anything make her embrace the spirit of the season?
The enigmatic Natalie Hope takes over the reins at the Sugar and Spice bakery and café in an attempt to spread some festive cheer and restore Christmas spirit, but will she succeed?
More later, just catching up after the launch - still!
In short, it makes my day!
Here they are:-
All things nice (5 stars)
A very sweet story to kick off the holiday season. Nice to see how Natalie Hope brought her Christmas spirit to town. A great view into the lives of several characters in this small town. If you like Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh-based stories, you'll love Susan's stories too
Get your lattes and your cakes ready first - (4 stars)
...... because this cosy little Christmas story will make you wish you had them within easy reach if you haven't!
As in The Dating Game, Susan Buchanan's `foodie' orientation is very apparent in her Christmas novella set in a bakery/cafe, so it will appeal to anyone who likes to salivate over descriptions of carrot cake, cupcakes, stuff with bits of marshmallow and chocolate in, and all the rest. It's very much a fantasy tale, in the spirit of the season; what a shame there is nowhere like the Sugar and Spice Café in real life - where your average young woman eats cakes every day ('go on, I'll have one to take home, too!') without concern for her weight!
If you like a pleasant, easy read with lots of nice things happening to good people, and those who've had a bit of a rum deal suddenly getting some good luck, then this is the story for you. The main characters are Stanley the endearing pensioner, a despotic boss called Meredith and her put-upon assistant, Sophie; Jacob the terminally unemployed, and Rebecca - dumped by her boyfriend, and homeless. And then, of course, there's Natalie Hope....
Happy Christmas - and I MUST have one of those snow globes.....
and finally, another 5 stars - full of sugar and spice and all things nice
The Christmas spirit is a lovely heart warming story revolving round Natalie Hope who breezes into the sugar and spice bakery in winstanton. on Dec 1st totally turning around the lives of the residents. Serving the townsfolk coffees and cake she helps Jacob who is jobless and in desperate need of work. Stanley an elderly man heartbroken after losing his beloved wife. Meredith a workaholic whose life is purely work and Sophie her long suffering assistant and Rebecca whose relationship has ended. Its a story of life of love and hope, Christmas spirit. and cakes. This a book you will most definitely have to have a coffee and a piece of cake whilst reading. ive absolutely loved reading this book and looking forward reading more by this author.
And remember if you haven't picked up your copy yet - here's how
Amazon UK - http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - £1.53
Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - $2.99
Christmas is coming, but not everyone is looking forward to it.
Rebecca has just been dumped and the prospect of spending the holiday period with her parents is less than appealing.
Eighty- two year old Stanley lost his beloved wife, Edie, to cancer. How will he cope with his first Christmas without her?
Jacob’s university degree hasn’t helped him get a job, and it looks like he’ll still be signing on come New Year.
Workaholic Meredith would rather spend December 25th at home alone with a ready meal and a DVD box set. Can anything make her embrace the spirit of the season?
The enigmatic Natalie Hope takes over the reins at the Sugar and Spice bakery and café in an attempt to spread some festive cheer and restore Christmas spirit, but will she succeed?
More later, just catching up after the launch - still!
Competition Number Three - The Christmas Spirit Launch
Hi everyone. Here's the third and final comp. Plenty of interest in the comps across FB, Twitter and here. So glad you are enjoying them.
I would just like to mention that the winner of the first competition and who will now be included in the Amazon voucher draw is Toni L from Canada - I was really touched by her story about her mom in the ICU.
Now some of you may know I am no baker, and you might find it surprising that I set The Christmas Spirit principally in a bakery and café. As I like to say, I know how to eat cakes, not make them!
So, tell me, are you a master baker, have you had any roaring successes and with what? Have they gone down a treat? Or, like mine, do your scones never rise? Are they the consistency of putty? I've made a rhubarb crumble and a bramble crumble in my whole life - brambles are blackberries to non-Scots! Or do you have a baking or culinary disaster you can share? (If we're talking culinary and not just baking, mine run to pages!)
Just jot down your story, add your country and email address and I will pick a winner for the draw at some point on Wed.
And remember, if you've bought a copy of The Christmas Spirit, PLEASE send me your Amazon invoice to soozbuch@gmail.com if you want to be entered into the Amazon voucher draw. I'll be drawing this on Wed morning. Please also delete any personal details, eg address from the invoice.
If you haven't picked up your copy yet - get yourself in the Christmas spirit - the story itself starts on 1st Dec, so you better hurry as you're now playing catch up!
Here are the Amazon buy links -
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - UK - only £1.53
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - US - only $2.99
Good luck!
I would just like to mention that the winner of the first competition and who will now be included in the Amazon voucher draw is Toni L from Canada - I was really touched by her story about her mom in the ICU.
Now some of you may know I am no baker, and you might find it surprising that I set The Christmas Spirit principally in a bakery and café. As I like to say, I know how to eat cakes, not make them!
So, tell me, are you a master baker, have you had any roaring successes and with what? Have they gone down a treat? Or, like mine, do your scones never rise? Are they the consistency of putty? I've made a rhubarb crumble and a bramble crumble in my whole life - brambles are blackberries to non-Scots! Or do you have a baking or culinary disaster you can share? (If we're talking culinary and not just baking, mine run to pages!)
Just jot down your story, add your country and email address and I will pick a winner for the draw at some point on Wed.
And remember, if you've bought a copy of The Christmas Spirit, PLEASE send me your Amazon invoice to soozbuch@gmail.com if you want to be entered into the Amazon voucher draw. I'll be drawing this on Wed morning. Please also delete any personal details, eg address from the invoice.
If you haven't picked up your copy yet - get yourself in the Christmas spirit - the story itself starts on 1st Dec, so you better hurry as you're now playing catch up!Here are the Amazon buy links -
http://amzn.to/1ewbuRY - UK - only £1.53
http://amzn.to/1dFw0TJ - US - only $2.99
Good luck!
