Advent Calendar - Day 17 GIVEAWAY
Today I'm giving away 10 copies/downloads of A WINTER ROMANCE (Holiday Codas 3).
As I'm sure most of you know, every year I try to write a few holiday codas for this "Advent Calendar."
If you don't know, in literature, a coda is a concluding section of a narrative that provides closure or resolution beyond the main action of the story. It can tie up loose ends, expand on the themes of the story, or--in our case--offer a glimpse of the characters' lives after the main plot has ended. It's a similar to an epilogue, but in the world of romance fiction, there can be multiple codas which can eventually even turn into short stories (as in "A Funny Thing Happened"). Basically, it's a little book of HEA. (Mostly.)
Anyway, every few years I collect these codas, get them edited and formatted--actually, here's the intro:
In 2012 I began a holiday tradition of writing holiday codasfor some of my—and your—favorite stories. I ran the codas on my blog and leftthem up there for readers to enjoy all year round.
At the request of readers, I collected the codas in anexpanded and edited edition which I published in 2015 as Merry Christmas, Darling.
In 2017 I did a second collection titled Christmas Waltz.
In the years that followed, I’ve written an additional thirty codas, so it seems about time to do a third collection. As before, I’mincluding recipes for cocktails and dishes that are either featured in theoriginal works or seem to add some final comment or insight into the era or thecharacters or their relationship. OR that I just want to share with you, myreaders! (Black Orchid martinis, anyone?)
Because the codas are a holiday gift to you, my readers,they also remain available for free on my blog (minus edits, expansion or any eroticcontent).
There are those who complain about the “predictability” ofhappy endings, but after the unpredictability of the last few years, I thinkthere’s something to be said for happy holidays and true love. May this seasonbe filled with only the best and loveliest of predictabilities.
So yes, there's a new coda collection this year, and I'm giving away a few copies. As of writing this, I'm not sure if the collection will be ready by the time this posts, but it'll be out soon.
To be eligible for the giveaway for A Winter Romance, just comment down below letting me know the couple you'd most love to see in another coda.
OH. Almost forgot. The original two coda collections are currently on sale. Merry Christmas, Darling and Christmas Waltz are each currently priced at $1.99 in the U.S.
PS -- Thank you to Johanna Ollila who did the lovely art for all three collection covers!
