Time To Stock Up on Christmas Reads
It seems a little strange to talk about Christmas books when it is August in Texas with triple digit heat. However, it’s the perfect time to stock your winter book pantry to ensure you are well-supplied for the holiday season. Especially, when the bargains are bounding!
I have a new Christmas novella collection releasing September 2. Tracie Peterson and Misty Beller partnered with me on this project, and I couldn’t be happier to share this with them. This collection is particularly special to me because the three stories were inspired by three elements of the nativity – the overcrowded inn, the shepherds receiving good news, and three wise men journeying from the east.
If you preorder the book from Baker Book House, not only will you receive 40% off the retail price, but you will also received a postcard signed by all three authors, and two digital advent calendars. One is a fun paper chain full of activities to complete with your loved ones inspired by activites Tracie, Misty, and I enjoy. The other is a more spiritual devotional advent calendar featuring a Bible verse and personal reflection for each day focused on the nativity.
My story – A Star in the West – plays on the three wise men by bringing a trio of Harvard mathematics professors from the East to visit Baylor University in Texas. I love giving my characters names that reflect the theme of the story, and this one was no exception. Our heroine is named Stella Barrington, Stella, of course, meaning “star.” The three wise men from the east traveling from Harvard have names giving a nod to the gifts of the magi. Professors Goldstein (gold) and Muir (myrrh) accompany our hero, Frank Napier Stentz (Frank N. Stentz).
Baylor University in the 1890s.
I embraced my inner nerd with my hero and heroine. He is a genius-level mathematician and she is the daughter of a professor who runs his home and sponsors a literary society on campus.
Frank and Stella.
Two of my children were mathematics majors in college and my daughter is nearly finished with her PhD from Texas A&M, so having a college setting made it extra special. It doesn’t hurt that my day job is working in the Registrar’s Office at Abilene Christian University. My husband works on campus too. Academia runs through our family’s veins.
There is also a Goodreads Giveaway going on right now. Click here to enter.
How many Christmas books do you typically read between Thanksgiving and Christmas?
What other Christmas reads are you looking forward to this year?
