Introducing The Twelve Brides of Christmas!

Books and the All-Inclusive Resort Mary Connealy: 12 Brides of Christmas

Introducing The Twelve Brides of Christmas!

This Christmas Barbour Publishing is trying a new twist on their annual Christmas novellas collections.

Designed as inspirational and full of the joy of the holiday, The Twelve Brides of Christmas Collection features historical romance novels focused on gift-giving. Reminiscent of the favorite carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” this year Barbour will release one story a week in ebook format to give readers a sweet weekly reminder leading up to the holiday.

Twelve writers were chosen and next week Mary Connealy will lead off the season with her The Advent Bride. I’ll be featuring each author and her story on Mondays all the way to Christmas! Join me as we learn about the writers and a little bit about what went into the writing of each story!

To learn more about the project see The Twelve Brides webpage here.

I’ve enjoyed working with eleven experienced writers as we’ve crafted tales involving special gifts which make a difference in a dozen couples’ romances. The gifts vary across the stories and are not necessarily what true loves gave each other in the famous carol that begins, “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me . . . ”

Ranging from the Chicago area of 1880 to Mississippi, Nebraska and points west, The 12 Brides of Christmas novellas are cozy and an easy read during the holiday season. They’re about 60 page long and perfect for the busy holiday season–you’ve got just enough time to have a cup of tea or cocoa, sit down and enjoy a romantic history story that features Christmas.

And at 99 cents, who can beat the price?

(You could conceivably order a cup of coffee at Starbucks, buy the ebook and finish in one comfortable sitting!)

These stories make an excellent addition to book clubs hunting a fun read to discuss over their Christmas party!

I’ll be v Miralee Ferrell isiting a local book club myself to talk about my novella The Yuletide Bride!

(Contact me if you’re interested in having me Skype into your party!)

You can buy a copy of The Yuletide Bride here.

In addition, the stories have been collected into four-in-one novella collections available only at Walmart this fall.

If you prefer to read on paper rather than in pixels, you can pick up The Heartland Christmas Brides featuring the 12 Brides of Christmas stories The Nutcracker Bride by Margaret Brownley; The Fruitcake Bride by Vickie McDonough; The Gift-Wrapped Bride by Maureen Lang and The Gingerbread Bride by Amy Lillard starting in late September.

For Christmas novellas in a snow climate, you can find my story and three others in the White Christmas Brides Collection at Walmart in mid-October. This four-in-one book includes Diana Brandmeyer’s The Festive Bride; Susan Page Davis’ The Christmas Tree Bride, Pam Hillman’s The Evergreen Bride and my pun and rhyming The Yuletide Bride.

Put on Bing’s record, pour a cup of something warm and settle in for hours of romance and snow!

Christmas Wedding Bells will round off the four-in-one Twelve Brides Collection in early November featuring Amanda Cabot’s The Christmas Star Bride; The Advent Bride by Mary Connealy, Miralee Ferrell’s The Nativity Bride and Davalynn Spencer’s The Snowbound Bride. All available at Walmart, and nowhere else.

Join us over the next dozen weeks as we head toward Christmas, and savor sweet stories to prepare you hearts for the holidays!