5 amazing authors from 5 Prince Publishing have come together to make this wonderful Anthology. Let's get to know them.
Romance author by night, pharmacist by day, Amy Gale loves rock music
and the feel of sand between her toes. She attended Wilkes University
where she graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. In addition to
writing, she enjoys baking, scary movies, rock concerts, and reading
books at the beach. She lives in the lush forest of Northeastern
Pennsylvania with her husband, six cats, and golden retriever.
Bernadette Marie has been an avid writer since the early age of 13,
when she’d fill notebook after notebook with stories that she’d
share with her friends. Her journey into novel writing started the
summer before eighth grade when her father gave her an old
typewriter. At all times of the day and night you would find her on
the back porch penning her first work, which she would continue to
write for the next 22 years.
In 2007 – after marriage, filling her chronic entrepreneurial
needs, and having five children – Bernadette began to write
seriously with the goal of being published. That year she wrote 12
books. In 2009 she was contracted for her first trilogy and the
published author was born. In 2011 she (being the entrepreneur that
she is) opened her own publishing house, 5 Prince Publishing, and
has released contemporary titles and has begun the process of taking
on other authors in other genres.
Bernadette
spends most of her free time driving her kids to their many events.
She is also an accomplished martial artist, working her way to her
second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. An avid reader she loves
to meet readers who enjoy reading contemporary romances and she
always promises Happily Ever After.
Jessica Dall finished her first novel at age 15 and been writing ever since. She is the author of such novels as
Grey Areas and
The Bleeding Crowd, the
Broken Line Series
, and
a number of short stories which have appeared in both literary
magazines and anthologies. When not writing, she works as a freelance
editor and creative writing teacher in Washington, DC.
Railyn Stone hails from the TarHeel State and is a
romantic at heart. She believes you can find romance in the simplest
aspects of life and enjoys letting her imagination run wild. Trying new
restaurants, listening to music, playing golf and writing over the top
stories about ordinary people are the hobbies she cherishes most.
Lisa
is happily married to her soul-mate and they have a daughter and two
crazy dogs. She especially enjoys being creative and now writes almost
full time.
In 2012 Lisa and her family relocated from England
to their beloved Scotland; a place of happy holidays and memories for
them. Her new location now features in all of her books.
Writing has always been something Lisa has enjoyed, although in the past
it has centered on poetry and song lyrics. Some of which appear in her
stories.
Since she started writing in 2012 she has loved every minute of becoming a published author.
Susan Lohrer grew up all over western Canada and lives in
BC with her husband, their two children who are still at home, three
dogs, and far too many aquariums. She believes life is always better
with a healthy dose of humor.
Let's look at these 6 great stories!
BERNADETTE MARIE~Bestselling Author
A Romance for Christmas~ A Keller Family Christmas Novella
Tiffany longed to have the kinds of relationships she’d watched her
best friend’s family create over the years. The Keller and Benson
families forged long lasting—true love relationships that come once in a
lifetime. Unfortunately, her romances were a little more on the
freestyle side. That was until she met country music bass player Blake
and it turned out to be the best Christmas ever.
LISA J. HOBMAN~Bestselling Author
Last Christmas – A The Girl Before Eve Christmas Novella
After two blissful years of marriage, Lily and Adam are going
strong. Their relationship was always based on friendship and so they
can pretty much get through anything.
That is until an opportunity of a lifetime is presented to Lily which will take her overseas to the USA.
Adam's role teaching high school English has been a part of his life
for so long and the thought of upping sticks and moving across the
Atlantic really doesn't appeal. Can he convince Lily that their life is
in Scotland or will the promise of a new career in Hollywood be too good
for feisty, independent Lily to pass up?
Is this one obstacle too far for the best friends turned husband and wife?
RAILYN STONE~Bestselling Author
Restored Hearts
EnVee McAlister just bought a house. It’s an old Victorian home that
needs a lot of work, especially if she wants to get into it by
Christmas.
Logan Edwards is the contractor she’s hired to help her.
Unfortunately, he’s not like any man she’s ever encountered and his
arrogance and crass demeanor is making it hard to deal with him. Both
she and Logan hold no punches and their terribly blunt personalities
clash like oil and water.
But when she finds out about Logan’s tragic past, it forces her to
deal with her own insecurities and emotions she’s desperately tried to
forget. And instead of a house for Christmas, EnVee receives something
she never expected.
SUSAN LOHRER~Bestselling Author
A Christmas for Chloe
When free spirit Jessica Caldwell’s daughter is diagnosed with Down
syndrome weeks before Christmas, her carefree existence sheds its
holiday glitter in a collision with the regimented world of pediatric
medical care.
For Brendan Kean, their first family Christmas is going to be the
highlight of his life—until he learns their baby has Downs. Now his
tangled feelings for his tiny daughter just make him want to spend more
time at work. This Christmas is turning into such a disaster that some
days it feels like even Santa is out to get him.
Jessica and Brendan are trying to salvage Christmas and their
relationship the best they can—but could baby Chloe’s diagnosis be the
one thing that shows them the true meaning of Christmas?
AMY L. GALE~Bestselling Author
Christmas Blitz
Small town real estate agent Holly Clifford is counting the seconds
until she pays off the debt incurred from caring for her sick mother and
can move out of Hilldale Vermont forever. After forfeiting her college
scholarship to Eastern University Law School to be at her mother’s side,
she obtained her real estate license and took a position at Trust
Reality. NICK SHAW is on the path to victory. As a high school football
hero turned rookie star wide receiver of the newest NFL team, the Iowa
Talons, success is all he knows. But sometimes there’s things fame and
money can’t buy. When Nick returns to Hilldale, he puts on offer on a
lakeside mansion up for sale by Trust Reality and turns Holly’s life
upside down. Can she stay on track and resist Nick’s charm or will she
blitzed by Hilldale’s football hero this Christmas?
JESSICA DALL
Holidays Past
It doesn't feel much like Christmas in Green Haven this year. With
bad weather and a relatively empty town, Marc is starting to regret not
going home for the holidays. When an old flame shows up, however, a
second chance at love might be worth the Christmas away.
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Let's get to know one of the authors and their story!
Author Q&A
1. What is your favorite part of writing? Seeing the characters’ reactions to life’s big moments.
2. Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? The importance of family and friendship.
3. Do
you recall how your interest in writing originated? It was one of those
little cards in the mail for a correspondence writing class for
children’s literature. I thought, “I can do that.” Except my characters
always morphed into grown-ups and fell in love, so it turned out that
romance was my genre.
4. Give us an insight into how your writing day/time is structured? I write during my lunch hour at work.
5. Did
you learn anything from writing your book and what was it? There are as
many different ways of dealing with difficult situations as there are
people.
6.
What
is the thing you struggle with the most while writing? And how do you
defeat it? I struggle with getting a good daily word count because my
internal editor demands I go over and over what I’ve written before
moving on. It definitely makes me a slow writer. To get past that, I try
to take the advice of my publisher and give myself permission to spew
whatever comes out (and really, that’s where the really good parts come
from). Probably the thing that helps most is a deadline—I write much
faster under pressure.
Snippet
A Christmas for Chloe:
His
heart thumped steadily against her ear, the way hers must be thumping
for Chloe, promising security that she couldn’t deliver. Somehow it felt
to her like Brendan could. She knew how fragile life was, yet when they
held each other, she could believe everything would always be right
with the world.
Author Top 10
1.
Hubby!2.
Family
3.
Friends
4.
My dogs
5.
Books
6.
The inhabitants of my saltwater aquarium
7.
My motorcycle
8.
Microsoft Type Cover
9.
Yarn
10.
Coffee
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