It's Christmas in July! PLEASURES OF CHRISTMAS PAST on sale for 99¢

Pleasures of Christmas Past 

(A Scottish Christmas Carol #1)

by Lexi Post

When present-day American social worker Jessica Thomas is assigned her first case as a spirit guide, she’s excited to serve as the Spirit of Christmas Past for her client and prove she knows her profession well. Unfortunately, her mentor, the very hot, very single, and very Scottish Duncan Montgomerie has little faith in her ability and plans to catch her when she falls. As far as she’s concerned, he’s going to be waiting a very long time.  

Bachelor Duncan Montgomerie hails from late 18^th century Scotland where he enjoyed life to its fullest, something he continues in death. Having been dead a while, he is well equipped to handle the afterlife where time doesn’t exist and phasing is the norm. What has him stymied is his connection to the uptight Jessica and the strange feelings he’s experiencing being around her, even though she refuses to listen to his advice. Duncan needs to figure out what it all means and fast because the rules change after death and the path Jessica is headed down could cost her her soul. 

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Desires of Christmas Present 
(A Scottish Christmas Carol #2)
 
Temptations of Christmas Future 
(A Scottish Christmas Carol #3)

One of A Kind Christmas 
(A Scottish Christmas Carol #4)

Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

I love novels set in London, and this one is during 1939-1942.  A cruel and heart shaping time.   A time when the least likely people are thrown together to survive the part they played in World War Two.
 Mary North didn't care that her father was a Parliamentary representative, her mother an elite house wife, she still wanted to be a spy.  Finding out that won't be in her options, she jumped into the idea of becoming a teacher.  Her teaching became a small, yet significant avenue for the forgotten children.  The children who were disabled or poor and weren't sent to the country to avoid the war.
 Tom Shaw, a man educated for his position as a teacher, did not have the same background or assets available to Mary.  But he had something else she wanted.    
 Several sub characters help set the mood.  Alistair, long-time friend of Tom, enlisted, and the unbelievable horrors of fighting the Germans affects his psyche.  Yet, Alistair has a profound effect on Tom and Mary while attempting to hide his nightmares.  Zachary showed love and compassion as he attempted to learn the impossible as a young, partially illiterate boy whom Mary devoted her newfound skills to making him whole.
 A handful of other close friends and family make footprints in the story.  All the lives exposed in Everyone Brave is Forgiven, highlight what the people think, feel, and how they react to everything big and small.  The fact that true love can be fertilized during a war, is evidence of the power love has over the destructions of war.
 Cleave's inspiration grew from love letters between his grandparents.  Wow, would I like to read those!

Read every day!
Dawn

ON HIGHLAND TIME by Lexi Post on sale for 99¢ for a few more days!

On Highland Time

Time Weavers, Inc. Book #1

by Lexi Post

For fans of sexy Scottish Highlanders who know how to treat a woman like a lady.

When someone changes history, it can affect the future. That’s when Diana Montgomery, the most experienced agent of Time Weavers, Inc., steps in. This time her mission takes her back to the year 1306, Scotland to find the culprit, and ensure a minor clan chief dies in battle as he originally had.

Diana is well-prepared to infiltrate the small MacPherson clan. What she’s not prepared for is Torr MacPherson, the ruggedly handsome warrior with a kind heart and steadfast loyalty. One look from him and heat sears through her bloodstream.

But, he’s the Laird who has to die to re-set history.

"This was one of those books I became obsessed with...I'm talking "almost falling up the stairs because I'm so focused on reading the book instead of looking where I'm walking." While this is the first Lexi book I have read, it definitely won't be my last.  The story didn't go in the direction I thought it would, and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the unpredictability.  I was also in tears towards the end at a part I won't spoil for you. I can't wait for more books in this series!!!!" - Lauren S., NetGalley

 

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A Pocket in Time 

(Time Weavers, Inc. Book #2) Coming 2020 

Have That Piece of Cake!

Hello, gentle readers!

Life is short. How often have we heard this phrase? How often have we said it?

We see memes of this sentiment all over Facebook and other forms of social media. People toss it out in conversation, but do they really believe it? I admit, it really didn’t resonate with me until very recently. You see, I lost a very dear friend not too long ago.

I’m not telling you this because I’m looking for sympathy. I’m telling you this because of what I learned. Yes, life is short…much shorter than we realize.

My friend’s passing has hit me hard. Very hard. I’m a steamroller when it comes to emotions….just roll right over them and get on with it. That’s always been my way (and yes, she knew this), but something is different. I find myself thinking about her in quiet moments. I miss her.

I’ve known this woman since we were fourteen….that’s a long time, considering how old we are now…well, how old I am now. We shared an apartment (actually, two of them) in our younger days, before we married our respective husbands and had children and moved away from each other.

But I remember all those late nights we stayed up and giggled, sharing so much more than just a physical address. We shared our dreams and aspirations and hopes for the future. She knew my history and I knew hers, and we became stronger women because of it. She always knew I wanted to be a writer and remembers me sitting at the second hand kitchen table in our apartment, scribbling complete stories in long hand. She always encouraged me, even when the rejection letters started rolling in.

Our relationship was the kind where we didn’t need to speak every day. Heck, we didn’t need to speak that often at all, but when we did, we picked up right where we left off, like no time had passed.

We taught each other a lot, lessons I carry to this day, and I love her like a sister…only more so, because she was the sister of my heart, not biology.

So, what have I learned? Life is too short, indeed so…have that piece of cake even if it isn’t on your diet. Write that book if that’s what you’ve always wanted to do. Laugh more. Hug more. Love more. Gather the ones close to you even closer and if you haven’t spoken to someone in a long time, reach out. You’ll be glad you did.

Until next time, remember to spread kindness wherever you go.

Marie