I'm very pleased to host a guest post from one of my favourite authors, Samantha Tonge. The blurb for her latest book Mistletoe Mansion is at the bottom of this post.
Many
Parts Make up a Whole
In fact, I think a novel is a bit like the appearance of a
Christmas tree, which strikes you with one whole image, yet is made up off all
the individual decorations, the closer you look. Our family tree might look a
little bit messy – it’s not colour co-ordinated with matching tinsel. But I
like it as each decoration has its own history – like the bauble bought for our
daughter, when she was born. There are glittery paper decorations made by the
kids whilst at nursery, and Disney baubles they loved to hang up each year. Some
decorations are wooden, or glass, one lights up, a few have faded, but each one
holds a place in our hearts. Each year we chuckle at the crowning glory, a
plush Rudolph the Reindeer, who sits at the very top, his red nose lit up by a
fairy light. And, of course the chocolates are very important, as are the
multi-coloured garlands of tinsel – some threadbare, some new.
As I gaze at our tree, during December evenings, each part
of it sparks a different memory and brings a smile. It’s not immaculate in
condition but – like family life – shows it’s been through a bit of rough and
tumble!
So if you read my feel-good Christmas novel, Mistletoe Mansion
Kimmy Jones has three loves: cupcakes, gossip magazines and dreaming of
getting fit just by owning celeb workouts.
When
Kimmy’s Sensible Boyfriend told her he didn’t approve of her longing for the
high life or her dream of starting a cupcake company Kimmy thought she could
compromise – after all, she did return those five-inch Paris Hilton heels! But
asking her to trade in cake-making for a job sorting potatoes is a step too
far.
So, newly
single - and newly homeless – Kimmy needs a dusting of Christmas luck. And, masquerading
as a professional house sitter, her new temporary home is the stunning Mistletoe Mansion
Kimmy is finally living the life she’s always wanted. But
will her glimpse into the glittering lifestyle of the rich and famous be as
glamorous as she’s always imagined…?
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