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Hello, All! It’s another Christmas in July giveaway. I don’t know about you, but I love reading Christmas stories all year round. However, it’s a little harder to write a Christmas romance when it’s 90 degrees outside :) So, while during the time I was writing A Match Made for Christmas, (which is my novella that is included in this boxed set, A Christmas Potpourri – Vol. 2.) I had to find a way to help me get into the Christmas spirit.
Can you guess how I did it? I listened to Christmas music and popped in a Holiday movie or two, and it worked! :)
Now, I want to share with you a little bit about A Christmas Potpourri Vol. 2
A Christmas story for every taste from clean to Christian, from short to full length, from historical to contemporary, you’re bound to find a story to suit your taste. Come celebrate the season with us and have your heart touched by romance.
14 Christmas Story all in one place. Here’s the list of the authors and their stories that are included in this set:
NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS by Jennifer AlLee
A MATCH MADE FOR CHRISTMAS by Debra Lynn Collins
THE BALSAM BRIDE by Sadie & Sophie Cuffe
REMNANTS OF FAITH by Renee DeMarco
THE FACE OF MARY by Darlene Franklin
HER CHRISTMAS ANGEL by Rhonda Gibson
TREE OF HOPE by Helen Gray
CHRISTMAS GOLD by Cynthia Hickey
SILVER BELLS by Debby Mayne
MAIL ORDER BRIDES by Julie Pollitt
SILVER LINING by Colleen L. Reece
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS by Martha Rogers
A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Debra Ullrick
DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS by Kathleen Y’Barbo
Now, as my way of saying (a very early) Merry Christmas, I’m giving away a copy of A Christmas Potpourri Vol. 2 to one lucky winner, July 30. All you have to do is leave a comment and answer one question…
There’s a scene in A Match Made for Christmas where they shared their first kiss under the Mistletoe.
Question… Have you ever been kissed under the Mistletoe?
Debra Lynn Collins is an Amazon No# 1 bestselling author. She was born and raised in Georgia, but moved to Gaylesville, Alabama after her 1981 marriage. She considers herself a Georgiabamian. God has blessed Debra with four children and seven grandchildren. Through the years, she has tried her hand at many, many crafts. Everything from quilting, candle making, woodworking, cake decorating, scrapbooking, and the list goes on and on. She is now living her own happily-ever-after ending with her biggest fan and husband, Steve, while writing contemporary Christian romances. Debra is a graduate from The Long Ridge Writers Group and an active member of ACFW (American Christina Fiction Writers)
Gosh, so many talented writers in this set, Debra Lynn! We’ve been sweltering for over a week with temperatures in the high 90’s and excessive humidity, so reading a few Christmas novellas sounds like the perfect way to cool down. In answer to your question, sadly, I’ve never been kissed under the Mistletoe. :(
Hi:) No, I have never been kissed under mistletoe. It is not native, is generally considered a pest, and therefore not the easiest to find- so we don’t have it around at Christmas time. I have to confess to finding the tradition slightly amusing, but enjoy reading stories where a couple (who may not want to admit they like each other) find themselves under mistletoe. Reminds me of While You Were Sleeping:)
Looks like a fun Christmas read by talented authors. Been watching Hallmark Christmas movies this month to stay cool. It has been a hot humid month with temperatures in the 90s and 50% humidity.
Even though German American, as a world language teacher, I embrace other countries traditions and cultures. So when I married my English French husband for several Christmases I did hang mistletoe. After all there is a Pennington castle in England and to embrace the British customs, so YES I ha even kissed under the mistletoe.
I also love reading Christmas stories all year around (I’m pretty sure I’ve read A Match Made for Christmas several months after December– and I really liked it).
Hanging mistletoe is not a tradition in my family and I’ve never been kissed under it. I don’ really think I’m missing anything as I’ve come to think situations like that are not really natural and might embarrass a lot of people like in Believe in Me by Autumn Macarthur.
I love Christmas in July and Christmas in December. I have been kissed under the mistletoe before but because the mistletoe was never a tradition for me I had no idea why this dude kissed me. Then my friend explained it to me and from then on, I avoided any little bush hanging over a doorway?
My husband loves to catch me under the mistletoe! The kids, all adults now, love to put it up. Your collection sounds exciting. I can imagine writing it in summer would be challenging.
I have not been kissed under the mistletoe. I don’t think we have ever decorated with it. I love Christmas stories.
Good morning, Jill! Here in Alabama we have been dealing with the same kind of temperatures, too. I believe we have hit a 100 a couple of times. Every year, I always hang mistletoe at my house, (the real stuff, none of that store bought kind) and every Christmas my husband kisses me under the mistletoe. :)
Yes, yes, I have been kissed under the mistletoe and I put up mistletoe every Christmas. My husband and I have been married for 37 years and we still kiss under the mistletoe. :-)
Good morning, Wemble! I have always thought that mistletoe was romantic, so I can almost guarantee you that in any Christmas romance that I write you’ll find a little mistletoe somewhere in the story ;) Here, in the wintertime our trees are loaded down with it, so it’s really easy to find :)
Good morning, Renate! I love watching Christmas in July on Hallmark. Our temperatures have been the same here, too. So, a little Christmas does help to cool things down. Mistletoe is one of my favorite traditions because there’s nothing like being kissed under the it by someone you love :)
Good morning, Priscila! Yes, A Match Made for Christmas was in another boxed set last year, too. :) and I’m so glad you liked it. I always hang mistletoe at my house every year, BUT the only man I kiss under it is my husband. I avoid it, at all cost, anywhere else I go. LOL!
Good morning, Kaleen21! I’m right there with you about loving Christmas in July and December. Thankfully, I’ve never been kissed under the mistletoe by a stranger, I guess that would be a little awkward. :)
Good morning, Diana! My husband does the same thing, too :) I have a four year old little grandson and last year we explained to him what mistletoe was. So after that, every time I would walk under the threshold where the mistletoe was hanging, he would jump up and yell, “Nona, you have to kiss me because you were under the missytoe.” :) So needless to say, I was blessed last year with lots of kisses from one of my favorite little men in the world :)
Good morning, Beth! Oh, I decorate with it every year, it wouldn’t be Christmas around my house without it :) Like I said in one of my earlier comments, we use the real stuff, too, not the store bought kind.
Good morning, Mimionlife! You and I both could share your comment. The only thing I would have to change to make it my own would be, my husband and I have been married 35 years, instead of 37 :) Keep kissing under the mistletoe!
I used to go and sell mistletoe around my neighborhood when I was in grade school! If I was ever kissed under it, it wasn’t any one who “counted” (my dad might have :-)
Looks like a great collection, and no, I’ve never been kissed under the mistletoe. Not that I would object to it…
Good morning, Margaret! I like the idea of selling Mistletoe around the neighborhood, my grands may love to do that this year :) Thanks for sharing that with me!
Good morning, Michele! Your comment made me laugh. I wouldn’t object to a mistletoe kiss either, as long as it’s by someone I love, such as my husband, children, and grandchildren. No strangers, please. LOL!!!
Hey, Margaret, I did reply to your comment, but for some reason it bumped it down below the next comment :)
Been kissed under mistletoe. We will be celebrating our 30th anniversary in December. The set of stories sounds wonderful; will definitely want to read them.
I’ve never been kissed under mistletoe, but I have been kissed under holly that my kids mistook for mistletoe.
Yes i got my first kiss when i was 10 under the mistletoe at a christmas party
Hello LeAnn! My anniversary is in December, too. We will celebrating 36 years. The stories in this boxed set will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit. :)
Hey Melynda! How cute! A Christmas kiss is a Christmas kiss, rather it’s under the mistletoe or holly :) What makes it so special is who the kiss is from.
Hey, Shelia! Another cute story. That sounds like a kiss to remember :)
It’s been hovering in the mid 90’s here in SC, and my husband and I pick this month of all times to move! Not fun packing and moving boxes in this heat.
I’ve never been kissed under the mistletoe…
This sounds like a great book. I love Christmas stories. I have been kissed under the mistletoe by my husband several times.
That’s cute. My daughter kept trying to get her fiance under it! They were married July 16 and are enjoying married life.
Hello, Patty! As we say in the south, bless your heart! This has been a really rough summer, I can’t imagine having to pack and move boxes in this kind of heat…Whew!!!
Thanks, Susanmsj! I hope everyone will enjoy this boxed set. It will be a wonderful addition to add to anyone’s collection. To be kiss by the love of life under the mistletoe is the best Christmas kiss of all!
I like the IDEA of being kissed under a mistletoe that I wrote a book about it (the first kiss by a man who said he wouldn’t kiss a woman unless he knew she was the one he’d marry). It was based on my own husband’s personal vow (but not necessarily under a mistletoe). :) Blessings, Debra, and wishing you well with your new box set. Christmas books are fun at any time of the year.
It’s terrible that I can’t remember if I was kissed under the mistletoe, but I’m guessing I was. When we lived in Oklahoma for a couple of years, we had a big tree in our front yard that had a lot of mistletoe growing in it. I remember someone (maybe from a florist?) stopping by and asking if they could have some. I never knew mistletoe grew in trees.
Oh I love Christmas stories. Yes, I have been kissed under a mistletoe. I didn’t even know it was hanging above my head until my best friend (male) kissed me. It was a sweet kiss and we both laughed since there was absolutely nothing romantic about our relationship.
I think I got gypped. I’ve never been kissed under a mistletoe. Maybe that would change if I hung some in my house this Christmas. Hmmmm, why wait until Christmas, right? tee hee So excited to be in the fabulous collection with my friend, Debra and many of the other authors whose work I admire.
Never been kissed under the mistletoe but then, can’t say I’ve ever bought or stood under it. Was a cute book by JoAnn Durgin though. :)
I know I have by my husband :-) I have a Christmas ornament that’s a clear plastic ball with mistletoe in it that we hang in the hallway every year. Since our bedrooms and bathroom is down the hall, well, you gotta stop and get a kiss…lol!
I have a really hard time getting in the Christmas mood in July, but maybe this collection might help! Sounds like a great set of authors. Thanks for the chance, Debra!
I don’t remember if I have been kissed under the mistletoe, but I love reading Christmas stories.
I’ve never been kissed under the mistletoe but I know what hot Christmas days are like as I live in Australia. Luckily I have a good imagination and reading about snow and coats and hats at Christmas is okay. If I wrote about a Christmas Day and sweltering heat you some of you gals would struggle. My Grandmas often cooked roast turkey with trimmings in the heat. My Mum remembers cooking this meal in a fibro house with an agar style stove/oven as it was the only from of cooking since we lived off the grid and used a diesel generator and batteries for power. The photos of us are all in shorts and t shirts looking very red, hot and sweaty!
Thanks, JoAnn! Your book sounds like a great story. What’s the title? I’d love to add it to my Christmas reading list :) and I’m sure others here will, too.
Hello, Pam! We have several trees on our property that are loaded down with mistletoe each year. So, we down have to go far to find it :)
Hello, Sharon! Oh, that was a sneaky kiss, but I’d say it was one to remember. :)
Hello, Debra! I may just have to mail you some mistletoe this Christmas, and then you can tell Rick to pucker up :) I am super excited to be in this collection with you, too, my dear friend!
Hello, Cindi! I haven’t read JoAnn’s book yet, but I am looking forward to reading it. My Christmas reading list is filling up pretty quick. :)
You’re very welcome, Trixi! Your house sounds like mine at Christmas time. You can NEVER have too many Mistletoe kisses. It just wouldn’t be Christmas without them :)
Hello, Andrea! Some people may think I’m odd, but I love reading Christmas stories all year round :)
Hello, Dianerelax! Wow! I can’t even imagine our Christmases being hot like yours, and yes, I would be one of the gals who would struggle. We don’t get all the snow here like a lot of places do, but we do have cold temperatures. I get so excited when we just have snow flurries. :)
I don’t need mistletoe for my husband to kiss me, lol!
I love reading Christmas stories anytime of the year. In summer it sometimes psychs me into believing it’s cool when we have 100 degree weather.
Thanks, Debra! It’s called MEET ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE, and it’s the first in my four-book Starlight Christmas Series (on sale everywhere through the end of this month). :)
It’s hot here in KC also! A Christmas Potpourri has wonderful authors contributing to it! I love Christmas in July! I am just now reading Elizabeth Maddrey’s Operation Mistletoe. I like the Christmases where we have snow instead of ice! I love everything about Christmas! But my son-in-law from California won’t even go outside when he visits!!!
Hello, Gail! When we read a Christmas story in the middle of the summer, at least we can pretend it’s cold and snowy outside. :)
Hello, Lelandandbecky! Yes, I agree with you about the ice. If we are lucky enough to even get snow here in Alabama, I’d much rather have snow than ice any day. I absolutely love everything about Christmas, too. :) I love it so much so that every year the day after Thanksgiving, my tree and all the decorations goes up. I plan early. lol!
It sounds romantic to be kissed under mistletoe, but I never have!!