At least twice a month
(#goals #fail), I want to shine a spotlight on an author I’ve read, either
recently or long ago, that I have loved.
This author may be popular or may be lesser known, but as I look through
my shelves, I can always find books and writers I wish people would read, if
only so that we can talk about them.
(#goals #fail), I want to shine a spotlight on an author I’ve read, either
recently or long ago, that I have loved.
This author may be popular or may be lesser known, but as I look through
my shelves, I can always find books and writers I wish people would read, if
only so that we can talk about them.
This Month’s Feature…
Richard
Paul Evans
Paul Evans
Many years ago, I read a book by Richard Paul Evans entitled The
Locket. I finished this book in
one night, which meant lots of coffee the next day, but totally worth it and I
was going to drink lots of coffee anyway, so… I almost always recommend this
book to anyone who asks and featured it on my
list of go-to recommendations many years ago.
Locket. I finished this book in
one night, which meant lots of coffee the next day, but totally worth it and I
was going to drink lots of coffee anyway, so… I almost always recommend this
book to anyone who asks and featured it on my
list of go-to recommendations many years ago.
Every year for many years, Richard Paul Evans has released a new
book in November or December. Many of
these books are Christmas themed, making them perfect for my holiday themed
reading. You’ll have to come back soon,
when I feature his non-Christmas books, but for now, check out my favorite yuletide reads
by RPE, sure to get you in the holiday spirit. #Falalalalalalalala
book in November or December. Many of
these books are Christmas themed, making them perfect for my holiday themed
reading. You’ll have to come back soon,
when I feature his non-Christmas books, but for now, check out my favorite yuletide reads
by RPE, sure to get you in the holiday spirit. #Falalalalalalalala
My Favs…
Dear Universe,
Is anyone out there?
Thinking no one is reading, a
blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings,
especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a
brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one
person cared about her.
blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings,
especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a
brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one
person cared about her.
Alex Bartlett cares. He’s
reading her posts in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nursing his own broken heart and
trust issues, he finds himself falling for this sensitive, vulnerable woman
whose feelings mirror his own. Following a trail of clues LBH has inadvertently
revealed, he discovers that she lives in the small town of Midway, Utah. He
makes his way there just after Thanksgiving, determined to find LBH. Maybe
she’s a Lisa, Lori, or a Luanne. Instead, he finds a woman named Aria, a
waitress at the Mistletoe Diner, who encourages Alex in his search while
serving his pie along with some much-needed sympathy and companionship.
reading her posts in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nursing his own broken heart and
trust issues, he finds himself falling for this sensitive, vulnerable woman
whose feelings mirror his own. Following a trail of clues LBH has inadvertently
revealed, he discovers that she lives in the small town of Midway, Utah. He
makes his way there just after Thanksgiving, determined to find LBH. Maybe
she’s a Lisa, Lori, or a Luanne. Instead, he finds a woman named Aria, a
waitress at the Mistletoe Diner, who encourages Alex in his search while
serving his pie along with some much-needed sympathy and companionship.
Elise Dutton dreads the
arrival of another holiday season. Three years earlier, her husband cheated on
her with her best friend, resulting in a bitter divorce that left her alone,
broken, and distrustful.
arrival of another holiday season. Three years earlier, her husband cheated on
her with her best friend, resulting in a bitter divorce that left her alone,
broken, and distrustful.
Then, one November day, a
stranger approaches Elise in the mall food court. Though she recognizes the man
from her building, Elise has never formally met him. Tired of spending the
holidays alone, the man offers her a proposition. For the next eight
weeks—until the evening of December 24—he suggests that they pretend to be a
couple. He draws up a contract with four rules:
stranger approaches Elise in the mall food court. Though she recognizes the man
from her building, Elise has never formally met him. Tired of spending the
holidays alone, the man offers her a proposition. For the next eight
weeks—until the evening of December 24—he suggests that they pretend to be a
couple. He draws up a contract with four rules:
1. No deep, probing personal
questions
questions
2. No drama
3. No telling anyone the
truth about the relationship
truth about the relationship
4. The contract is void on
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
The lonely Elise surprises
herself by agreeing to the idea. As the charade progresses, the safety of her
fake relationship begins to mend her badly broken heart. But just as she begins
to find joy again, her long-held secret threatens to unravel the emerging
relationship. But she might not be the only one with secrets.
herself by agreeing to the idea. As the charade progresses, the safety of her
fake relationship begins to mend her badly broken heart. But just as she begins
to find joy again, her long-held secret threatens to unravel the emerging
relationship. But she might not be the only one with secrets.
Since it was first published,more than seven million people have been touched by the magic of The Christmas
Box, a holiday classic that is as beloved in our time as A Christmas Carol was
in Dickens’s.
When Richard Paul Evans wrote
The Christmas Box, he intended it as a private expression of love for his two
young daughters, Jenna and Allyson. Though he often told them that he loved
them, he didn’t feel that they could ever really understand the depth of his
feelings until they had experienced the joy of rearing their own children, and
by that time their relationship would have changed forever. In writing The
Christmas Box, he hoped that at some time in the future they would read the
book and know of their father’s love.
The Christmas Box, he intended it as a private expression of love for his two
young daughters, Jenna and Allyson. Though he often told them that he loved
them, he didn’t feel that they could ever really understand the depth of his
feelings until they had experienced the joy of rearing their own children, and
by that time their relationship would have changed forever. In writing The
Christmas Box, he hoped that at some time in the future they would read the
book and know of their father’s love.
As Evans began to write, he
was amazed at the inspiration that flowed into his mind and heart. He completed
the moving story of a widow and the young family who comes to live with her in
less than six weeks, and bound twenty copies to give as Christmas presents to
family and friends. In the following weeks, those twenty copies were shared and
passed along from family to family, from friend to friend, and what began as a
tale for two little girls became a message of miracles, hope, and healing for
people throughout the world.
was amazed at the inspiration that flowed into his mind and heart. He completed
the moving story of a widow and the young family who comes to live with her in
less than six weeks, and bound twenty copies to give as Christmas presents to
family and friends. In the following weeks, those twenty copies were shared and
passed along from family to family, from friend to friend, and what began as a
tale for two little girls became a message of miracles, hope, and healing for
people throughout the world.
“It has been said that sometimes the greatest hope inour lives is just a second chance to do what we should have done right in the
first place. This is the story of my second chance.” —Prologue of Lost
December
When Luke Crisp graduates
from business school, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp’s
Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family
business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust
fund, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of reckless indulgence.
from business school, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp’s
Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family
business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust
fund, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of reckless indulgence.
But when his funds run out,
so do his friends. Humbled, alone, and too ashamed to ask his father for help,
Luke secretly takes a lowly job at one of his father’s copy centers. There he
falls in love with a struggling single mother and begins to understand the
greatest source of personal joy.
so do his friends. Humbled, alone, and too ashamed to ask his father for help,
Luke secretly takes a lowly job at one of his father’s copy centers. There he
falls in love with a struggling single mother and begins to understand the
greatest source of personal joy.
Bio
When Richard Paul Evans wrote the #1best-seller, The Christmas Box, he
never intended on becoming an internationally known author. His quiet story of
parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became
simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then,
more than eight million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. He has
since written eleven consecutive New York Times bestsellers. He is one the few
authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller
lists. He has won several awards for his books including the 1998 American
Mothers Book Award, two first place Storytelling World Awards, and the 2005
Romantic Times Best Women Novel of the Year Award. His books have been
translated into more than 22 languages and several have been international best
sellers.
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