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Christmas Tree Hunting in 2020; A Family Tradition

27 out of 30 years of Christmases, I have had a live Christmas tree that has been cut down by someone adjacent to me. I am dedicated to having one even though I have allergies. Beau loves coming with to help pick one out. This is the first year in our house, and I picked the chonkiest, tallest tree possible. IT'S HUGE!!!

Fiction

Finding Christmas Diversity in Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Christmas stories are not known for their diversity. I finally found one in Jasmine Guillory’s Royal Holiday. One of my favorite contemporary Christmas novels, and probably my favorite rom-com ever.

Books, Fiction, Reading Lists

11… Of My Favorite Christmas Books to Read

It's been hard getting into the Christmas spirit this year. I'm sure I'm not the only one. There are also a lot of crap Christmas novels out there, so I made a list of my favorite eleven to save you some time and pain.

Books, Fiction

A Chaste Christmas Novel: Debbie Macomber’s Jingle All the Way

This is probably the worst book I've read all year. It's terrible. The only people who I can think that would enjoy it are Christian women with a sex-sensitivity.

Books, Fiction

LGBTQ+ Romance in Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Starting off my Christmas reading with Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur. Two wildly incompatible women are set up on a disaster of a blind date only to find themselves in a fake relationship for the holidays.