Christmas in July by Melinda Curtis

Every year for the past four years, a handful of Harlequin Heartwarming authors write holiday novellas set in Christmas Town, Maine. This year - year 5 - we're back, but things have changed. This year the project is launched by a free novella (read on for your free download) and followed by 12 full-length novels with connected stories. Who wrote the freebie? Melinda Curtis and Cari Lynn Webb. What fun it was to collaborate on A Christmas Carousel Proposal.

Lisa Garland has big plans for her grandparents' wedding anniversary on December 24th - the grand opening of Carousel House, featuring a fully-restored carousel in downtown Christmas Town. She doesn't expect the company restoring the carousel to go bankrupt or the only man available to help her make the deadline for her grandparents' anniversary to be her ex-fiance.

A decade ago, John Richardson walked away from Lisa for her own good. He's tried hard not to look back. But now Lisa needs a miracle and John might just be the only man who can deliver it. If only he can keep his undying love for her a secret. He's scheduled to return to duty on December 25, so all he needs to do is organize volunteers to finish the carousel and keep his heart under lock and key. But love has a way of opening doors and hearts, and John's holiday season may not go as planned.

A Christmas Carousel Proposal introduces many of the characters in the 12 Days of Heartwarming Christmas series, which begin the week after John proposes to Lisa (spoiler alert). Six romances feature Lisa’s bridesmaids and six feature heroes working on the carousel. All full-length novels end on Christmas Eve.



So there you have it. Christmas in July! Download the free novella that starts the series HERE!

Melinda Curtis is an award-winning USA Today bestseller. She writes sweet romance for Harlequin Heartwarming, sweet romantic comedy and sexy contemporary sports romances. Look for her 12 Days of Heartwarming Christmas story - Santa School - on pre-order July 11.


Comments

  1. And away we go! So excited about this year's offerings, and this novella is a lovely beginning.

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  2. Woohoo! All new Christmas Town stories. This is gonna be so fun!! <3

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  3. I'm 'cited! And looking forward to all the reads.

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  4. Thanks for updating this--stories set in Maine are bound to be wonderful!

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  5. Looking forward to catching up with the Christmas Town stories this year. Yahoo!

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  6. It's been such fun to write about Christmas in the summer. Can't wait to read all the stories.

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  7. Sounds like fun! (sorry, late to the party here. In Canada, this was a holiday weekend!)

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  8. Year 5! Amazing and Christmas Town stories never disappoint. This year's idea sounds fabulous!

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