Blog Tour: CHRISTMAS COVE by Sarah Dressler

 

Christmas Cove

by Sarah Dressler

 

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GENRE:   Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

With only three weeks left in December, travel editor, America Greene, arrives in the idyllic Christmas Cove to find it... Christmasless!

America needs a story, and fast, so she teams up with the town’s good-looking (and eligible) mayor, Leo, to light up Main Street and salvage her chance at being a full-time writer. The connection between them heats up, halls are decked, sleigh bells ring, and lights twinkle. Just when she thinks the holiday is saved, a nearby city threatens the future of Christmas Cove. With her heart, and career, hanging in the balance, she must learn that Christmas is much more than just a place on a map before time runs out.

 

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Excerpt One:

 

Night came and went with another solid sleep. America looked at herself in the mirror, unable to believe what she had done, or what she had offered to do. Sure, she knew her reasons for wanting to bring back Christmas were purely in the interest of self-preservation. Wanting to succeed with her first article assignment was a huge driving factor, but the task at hand was so much bigger than anything she should have taken on. There was no denying her reign as the office elf, and she knew that if anyone had enough Christmas spirit to spread around, she did. 

 

Now that the offer was out there, she would need to follow through. One way or another, she was getting her Christmas Cove experience, and an article drafted to prove it. Sure, she had enlisted Leo’s help, but if she had any real chance of success, they would need reinforcements. America checked her watch. Leo would be back any minute to pick her up. In the meantime, she pulled her coat back on and tidied her hastily twisted bun atop her head. 

 

The pine tree, so generously given to her that previous morning by Leo, stood in its bare state beside her. There is nothing sadder than a Christmas tree with no lights. Except perhaps, she thought, one without ornaments too.

 

“This simply will not do,” America said.

 

 

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Topic:  What's your favorite scene in this story and why?

 

If you ask any author what their favorite scene is from their story, you will likely receive a similar answer. How do I choose just one? Because a storyteller knows that the sum of the story is greater than the parts. I love Christmas Cove. All of it, the characters, the setting, the traditions, and the kindness. It’s a place that we all secretly dream about being a part of, and we long for the sort of Christmas that brings a community together.

 

But since you asked, I’ll spill the tea on one of the scenes that I am especially fond of, and one that has several beautiful moments for the main characters, America and Leo.

 

Spoiler alert:

 

The scene takes place at an annual bonfire. In a tradition called the Bonfire of Fears, people write down their fears on scraps of paper and throw them into the flames. The paper turns to ash and glitters in the night sky, turning something bad into something beautiful. This scene has a reflection later in the story that will surprise and please the reader when America and Leo come together in a most unexpected way.

 

“The paper left [America’s] hand as though she was throwing a baseball in a World Series game. She wanted to be certain the fire would devour her fear.

“Open your eyes,” Leo whispered into her ear.

The tiny hairs perked up and tickled her neck, causing her hand to reach up and cover them. He stood close. Too close. She swallowed hard at the sight of his rapid breaths condensing and dissipating into the chilly night air. Was he going to kiss her? Because she wanted to kiss him.”

 

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Sarah Dressler, originally from Florida, now calls the mountains of Colorado home. Beginning her writing career as an award winning fashion blogger, Sarah now writes fiction full time. She has spent her life traveling the world, first as the daughter of a US Air Force officer, and later as a military spouse. She enjoys sunset walks with her husband of nearly twenty years, and raising two very busy teenagers.

Buy Links

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Cove-Sarah-Dressler-ebook/dp/B0CBD7Q57L/

iTunes: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6460122265

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christmas-cove-sarah-dressler/

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/christmas-cove

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1420736

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sarah_Dressler_Christmas_Cove?id=Rl_QEAAAQBAJ

5PP: https://www.5princebooks.com/sarahdressler.html

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196102112-christmas-cove?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=p7RirE5IYe&rank=1

 

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INSTAGRAM AUTHOR PAGE: instagram.com/thesarahdressler,

 

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GIVEAWAY :

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