{"id":80,"date":"2020-12-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thathappyreader.ca\/staging\/4750\/staging\/4750\/?p=80"},"modified":"2020-12-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:00:00","slug":"12-holiday-books-to-read-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thathappyreader.ca\/staging\/4750\/12-holiday-books-to-read-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Holiday Books To Read this Christmas &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9BVifgFjlfM\/X8Uu-dMfMCI\/AAAAAAAAJLk\/rwa7IRMyByIRSZJ0bSHKq6Dn6wZiWm77wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1920\/6F87BE0A-7C58-4369-BEFE-50713D2197F0.png?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1316\" data-original-width=\"1920\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9BVifgFjlfM\/X8Uu-dMfMCI\/AAAAAAAAJLk\/rwa7IRMyByIRSZJ0bSHKq6Dn6wZiWm77wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h438\/6F87BE0A-7C58-4369-BEFE-50713D2197F0.png?resize=640%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hi everyone!  We&#8217;re now in December but I&#8217;ve been reading Holiday books since August!  Yes I know that is really early, but publishers generally publish their holiday books in September and October and I had to meet these deadlines. I&#8217;m a total Christmas nut (maybe because I have a December birthday), but no other genre is more comforting to me than the joy of reading a lovely holiday story.  <\/p>\n<p>Today I bring to you the first part of the 12 Holiday Books I&#8217;m recommending which have published in 2020.  You&#8217;ll find a description of the book and the hyperlink to my review. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tv89-0_cLtg\/X8Ux36afdbI\/AAAAAAAAJLw\/l8zh9-ahN6AYrofLFpinLsdmwXvz70fowCLcBGAsYHQ\/s610\/BD96D873-1100-4F61-A23B-39A838A28488.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"610\" data-original-width=\"400\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tv89-0_cLtg\/X8Ux36afdbI\/AAAAAAAAJLw\/l8zh9-ahN6AYrofLFpinLsdmwXvz70fowCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/BD96D873-1100-4F61-A23B-39A838A28488.jpeg?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>This beautiful story is about the love of three Buchanan sisters. The sisters have been apart for many years, living in different states, and reunite at the request of their Aunt for one more special Christmas at her Colorado Inn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<p><u>Publisher<\/u> : Forever\/Grand Central Publishing<\/p>\n<p><u>Genre<\/u> : Family fiction, Women&#8217;s Fiction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hSwloy\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K53xbUm00YY\/X8U3bT8wEVI\/AAAAAAAAJL8\/HrAZuMDc1QwyjmeScNioJ-iKgqeJcu6TACLcBGAsYHQ\/s388\/C7917A15-16B8-4958-801A-D0549013A777_4_5005_c.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"388\" data-original-width=\"255\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K53xbUm00YY\/X8U3bT8wEVI\/AAAAAAAAJL8\/HrAZuMDc1QwyjmeScNioJ-iKgqeJcu6TACLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/C7917A15-16B8-4958-801A-D0549013A777_4_5005_c.jpeg?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Riley Reynolds is a journalist turned romance writer. She\u2019s had success with several books already and has quite a fan base. Unfortunately, her last romance novel was lacking the romance &#8211; likely indicative of a challenged love life. Now she is faced with a task of writing a Christmas novel: a very difficult challenge given that she has not celebrated the holiday since she was eight years due to the death of her father. As a publicity stunt, Riley has been instructed to host a Christmas Camp at the Inn run by her publicist\u2019s friend Luke who needs the media attention in order to sell the Inn.<\/p>\n<p><u>Publisher:<\/u>&nbsp; Hawktale Publishing<\/p>\n<p><u>Genre<\/u>: &nbsp;Contemporary Romance, Women&#8217;s Fiction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ROarIi\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_R4dEOC9I84\/X8U5NKcQyfI\/AAAAAAAAJMI\/yljDefCkHFQSdmttRs2EcXHwZGPVo0bIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s500\/DC51C5CA-2F84-4028-9047-FA89FB3976E1_4_5005_c.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"500\" data-original-width=\"326\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_R4dEOC9I84\/X8U5NKcQyfI\/AAAAAAAAJMI\/yljDefCkHFQSdmttRs2EcXHwZGPVo0bIQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/DC51C5CA-2F84-4028-9047-FA89FB3976E1_4_5005_c.jpeg?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;\">Hannah is a shopkeeper in Stockholm and lives with her boyfriend. She takes pride in the shop although it hasn\u2019t been doing as well as she has hoped. When her brother Rob\u2019s friend Nico stops by her shop, the two become reacquainted quickly. Nico is now a single father of eight year old Josie from his former marriage. Hannah enjoys Nico\u2019s company and looks forward to seeing him again at Rob\u2019s upcoming wedding in her hometown of Middledip.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;\"><u>Publisher: <\/u>Avon Books<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;\"><u>Genre:<\/u>&nbsp;General Fiction, Romance<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fwb2tq\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nFuUkytwzfQ\/X8U6uQL6y8I\/AAAAAAAAJMU\/khfl9fk06ZsPrl-cWLTXpxMn4Cw-mpvmACLcBGAsYHQ\/s390\/2657A213-1D12-4ECB-9C1F-19DD6F130303_4_5005_c.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"390\" data-original-width=\"254\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nFuUkytwzfQ\/X8U6uQL6y8I\/AAAAAAAAJMU\/khfl9fk06ZsPrl-cWLTXpxMn4Cw-mpvmACLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/2657A213-1D12-4ECB-9C1F-19DD6F130303_4_5005_c.jpeg?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">Vanessa Larkin is a woman who has built a successful career in business in Chicago. In fact, she takes very little down time to the detriment of her relationships. This Christmas she knows she wants to spend some time with her cousin Anna. She expects her company to send her to either Leavenworth Washington or Paris for her next project. She is therefore surprised and disappointed to learn the company needs her in Fraser Hills, North Carolina to oversee the closure of Porter\u2019s, a fruitcake factory in the small town.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u>Publisher:<\/u>&nbsp; St. Martin&#8217;s Press<\/p>\n<p><u>Genre:<\/u>&nbsp; Romance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/346olv3\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HDpqytcYuJc\/X8U77Jcvj3I\/AAAAAAAAJMg\/RO9T_krXtSQESBv2y919Q2f-4GaUx94EwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1018\/2386D68F-B5E3-42EF-A797-48E206BCFAD9.png?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1018\" data-original-width=\"656\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HDpqytcYuJc\/X8U77Jcvj3I\/AAAAAAAAJMg\/RO9T_krXtSQESBv2y919Q2f-4GaUx94EwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/2386D68F-B5E3-42EF-A797-48E206BCFAD9.png?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">Maelyn Jones is a twenty-six year old woman who has a fairly mundane life &#8211; she still lives with her parents and works at a job she doesn\u2019t enjoy. One of the things she looks forward to each year is spending the Christmas holidays with the people she has grown up sharing the season with. This is a time of celebration, loaded with food, traditions and festive activities. She\u2019s grown up with Theo and Andrew, the boys of Maelyn\u2019s parents\u2019 good friends, and has secretly held a crush on Andrew for the past thirteen years. She questions, then, why she made a big mistake her final night at the cabin. Her life seems to be filled with missed opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u>Publisher<\/u>: Gallery Books<\/p>\n<p><u>Genre<\/u>: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HNzWb2\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F7eMmIo-35I\/X8U9aBUotCI\/AAAAAAAAJMs\/ArbtZMIa-XkWXRuhiw-uTgl0ZsdHPaC-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s360\/9D3B7640-CC6B-4619-BB21-7463FBA755CE_4_5005_c.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1530\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"360\" data-original-width=\"254\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F7eMmIo-35I\/X8U9aBUotCI\/AAAAAAAAJMs\/ArbtZMIa-XkWXRuhiw-uTgl0ZsdHPaC-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/9D3B7640-CC6B-4619-BB21-7463FBA755CE_4_5005_c.jpeg?fit=1530%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">This book is the tenth in a series but can be read easily as a standalone. It is told in two time frames &#8211; 1972 and 2012 and surrounds the importance of a family table originally built by John Creighton for his wife Joan. John has never really built anything, but promises to build Joan a table for their young family in time for Thanksgiving. Inspired by John\u2019s creativity, Joan decides to use the recipe cards her mother has given her and learns to cook and bake, with her children alongside her making memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u>Publisher:<\/u> St. Martin&#8217;s Press<\/p>\n<p><u>Genre:<\/u> General Fiction, Women&#8217;s Fiction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3njmBHF\" class=\"broken_link\">Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it &#8211; my first 6 holiday books I&#8217;m recommending this year. &nbsp;Look for my remaining recommendations in a post later this week. &nbsp;Have you read any of these books or are you planning on reading any holidays reads this season? &nbsp;Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have a great day!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! We&#8217;re now in December but I&#8217;ve been reading Holiday books since August! Yes I know that is really early, but publishers generally publish their holiday books in September and October and I had to meet these deadlines. 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