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December/January 2005
Newsletter
Wishing you and
yours a very happy holiday season
and the very best for 2006!
As I sit here struggling to get all of my end of year "stuff"
finished before the end of the year, I am left wondering where in
the world 2005 went. I'm sure it isn't because I'm getting
older and time is passing faster. It must be that I've had such a
good time in 2005 I didn't notice the days flying by. When I
look back over the year, I have so much to be thankful for yet am
saddened for those who have so little. The world still isn't perfect
but I hope to see us all work towards the day it is.
We celebrated Christmas early this year and we get to celebrate
again this weekend. We share the holidays with the other set of
grandparents and take turns. This year our granddaughter was
two - old enough to know all about presents, yet not quite old
enough to grasp what the season is all about. Nonetheless, she
had big, bright stars in her eyes. What a joy grandchildren
are. I hope to have lots and lots more.
That's all for this month.
Sandi Price
Dear Reader Friends,
I love this time of year and, if you’ve kept track of the number of
Christmas books I’ve written through the years, it’s pretty apparent
how I feel about the holidays. There’s something magical about
Christmas. It’s a season of miracles. Wait, I wrote a book about
that. It’s called Mrs. Miracle and it’s been out of print for years
and years. But wait . . . yes, the rumor is true. This month you can
actually find the long lost Mrs. Miracle and enjoy that story all
over again. See--didn’t I tell you this is the season of miracles,
the season of joy? So, enjoy this month and when you’re finished
with all the shopping, baking, and decorating, relax with a good
book. It would honor me if it happened to be one of mine.
On a personal note, Wayne and I leave Christmas evening for our
annual trek to Florida, with a stop along way to visit with good
friends in Las Vegas. I’m betting that we have a fabulous time!
Here’s wishing the same for you!
Debbie Macomber
December 2005
Greetings one and all!
I'm writing from California where it's a bit chilly, but I think most
of you who live in other states would laugh at that one. Chilly is
relative, I guess.
As is our tradition, we're back in our California home to spend
Christmas with our family and friends. We've never spent Christmas in
Hawaii and to tell you the truth, it's really hard to get in the
spirit of the season when the temperature is 83 degrees and the palms
are swaying. We arrived in Long Beach in early December and I put
myself in a Christmas mood by stacking the CDs in the player and
cranking up the carols. There's nothing like a good rendition of
Jingle Bell Rock and bopping around the living room to get the holiday
spirit flowing.
We're making some life changes in the New Year, but I'll save all that
news for another newsletter. If you check the new
BLOG on my website
at www.jillmarielandis.com
you can keep up with all the goings on in my life in both California
and Hawaii and points in between.
Thank you all for the many wonderful notes that you've left on the
website this past year. The response to Heartbreak Hotel has been
fabulous, the compliments have been very inspirational to me. Just
what I needed this year to keep me going.
I wish you the very best that you can wish for yourself and your
families this holiday season. Here's hoping you have a wonderful time
no matter where or how you celebrate and the very best New Year in
2006.
Fondly,
Jill Marie
Dear Readers:
It is holiday time and the spirit of Christmas is in all of us, even those who
are adjusting to a life without a special loved one. My agent just lost her
mother and my own mother has suffered two heart attacks since we've moved in
together. It was very frightening, but prayers were answered. She's recovering
nicely and it's really cool to be living with her again. We absolutely do not
argue, probably because I'm the last person who ever wants to be in charge of
anything.
My November book, THE CHOSEN, was a success, achieving high ratings on
different best seller lists.
I'm hard at work writing the Sala book that will be out in the fall of 2006.
It's called NINE LIVES and is about a police detective hero and a bounty
hunter heroine. It will be the first in a series of three books about these
two characters and I'm really enjoying the process.
We're going to have a three-day marathon of holiday dinners and family
beginning at noon on Christmas Eve and it's all at my house. I keep thinking
to myself, "oh my lord, what was I thinking?" but them I remind myself it's
only once a year and I don't have to load up and drive anywhere.
We had a couple of days of snow here in Oklahoma already, which is somewhat
rare. Oklahoma doesn't get a lot of snowfall although it can be bitter cold.
Usually, we're dealing with strong winds that dump the wind chill into the
polar regions and/or sleet and ice. I hate sleet and ice. It always freezes on
the electric lines and poles, which causes them to break off and then
thousands and thousands of people can be without power for long periods of
time.
I've stocked up on lots of hot chocolate mix just in case that's what's ahead,
which, now that I say that, sounds pretty silly. My stove is electric. If the
power goes out, I'll be calling my son-in-law to come set up his camping
equipment for me. I'll have my hot chocolate, prepared on a propane camping
stove, or know the reason why.
I want you to know that as we're saying the blessing on Christmas Day, I'll be
thinking of all of you, who, through the years have supported me and my work
in such a faithful fashion.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for buying the stories I write,
and then for sharing them with others who love to read.
Your presence in my life is so appreciated.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Sharon Sala
"Happy Holidays to
everyone! And all best wishes for a wonderful new year! Just want to
say that I'm still practicing the 'Ten Pearls of Wisdom ...' and
they still get me through the 'living of life' that we all
experience. Take Care!"
Thanks,
Eleanor Jacobs
Hardcover
Jill Marie Landis . . . . Heartbreak Hotel
Jane Hamilton, Albuquerque, NM
Paperback
Jill Marie Landis . . . . Heatwave
Sandra Johnson, Miami, FL
Sharon Sala . . . Bloodlines
Jeanne Blackton, San Diego, CA
Georgina Gentry . . . To Tempt A Texan
Paula Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN
That's All for
this month,
Sandi |
