Glad Tidings: There's Something About Christmas / Here Comes Trouble

Glad Tidings: There's Something About Christmas / Here Comes Trouble
Debbie Macomber

'Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - CandisTwo women are ready to fall in love this Christmas season… Rookie reporter Emma Collins finally has her first big break: to interview three finalists in a fruitcake contest. There is just one problem, Emma hates Christmas…but falling in love with gorgeous pilot Oliver Hamilton might just help change Emma’s opinion of this holiday season.When rival reporter Nolan Adams criticised Maryanne Simpson’s lifestyle, she decides to leave her debutante past behind and start over. As the snow begins to fall, Maryanne finds herself a new life and falling head over heels for the man who got her into this mess…Make time for friends. Make time for Debbie Macomber.

December 2012

Dear Friends,

You’re going to require two things to enjoy this holiday volume.

1. A sense of humor.

2. An open mind when it comes to fruitcake.

As it happens, I love fruitcake, and because I do, I’m sharing three special fruitcake recipes with you in the first story, “There’s Something About Christmas.” One comes from my mother-in-law, Marie Macomber; it started out as an applesauce cake that I adapted over the years into a moist fruitcake. (The rum certainly doesn’t hurt!) The others are from two readers, Cindy Thornlow and Penny Raven, who have become friends of mine.

The second story in this set, “Here Comes Trouble,” is a romantic comedy I wrote in the early 1990s. It’s long been a favorite of mine. You’ll see that I’ve updated it a little…. I hope that, just like Maryanne and me, you’ll fall in love with Nolan.

Both stories feature heroines who work for newspapers.

The title, Glad Tidings, refers to that and, of course, to the good news of Christmas.

My wish is that these stories will make you laugh. If you enjoy them as much as I hope, please consider your laughter my gift to you this Christmas.

P.S. I love to hear from readers! You can reach me at www.DebbieMacomber.com or Facebook, or if you prefer to write me personally my mailing address is P.O. Box 1458,

Port Orchard, WA 98366.

Praise for Debbie Macomber’s Christmas stories

There’s Something About Christmas is “a tale of romance in the lives of ordinary people, with a message that life is like a fruitcake: full of unexpected delights.”

—Publishers Weekly

“No one pens a Christmas story like Macomber and this is one of her best. Sweet, witty and supremely heartfelt, it’s truly special and guaranteed to warm even Scrooge’s heart.”

—RT Book Reviews

on There’s Something About Christmas, 4½ stars, Top Pick

“There’s Something About Christmas is a wonderfully funny, and at times heart-wrenching story of finding the right person to love at the most delightful time of year.”

—Times Record News, Wichita Falls, TX

“Macomber once again demonstrates her impressive skills with characterization and her flair for humor.”

—RT Book Reviews on When Christmas Comes

“Call Me Mrs. Miracle is an entertaining holiday story that will surely touch the heart…. Best of all, readers will rediscover the magic of Christmas.”

—Bookreporter.com

“A fast, frothy fantasy for those looking to add some romance to their holidays.”

—Publishers Weekly on The Snow Bride

“Where Angels Go … should definitely get anyone in the mood for holiday cheer and warmth.”

—FreshFiction.com

“Macomber’s latest charming contemporary Christmas romance is a sweetly satisfying, gently humorous story that celebrates the joy and love of the holiday season.”

—Booklist on Christmas Letters

“It’s just not Christmas without a Debbie Macomber story.”

—Armchair Interviews

Make time for friends. Make time forDebbie Macomber.

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