➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.comA CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Beverly Jenkins about her inspiring holiday romance, A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER.everly Jenkins is the recipient of Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. She was featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance.Tropes for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER💬 Small town ♻️ Second chance romance🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love💚 Found familyBook Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍💍Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile:A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins: https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRememberThe Blessings Series by Beverly Jenkins: https://amzn.to/3FOfukQExodusters by Nell Irvin Painter: https://books2read.com/ExodustersThe Trouble They Seen by Dorothy Sterling: https://amzn.to/3QHbclQIt Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummerGeorgie All Along by Kate Clayborn https://books2read.com/Georgie-AllAlong RAFE by Rebekah Weatherspoon https://books2read.com/RAFE-NannyThe Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-BookshopThe Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam: https://amzn.to/3u5z6hMEverything by Theodora Taylor: https://amzn.to/49iOrvI The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge📖 About A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly JenkinsNAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas.Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi “Mal” July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they’re finally ready to say “I do.”Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle hits a speed bump that may derail everything.But Mal and Bernadine’s relationship isn’t the only one being tested.Preston Mays aka Brain, loves his girlfriend as much as he does physics but when she decides being a couple is no longer a good thing, his heart is broken. Will connecting with his bio dad’s family ease his pain?Reverend Paula Grant has been patiently waiting for God to send her someone to share her life. When the town’s charming new chef arrives in town, she wonders if he could be the one.And then there’s former mayor Riley Curry who throws a parade with his hog Cletus! There’s always a lot going on in Henry Adams, and this will be a Christmas to remember.📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa DailyA laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump.He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them.She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time.If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over…Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★