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Nothing Says Merry Christmas Like Love, a Dare & a Pink Apron

by Chautona Havig ·

A Christmas Repair promises to be a delightful Christmas read featuring a buttoned-up computer programmer and an artistic mechanic. via @chautonahavig

One thing I love about Lila Diller’s writing is how strong faith elements are at the core of every book. So, when I saw she wrote a Christmas novel, well… YEAH!  Her A Christmas Repair is out, and I’ve already started it. So far, I like these characters. Okay, I’m not super fond of Jessica, but I have a feeling that she’s either going to grow on me somehow, OR I’m not supposed to.

Still… I kind of hope Chris loses that bet. I think he’d be cute in a pink apron. Want to learn more about him and Britt? Listen in to learn how Lila got the idea for the book and why I think she should get her friend should repeat what happened this year so we get another Christmas book out of her next year!

Lila Diller A Christmas Repair

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Nothing Says Merry Christmas Like Love, a Dare & a Pink Apron

Author of the “Love Is” Series, Lila Diller isn’t afraid to tackle hard stuff in fiction, but in this sweet Christmas Romance, while the faith is strong, the whole story is just a little more lighthearted. I wondered what made her decide to go the Christmas route, and hearing the story behind this story cracked me up. I LOVE it, and I really think that her friend should hold a contest next… oh… March? Ask her followers to give Lila another picture to inspire another Christmas faith-filled romance.

Her characters have grabbed me already. I think this is going to be a lot of fun. For those who want to follow my reading journey on it, I’ve got it on my GoodReads shelf and will be updating as I eke a chapter or two here and there (gotta get that  last book of the year DONE!).

When I asked Lila to share about her first series, I had an ulterior motive. Thinking about both, I wanted to know which kind of book she thought she’d want to write next, and it seems like while she doesn’t know for sure, she really did enjoy writing something more lighthearted.

YAY! Maybe more Christmas books on the horizon!

If you missed the episode about her first series, you can listen in to that HERE.

A Christmas Repair Lila DillerA Christmas Repair by Lila Diller

Do you need to take a break during this busy holiday season? Do you want a quick read that will allow your mind to rest and recharge? Do you want an entertaining story that also inspires you in your faith and gives you examples of how to live it out?

A Christmas Repair is a Christian feel-good story in a coffee shop at Christmastime. Think Hallmark Christmas movies but with faith. Britt, a techy and closed-off girl, and Chris, a spiritually sensitive yet working-class guy, work through misunderstandings about each other and themselves to find love.

Along with the complexities of diversity, family, friends, and work relationships, this story is about a Latino guy and a misunderstood girl growing closer to God and each other on an adventure that neither expected.

Come along for the sweet, romantic, faith-filled ride!

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Episode 579: A Chat with Lauren Smyth
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Dystopian in the desert? Sign me up! Seriously, listen in while Lauren Smyth and I chat all things “glowy” in the desert!

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Not a lot of people write books about the boring Mojave Desert. When they do, I take note. Especially when it’s a super-cool dystopian delight! EEEP!

All That Glows by Lauren Smyth

The apocalypse didn’t take everyone. It just took us. Ever since the rain turned green, Kyrie’s world has been bathed in glowing dust. She packs it into old mascara tubes and sells it as makeup alongside dried cacti, threadbare blankets, and long-expired canned food. There’s not much else to do when everyone outside Kyrie’s small town in the Mojave Desert died from the plague-bearing rain ten years ago. Everyone—except the man in the rubber mask. He’s on the dangerous side of the fence, huffing infected air like it’s nothing, babbling to Kyrie about college and umbrellas and yogurt and everything else that disappeared the day it rained. He doesn’t seem to know that the world ended, and he has no explanation for how he survived the apocalypse. But Kyrie doesn’t believe in ghosts. She can’t trust him, but he’s right about one thing: Towns without secrets aren’t surrounded by chain-link fences. And chain-link fences won’t keep out the plague forever.

Learn more on Lauren’s WEBSITE and follow on GoodReads and BookBub.

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