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Chautona Havig

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Looking for Exciting Books for Your Younger Readers?

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If you're looking for an exciting and uplifting read for your youngsters, Candice Yamnitz has exactly what you might be looking for. via @chautonahavig

Candice Pedraza Yamnitz came onto the podcast to talk about her lower middle-grade (chapter book) about two siblings, a magic crayon, parrots, and pirates. But as we chatted further, we also got to hear about her YA high fantasy and an upcoming dark fantasy. If that kind of fantastical and faith-inspired creativity excites you as much as it does me, listen in to learn more!

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Desi and Ky Go Poof explores themes of redeeming the time in this first Desi and Ky Adventures book.  One thing I particularly appreciated was that Candice chose to have these children enjoy their adventures without being disobedient about it. That was a huge relief.

So was learning that the next book is coming (I’m praying for Christmas) and is about gratitude. We have hopes of at least one or two more as well. YAY!

Candice Yamnitz also talked about Unbetrothed, a high fantasy with Latin flair.  Now how cool is that?

Desi and Ky go Poof by Candace YamnitzDesi and Ky Go Poof by Candice Pedraza Yamnitz

On a blustery and wet May day in Chicago, Dessi and Ky get transported to a tropical island where wicked pirates have turned the islanders into birds.

Now it’s up to them to work together, defeat the pirates, locate a treasure, and find their way home again–with a little help from a magical crayon.

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Episode 587: A Chat with Four Authors
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I love a good Christmas novella collection, and Lighting Up Christmas promises to be a fabulous one. Listen in as I chat with four Scrivenings authors about the collection and their books!

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If you knew the craziness that was this recording! Those poor women! Meanwhile, we managed, and now, I don’t know about you, but I’m dying to get to it! :D

Lighting Up Christmas by Amy R. Anguish, Heather Greer, Mary Pat Johns, and Regina Rudd Merrick

Four Christmas lights. Four love stories. One season filled with faith, hope, and happily-ever-afters.

In Lighting Up Christmas, four heartwarming holiday romance novellas shine with cozy charm, clean romance, small-town warmth, and the gentle reminder that God can bring light to even the dimmest season.

In The Bright Side of Christmas by Amy R. Anguish, Holly Belle loves Christmas, holiday décor, and twinkling lights. Her new neighbor, Robert Bradshaw, prefers peace, quiet, and keeping her Christmas cheer firmly on her side of the duplex. But when Holly decides his grinchy heart needs a little holiday help, their battle over lights may lead to something brighter than either one expected.

In The Light of a Christmas Star by Heather Greer, Elena Bell is determined to make Tannenbaum’s Festival of Lights a success for the families depending on it. When rising Hollywood star Trenton Wills arrives at her B&B, he may be the answer to the town’s needs—and the beginning of Elena’s own Christmas romance. But Trenton has secrets that could dim more than the festival lights.

In ‘Twas the Light Before Christmas by Mary Pat Johns, Cooper Blackmon enters the region’s biggest Christmas lights competition determined to win. Mandy Alvarez needs the prize money to save her family’s beloved Christmas Village. As rivalry turns to friendship and friendship glows into something more, only one can claim the prize. But both may have far more to lose than money.

In Pitch Perfect Lights by Regina Rudd Merrick, Holly Shepherd is facing her family’s first Christmas after loss while trying to create joy for her young siblings. When author Paxton Hollis returns home and quietly helps revive her father’s beloved light display, Holly discovers that hope can still shine, even through grief.

A charming choice for readers who enjoy clean, faith-friendly romance wrapped in Christmas lights, small-town warmth, and happily-ever-after hope.

Read Lighting Up Christmas and discover four faith-filled holiday love stories that glow with joy, hope, and the true light of Christmas.

Visit Amy at her WEBSITE or on GoodReads and BookBub.

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

Learn more about Mary on her WEBSITE and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub.

You can learn more about Regina and her books on her Website and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub.

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