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Monday, November 25, 2013

The Year the Cat Saved Christmas Mrs Scrooge By Barbara Bretton Virtual Book Tour





 
 
 
 
 
 
The Year the Cat Saved Christmas
Barbara Bretton



Genre: Contemporary romance



Publisher: Free Spirit Press



ISBN: 9781940665009

ASIN: B00FEXP44K



Number of pages: 80

Word Count: 22,000






Book Description:



Christmas used to be the happiest time of the year in the big house on the hill. But this year when the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Day, it will all be over. Can Sebastian, a wily Maine Coon cat, find a way to bring his people back home or will this holiday be their last?Previously published as "Home for the Holidays" in Penguin Berkley's anthology "The Christmas Cat."











Mrs. Scrooge
Rocky Hill Romances 

Book One

Barbara Bretton



Genre: Contemporary romance



Publisher: Free Spirit Press



ISBN: 9781940665023

ASIN: B00FEXXSCA



Number of pages: 240

Word Count: approx. 65000






Book Description:



Single mother Samantha Dean doesn't have time for Christmas. Or romance, for that matter. She is weeks away from opening her own catering business, the most important part of her plan to provide her certified genius daughter Patty with all the wonderful things she deserves.

Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. She wants a father and when she meets bartender Murphy O'Rourke at her fourth grade Career Day presentation, she knows she's met the man of her mother's dreams!

But can she convince her Mrs. Scrooge of a mom that it was time to give Christmas -- and love -- a second chance?



Originally published in print by Harlequin American



Book #2 is also available now: BUNDLE OF JOY









About the Author:



Oh, how I hate bios! All of that deadly dull information about name (Barbara Bretton) and date of birth (June 25) and geographical data (born in New York City; lives near Princeton, NJ), marital status (many years married), and hobbies (who has time??). How do you gather up all of those dull, dry facts and turn them into something interesting?



No wonder I tell lies for a living.



I considered weaving a story for you about life on a houseboat on the French Riviera. Or maybe my years as a concubine, hidden away in a golden pleasure palace in the shimmering desert. Then I decided to do the unthinkable and tell you the truth.



When I sold my first book and my life changed forever. I sent in my manuscript on Thursday February 21, 1982 and four days later the telephone rang and I heard the amazing words, "We want to buy your book." How I wish you could have seen me. I was standing by the kitchen door of our North Babylon house, the picture of cool sophistication, as I listened to Vivian Stephens explain the terms of the deal to me. You would have thought I'd sold a first book every single day of my life. Yes, I said. Sounds wonderful. Thank you so much for calling. I look forward to our association. That cool sophistication hung on until I hung up the phone, took a deep breath, then promptly threw up on my shoes.



I was thirty-one years old, unagented, unschooled, unfamiliar with anything to do with the business of publishing. To put it mildly, I was in shock. My husband was working in Manhattan at the time (and finishing up his degree at night) so it would be hours until I could break the news to him. This was too exciting to waste on a phone call. I wanted to see his face when I told him that my dream had finally come true -- and came with a $6000 advance!



He pulled into the driveway at midnight. I was waiting in the doorway, holding a bottle of champagne and two glasses. I didn't have to say a word. He knew right away and the look of joy and pride in his eyes warms me now, years later, long after the advance faded into memory.



A lot has happened to me in the years since that first sale. I've learned that this is a difficult and demanding business (it takes a tough writer to write a tender book) and that I am happiest when I am most ignorant. I've also learned that a good friend, a writer and pal who truly understands, is worth her weight in good reviews and royalty checks.



I fell madly in love with Skye O'Malley in early 1982 and wrote an unabashedly gushy fan letter to our beloved Bertrice Small. By the time Sunny answered, I had joined the ranks of the published and Sunny became friend and mentor, guide and confidant. She has held my hand through broken dreams, disappointments, family illnesses, and accepted my bizarre need to go underground from time to time with great affection and understanding. Over the years I've come to understand the difference between the writer and her work, that loving the book doesn't guarantee that I will love the author. But what a joy it is when you discover that the author of a beloved favorite is even more wonderful and witty and wise than the characters she creates.



So this bio is for you, Sunny, for being the best of friends during the worst of times and -- even more wonderful -- during the good times as well.



And now for the statistics:



Barbara Bretton is the USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty countries.



Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others.



Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de Coeur; the RWA Region 1 Golden Leaf; and several sales awards from Bookrak. Ms. Bretton was included in a recent edition of Contemporary Authors.



Schedule Christmas Tour Barbara Bretton
Nov 25- Dec 23

November 25 Spotlight
3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy ! http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com

November 26 Spotlight
AC James

December 3 Guest blog
Books Direct

December 5 Spotlight
Lisa’s World of Books

December 6 Guest blog and review
Mochas, Mysteries and More

December 9 Spotlight
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom

December 10 Guest blog
Fang-tastic Books
topic suggestions: favorite holiday movies, favorite holiday songs

December 11 Guest blog
Roxanne’s Realm
Topic: favorite gifts (either given or received)

December 12 Spotlight
Pembroke Sinclair  

December 13 Character Interview
Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews

December 16 Review
Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

December 17 review
Brooke Blogs

December 18 Guest blog and review
My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews

December 19 Spotlight
Cover Reveals 

December 20 Review (TYTCSC)
Sapphyria's Book Reviews

December 23 Spotlight
Booklover Sue 

December 23 Review (MS)
Sapphyria's Book Reviews


Barbara loves to spend as much time as possible in Maine with her husband, walking the rocky beaches and dreaming up plots for upcoming books.















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