Advent Calendar - Day 9 (GIVEAWAY)

 How about a little giveaway today? 

I'm in the process of redoing a lot of my book covers. I know readers have mixed feelings about this. And it's not that I don't still love a lot of those early covers, but there's a reason mainstream publishers change out wrappers multiple times through the years, and that reason is that eventually, no matter how good the cover is, it becomes wall paper to prospective buyers. 

Anyway, I've redone the art on The Dickens with Love, which is probably my favorite Christmas story (of my own, that is). Or rather, my favorite novella. Well, Snowball in Hell might actually be my favorite, but that's not specifically a Christmas story although it's set at Christmas. And I really love The Boy Next Door, but that's a short story, which is a whole different thing, really. 

NOT THAT YOU ASKED.

So. I'm giving away 10 eBook copies of The Dickens with Love as well as one 15 oz mug featuring the new art and a quote from the book. 

It's an older book, so most of you probably already have it, but if you don't, I think you might enjoy it. And the mug... It's cute and Christmassy. If I do say so myself.

I have a question on this topic though. Although I enjoy writing little Christmas romances--my gosh, look at all these holiday codas I've written!--I don't read them. I've probably never bothered to read a non-mystery Christmas story that wasn't part of a collection I contributed to. Which... Is that odd?  It suddenly seems odd to me.

Christmas mysteries? A whole different thing. Vintage Christmas mystery is one of my all time favorite things. And yet, I've not written nearly enough Christmas mysteries! That seems odd too.

But I digress. To be eligible for this drawing, you can offer your thoughts on Christmas stories in general--do you read a lot of them during the holidays? Do you read any of them? WHAT ABOUT THOSE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES? What's your preferred holiday reading? What's your preferred holiday viewing? 

As in previous years, the winners will be announced a day or so after the calendar ends.