Season’s greetings, holiday book lovers! Welcome to the first installment of

*And be sure to stay tuned for more holiday titles from Tule’s other imprints in the coming weeks–’tis the season for reading, after all!*

A Cotswold Christmas by Kate Hewitt

Welcome to Wychwood-on-Lea… a not-too-quaint village where frosty evenings, welcoming fires, and second chances will make this a Christmas you’ll never forget.

Anna Vere has escaped to the Cotswolds for Christmas to try to heal from her broken engagement and, far worse, her broken dreams. When her reserved room at a bed & breakfast is flooded, she takes up the offer of camping out in Willoughby Close, the converted stables of the nearby manor house… and is taken under the wing of sexy local carpenter Colin Heath.

What starts out as merely helping a neighbor in need turns into far more as Colin and Anna share a surprisingly intense and emotional connection, weaving their own Christmas magic as they spend the holiday together. But Anna has a secret she’s scared to reveal, something that could destroy the fragile bond they’ve just created, and Colin knows she’s only in England for a short time. Can these two sudden soul mates risk their hearts for a love that has yet to be tried and tested?

Get swept away by this poignant and heartwarming story, set in beautiful Wychwood-on-Lea, in the English Cotswolds. And look forward to four more books set in Willoughby Close, where everyday miracles and happily-ever-afters are guaranteed.

Spend Christmas in the Cotswolds this year–order your copy of A Cotswold Christmas TODAY!

The Christmas Cottage by Jane Porter

Spending a charming Christmas in the English countryside sounds perfect as long as he doesn’t show up…

Ella Roberts is ecstatic to be heading to Bakewell to spend Christmas with her sister and brother-in-law, the new Earl and Countess Sherbourne, and represent her family at the holiday reception they’re hosting at Langley Park. She’s also excited to visit the Peak District, inspiration for Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. However, she’s determined to avoid the most arrogant and irritatingly handsome man, Baird MacLauren. One unforgettable kiss is one too many.

Baird MacLauren was happy to serve as the best man for Alec Sherbourne’s wedding in the San Juan Islands, but he didn’t expect the sparks and chemistry with the bride’s stunning sister. The intense chemistry is too powerful for the rational Scot, and after a passionate kiss, he rejected Ella as the most logical action. He has no room in his life for emotion and plans to avoid Ella during her visit. But when an emergency keeps Alec in London days before Christmas, Baird steps in to help until Alec can arrive home to Langley Park.

With Christmas upon them, Ella and Baird must work together to ensure Cara and the Sherbournes will have the perfect holiday. Can the magic of the season bring these two opposites together?

The perfect gift for Jane Austen fans this Christmas–order A Christmas Cottage NOW!

A Country Christmas by Fiona Marsden

This Christmas will bring the ultimate gift…

One night with a stranger changed Moira O’Brien’s life forever. She’s always denied needing a family of her own, until she met Gio and discovered life could offer her something more, something special—before it was snatched away. Now Gio and his daughter are back in Moira’s life, and this time Gio seems determined to stay.

After losing his wife a year ago, Gio Tsiarkas is ready for a fresh start with his daughter, Emilia. He’s in Kurrajong Crossing with a new home, new car, and the chance for a new life—maybe with the woman who’d been a much-needed bright spot in his life amid so much loss. All he has to do is convince his daughter that a new woman in his life won’t ruin hers. Oh, and hopefully find the woman.

When love and attraction come up against parental responsibility, will Gio and Moira have to make all the sacrifices? Or will a reluctant twelve-year-old discover Christmas can be about creating new families as well as holding onto the old?

Celebrate new beginnings and find love after loss this Christmas with A Country Christmas–available TODAY!

Love at the Icicle Cafe by Denise N. Wheatley

Can an icicle-themed festival thaw the most unlikely hearts?

California lawyer Mina Richards spent her childhood helping her mom bake at their winter-themed café in the snowy village of Gosberg, Germany. When her retired parents want to sell The Icicle Café, Mina returns to facilitate the sale. She needs this to go right—she’ll fly in, finalize the deal and fly out to rescue her once high-powered career. But faced with Scott, her childhood friend and crush who doesn’t want to sell, Mina’s plan quickly falls apart.

Rising chef Scott Dawson has turned The Icicle Café into a destination restaurant. His parents and their partners want to sell the café to a hotel chain, and Scott can’t meet their price. When Mina arrives—more beautiful and determined than ever—he sees the possibility of a new future for the business and the town he loves. He just needs to change her mind…about more than selling the café.

When Scott asks Mina to help with the café’s annual Icicle Fest, their icy relationship warms. Can these former friends find a future together in the snowy village of their past?

Let your heart melt this holiday season at the Icicle Café–order your copy today!

A Royal Christmas Princess by Scarlet Wilson

A long lost princess meets the handsome prince-to-be…

After a tough year losing her mom and bills mounting, Holly Yates is in for a lonely Christmas. But when she hears a news report that the small principality of Coronia is looking for their lost princess, Holly is astounded to recognize the baby photo. It’s her!

Felix, also a Coronia royal, whisks Holly into her very own fairy-tale including a castle nestled within the quaint snow-covered Coronia capitol and her biological father, eager to meet his daughter.  With Felix by her side as she meets the people of her would-be kingdom and prepares to attend a ball in her honor, Holly begins to fall in love, not just with Coronia, but also with the would-be prince.

Will the handsome prince still be at the side of this unexpected fairy-tale princess when the clock strikes midnight?

Step into a world of royalty and romance this holiday season with A Royal Christmas Princess—order NOW!

The Italian’s Christmas Bride by Joanne Walsh

Let it snow…?

Wasn’t she supposed to dream of a white Christmas? Right now, Ashlynne wishes the blizzards, ice and fog that have left her stranded in Venice would melt away. She’s facing a dreary holiday stuck at the airport—and she’s also run into her ex-husband.

Lorenzo di Grechi insists Ashlynne stay with him at his sumptuous palazzo apartment. He’s also promising her Christmas Venetian-style: eating, drinking, and visiting the seasonal markets and musical concerts that make the city so enchanting at this time of year.

She thought she’d moved on: laid the ghosts of their marriage which had ended so sadly and badly to rest, along with how passionately she’d loved him. But the sexual attraction between them is still as potent as ever, and he seems to have changed for the better, forcing her to question her belief that he’d cheated on her at a time when she’d needed him most.

Is this just some sort of Christmas magic at work? Or a real chance to forgive and rediscover her love for Lorenzo?

Escape the snow this winter and savor the warmth of an Italian Christmas with The Italian’s Christmas Bride—available now!

You for Christmas by Madeline Walsh

Returning home for Christmas means facing her haunting past…

Regan Case wouldn’t know the right side of the tracks if they ran her out of town. She’s lived hard since she ran away at sixteen, but eight years later, an accident has terrified her into pulling her life together. And that means finally going home for Christmas.

Taking her return one step at a time, she ends up on the doorstep of her sister’s best friend, Felix Nickson. The man indebted to her after she jammed ten grand down his trousers in high school and enabled him to escape his own demons. Felix agrees to let her stay, but doesn’t count on the chemistry that burns hot between them.

As they get into the Christmas spirit, he watches Regan’s shadows fade away and discovers that beneath her careless attitude, she is by far the bravest woman he’s ever met. He falls for her, fast and hard, but she fears she doesn’t deserve such a good man. A black sheep cannot change her colors.

Can Felix forgive her past or would asking for his love be one too many miracles this Christmas?

Order a copy of You for Christmas, where returning home for the holidays leads to unexpected love!

Christmas at the Castle by Melissa McClone

A royal wedding. A meddlesome mother. An unexpected union.

A European getaway during the Christmas holiday is exactly what veterinarian Katrina “Kat” Parsons needs. She can’t wait to be a bridesmaid in her childhood friend’s royal wedding, but she hopes to steer clear of the bride’s arrogant older brother.

Crown Prince Guillaume wants his younger sister’s wedding day to be perfect, but he’s suspicious of Kat. He and his mother are on high alert, afraid Kat is not just there for the wedding, but also to find a prince of her own.

But when Kat’s kindness and generosity prove them wrong, the prince realizes there’s more to her than he ever imagined. Can he trust his heart or will he lose the one woman he can’t live without?

Secure your seat at the royal wedding this Christmas–order Christmas at the Castle TODAY!

A Merry Mountain Christmas by Trish Milburn

The mountains are calling this Christmas…

Heidi Forrester has it all–a new promotion, great friends, and plans to purchase a condo. But when her Christmas plans don’t pan out, she instead vacations solo in Merry, Montana–a picturesque mountain village where it’s Christmas year-round. Charmed, she jumps at the chance to join the festivities by assisting the incredibly handsome but understaffed owner of A World of Christmas, a two-story wonderland of Christmas decor, and finds more holiday spirit and fun than she ever did at glamorous resorts.

Ben McNamara can’t believe his luck when the beautiful visitor to his store offers to fill his seasonal help vacancy. Even more fortuitous, she’s a marketing genius who can help him make A World of Christmas more attractive to potential buyers. But as the date draws close for him to hand off his family’s legacy, Ben realizes that maybe it wasn’t the ever-present Christmas atmosphere that had bothered him, but rather the fact that he’d never had anyone to share it with.

Can Heidi convince Ben there’s so much more to love on Yule Mountain than just Christmas?

Order A Merry Mountain Christmas and experience the small-town charm of a true winter wonderland!

Love on Winter Steppes by Paris Wynters

Can a magical day at the Ice Festival melt this career-focused woman’s heart?

Marketing consultant Qara Whitaker loves her job, happily putting in endless hours and working through holidays. But when her grandmother asks that she accompany her on a birthday trip to Mongolia to visit their family, Qara can’t say no. Packing up her laptop, Qara boards the plane—never imagining that a shared cab ride with a stranger will change her life forever.

Hoping to push through writer’s block, author Benjamin Lacoy hops on a plane to Mongolia looking for inspiration. A chance meeting with a beautiful and intelligent woman whose smile ignites his heart leads to them playing tourists. Sparks fly and Ben is feeling far more than inspiration, yet each time he and Qara get close, she’s distracted by work.

Ben is torn; he likes Qara, but he always promised himself he’d never let work come before family and friends like his parents did. Opposites clearly attract, but can they learn to balance work with love in order to build a future together?

Maybe you don’t have to choose between love and career this holiday season…order Love on Winter Steppes today and find out!

By: MJ Gryzik, Tule Marketing Intern

Where did you get the inspiration for A Country Christmas?

Gio and Moira appear briefly and separately in Xander’s story. They both arrived in my head fully formed, but I didn’t realize they were going to get together straight away. Gio was a recent widower with one pre-teen daughter. Xander’s grandmother wondered if he was a vampire because he was a bit Addams family in looks and never went out in daylight. He was, in fact, a writer .

Moira joined the army to escape from her large family of brothers. She was certain she would never marry and have a family because with her mother dead, she spent her life being a domestic.

It occurred to me that someone who didn’t want to do the whole family thing would find a single dad with an obnoxious daughter a real challenge. <evil laugh>

All I had to do was figure out what might bring them together.

Welcome to Tule! Can you share a fun fact about yourself to help us get to know you?

I have seven adult children, including one adopted son in the middle. That’s usually enough to make people curious. I was an only child and grew up reading Little Women and wanting a big family.

What has been your favorite part about writing stories in Kurrajong Crossing?

Working with Dakota Harrison. We have lots of differences, but we seem to work together well.

Is it difficult to write alongside another author in an already-established town?

The funny thing is that Dakota and I worked on creating the town together. It was just that I was a lot slower getting a suitable book finished for the series. I wrote one book that didn’t quite work and then had to start again. That’s why Dakota had two books out in the series before my first contribution.

If you could spend the day with Moira or Gio, who would you choose and what would you do?

I would probably choose Moira because I want to go for a flight over Kurrajong Crossing and see it from the air. She is a pilot and I love to fly. It’s amazing looking down at the world from up high.

Do you have any favorite Christmas or holiday traditions?

We always get together as a family. We’ve been very lucky that most of the time we have most of the family, even in the years since they all grew up and have found partners. One daughter is in Berlin so we have to organize to FaceTime with her. I always cook Pavlova for Christmas.

What are you currently reading?

I am what my librarian used to call an Avid Reader. I read a lot of category style romance which includes HM&B and of course Tule. It makes it hard to pin down what I’m actually reading. I do have Tule’s latest Wirralong series on my TBR for when I finish my current edits.

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