Holly Jacobs' October 2014 Newsletter

Christmas in Cupid Falls A new town. A new legend. A new Christmas romance Happy Fall!  This is my favorite season! Everything smells of apples and cinnamon, and the weather is cooler, so I’m back in my jeans and sweaters!  And while fall might mean things are slowing down, things are moving in high gear for me! If you’re not on any of my social media, you might have missed my first movie about my trip to the Romance Writers’ Conference in San Antonio this year. You can check it on YouTube.  I know, you can hear me say the word ‘three’ a couple times.  I’ve said it before…Spielberg isn’t nervous!  I’ll try to get better! Okay, onto book news!! Last year's, A Valley Ridge Christmas won a Holt Medallion Award and I found out on Monday that it won a Golden Leaf Award! This month, the first book in a new series hits the stands.  Here are a few things to know…there really is a statue of George Washington in Waterford, PA.  Wait, I make movies now.  I can show you! YouTube Yes, I can hear you agreeing, Spielberg isn’t nervous. I'm so excited to introduce you to Cupid Falls…but let me give it a shot: Christmas in Cupid Falls by Holly Jacobs October 21 (TODAY!!) A new town. A new legend. A new Christmas romance. Kennedy Anderson loves Cupid Falls, Pennsylvania. Ever since moving there as an orphaned teenager, she’s worked hard to carve out a place for herself in the tight-knit community. Now she’s mayor and owner of the town’s flower shop. But she also has a big secret…and months to figure out how to break the news to the father. Lawyer Malcolm Carter has always been the golden boy of Cupid Falls—until he discovers the one night he spent with the girl-next-door turned out to have a lifetime of consequences. Now, the mother of his child wants nothing to do with him, and he’s gone from someone who is admired to persona non grata as the town rallies behind its mayor. Malcolm has always known what he wants. But now as Christmas approaches, he’ll have to discover a way to show Kennedy that she could find the only thing she’s ever really wanted—a true home—with him. Convincing her will take the help of Cupid Falls’ quirky residents…and a bit of holiday magic. My other big news  all four Maid in LA Mysteries are now available in one boxed set for 50% of what they’d all cost individually!  The bundle includes: 1. Steamed  2. Dusted  3. Spruced Up: Novella 4. Swept Up  Harlequin has reissued Unexpected Gifts this Christmas in a new volume called The Baby Gift.  If you never read this first book in my Whedon, PA series, you've got another chance! The story was inspired by all the years I volunteered with our local Teen Parenting program!

Your text caption goes here Finally, I want to thank everyone for the amazing support for Just One Thing.I know that a few book clubs are featuring it…locally I’m a guest speaker for a couple!  Thank you everyone who bought, read it and reviewed it.  Thank you everyone who passed it on to friends and relatives.  Thank you…well, just thanks!  I’m so lucky to have so many people who’ve followed my books from comedy, to sweet romance, to comedic mysteries, to books like Just One Thing which is women’s fiction-romance (I’m using the term WOMANCE.  Yep, you heard it here first).  I am so very lucky! Holly Would you like my newsletter?  Subscribe to the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Email Format html text

Kindle Love Stories, First Blush

The #MondayGlee continues!  Christmas in Cupid Falls was a First Blush pick this week!!

Christmas in Cupid Falls, by Holly Jacobs

Welcome to Cupid Falls, Pennsylvania…well, actually, this is Waterford, PA.  But it's where my October release, Christmas in Cupid Falls opens.  In Waterford.

Excerpt:

The Legend of Cupid Falls, Pennsylvania

To the south of Erie, Pennsylvania—south of the Great Lake that shares a name with the city—is Falls Creek. It is bigger than most creeks, but not quite large enough to be considered a river. It runs through field and forest to a ridge, carved millennia ago by a glacier. There, it plunges over the edge, falling to a hollowed-out swimming hole before becoming a creek again and meandering on its way.

Local legend has it that when George Washington visited the nearby town of Waterford in 1753, one of his retinue was touring the area. The locals took him to the falls, and there he met a farmer’s daughter. He married her later that same year and they settled near the creek. Years later, their daughter went to the falls with a group of friends and noticed that one of the boys in the group might be more than a friend. They married later that same year. And so it went, year after year, decade after decade, couple after couple, until the small waterfall, which in actuality was little more than a creek tumbling over a small cliff, became known as Cupid’s Falls.

When a town grew up a few miles away, the residents named it Cupid Falls as an homage to their waterfall.

And to this day, it is said that when two people meet at the falls and declare their love, they are destined for a long, happy romance . . .

Even if that’s not what they went to the falls looking for.

As for the movie…well, I'm sure Spielberg isn't worried! LOL But I hope it gives you a taste of what small town Pennsylvania is like!

Holly

#omgHollyJacobs

For years, I've bribed friends (and strangers) into coming up to me at book signings and yell, OMG it's Holly Jacobs.  I know, I'm shameless!  So I went to #RWA14 to promote Just One Thing…and took it a step further! LOL 



I had some Tweeting about it with #omgHollyJacobs!  I kept saying, "I'm trending," though Twitter experts assured me 12 posts didn't make a trend! LOL



Really, I had such a good time!  Thanks to everyone who joined in my glee!



Holly