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Genre ~ holiday novella
Setting ~ Michigan & Ohio
Publication date ~ October 15, 2024
Est Page Count ~ 168 (4 chapters + 3 endings)
POV ~ single 3rd
Every year Eliza, husband, Jacob, and teenagers, Bella & Bobby, spend Christmas with her widowed mother. But this year Jacob decides for the family they are going to his brother and sister in law, Edward and Dymondās, house. Only Jacob is excited to make the 5 hours trip there.
Eliza narrates a relatable tale to those midlife moms/wives who donāt necessarily feel appreciated. She works full time, keeps the house running and makes time for her aging and demanding mother. Always fun to add perimenopause to the mix to add a little extra oomph to day to day life. Edward says something that sets her off and that night sheās visited by 3 spirits.
The Ghost of Christmas Past, Fran, her great grandmother, brings her back to early on in her marriage, pre kids, when life was simpler and they were so in love.
āItās not all sunshine and roses,ā Fran said. āThe balance of happy and sad, easy and difficult, is what makes a life memorable.ā Are you living your best life??
The Ghost of Christmas Present has her listening in on conversations going on in the house. Things are brought to light that makes her think things are not always as they seem.
The Ghost of Christmas Future provides a shocking look at whatās to come.
The author gives us 3 possible routes Eliza life will take, leaving it up to the reader to decide which is the best path. Overall, a quick, enjoyable read. I think it would be fun to be visited by spirits myself. Would you want to know whatās in your future?
Book blurb:
Christmas cheer was dead, to begin with.
The world rests on Elizaās shoulders. The kids, her husband, work, her elderly mother and donāt forget her newest friend, perimenopause. Itās too much to carry, but sheās been doing it for years. Itās just what a good wife and mother does, isnāt it?
When another Christmas rolls around, Eliza is drained by all the expectations and logistics of the holiday season. Sheās fast approaching her breaking point, only no one around her notices sheās on the edge.
After an incident at her in-lawās on Christmas Eve brings things to a boiling point, she finds herself with three unexpected visitors. The spirits of the past, present, and future take her on a journey through her life to shake her out of the rut sheās gotten into. Their messages leave her with new possibilities: reconnect with her past, reclaim her present, or forge a new future, and you, the reader, decide which option is best!
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Author Bio ā
Alana Oxford is a Michigan author of romcoms, sweet romance, and humorous women’s fiction. She wants her stories to bring sunshine and smiles to her readers. She enjoys improv comedy, moody music, everything book related, and has an ongoing love affair with the United Kingdom.
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