#TNTConfidential 12 Days of Christmas- GIVEAWAY-Day 11: Victoria Adams & A Holiday Anthology

Welcome lovelies! Day 11 is here in #TNTConfidential 12 Days of Christmas. 

This is the second to last entry before the prizes are given away on December 25th. Christmas is around the corner and excitement is zinging in the air! Read on and welcome today's author Victoria Adams and her family friendly anthology.

What is your favorite thing about the Holidays?

The way that for a few days everyone is nice to each other. Perfect strangers wish each other Merry Christmas.  People smile.

What inspired you to write your book?

I belong to a group called Exquisite Quills – short version - one of the founding members had a brainstorm and put out the call for short holiday themed stories. My story Christmas Knight was the first short story I've ever written. I'm currently editing a book down from 120,000 words so being limited to 2,000 was a fun challenge. I tried to think out of the box on this one, so I set it on a cruise ship. My heroine is an entertainer on the ship. Thinking again – OUT of the box- she's a belly dancer. My hero – all we really learn are his initials are S.C. and he disappears on December 25 because he's "a bit" busy. There are tears, dancing, fun, romance and hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Share a Holiday anecdote with the readers 

My favourite Christmas memory is from a long time ago. I was about sixteen. A family friend's older daughter had recently married and together they had a bit more than nothing; in terms of wedding gifts they got the bare essentials. He was working as an apprentice to a mechanic and I think she was part time at something - not much in the line of disposable income. A few days before Christmas I dropped by and there were no decorations. I asked if she wanted help putting up her decorations. She said she and her husband agreed to buy each other one gift and it had to be under $5. She was excited because she'd saved the money and was going shopping for the gift on Christmas Eve Day.

My mother was a member of an arts group and they had their Christmas sale

and then party that same day. Mom and I were cleaning up. She'd tossed a couple of decorations into the garbage while complaining she wished they had storage space because it was so wasteful to buy the things every year and then throw them out.

Yup, the light bulb went on over my head. We arranged with my friend's Mom to get them out of the apt on Christmas Eve. Then we took all the decorations and fully decorated tree from the party to their apartment and decorated the place. We left a note on the table – From Santa.

Her mom said that when my friend walked in to a fully decorated apartment with lights glowing and a lit tree, she turned, threw her arms around her husband's neck and screamed, "There really is a Santa Claus!"

To this day – that memory brings a smile to my soul.

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This is a FREE collection of short Christmas stories By Exquisite Quills Authors and Friends. It has been written for adults who love romance stories but is family friendly. From contemporary to historical, the Exquisite Quills authors and friends wish you a happy holiday filled with wonderful books.

CHRISTMAS KNIGHT by Victoria Adams
STAR OF WONDER by Rose Anderson
THE KISSING BALL by E. Ayers
THE CHRISTMAS RISK by Beverley Bateman
FALLEN IN LOVE by Helena Fairfax
SNOW JOB by J.D. Faver
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE by Jennifer Garcia
HIGHLAND HOGMANAY by Romy Gemmell
ALMOST CHRISTMAS by Vonnie Hughes
THE UNEXPECTED GIFT by Susan Jaymes
SHOOTING STAR HOLIDAY EXPRESS by Gemma Juliana
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT by Jean Lamb
A FAERY'S WISH by Jane Leopold Quinn
JOYEUX NOEL by Zanna Mackenzie
GIFTS TO TREASURE by Kaye Spencer 

Be sure to grab your copy of A Holiday Anthology Vol. 1 for free - at Smashwords  

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