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This box will include an autographed copy of our December book group read—A MERRY LITTLE LIE by Sarah Morgan—our 2025 Merry Bookmas limited edition ornament (made by the company that creates the fabulous White House collectible ornaments), Twelve Days of Bookmas (advent calendar that includes a gift from each of our 2026 authors) and a ticket to the sixth annual Virtual Christmas Party on Thursday, December 11th, via a live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page. The raffle ticket will enter you into the 50 present giveaway!

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In One Perfect Summer, three women who had never met—and seemed to share nothing but a DNA match—discovered they were sisters. Their search to uncover how and why brought them together and transformed strangers into family.

Now, in Pieces of Perfect, those bonds are tested, deepened, and celebrated as they continue to explore what it truly means to belong.

Pieces of Perfect is now exclusively available from Amazon. You can read it for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.

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For the richest reading experience, be sure to enjoy One Perfect Summer first—available in print, audio, and digital formats.

When Alexa visited Iceland last November, she absolutely fell in love with the country’s breathtaking beauty—and now she’s sharing a few of her favorite discoveries with you!

This box will include an autographed hardcover of our November book group read—THE LADY ON ESPLANADE by Karen White—and Icelandic salt* from Íslensk Hollusta, a delicious toffee chocolate bar from Omnom, cute Nordic socks, a surprise item and a book to gift (to a friend or yourself) for Jólabókaflóð (a cherished tradition in Iceland where books are exchanged as Christmas gifts and then enjoyed by the recipients on Christmas Eve, often while cozying up with hot chocolate).

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*You’ll receive one of four flavorful varieties:
Arctic Thyme Salt – perfect for bread and game
Sea Truffle Salt – enhances casseroles and fish
Viking Salt – a versatile favorite for all dishes
Wild Herb Salt – an excellent addition to potatoes and vegetables

Each captures the pure, untamed essence of Iceland—a sprinkle of flavor and a dash of adventure for your holiday table.

Of all the books I’ve written, this is the cover I was most eager to see—and my publisher did not disappoint. Isn’t the cover for MEET ME IN ITALY spectacular?

Last year, when we went for Alexa and Vinny’s wedding, we spent nearly a month in Italy—much of it on the Amalfi Coast—and I completely fell in love. The book is set in Praiano; I even included the very villa we stayed in. The view from San Gennaro Cathedral (Chiesa di San Gennaro), which sits in the heart of the village square in Vettica Maggiore, inspired the cover.

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This year will mark the sixth in our bookish Christmas ornament series created by the same company that makes the official White House Collectible ornaments.
Our 2025 ornament will be this darling Bookmas design! Isn’t it adorable? And doesn’t it represent all of us booklovers at Christmastime? LOL.

🎄 You can get the ornament on its own here:

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🎄Or you can get it as part of our Christmas Party Package:

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🎄 It will also come in December’s Brenda Novak Book Box, of course. You’ll want to grab the December box the minute we list it because they always go quickly! To be sure you get in on the fun, subscribe to the Brenda Novak Book Boxes today:

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Our annual Christmas Party takes place on December 11th via a Facebook live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page.

Join me in Sacramento April 11th-12th, 2026 to be transported to Italy and celebrate my new release MEET ME IN ITALY! We’ll be having an Italian cooking demonstration, eating the food mentioned in MEET ME IN ITALY, going wine tasting, attending a book signing (with some surprise guests), goodie bags and so much more!

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Over 70 hours runtime!

The Dundee, Idaho series is a small town contemporary romance series. The audio collection consists of the eight full-length books That One Night, Falling for You, First Love Second Chance, Say You Love Me, Meant for You, Finding You, Just the Two of Us, and The More I Love You.

The audio collection is available online from Amazon, Apple Audiobooks, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo, and Libro.fm.

She returned to prove her father’s innocence, but there’s no telling what she’ll find…

It’s been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three victims. Now she’s back in Virginia to talk to the man who destroyed her life, never expecting that there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night…

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Build-your-own package to get beach ready!

You could get a 6 ft by 8 ft. striped beach blanket, any of Brenda’s beach reads, a cute brown floppy beach hat, nail kit, seashell magnets and/or a pink insulated wine mug!

Brenda’s Beach Reads:

• THE SUMMER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
• THE SEASIDE LIBRARY
• TOURIST SEASON
• SUMMER ON THE ISLAND
• THE BOOKSTORE ON THE BEACH
• ONE PERFECT SUMMER

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FYI: We have orange and pink “Beach Ready” bags left, the blue one sold out.