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🎄❤️ IT’S RELEASE DAY! ❤️🎄
A HARD LUCK CHRISTMAS is officially here! If you love small-town romance, good girl/bad boy chemistry, opposites attract, a community coming together, and a little Christmas magic, this one’s for you! Join me in Hard Luck, Nevada, where a pastor’s daughter and a bad boy team up to save a struggling town with a Christmas festival—and just might find love along the way. I can’t wait to hear what you think!
November’s Brenda Novak Book Box
This box will contain an autographed hardcover special edition of our November book group read—THE DUKE AND I (book 1 in the Bridgerton series—turned into a popular Netflix series) by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn (or you can substitute one of my books), a light blue ruffle tea towel with, “Spill the tea” embroidered on it, an 11 oz jar of delightfully zesty Elizabethan Pantry Lemon Curd (imported from England—this authentic recipe captures the essence of traditional British curd-making), some shortbread cookies from The Shortbread Company to pair with it (also imported from England), a darling tea pot loose leaf tea strainer, and a surprise item!
Get ready for our annual Christmas Party!
Included in the Christmas Party package is our 2026 Christmas Market Stall limited edition ornament (made by the company that creates the fabulous White House collectible ornaments), an autographed book of your choice, a Christmasy treat, a ticket to the seventh annual Virtual Christmas Party with Debbie Macomber (on Thursday, December 10th via a live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page) that will enter you into the 50 present giveaway! It’ll all come in our darling Merry Bookmas canvas bag.
Listen to Meet Me in Italy
Free Lemon Bag Charm
We have good news! We ordered more of the darling lemon bag charms we’ve been including as our appreciation gift, so all copies of MEET ME IN ITALY purchased through our store will be autographed and continue to come with the darling FREE lemon bag charm (while supplies last) we are including to show our appreciation:
We sold out of the beachy MEET ME IN ITALY straw bags, but we’ve also reordered those! They won’t come in until June 1st, but if you missed getting one, you can order now and we’ll ship as soon as they arrive.
Now Available in KU: Pieces of Perfect
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.
For the richest reading experience, be sure to enjoy One Perfect Summer first—available in print, audio, and digital formats.
MEET ME IN ITALY — Read an Excerpt
Read the first two chapters of MEET ME IN ITALY today!
2026 Book Tracker
Get our 2026 Book Tracker that has 264 pages to record your reads (500 books), write reviews (222 reviews), create a book wishlist, make notes and utilize a monthly/weekly planner with a beautiful cover design by In Every Line Illustrations! Plus, you’ll get the 2026 challenge card and matching bookmark. It’s a great way to catalogue your year of reading! You also have the option to add on bookish stickers and gel pens!
Snow Baby Audiobook
Revisit this heartfelt romance — Coming December 30 in Audio!
Chantel Miller is on her way to repair her complicated relationship with her sister, Stacy, but she gets caught in an unexpected snowstorm. When Dillon Broderick finds and rescues Chantel, they survive the storm by keeping each other warm, creating a special bond in the intimacy of that night.
But when Chantel finally reaches her sister and learns that Dillon is the man Stacy loves, her heart sinks. Chantel knows she must put her sister above her attraction for this stranger. But when an unexpected pregnancy comes into the picture as a result of their heated adventure, Chantel must decide what secrets are worth keeping.
Pre-Order Today!
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