Just In Time for the Holidays! New Illustrated Edition and Giveaway!

Why issue a sixty page short story in paperback? Sometimes you just want to hold a book in your hands and flip through the pages; perhaps take it down from the shelves once in a while and read it again.

That's how I feel about the new illustrated edition of The Mission. I started with the idea of adding holiday-themed illustrations to the ebook, but once I saw the finished product, I decided I really wanted a hard copy as a personal keepsake. Plus, the cover is red, which happens to be my favorite color.

Every year at Christmastime, I take out all my holiday books, including a 5 x 6 inch The Night Before Christmas board book that I first read to my daughter when she was a toddler, as well as another board book where my daughter, at age one, is alternately depicted dressed as an elf, a snowman, and a Christmas teddy bear (to list a few). Around Christmas Eve, I take a few moments to read the books and enjoy a bit of holiday nostalgia while sitting by the tree. Henceforth, I will pull out my edition of The Mission and catch up with Darcy, Elizabeth, and young Ben during the holidays too.

Tell me what’s one of your favorite holiday books?

It’s giveaway time!

The Mission: He Taught Me to Hope Christmas Vignette
(autographed paperback edition)
and special bonus: custom holiday cards

(One of three illustrations. Watermark will be removed.)

Giveaway ends on Thursday, December 19, 2013

One winner will be selected!
(Must provide US mailing address to claim these two prizes, but there's more.)

How about another special bonus?
 I'll also give away an ebook copy of my new release, 
A Lasting Love Affair. 
(***Open internationally!***)

To enter, simply comment below and fill out the Rafflecopter form!

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