Advent Day 3: Mysterious Fae (AnnaMarie Gardner)

 


It’s the 2024 Advent season and a bunch of authors have gathered together to give you 31 days of cheer. Each day, check back in here to grab a free book through December 31. Let’s ring in the winter holiday season with good books.
    Day 3’s book is Mysterious Fae, by AnnaMarie Gardner.
    WAR is coming!
    The dragons, the elementals and other faes have tried without success to defeat the evil that is haunting their world, but what do you do when your magic is just not strong enough?
    What do you do when Letsos' evil is just to strong?
    Esme the elemental witch has to use her good magic, to stop Letsos from destroying the world, but all Esme wants is to bring her baby safely into this world and help her friend learn who she is.
    Can she stop this evil?
    Will she be able to safely create her family and protect her friend?

    You can find out more about this book and see our daily bookish advent calender (which appears to be a Gilmore Girls one in disguise) here:



    If you are a romance lover, my sister requested an ebook romance advent calendar this year and I crafted it personally for her. Today's book on her calendar is Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood. I've actually read this one. Legit just reviewed it the other day. Highly recommend it for anyone who loves the snowed-in trope. The blurb of this book states, "For two former childhood friends, a blustery winter storm stirs some frosty—and scorching—memories in a delightfully sexy short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Ali Hazelwood’s Cruel Winter with You is part of Under the Mistletoe, a collection of sexy December romances to warm the cold winter nights. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting."


    Have a great third day of December, Souls!

    -Ashes



    


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