Day 23 - Joanna Chambers
Hello, reader friends!
I'm chuffed to bits to be participating in RJ's fun Christmas advent event đ
I'm a complete fiend for Christmas. I love it all: the music, the food, the weather (shortest day of the year, yo!), and most of all, the potential for scrummy romance stories. Ok, maybe that comes in second after mince pies and brandy butter, but I DO really like the potential for scrummy romance stories!
I've written quite a few Christmas stories in my time, but not this year, so the book I'm talking about today is my latest, co-written with my good friend, Sally Malcolm, which released in October. It's called Total Creative Control and it's a contemporary angsty-rom-com (which is TOTALLY a thing… specifically a thing that happens when two angst-loving authors try to write a rom-com, lol!)
Creative Control
Sunshine PA, meet Grumpy Boss…
When fanfic writer Aaron Page landed a temp job with the creator of hit TV show, Leeches, it was only meant to last a week. Three years later, Aaronâs still there…
It could be because he loves the creative challenge. It could be because heâs a huge Leeches fanboy. Itâs definitely not because of Lewis Hunter, his extremely demanding, staggeringly rude…and breathtakingly gorgeous boss.
Is it?
Lewis Hunter grew up the hard way and fought for everything heâs got. His priority is the show, and personal relationships come a distant second. Besides, who needs romance when you have a steady stream of hot men hopping in and out of your bed?
His only meaningful relationship is with Aaron, his chief confidante and indispensable assistant. And no matter how appealing he finds Aaronâs cute boy-next-door charms, Lewis would never risk their professional partnership just to scratch an itch.
But when Lewis finds himself trapped at a hilariously awful corporate retreat, Aaron is his only friend and ally. As the professional lines between them begin to blur, their simmering attraction starts to sizzle
⊠And theyâre both about to get burned.
Competition
I'm giving away a signed copy of Total Creative Control to one lucky entrant – just leave a comment below with your email address saying which fictional character you would most love to have a Christmas decoration of that you could put on the top of your Christmas tree (or somewhere else suitably lovely if you don't celebrate Christmas).
The contest is open to entrants from anywhere in the world.
Closes 27 December 12pm London
I’ll go with an old favorite ~ Harold from Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.
Happy holidays all!
Maybe Haruki from GIVEN (*with* long hair, if you please!)âŠ
vitajex at aol dot com
Brain fog. I am sick.
I loved Harriet the Spy as a child, so Iâll go with her as my choice.
itsnorabarnes @ gmail. com
August ND/OR Adam from Onley Jamesâ psycho series lol. Those cover models are HOT and their fictional counterparts ainât bad eitherâthey make you feel bad for loving psychopaths đ
Tennant Rowe from RJ Scott and VL Locey’s Harrisburg Railers series
Absolutely would love tennet & Jared
Leland and Jackson Stein from Alice Winters’ The Hitman’s Guide series.
Snow from Snow Storm by Davidson King the cover from this story really fits my tree snow them.
Gideon Frayne, from the Tyack and Frayne series by Harper Fox!
Rago and Laahn, from Rago by Kasia Bacon
Alexei Belov from Crashing the Net.
Morgan from Tales of Verania by TJ Klune
vania.demaria@gmail.com
Mr. Darcy in a Christmas hat lol. Thanks for the chance! My email is sarishmasomai@hotmail.com
I guess I’m a traditionalist: I’d put the Archangel Gabriel (from the Bible). And, yes, I do consider archangels to be fiction.
Darth Vader (which tells me that I really shouldn’t ask my husband for input when answering these questions). deborah@lawsonlegal.net
Brandt from Louisa Masters’ Here Be Dragons. In dragon form, of course. Or really any dragon will do.
Pikachu in Santa Claus outfit đ
Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes
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Dex from Charlie Cochet’s THIRDS series. colby69@verizon.net
Stan from poke check
Aziraphale
Galen, the technomage from the tv series Crusade.
I also still want a Mount Seleya snow globe. (McCoy bought one in one of the Trek novels.)
artsy_llamagirl@yahoo.com
I’m a big fanfic reader and I would love some of my favorite ships as ornaments.
Michele Notaro’s Orrean (jlshannon74 at gmail.com)
Iâll go with my current obsession Geralt of Rivia (the Henry Cavill version not the videogame) fatimiuxy22@gmail.com
Winnie the Pooh (Rainbowreader74@gmail.com)
God from A.E Via’s Nothing But Trouble, showing off the back tattoo that’s on the cover but also including the Desert Eagle guns that Day gifted him lol…. if possible đ
Mikazuki Munechika from Touken Ranbu anime đđđ
Aladdin. I’ve got an entire tree dedicated to that movie, but dont have a perfect tree topper. (winronmic at gmail)
Moomin!
Ralph & Laurie from The Charioteer.
roz123uk@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks for the chance and Merry Christmas!
I love The Hob’s Bargain by Patricia Briggs, and I think the Hob would make a wonderful tree-topper! He’s such a wonderful character.
Euan MacLennan,, from your Enlightenment series, because he’s a radical activist, and so am I.
Nathaniel and Chasan from N. R. Walker’s Dichotomy of Angels. kittenfoster47@gmail.com
I would like to have Malachi from Dearest Milton James by N.R. Walker because he is quite a character – lovable and so funny that kept me laughing the whole time.
mlreb605@yahoo.com
Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Happy Holidays!!!
adgiote@hotmail.com
Either Gavin and Nines from Detroit:Evolution or the OT3 from Seven Deadly Synths. I love Octopunk Media.
Either Gavin and Nines from Detroit:Evolution or the OT3 from Seven Deadly Synths. I love Octopunk Media.
Aragorn (the Viggo Mortensen one), Han Solo, Indiana Jones (the early years), any of the Hobbits, actually any of the main good guy characters from the Lord of the Rings movies, Star Wars characters. I think I better stop now…
Spiderman, especially if it looks like he’s climbing the tree, lol.
Toothless, the Night Fury dragon from How to Train Your Dragon movie.
j dot stonewright at gmail dot com
Rafe and Quinn from Tequila Mockingbird by Rhys Ford- with the cat Harley, too.
Kyttykatt@aol.com
Scrooge, as portrayed by George C. Scott. I love the lessons he learned.
Harry Potter
toothless
sjaclyn753@gmail.com
Hermione Granger! She was the first fiercely independent, badass fictional heroine I ever read and she can continue to remind me to be so from the top of the tree âš
rebecca96jones@gmail.com
I’m thinking an Outlander theme. Jamie + Claire would be amazing as a tree topper.
I love Old traditional Santas and Wizards, so a Gandalf or Dumbeldore would make an outstanding tree topper for me!! lethaleya@hotmail.com Have a Merry Christmas and thanks for the chance!!
Princess Buttercup fra C.W. Grays Blue Solace series đ norlund78 @ gmail .com
No face from Spirited Away or Calcifer from Howl’s moving castle. ksbeers1@gmail.com
Chip from Charlie Cochet’s Wild Card books
Iron Man.
Simply love him.
fhassim@gmail.com
That’s tough. Hawkeye or Nightwing, I think.
redneckgal427@yahoo.com
I think I’d pick Stan from RJ & VL’s hockey books. contest @ susanr dot com
Cherdene@msn.com
Greyson from TL Travis book Greyson Fox or Haruki from Given
Inigo Montoya from the Princess Bride (my cat is named after him)
It would be impossible to choose just one but the first thing that comes to mind is that Jareth from The Labyrinth would make an excellent tree topper so I’m going with that.
Thanks!
Forgot to add my email: vfarfarello@yahoo.com
In my tiredness, I read which fictional character would put an ornament on the tree for you… If only… I’ll go with Abernathy- the dog scribe from Magic Kingdom For Sale- Sold. Happy holidays alfry72 at hotmail dot com
Haku from Spirited Away, I love anime
nettanbok@gmail.com
I saw someone on Twitter posted a tree topper of Moira Rose when she married David and Patrick and I thought it was just lovely đ
annmarief115 @ gmail . com
Ross Young. Definitely.