The Snow Queen- A Holiday Gift from Audible

A holiday gift from Audible.com to all its members is this beautiful classic fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen performed by Julia Whelan.

"Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."

The Snow Queen

Written by: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
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Publisher's Summary

This classic tale is a fantastical fable of two dear friends - one of whom goes astray and is literally lost to the north woods, while the other undertakes an epic journey to rescue him. This charming, strange, and wonderful story is a timeless allegory about growing up and the challenges of staying true to one's self, and it served as the wintry inspiration for the blockbuster hit Frozen.

Christmas Kisses

CHRISTMAS KISSES by H.M. Ward

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Genre: New Adult Holiday Romance Approx. 100 pages/ 23K words. 

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Goodreads Review

How hard is it to NOT have sex with him? Lust has melted Holly Connelly’s brain and it’s all Ryan Darcy’s fault. He’s been ruthlessly flirting with her for the past three years. Ryan’s a sex god complete with sinful body, endless wit, and an orgasm-inducing smile. One sultry look from him will make her panties jump off her body. His endless string of one-night stands has Holly thinking she’ll be just another conquest. Since she actually has feelings for the guy, it makes it that much harder to put off his advances. When they get trapped together by a snowstorm, it’s all she can do to resist him. If Holly says yes, she’ll probably regret it. If she says no, she’ll always wonder what if. 

My Review

A holiday new adult romance with lots of steamy hot sex . Two college students, Ryan and Holly follow their paths which leads them into each others bed errr... I mean heart. Unfortunately I didn't feel the love between them when they were making out. Only lust. I would've liked to feel their attraction instead of read about it. I think they were made for each other though and it was worth the 0.99

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 About the Author 

Bestselling author H.M. Ward was featured in the Washington Post for her debut novel Demon Kissed. This novel quickly became a bestseller, hitting #1 in multiple lists. Series by H.M. Ward include Secrets, Demon Kissed, Vampire Apocalypse, and Trystan Scott. Ward also writes adult romantic fiction under the pen name Ella Steele. You can interact with this bestselling author at: facebook.com/demonkissed. 

A New Holiday

I’d like to invent a reading holiday where all's you do is pick a book to read and quote it, talk about it, share it wherever you like. Let the world know about READABOOKDAY!

I’m reading DarkFever by Karen Marie Moning
MacKayla is young and naive who goes in search of her sisters murderer. She travels to Ireland , Dublin. There she starts seeing Fae monsters and with the impervious brute Jericho Barron , she gets herself involved in an incomprehensive mystery way over her head; something her sister had said before she died about “Shi-sadu”. I’m only on chapter nine but so far I don’t like Jericho for physically attacking MacKayla.

“My philosophy is pretty simple-any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book. I haven’t had many good days lately.”

This post was inspired by Plinky Prompts: Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

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Holiday Plans

O Come, Let Us Adore Him

Whenever I put a little Christ into Christmas the whole idea of the holiday seems more meaningful as it should be.

It starts with Advent beginning November 27.

Looking forward to the birth of Jesus Christ takes preparedness and that is why we have four weeks to prepare. The ritual of lighting candles on the advent wreath before dinner in the evening influences and inspires our thoughts and actions to welcoming peace and joy into our hearts that most people are lacking at this particular time of year .

Christmas doesn't need to be celebrated with grandiosity but with thoughtful humility to the point of transparency; like the babe in the manger.

This Christmas I hope to spend some time with family but what stresses me out about the holidays is having to buy gifts . Everything is so expensive but I like seeing all the christmas bling and decor in the malls if only just to look at . I have already thought of the things I want but cant afford; like a $500 vitamix blender .The most I can afford on a gift is about $50.

I like spending $30 on a samaritans purse shoe box or adopt a family then worry about everyone else .

I guess I have been making some plans .

A Potluck Happy Holiday Feast

Last night I went to a Raw Food Potluck and it was awesome ! I have been ingesting Green Smoothies for the past 3 days and I was looking for a dehydrator to make those lovely cookie recipes with(see top menu) and remembered a lady I had met through a friend about 5 years ago . She was the only person I knew who had one  . Her website is awesomerawsome.com . Here she is with her husband Manu.

Diana and Manu

Anyway , I discovered that their monthly meetup just so happened to be later that day and I immediately wanted to attend, so I rsvp'd her after joining up with the group and ta-dah! It was slightly on a short notice but surprisingly Diana got my notice and emailed me giving me directives on what to bring because I told her I didn't have anything prepared and if it was still alright to attend, however I quickly decided that I was going to bring Green Smoothies for everyone! Lol .

Well, I was the first to arrive ! Lucky for me that I lived so close , it was walking distance from where I lived , otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go. Diana and Manu are such a nice couple , they greeted me , shook my hand and not even after 5-10 minutes others started to show up and before I knew it the room was filled with strange people lol . It was nice to be able to meet new people and I got talking to some of them but I always feel uncomfortable and out of place with total strangers .

It wasn't my first time attending Dianas and Manus Meetup and the food , I'm telling you , is sooooooooooo darn delicious . Take a look at some of the food on the table . I may not remember the names and recipes but I can tell you that it all tasted fantastic though I liked the desserts :D

Cauliflower couscous

Apple Cobbler

Persimmon dish so yummy

Yam recipe 

Spinach Salad recipe

I don't remember what this was

Manu is the organizer of the Potluck Holiday Feast

Have you ever had Pasta Marinara made with zucchini and a Saladacco?

Pasta Marinara

It is my favorite and here is the recipe on how to prepare this shit spaghetti dish :P along with a few bonus recipes.

Keep your Greens on :D
Love Jackie