Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship

                                   Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship

by Parker Fairchild

 

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GENRE:   Contemporary Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

Chemist and budding romance writer Olivia Chasen is on a cruise to avoid spending Christmas with her beautiful twin sister and new fiancé—Olivia’s ex. Now, thanks to her lonely, intoxicated ramblings on Santa’s lap, her fellow passengers think she’s in love with a fictional character.

Former Navy SEAL Commander Jace Morse has dealt with plenty of unusual situations in his career, but he’s never had the honor, the pleasure, or the privilege of being a beautiful and intelligent woman’s fantasy hero come to life. While he hasn’t officially met the sexy chemist, he’s sure eager to explore the chemistry that’s sizzling between them.
Bringing the charming SEAL together with the skeptical Olivia is going to take more than just Christmas cookies and a little help from Mrs. Claus; it’s gonna take a heaping dose of Christmas magic.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

“Dr. Olivia Chasen,” Santa’s jolly baritone popped her mental fuzzy bubble. 

 

She stopped as she struggled to whirl around. “Me?” She touched her chest with a dramatic flourish she didn’t know she possessed. 

            

A powerful spotlight illuminated her; its heat burned her already flushed face. She pressed a clammy palm to her chest. “How do you know my name?” The haze in her mind was paralyzing all cognitive function. 

 

“My dear girl,” Santa chuckled, “you should know by now that Santa knows everything and everyone,” he tapped an index finger to his temple. 

 

Santa Claus turned to address the waiting line. “Girls, Boys, Moms, Dads, everyone, if you don't mind waiting for a brief moment, I'd like for Olivia,” he pointed a white gloved finger at her, “to please come up here on stage, and tell me what she wants for Christmas.” 

 

She stood dumbfounded as the audience and the people in line clapped and chanted her name, 

 

“Olivia! Olivia! Olivia!” 

 

Oh no! What was she going to do? She couldn’t possibly go up onto that stage. She was far too shy to address a theater full of people. But if she didn’t go that would be so unexciting and so like the old Olivia. But she wasn't unexciting! She was the new Olivia, and she was exciting! And she wanted to have fun! Correction: She was determined to have fun. Besides, she’d never see these people—her fellow passengers—ever again.

A Word With the Author

 1. Did you always want to be an author?

Actually, I wanted to be a lawyer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), but due to my asthma, I was ineligible to join the military. In college, I majored in history as that was a good foundation to support my legal and law school aspirations. Being a history major meant I spent many days researching and writing all types of papers and projects, which I loved doing.

 

In that sense, then, I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t a writer as writing has always been a huge part of my life. I’ve also always been an avid reader, so truly, words in general have always been a huge part of my life, too.

 

I don’t recall the exact day when I consciously called myself a writer or author. Along my career journey, I was presented with several professional opportunities, which led to my success as a freelance writer and social media copywriter. Publishing “Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship” made me feel like I’d truly made it and entered the big league.

 

2. Tell us about the publication of your first book.
I’d just finished writing a memoir for a client when COVID had us quarantined at home. 

 

Like many budding authors, I have a number of books and outlines saved on my computer. Since we were in quarantine, my mom suggested that I use this time to complete one of those manuscripts.

 

Meanwhile, she’d just finished reading a novel she’d loved written by an author who was new to her. Curious to learn more about this writer, my mom looked her up online and learned that she also owned a publishing company—5 Prince Publishing. Further investigation revealed that they were looking for Christmas submissions. Since my mom is my greatest, diehard fan, she’s read all of my books, so she suggested that I finish my holiday romantic comedy and submit it to 5 Prince Publishing.

 

“Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship” was started and partially written while I was sailing on a Caribbean cruise some years ago. Then, as life often goes, when I returned home, this novel got pushed aside due to other professional writing obligations. Soon there after, I met my husband-to-be, Jason, on a Hawaiian cruise. This chance meeting was love at first sight.

 

So, with my mom’s encouragement and my new hubby as inspiration for my hero, I’m now here today to share my published book.

 

3. Besides yourself, who is your favorite author in the genre you write in?

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

4. What's the best part of being an author? The worst?

For me, the best part of being an author is getting to work from home. On the other hand, because I’m self-employed, I find it hard to tear myself away from my writing. In the end, though, maintaining a daily healthy and happy life, family, and work balance is very important to me.

 

5. What are you working on now?

I’m working on the sequel to “Christmas Cookies on a Cruise Ship,” which is the next book in The Perfect Pairings Series.

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Parker Fairchild is a model, social media copywriter, and freelance writer with multiple writing credits. A Virginia native, she and her husband had their own shipboard romance as they met on a cruise ship tender in Maui, and as her mom is fond of saying, "they haven't stopped talking since." When she's not busy playing with words, she loves spending time with her husband and family in Arizona where she now resides.

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:

 

Parker Fairchild will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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