Hi! Thought I’d let you know:
If you’re still in the mood to read a holiday romance, this heartwarming two-hour read is now in Kindle Unlimited. This is my second ever book in KU.
Book Description:
Why does a stroke of bad luck happen now while on her way to Mackinaw City, Michigan on a blustery weekend? Two days before Christmas, Terra Westbrook and her young daughter have nowhere to stay. How can she convince her child that Santa will find her while sleeping in their car in a gas station parking lot—if they don’t die from hypothermia first? For her child’s sake, she accepts an invitation of a warm home from a resident in the village, but Terra soon learns, the kind person had no right to offer. However, she never expects the homeowner to be a lonely widower who hides tenderness and a big secret under his hard-hearted exterior.
Jude Overton isn’t interested in a relationship let alone a wife. He tried marriage once. Sometimes his heart still aches. Now, if only his sister would get the message to stop matchmaking him with single women. His life is complete raising his daughter. He’s doing the best he can to make her happy. Jude accepts this as enough until he gazes into a stranger’s melancholy eyes that hold an unspoken yearning. As the big day rolls around, he expects it’ll be just another day like the past five Christmases as a single dad, but maybe this year, it’s a good thing his sister chooses to ignore his wishes.
Secret Santa’s Rundown Sleigh

This is different from the other books I write. For example:
- It’s shorter–the low end of novella size. Two-hour read.
- It isn’t a western romance. Don’t worry, I gave my hero horses!
- It takes place in Northern Lower Michigan, my home state, and where, as a child, I used to spend time with my grandmother, aunt and uncle, and six cousins, and even more cousins and aunts and uncles when all of our families congregated there. Four of my cousins and their families still live “up north.”
- It’s toned down in the heat department. Not steamy like my other books.
Thanks for reading. Have a nice weekend.
3 thoughts on “First Time for Everything”
D. Wallace Peach
Well, I’m glad you gave your hero horses even if it isn’t a western, Mary. 🙂 I hope your sales are going well with KU. I found it easy and a lot of readers use it. Have a great week.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks! I just read your January Reviews on your blog and haven’t commented yet. I might’ve made a mistake by putting holiday romances into KU because soon readers won’t be in the mood for a holiday read. I know some read them year round, so I hope I pick up those readers. Maybe Christmas in July! 🎄 Other than that, I’m happy so far.
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D. Wallace Peach
I think holiday reads work all year, Mary, but they do get an extra glimpse over the holidays, I think. 🙂
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