Light one of the delightful scented candles, draw a warm bubble bath, and settle back to read one of the great ladies of Regency romance, Julia London and Julia Quinn among them. Includes six paperbacks and both Starlit Skies and Peach & Mango jar candles.

String your lights, hang the small ornaments, and fill the house with the scent of warm vanilla. Then rest from the festivities with a great Christmas novel or two. Ty Gingerbread baby will make you smile.

Hang up the mini wreath for a touch of joy as you write greetings in your Christmas cards and watch the Hallmark movie made from the romance novel A Timeless Christmas.

Spend some time in Weston, GA with Brynne and Oliver as they fall in love despite the odds. Imitate photojournalist Oliver with your own new digital camera. 

Enter the world of Evie Woods and prepare to enjoy the read with some spa products.

Enjoy this trio of charming stories with some lovely spa products to help you relax.

Take home this sweet pair of plush. Puppy dog by Russ and lady bear by Bearington Bears

A cozy night in for the book lover who loves to mark up their favorite reads. Pour a chilled glass of Meiomi Sauvignon Blanc, nibble on maple-glazed nuts and dark chocolate, and dive into your next book with everything you need to annotate it.

Curl up and get to swooning.

What's Inside

• Meiomi Sauvignon Blanc, California 2024
• Ghirardelli Premium Dark Chocolate, 72% Cacao
• Maple glazed mix of pecans, walnuts, dried cherries, and apples
• Book Annotation Kit: 12 highlighters, 11 retractable gel pens, 1 marker, 300 clear sticky notes in 6 colors, 14 sets of sticky tabs (2,640 pieces), and a zippered pouch
• Book annotation journal for tracking characters, structure, and language as you read

Estimated value: $70

Basket full of Halloween party supplies, including a vampire blood bag, large hanging sign, three yard stake solar lights, spider rings, a rubber hanging bat, and LOTS of candy.

Bring the colors of fall indoors. Simple vase with autumnal floral arrangement.

Nothing says springtime like hydrangeas. Simple vase with blue floral arrangement.

Pretty in pink peonies in short vase. Simple vase with pink floral arrangement.

Vase full of fall flowers and foliage in silk. This beautiful arrangement will make you smile. 

Picture four uninterrupted days on 100 acres of private woods by the river: coffee on the porch, a trail walk when a scene won't cooperate, and fast Wi-Fi when it's time to reset and relax, or research that tiny detail your editor will eventually cut.

Haven's Rest is a fully equipped 3-bedroom, 2½-bath home (sleeps 7) in Brooks, Georgia. It works as well for a family trip or a girls' getaway as a solo writing retreat or a plotting weekend with your writing besties.

Better with friends: split it four ways, and bidding starts at just $125 each. Grab your critique group, your sprint buddies, or your favorite conference roommates and bid together.

What's included

• 4-night stay for your group
• All taxes, cleaning, and fees covered, so there are no surprise charges
• High-speed internet
• Access to 100 acres of wooded trails and complete privacy

Booking details

• Stay on any unbooked dates except Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks
• The winner arranges dates directly with owner Debbie Kaufman (winner's info will be passed along to her)

Estimated value: approx. $1,400

Lauren will provide a thorough critique with written feedback on 25 PAGES of a single manuscript.

Mary will do a thorough critique as well as a line item edit on 30 PAGES of a single manuscript.

Meet Author Mary Marvella

Mary has been a storyteller since she could talk. As a child Mary made the “Let’s

Pretend” games. Now she and her characters play that same game, but her characters

insist their stories are real. She taught Language Arts/English for 15 years and began

writing books when she retired. She is Georgia bred and Georgia raised and wouldn’t

live anywhere else. The times she tried she missed her southern roots.

Mary aims at readers’ heart strings and loves to tease with sensuous scenes. She edits

for freelance clients and coaches writers. She Indie published 10 novels, a collection of

Christmas stories, and a grammar book.

Teaching online classes and giving workshops makes Mary’s inner teacher happy.

Helping folks take their ideas and turn them into books pleases Mary’s inner writer and

her inner teacher. For the past 15 years Mary has edited memoirs, how to books and

fiction and worked with Gilded Dragonfly Books.

Mary has presented workshops with HHRW, OIWI/Outreach International, FF&P, Savvy

Authors, A2P, Walton Writers, and for East Metro Atlanta Christian Writers, Moonlight &

Magnolias conference, and The Southern Pen Indie Conference.

As a freelance editor, Mary has edited more than 80 books in different genres, including

detective novels, memoirs, children’s books.

AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Website Address –www.MaryMarvella.com

Email address –MMARVELLAB@aol.com

PayPal email address - MMARVELLAB@aol.com

Amazon: http://amzn.to/29g2nKW Author page

Written critique of up to 35 pages with a 5 page or less synopsis.

Plus a 1-hour Zoom meeting to discuss the critique, ask questions, brainstorm, etc.

Critique manuscript must be submitted by XXX

Debbie Kaufman

Love Inspired Historical Author

Maggie Winner, Fire and Ice Winner, Daphne DuMaurier Finalist

Bill Kaufman will copy edit up to 90,000 words in any one manuscript (can include a query letter).

This is a copy edit only, not a critique.

Manuscript must be submitted by Dec 31, 2027. 

Bill has edited for more than one bestselling author, several GRW authors, and helped his wife hear these words from Harlequin: "This is the cleanest manuscript we've ever received." 

Value of $200+

Spend 30 mintues on Zoom chatting with Mary and ask whatever you like about writing and publishing. This includes editing, the craft of writing, or advice on your next steps for your manuscript or career.

Meet Author Mary Marvella

Mary has been a storyteller since she could talk. As a child Mary made the “Let’s

Pretend” games. Now she and her characters play that same game, but her characters

insist their stories are real. She taught Language Arts/English for 15 years and began

writing books when she retired. She is Georgia bred and Georgia raised and wouldn’t

live anywhere else. The times she tried she missed her southern roots.

Mary aims at readers’ heart strings and loves to tease with sensuous scenes. She edits

for freelance clients and coaches writers. She Indie published 10 novels, a collection of

Christmas stories, and a grammar book.

Teaching online classes and giving workshops makes Mary’s inner teacher happy.

Helping folks take their ideas and turn them into books pleases Mary’s inner writer and

her inner teacher. For the past 15 years Mary has edited memoirs, how to books and

fiction and worked with Gilded Dragonfly Books.

Mary has presented workshops with HHRW, OIWI/Outreach International, FF&P, Savvy

Authors, A2P, Walton Writers, and for East Metro Atlanta Christian Writers, Moonlight &

Magnolias conference, and The Southern Pen Indie Conference.

As a freelance editor, Mary has edited more than 80 books in different genres, including

detective novels, memoirs, children’s books.

AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Website Address –www.MaryMarvella.com

Email address –MMARVELLAB@aol.com

PayPal email address - MMARVELLAB@aol.com

Amazon: http://amzn.to/29g2nKW Author page

Spend 30 mintues on Zoom chatting with Susan and ask whatever you like about writing and publishing. This includes editing, the craft of writing, or advice on your next steps for your manuscript or career.