#BookGiveaway An Unforgettable Holiday by Joanne Dannon

What made you tell this story and why did you write this book?

I love storylines and characters that are different. My heroes are superstars, lawyers, scientists, sales executives and tour guide operators. I love to write the books that I love to read. When I decided to write two holiday reads I wanted to create heart warming stories that had depth and meaning to them, as well as being inspirational.

In my Christmas story my theme is around family and bravery when faced with adversity. In my Chanukah story, my theme is around family, helping the less fortunate but also addresses the heartbreak of PTSD and suicide. 

How did you come up with the title?

With my novellas, I splash faith into them so it was only natural that I would use the word magical. And then I added their location to differentiate between them – A Magical Christmas in Jerusalem and A Magical Chanukah in new York. 

What is your favorite scene?

In my Christmas story, I love the scene where the hero takes the heroine to dinner at Abraham’s Tent. This place actually exists and replicates the welcoming reception that Abraham and Sarah had with travellers in biblical times. When you look out from your dinner table, you see the same scenery of magnificent desert that they saw thousands of years ago.

In my Chanukah story, I love the scene where Gabe and Lisa kiss for the first time, at the top of the Empire State building. It may be cliché but my romance-loving heroine, Lisa loved it…and so did Gabe ;) 

Tell us a little about your book?

An Unforgettable Holiday features two novellas which are feel good, heartwarming stories and perfect for the holiday season. They’re clean, with a splash of faith and perfect to gift to your mum, aunty, grandma or your romance loving BFF. I loved writing these novellas and set them in two of my favourite cities – Jerusalem and New York. I have featured Australian heroines who, when travelling, find love when they least expect it. 

A Magical Christmas In Jerusalem

Australian project manager Kiara Lonsdale is career focussed and determined to provide and care for the grandmother who raised her. Taking time off work to vacation has never been high on her agenda, but this year she’s made an exception. She’s helping her gran fulfil a life-long dream by accompanying her on a Christmas to the Holy Land tour.

Jacques Lenoir and his extended family run tours in Israel and he’s committed to their business. Jacques feels responsible for his grandparents’ welfare since they risked their lives, and others’, as operatives in the French Resistance, during the War.

But over romantic dinners in the desert, camel rides, and mud baths at the Dead Sea, sparks fly between Kiara and Jacques. Will this only be a holiday romance or will a touch of Christmas magic make it last a lifetime?


A Magical Chanukah in New York
Lisa Sassoon has shunned the scandal of her loser-ex cheating on her by escaping to New York. Instead of sightseeing, she’s become a recluse focusing on helping the less fortunate at a homeless shelter.

Gabe Olivari, entrepreneur and savvy business New Yorker, can’t let go of the pain of losing his best friend. So caught up in his own grief and believing he doesn’t deserve to be happy, he compensates by pushing everyone close to him away.

But when Lisa and Gabe meet, there is an instant connection that forces them to question not only their behaviours but their aspirations.

Can a dash of Chanukah magic help Lisa and Gabe realise that sparkling dates and dreamy kisses can lead to more? Perhaps even a lifetime of happiness?

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Meet the Author               Joanne Dannon

Joanne Dannon has been living in the world of romance for as long as she can remember.  From doodling love hearts on her school notebooks to regularly reading romances, Joanne’s world has always been filled with the excitement of love stories. So it was just a natural for Joanne to begin writing the genre she’s always loved. 

Formerly a policy writer by day and romance writer by night, Joanne now spends full time writing the books she adores. Creating heroes for readers to fall in love with and heroines to cheer on, her characters are people readers can identify with.

Joanne writes to give her readers the experience she still loves to savor—indulging in a sigh-worthy-happily-ever- after, being swept away from the everyday by diving into a delicious romance novel.

Joanne Dannon is a happily married mother of two heroes-in-training who loves spending time with friends and family.  She can be found on Facebook and her website www.joannedannon.com chatting about reading, writing, cooking, vintage-inspired dresses and all things romantic.  She loves to hear from readers.  

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