The Christmas Challenge: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novel (Serendipity Christmas Series Book 1) by JoAnn Durgin;
Reprinted with author’s permission:
Donovan Harper and Claire Morgan are more successful as co-owners of a thriving advertising agency in quaint Serendipity, Pennsylvania, than they were at navigating their romantic relationship.
When an eccentric client makes an unusual request, Donovan convinces Claire their agency should participate in Serendipity’s annual Christmas Challenge. With contests and activities ranging from The Snowflake Plunge, candy cane making, snowman building, wreath and tree decorating, and a snowmobile race, could this be the opportunity Donovan has prayed for to win back the love of his life?
Join the holiday fun with Claire and Donovan in a story celebrating love, faith, family, small-town charm, and the true miracles of the Christmas season.
In addition to The Christmas Challenge, JoAnn Durgin is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the beloved Lewis Legacy Series as well as Prelude, the prequel to the series. Her other works include the Amazon bestselling Catching Serenity, Heart’s Design and its sequel, Gentle Like the Rain, The Wondrous Love Series, Echoes of Edinburgh, Perchance to Dream, Whisper to My Heart, The Valentine Verse, Thee Will I Cherish, and the popular Starlight Christmas Series.
About JoAnn Durgin
USA Today Bestselling Author JoAnn Durgin’s debut novel, Awakening (November 2010), is the beginning of the beloved Lewis Legacy Series of contemporary Christian romantic adventures with eight books and counting, including Prelude, the prequel to the series. Pursuit, Lewis Legacy 8, released in January 2017, and three more installments are planned for the series (with a spin-off series lined up right behind it where you never know when one of the original TeamWork volunteers or a Lewis family member might pop up unexpectedly to keep it fun). Roundabout, Lewis Legacy 9, released in January 2018.
JoAnn is also the author of the Amazon top-selling Whisper to My Heart, Catching Serenity, as well as Heart’s Design and its sequel, Gentle Like the Rain. Her other books include The Wondrous Love Series, Perchance to Dream, Echoes of Edinburgh, The Serendipity Christmas Series, The Valentine Verse, Thee Will I Cherish, and the popular Starlight Christmas Series.
As a fun project after the release of her 25th published novel, JoAnn recently started a new series of shorter novels with the pen name of Julianna Desmond! The first novel, ONLY A HEARTBEAT AWAY, released on September 1, 2017. You can read the book description and find out more on the Amazon Author page for Julianna Desmond. These books will be standalone, complete, happily ever after short novels. Rest assured, they will be written in JoAnn’s signature style with humor, romance, grace, and faith, and will be connected only by their similar titles. ONLY A BREATH AWAY is up next in early 2018 (release date to be determined).
A former estate administration paralegal, JoAnn now writes full-time, and she loves nothing more than sharing her stories of faith, family, and love. After living from coast to coast in the U.S., she now resides with her family in her native southern Indiana.
As a child, we always went to The Christmas Eve church service, then for a drive around town to look at all of the Christmas lights. I loved doing that, but since my son was blind, I had to come up with a different after church tradition. My husband often had to work on Christmas Eve, so one year my son and I decided to go sing Christmas Carols in a nursing home. We both loved to sing, so it was a perfect fit for us, and became our tradition.
I love that you found a way to include your son! I used to do the caroling at a nursing home when I was young too. Awesome to share with seniors!!
My husband’s been a choir director on and off for years, even while he was a senior pastor. 🙂 One of our favorite holiday traditions was caroling in nursing homes, senior care centers, and visiting the shut-ins. They especially loved seeing the children sing with us, too. Thanks for sharing your memories!