Christmas Stocking Books and Authors - 9

Ooops !
I said I'd listed and detailed all the books that are going into the Christmas Stocking prize - but I haven't. Because, as someone pointed out to me last night - I didn't tell you about this one:

The Christmas Baby's Gift by someone called Kate Walker.

They married for passion and the desire to have a baby, but not for love. One year later, Peta realises that she has fallen in love with her husband of convenience, Liam.
But there is still no sign of a child, until a baby girl is left on their doorstep just before Christmas.

This book orignally came out in December 2002 and it had one of my least favourite covers only in the UK - which you can see here.

The American one was better - but it still gave a 'happy families' image to the book which was not really representative of the story. Perhaps that was why it was mistakenly labelled a 'Sweet' Romance in the
Christmas Pack it came out in in Australia.

I'm glad the book is getting a second time around. It got some lovely reviews when it first came out -

Kate Walker, who is in my own personal opinion one of the greatest Harlequin Presents Authors ever to grace the line, is back with another unforgettable romance, The Christmas Baby's Gift, a romance so full of heartfelt emotions, incredible passions and fiercely captivating characters that readers will be planning its location on their keeper shelves long before they've ever even finished reading it. Diana Tidlund - Writers Unlimited


Kate Walker once again shows why she is the diamond in Harlequin's crown of authors. Her talent for pulling the reader into the story and making them feel every outrage, hurt, and ounce of joy her characters experience is unsurpassed. I read this book voraciously cover to cover without coming up for air. If you need a little Christmas magic in your life, this should be an automatic buy. Romance Junkies

The other stories in this special Christmas 3 in 1 By request anthology are:
The Christmas Child by Diana Hamilton
Gift-Wrapped Baby by Renee Roszel
And if you don't win the Stocking (Closing date Midnight tonight - whenever midnight arrives latest in some timezone) it's on sale now in the UK - or on Amazon.co. uk or on the M&B site.