But I Smile Anyway…

Another repeat offender, today! Jodie Homer has popped over to talk a little about her Christmas inspiration, since she has a lovely Christmas story out!

Hello, and welcome back to But I Smile Anyway,Jodie! I think we should skip the choices and have a huge hot chocolate with whipped cream, and a few gingerbread me, what do you think?

Thank you so much for having me Ritu.

Can you tell us why Christmas means something special to you?

So I absolutely love Christmas. I love Christmas music more than any other music and when the shops have all their cards in them with the music playing it’s my favourite time.

Me, too! Recently, my daughter has become quite partial to Christmas-related music, too, however, she draws the line at me singing along in the shops!

It all started when I was younger and every year we would go to my Nan’s for Christmas. We’d leave our house on Christmas Eve and my Nan would have a table full of goodies laid out for us all to have and that would be chocolates, nuts just all sorts of things.

I wonder if she stockpiled them in advance, and had to hide everything from the rest of the household? I know I have to do that!

Christmas morning I would have a huge stocking at the end of my bed full of presents which I brought downstairs and opened with the family and then we would have dinner in the backroom. My Nan’s Christmas dinners were always the best.

Since we aren’t Christian, Christmas isn’t something we celebrate for religious reasons, however, we have always loved to take part in any festive seasons, and for me, the Christmas dinner is one of the best things about this time of year! I am rather naughty, and end up eating one at least three times; at school with the kids, on our Christmas do, and on Christmas day! Sometimes we have two, if we go and see my parents in the following days! Here, my sister-in-law and I cook for the family, then, if we are at my parents, I help my mum, who is a fantastic cook!

Later on in the day the rest of the family would come around and I would see cousins and aunties and we would just celebrate us all being together.

That sounds like a wonderful festive season. I can see why it brings back such lovely feelings, Jodie!

Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas joy, Jodie!

Thank you so much for having me today. 😊

Good luck with your latest release!

The Blurb

Holly loves Christmas but when she comes home and catches her boyfriend in bed with her boss she escapes her life and ends up in a village called Christmas. When she meets the Claus family she begins to realise it definitely does take a community to celebrate Christmas as she gets stuck into the village festivities can the dashing single farmer Joseph Claus fix her heartbreak? Is the answer to Holly’s broken heart hidden in a village called Christmas?

My Review

A Village Called Christmas by Jodie Homer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love a bit of Christmas, and Jodie Homer’s latest story is packed with all the festive feels you could want!
Holly loves Christmas, but her latest one looks set to run a bit flat, what with a broken relationship as well as sudden unemployment under her belt.
She finds herself in this quaint little village and decides to give it a chance. But will it give her a chance?
Who wouldn’t want to stumble upon a village called Christmas, where everything and everyone has a Noel-themed connection? I enjoyed this easy read, filled with all things Christmas, including a wonderfully sweet romance.
A whimsical tale jam-packed with positivity and festive miracles – truly feel good!

About the Author

Jodie lives in a small village in Solihull with her husband and two children. She loves nothing more than dancing around embarrassingly to 90s music and eating mint chocolate. Jodie enjoys reading and writing books full of romance and swoon-worthy fictional men.

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