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Hi Valerie! Thank you so much for hosting me on your wonderful blog today! Now …
Let's Bedazzle Away
Any Post-Holiday Blues!
When I was growing up, my mom would get very depressed after
Christmas. So much so that she could not bring herself to take down the
Christmas tree … and it would stay up until Valentine's Day. I kid you not. But
I LOVED it, so no complaints from me. And we kept turning on its lights every
night. Don't ask me HOW our house did not burn to the ground - since we often
had a real tree. But when I got older and got my own house with my own tree, I
must confess the pine needles everywhere would eventually drive me batty so we
usually cut up the tree for firewood by the first week of January.
But I understand the feeling of post-holiday blues at this
time of year. And I find that Romantic Comedy is a fantastic way to dispel such
mopey feelings. And you know what? Three of my all time favorite holiday movies
are romantic comedies that take place in the often bluesy week between
Christmas and New Year's Day. So … if you are feeling a bit down or let down
after all the holiday fuss and celebration, try checking out some of these “The
Best Things Happen at the End of December” movies.
Number One on my list is While You Were Sleeping
(1995) with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman, and an incredibly charming
supporting cast including Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, and Jack Warden. The
story begins on Christmas Day – a Christmas everyone essentially “misses”
because of what happens. Then the sweetly delicious plot unfolds over the next
week and wraps up shortly after the New Year.
One misunderstood remark makes an entire family think that city transit
worker Lucy is engaged to their son Peter – who is in a coma after Lucy saves
him from almost getting killed on the train tacks. The family takes Lucy into
their fold as they all wait for Peter to wake up. And Lucy meets Peter's
brother Jack …
I adore this movie because the love story that develops
between Lucy and Jack is all about two people who just really like each other.
And the movie is HILARIOUS, thanks to brilliant writing by Daniel G. Sullivan
and Fredric LeBow and spot-on performances by the amazing cast! This movie is
all about post-Christmas magic. Here is one of my favorite scenes from the movie:
Another of my all time favorite movies, and it also happens
to take place between Christmas and New Year's Day, is the 1938 classic Holiday
starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. After a Christmas holiday in Lake
Placid, beautiful blonde heiress Julia Seton returns to her family's Park
Avenue mansion with her whirlwind fiance, handsome and charming man of the
people, Johnny Case (Grant.) Julia's independent and spirited sister Linda
(Hepburn) sees right away that Johnny Case is the best thing to ever happen to
her snobbish, calcified family and she sets to work to make sure her family accepts
Johnny and her beloved sister Julia marries him just as soon as possible. But
can Linda convince her stubborn, supercilious father to embrace the working
class Johnny? Can she keep Johnny from becoming tainted by the marble pillars
and the quest for wealth above all else? And can she do it all without falling
for Johnny herself? Lew Ayres as Linda and Julia's brother and Edward Everett
Horton & Jean Dixon as Johnny's surrogate family add such charming sparkle
to the movie! Here is a sweet, gleeful tribute to Holiday, set to much
more modern music:
And let's not forget my absolute favorite of the Hallmark
Christmas movies – A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004). Santa (Charles
Durning) convinces Ryan (Patrick Muldoon) to be a Christmas gift for Holly
(Kelli Williams.) And what does Holly want? A boyfriend. A boyfriend to get her
family off her back and to stave off unwanted advances from her ex. Ryan shows
up at Holly's place on Christmas, and a delightfully sweet and wacky Christmas
day ensues. But it is over the next week, as Holly and Ryan get to know one
another, that a wonderfully funny and subtly romantic love story unfolds and
comes to a head on New Year's Eve. Here is a fun teaser trailer for the flick:
And along with watching these feel-good movies, don't forget
to fill your Kindles, Nooks, and phones with wonderful Romantic Comedy novels
and stories! My short story “All Summer on a Date” takes place on New Year's
Eve as Summer Hodiak goes to the party of the year with the gorgeous Kyle
Hunter, who is everything she thinks she's supposed to want in a man. But when
an unexpected dilemma slams into their exquisite evening, will Summer decide to
follow her date... or follow her heart? You can get the story in my FREE
anthology 4 in the Afternoon here: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/BWhM0
When you claim the book you will be signed up for my
newsletter – alerts I send out when I want to tell my fans about RomCom
freebies and deals. And since I'm often participating in much bigger giveaways,
you'll get info about lots of RomCom freebies.
And please enjoy my RomCom novels any time. They are funny,
fast-paced and romantic as my heroines often stumble (but never give up) on
their way to living life to the fullest. Lola Scott from Queen of the
Universe is one such woman. Queen is in KindleUnlimted for only a
few days more, so if you read books via KU, download Queen today. And if
you don't read via KU, Queen is FREE on Amazon thru January 1and becomes
available at other ebook retailers in mid-January.
Queen of the Universe
Book Tour
By author Geralyn Corcillo
Tour Dates: December 28th – January 4th, 2017
By author Geralyn Corcillo
Tour Dates: December 28th – January 4th, 2017
Blurb:
Can a charismatic TV
writer convince a reclusive handyman to become her show’s leading man in time
to save her career?
Savvy Hollywood writer Lola
Scott is about to get fired from the TV show she created because she still
hasn’t cast the role of the dark, brooding bounty hunter. But then HE walks in
… Arlen Black. And he’s perfect for the part. But he’s not an actor there to
audition. Nope. He’s the handyman Lola hired to renovate her historic Hollywood
house. No problem—Lola gleefully offers him the dream job of a lifetime.
But the stoic recluse-in-a-tool-belt wants nothing to do with Lola and her
show. What?! Really?
So Lola goes after him
with everything she’s got. But as she draws Arlen into her chaotic world of TV
production, Hollywood gossip sinks its claws into him. And when one paparazzi
photo threatens to destroy everything he holds dear, Lola’s got to move heaven
and Earth not to save the show … but to save Arlen.
This novel reads as a
stand-alone story within the In Love in the Limelight universe: Los
Angeles, where the stars and paths of different characters might cross, and
where the paparazzi is always ready to sink in its glittery talons.
Buy the Book:
About the Author:
Geralyn Corcillo
Bio:
When she was a kid in
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Geralyn Vivian Ruane Corcillo dreamed of one
day becoming the superhero Dyna Girl. So, she did her best and grew up to
rescue animals and constantly pick up litter. At home, she loves to kick back
by watching black & white movies, British mysteries, and the New York Giants. Corcillo lives
in a drafty old house in Hollywood with her husband TV writer Ron, a guy who’s
even cooler than Kip Dynamite.
Tour Schedule:
December 28th
December 29th
December 30th
Book Lover in Florida -
Book Excerpt
December 31st
Authors & Readers Book
Corner - Book Excerpt
January 1st
Hello...Chick
Lit - Book Review
January 2nd
Jena Books - Book
Review
January 3rd
Kristin's Novel Cafe -
Book Promo Post
January 4th
Valerie, thank you so much for hosting me today! I've loved
sharing with your fans some details about my favorite RomCom post-holiday
movies and letting them know about some RomCom book deals. I hope you and all
your wonderful fans have a sparkly, healthy, safe New Year! Peace out and rock
on.
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Thanks for coming by today!
Happy Reading!
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Thanks for coming by today!
Happy Reading!
Oh, Valerie, what a lovely feature of my blog post and my books. Thank you so much for hosting me today. I hope you and all your fans discover some sweet new romcom entertainment!
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