It is a big newsletter today. Bigger than most of my newsletters. I have a lot to say and lots happening. The holidays are upon us. I don't know what happened with the time, but we are suddenly here. December. It is time for hot chocolate, warm fires, shopping for the holidays and Jamie Dalton's TALES Reader Appreciation Party. More on that below.
I celebrated another birthday last week. The photo above was on my birthday. I wanted to go see the holiday lights and the trolls at the NC Arboretum. Andy was sweet enough to take me. We had an incredible time trying to get as many goofy photos as we could. The hot chocolate was great.
The new giveaway is now live. Look below for the links. We have new winners for the past giveaway. I also returned to BookFunnel as a way to grow my newsletter. I have a few free book promos below.
On a very important note... I have all my eBooks at 99 cents through this week. Check them out. Here is my linktree with details or you can click on the links below.
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TALES Reader Appreciation party is now LIVE. The first events have started. I love this event as an author and even more as a reader. I have already added my two cents to secret santa events and giveaways. It is the best reader celebration of the year. You need to check it out. I will have a very special giveaway and lots of fun games for the event. My time is on Dec. 2nd (tomorrow) at 2:00 pm.
For those of you who are just discovering my newsletter, every month I have a giveaway of twelve paperback books. I announce the winners the next month and send out the books every 6th of the month.
Every book I choose was either written by me or I desperately want to read. Since I buy one copy to give away and one copy for me, it ends up being a wonderful way to increase my reading selection. Like so many authors, I love books and reading more than anything else in the world. In the future, I would love to do a more active book club. I just haven't had the time to do it.
🎈December's Giveaway Winners 🎈
Scorched Grace Danielle Heptinstall
Babel Keri Barber
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Lorain McBride
The Glass Hotel Jeff Swecker
Tress of the Emerald Sea Jerrica Sobel
How to Dump a Vampire LaQuieta Gibson
Kind of Human Nadia Thompson
Beginning with Death Anika Flagg
Broken Blocks David
The Indefatigable Five and the Land of the Giant Happy Bear Deana Lauritson
Touching Immortality Miriam Shahzad
Five Stars Dorothy Leggitt
I have emailed every winner through my tatianabeller.author@gmail.com account. I will begin to send out the books on December 6th. It usually takes me a week to get them all out. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. My giveaway is slowly growing. I am very happy about it.
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🎁January 2026 Giveaway🎁
I decided to add a bit of a note as to why I chose the books I did in each newsletter.
Cemetery Boys - I loved the concept. I loved the writer. As a Latine, I love supporting other Latine authors. I am super excited to read this YA fantasy.
The Scorpion and the Night Blosson - It looks like such a beautiful book. I fell in love with the cover.
Night Watch - This book has been on my TBR forever. It looks magnificent and I am dying to read it.
Equal Rites - I am a die hard Terry Pratchett fan and I never had a Terry Pratchett book in my giveaway. I don't think I've read this book in 30 years, so I thought I would add it. It is the first one of the witches. I have read the other witch books probably fifteen times.
Remarkably Bright Creatures - I have had this book on my TBR, I desperately want to read list, forever. It has been on the backlog of books I wanted for my giveaway for over a year.
The Jasad Heir - This one I saw, I photographed so I would remember I wanted to read it, then I saw a tiktok on it, then I saw it come up elsewhere. One way or another, I think it will be a worthy read.
The rest are my books and I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them.
🌸🌸If you would like to read any of my books, here is my linktree. I have included links to the TALES Reader Appreciation Event and more. All reading, reviews, stars and comments are deeply appreciated. It is the lifeline of an author. It also allows me to continue to provide these awesome giveaways. All of my books can be read for free on Kindle Unlimited.🌸🌸
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