Showing posts with label Roni Denholtz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roni Denholtz. Show all posts

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Holiday Giving by Roni Denholtz

I’ve always felt it’s important to give to those less fortunate, and to be charitable during the holidays. My husband agreed. So when our kids were several years old, we started a tradition. Before Hanukkah, we would go to a toy store and I let them pick out a toy for a child their age (Amy would pick for a girl; Josh would pick for a boy). They knew these were for children from families who couldn’t afford to get them gifts.

They were delighted to pick out gifts that they themselves would like such as a Barbie or a Batman toy. We would then donate them to a toy drive or a women’s shelter. We would also pick out some non-perishable foods for the local food pantry; and we always picked up some treats for the local animal shelter.

I think this helped instill in them an appreciation for the satisfaction and happiness you get when you give to others. When both were in college, they were active in their university charities which raised money for children with cancer.

To this day, we all give to various charities around the holidays.

No matter what holiday you celebrate, it’s important to remember that some people are struggling, or alone, and the holidays are especially difficult for them.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

More about Roni!

My first published romance, Lights of Love, was a Hanukkah reunion story. I decided to do another holiday book since I love to read all kinds of holiday stories during the holidays! A Christmas Carol has always been a favorite, and I enjoyed the movie about how Charles Dickens wrote it (The Man Who Invented Christmas) which I saw with a writer friend.

While searching for characters to celebrate Hanukkah, I wondered what would happen if a hero had the 8 nights of Hanukkah to convince the heroine he loved her. And so...Eight Nights to Win Her Heart was born!

Here's the back cover blurb:

Roslyn Stein is convinced that her boyfriend Ben Jaffe will never marry. Ben’s parents’ contentious divorce left him with emotional scars.

But Ben doesn’t want to lose Roslyn. So he asks her to give him the eight nights of Hanukkah, to prove he really does love her and deserves another chance.

As they light the candles on the menorah each night, Roslyn struggles with the decision of whether to let him back into her life. And Ben realizes how much she really does mean to him.

Will Ben be able to win Roslyn’s heart again?

Roni Denholtz is an award winning author of 16 romance novels and novellas--contemporaries, holiday stories, cowboys and historicals.

She is also the author of 9 children's books and hundreds of articles and short stories, published in magazines such as Baby Talk and Lady's Circle.

Roni's social media:
I'm on Instagram as Denholtzroni (for some reason I got locked out of roni denholtz which where I first was).  

Please friend me on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/RoniDenholtzAuthor/



Friday, November 1, 2019

Holiday Reading at Romancing The Genres

Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, soul nourishing romantic women’s fiction that honors pagan spiritual practices. My stories show you what life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where you are unconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with this support, you do overcome obstacles and find your happily-ever-after.

Once upon a ti…oops!

Once again Romancing The Genres is Celebrating Holiday Romance Authors and Stories. Most of the Genre-istas will be sharing their favorite holiday authors and stories.

I’m stepping a bit outside that box and giving you the Highlights of our award winning Saturday guest bloggers. Yes, every one of our guests is an award winning author! One thing you can always count on at Romancing the Genres is diversity and variety and this month is no different.

Julie Cameron
When you check back tomorrow (November 2) you’ll meet award winning author, Julie Cameron and learn more about her Christmas Story that has been optioned. What does that mean? We may see a movie based on this story in 2020. Julie also has some great tips for writers - period. And Christmas Spirit turned out to be the first of three novels! One never knows what will happen when one takes a leap of faith!

Sue Moorcroft
Don’t miss out on November 9th and Award Winning Author, Sue Moorcroft’s post. Sue has been our November guest a couple of times. This year she’s sharing how publishers use subtle and not so subtle changes in covers to entice readers. I will confess I follow Sue on Facebook and live vicariously through her visits to Malta.


Collette Cameron
Former Genre-ista, and Award Winning Author, ColletteCameron is our guest on the 16th. Collette writes historical romance. Blog Queen Sarah Raplee is scheduling Collette’s post and shared an unexpected and totally unknown fact (to both of us) about the Scots and Christmas. You won’t want to miss learning this tidbit and experience what makes reading Collette’s books an amazing and looked forward to history lesson. In addition Collette talks about four of her holiday themed books with us!


We’ve a Christmas Anthology to celebrate on November 23!

Christmas Wishes will be released on November 13. Fifteen Best Selling and Award Winning authors from around the world, banded together to write and publish this anthology of sweet, semi-sweet and steamy stories.

And there are a couple of former Aussie Genre-istas included! Namely  Susan Horsnell, Margaret Tanner and Cheryl Wright. Enjoy! Christmas Wishes is up on pre-order now!
Roni Denholtz

Last but not least is another award winning author, Roni Denholtz. Roni’s holiday romance is different because it celebrates Hanukkah. Her post will be live on Saturday November 30. You can check out her website as you wait to learn more. Roni's deadline for turning in her post to me is November 10th. Obviously I wasn't thinking ahead!


And, as I was contemplating what to write about this year, I checked my post from last year. I really really liked it so, here’s the link in case you want to refresh your memory. https://romancingthegenres.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-gift-of-christmas.html
Also, you can find all of my books at your favorite e-book vendor. Be sure to ask your local library if you’d prefer to read my books through that resource.

Learn more about Judith's The Sacred Women’s Circle series at JudithAshleyRomance.com

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