A guest blog from one of my favorite readers

Book 172-The Christmas Date by Michele Dunaway (AR Dec 2007)
Reviewed by Julie Picraux
From her post on eharlequin.com

Over the past few months I have lost my job of 4 years, I have been down a
little with not wanting to do much of anything but read. And read some more,
then read some more. I could blog from here (eharlequin) until Christmas and not have all
the books blogged. It was not until Michele gave me an advance copy of her
December book, The Christmas Date , I knew I had to get back in the swing of
things. I started this year blogging and I was going to finish this year by
blogging.

Six years ago, I met Michele at a Girl Scout meeting. We started a
conversion over a book I had been reading. Since then I have had the
wonderful opportunity to watch Michele grow as a writer. I have also had a
chance to watch Michele enjoy the good times and struggle with the bad
times. Plus being friends with Michele I have had a few benefits, such as a
book dedicated to me ( Emergency Engagement- AR February 05 ) and something
stupid I did in a book (I'm not telling this one). And in this case Michele
gave me an advance copy of her new book, The Christmas Date , which is out
in December.

With some of Michele's books I'm there from the beginning,
however, this is one that I had only heard the idea of the book, but not
much else. To me, this book is one of Michele's better books. It's the right
mix of being light and zany but with enough tension. You could not help but
laugh at the secondary characters. At the sometime relate to them as well.
If you only read one American this December, read this one. It will get you
in the Christmas sprint, and lift your mood at the sometime. Awesome book,
Michele next to Emergency Engagement (AR February 05) and Legally Tender (AR
January 06) this goes on my list as one of my favorites.