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Just announced: 26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS wins the 2025 International Book Award, Romance Category

International Book Awards

AMERICAN BOOK FEST™ ANNOUNCES
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 2025 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA), one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles. Over 400 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2020-2025.

Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded thousands of entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.

Keen says of the awards, “Over our 16-year history, thousands of self-published and indie authors have leveraged the promotional power of their International Book Award to increase online recognition, enhance their title’s credibility, and garner more attention in the crowded book buying marketplace.”

Fiction: Romance
26 Ways to Come Home for the Holidays by Jennifer Joy
Foxburg & Stern Books, LLC

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UPCOMING RELEASE: The Widow of Hartforde

The Widow of Hartforde

THE WIDOW OF HARTFORDE, a historical thriller by J.F. Baker, will be available for pre-order on Amazon starting Aug. 30, 2025.

Here’s a sneak peek: It’s 1661, in the wild and dangerous colony of Connecticut. At an urgent midnight trial, a bizarre old woman stands before a court and calmly confesses to witchcraft—claiming she was seduced by the Devil himself after encountering a monstrous beast in the woods. Her tale is grisly, unsettling—and all too convincing for town newcomer Rebecca Easton who has seen the creature, too.

But when she breaks her silence to warn the others, she finds the judge’s suspicion turned on her instead. As accusations fly, Rebecca’s husband (the colony’s reverend) negotiates a desperate and deadly deal: find the creature by morning or Rebecca will stand trial as well. As the hunting party departs, the reverend unearths the judge’s dark motive behind trials—truths that threaten to destroy Rebecca and many others in Hartforde as well. 

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#BookTok reviews ’26 Ways to Come Home For The Holidays’

26 Ways to Come Home For The Holidays is featured on #BookTok as a great read for the 2024 holiday season!

TikTok creator Andrea (@andrea.bookster) recommended 26 Ways to her followers and #BookTok.

“A Christmas novella that has romance, laughs, and raccoons. Yes, raccoons! 26 Ways to Come Home For The Holidays is a quick Christmas hit,” @andrea.bookster said in her post.

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This was such a cute Christmad novella! Read it!! @Author Jenn Fickley-Baker #christmasbooks #christmasnovella #bookrec #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookrecs📚

♬ original sound – 📚 Andrea Reads 📚

TikTok creator Kaylie (@kayliesbookcorner) also showcased 26 Ways in her December TBR video.

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Christmas books on my December TBR 🎄📖🎅🏼♥️ #BookRecommendations #TikTokHumanitiesCampaign #holidaybooks #christmasbooks #romcombooks #romcombooktok #romancebooks #romancebooktok #booktok #bookrecs #tbrlist #tbr #toberead

♬ Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
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’26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ on Goodreads Most Anticipated Book for 2024

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My Christmas romance, 26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, was chosen as a Goodreads “most anticipated book” for 2024! #christmastiktok #christmasromancebook #christmasromance #romancebooktok #christmasbooktok #amazonkdpcreator #amazonkindleunlimited #booktok #signedbook #autographedbook #kindledeal #kindleunlimited #kindlecreator #amazonkdp #amazonkindle #blackfriday #bookdeals

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[Pitt Magazine] Out now: ‘Nightbloom’ and more winter reading from Pitt alumni authors

Jennifer Fickley-Baker (A&S ’01) fondly remembers the adorned Kaufmann’s holiday windows she saw as a Pitt undergraduate.

In her second novel, Fickley-Baker, a Florida-based public relations professional by day and writer by night, revives this spirit through Stella West, a young saleswoman at a prominent downtown department store. 

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[Independent Book Review] 17 Kindle Unlimited Fantasy Books You Should Read RIGHT NOW

Escape to new worlds or mystify your current one with these stellar Kindle Unlimited fantasy books. From Romantasy to epics to thrillers and YA, this list was curated by 11 reviewers to show you which fantasy books to read on KU.

See The Brothers Dragon featured in the story.

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[Kirkus Reviews] The Brothers Dragon featured in Volume XCII, No. 1

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[Independent Book Review] The Brothers Dragon

In this coming of age fantasy, two young brothers travel from World War Two ravaged London to a dangerous world of dragons, pirates, and family secrets.

Hidden on an island in the Atlantic, dragons, mermen, gargoyles, and witches have maintained a peaceful existence for centuries. When a malevolent force begins threatening this bucolic existence, it falls on Luke and Nick—the youngest members of an ancient, dragon-blooded family—to protect the island. The Brothers Dragon is the thrilling tale of how these young boys find themselves in the process of helping their family.

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Photos: Jennifer Joy ’26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ Book Signing

Thank you to all who attended Jennifer Joy’s book signing for “26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” at Barnes & Noble Plaza Venezia, Florida on Dec. 9, 2023!

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Tremendous showing for my first book signing for 26 WAYS TO COME HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS yesterday at Barnes & Noble. ♥️ #christmas2023countdown #christmasauthor #christmaslovestory #christmasromancebook #christmasromancereads #authorsoftiktok #authorsofbooktok #friendstolovers #booktok #amazondeal #amazonkdpcreator #kindleunlimitedromance #kindleunlimitedromancebooks #kindleunlimited #fyp #barnesandnoble #barnesandnobleshaul #barnesandnobletrip #localauthor #orlandoauthor #kdpauthor #kdpauthoramazon #booksigningevent #booksigning #orlandoevents

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ROMANCE

26 Ways to Come Home For The Holidays

A Christmas Season Novella

BY JENNIFER JOY

Friends-to-Lovers holiday romance now on sale

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[Littsburgh] ‘The Brothers Dragon: Beyond Land’s End’ Q&A

Where did the idea for this book come from?

I was inspired by the relationship between my two children. I have two boys, age 13 and 4, who have a lovely bond despite their age gap. I wanted to write something that they could read and enjoy together as they grew up.

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