About the Book
Book: Another Outer Banks Christmas
Author: Christina Sinisi
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance
Release Date: November, 2023
As the daughter of missionaries, Kerrie Alexander has lived on Hatteras—an island in the Outer Banks—longer than any other place she’s been. When her parents inform her the family is slotted to go overseas again, she balks. Her life on the island—her job, her friends, even the handsome hero in her Sunday School class—makes her want to put down roots. Butto do so, she’ll need to find a place to live, face being on her own separated from any close family—something she’s never done before.
Firefighter and EMT Wade Hampton can face pretty much any emergency, except his matchmaking grandpa threatening him with disinheritance if Wade doesn’t get married in just three months. Not that Wade objects to the idea of marriage, but how does a guy who has no problem running into burning buildings find the courage to ask a girl like Kerrie out for a date? She’s a role model for everything good, and he comes from a rough and broken home. Not to mention, Christmas is right around the corner!
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MY REVIEWI got a feel for the Hatteras Island community and the closeness of the people who lived there. The characters had many layers. I enjoyed Wade's thoughtfulness toward his grandfather, Moose, and the romantic chemistry between Wade and Kerry. The story made me laugh a lot. It was light and cheery.
Wade's childhood was quite different from Kerry's, but they each had their own family issues to deal with. It's a story of love, forgiveness, and redemption. The story had a Christian theme throughout, and I enjoyed how everything played out. The ending wrapped everything up nicely.
I received a complimentary copy from the author; a positive review is not required. All opinions are my own.
About the Author
A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Christina Sinisi writes stories about families, both the broken and blessed. Her works include a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and the American Title IV Contest where she appeared in the top ten in the Romantic Times magazine. By day, she is a psychology professor and lives in the LowCountry of South Carolina with her husband and two children and loves a good cooking challenge.
More from Christina
Christmas in July!
Another Outer Banks Christmas is the third book in a series—but the second book hasn’t been published yet! Good thing I wrote this one as a stand-alone.
So…here’s the story behind the story.
In June 2019, I saw an email requesting Christmas novellas by the end of the month. I buckled down and wrote Christmas Confusion in three weeks. Then, excited about the story, I wrote a full-length novel for the second installment in my Charleston series, Sweet Summer. However, my publisher at the time, Anaiah Press, said they had a full slate for 2020 and no space for a novel.
Rather than not publish anything for a year, I looked around me for inspiration and found it at my sister’s vacation home on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. We first visited after Christmas in December 2019. Hurricane Dorian had devastated nearby Ocracoke Island in September. Shocked by the damage and the businesses still boarded up, some of which never reopened, I wanted to tell the story of the brave people who live there—thus, Christmas on Ocracoke was born.
Now, I always seem to fall in love with my characters and want to get to know them better—and their families. Hope of Hatteras (to be published later this year, date TBA) is the story of the hero of Ocracoke’s sister. Another Outer Banks Christmas is the story of the hero of Hatteras’ best friend.
As the daughter of missionaries Kerrie Alexander has lived on Hatteras—an island in the Outer Banks—longer than any other place she’s been. When her parents inform her the family is slotted to go overseas again, she balks. Her life on the island—her job, her friends, even the handsome hero in her Sunday School class—makes her want to put down roots. But to do so, she’ll need to find another place to live, face being on her own separated from any close family—something she’s never done before.
Firefighter and EMT Wade Hampton can face pretty much any emergency, except his matchmaking grandpa threatening him with disinheritance if Wade doesn’t get married in just three months. Not that Wade objects to the idea of marriage, but how does a guy who has no problem running into burning buildings find the courage to ask a girl like Kerrie out for a date? She’s a role model for everything good, and he comes from a rough and broken home. Not to mention, Christmas is right around the corner!
To finish out the story—why hasn’t Hatteras been published? My publisher closed its doors last November and I’m working on my way to being self-published. My book was supposed to be published a week before they closed. Life always has surprises in store, doesn’t it?
Thank the Lord we have a God who doesn’t change.
Another Outer Banks Christmas is a sweet romance that addresses the challenges our missionaries and their families face, plus, on the other side, the fact that we don’t have to be perfect to be loved—by God or other people.
Blessings, Christina
Blog Stops
Texas Book-aholic, July 23
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, July 24
Simple Harvest Reads, July 25 (Author Interview)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, July 26
For Him and My Family, July 27
Hannahbandanarama, July 28
For the Love of Literature, July 29 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake, July 29
The Sacred Line, July 30
Happily Managing a Household of Boys , July 31
Bizwings Book Blog, August 1
Tell Tale Book Reviews, August 2 (Author Interview)
Britt Reads Fiction, August 2
Blogging With Carol, August 3
Holly’s Book Corner, August 4
Pause for Tales, August 5
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Christina is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!!
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