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Character:      Savannah Webb
Title:              Shattered at Sea

Series:           Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries

Author:          Cheryl Hollon
Website:         www.cherylhollon.com

Hi, Savannah here. It's Christmas Eve! I love this day because so many things surround me that remind me of love, peace, and joy.

For me, this is a time to reflect on traditions and what they mean to me now. Every year, Mom would clear off the dining room buffet and set up a simple centerpiece. It was always there and I didn't pay any attention to it. I was only nine, I was more interested in trying to be a good girl for Santa.

After she died, Dad continued the tradition. He would find a little greenery, buy the bag of mixed nuts at the local Publix and put fresh candles in the arrangement. 

   
The candles would be lit for Christmas eve, Christmas day, New Year's eve, and finally on New Years's Day when we took down all the decorations.

A few years ago, I finally asked him about it. He smiled and said that he had been waiting for me to ask. Each piece is a remembrance of a family member. My grandmother crocheted the beautiful table runner. My grandfather hand turned the wooden bowl. My mother had bought the candle holders for her mother as a Christmas gift. 

Now I know why Dad always smiled when he lit the candles.

What family traditions make you smile?

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There's a #GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment and your email address in the form of yourname(AT)server(DOT)com to avoid the SPAM bots. Do this by midnight on December 26 for the chance to win a signed copy of Shattered at Sea. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian residents only. Winner will be notified within 48 hours after giveaway closes.

Shattered at Sea released on August 28, 2018 and is available on Amazon, Nook, Kobo, and in your favorite bookstores. It is published by Kensington Books.  If your budget is tight, please ask your library to order it for you.

About Shattered at Sea 

A Mediterranean cruise gives glass shop owner Savannah Webb a chance to demonstrate her expertise--and fire up her skills when it comes to foul play.

When Savannah signs on to perform glass blowing on a cruise ship, part of the appeal is that she'll get to meet her boyfriend Edward's family in England. As an added bonus, Edward's cousin, Ian, will be joining them on board. But when Ian disappears at the beginning of the cruise, the ship's authorities initially consider it suicide.

Savannah tries to balance her growing suspicions with work on her shows, but her relationship with the other glass artists begins to crack. And she can't let love color her judgment when Edward suddenly jumps to the top of the suspect list. His fate is in Savannah's hands, and she'll do everything she can -- on land and sea -- to clear his name.

About the author:

Cheryl Hollon writes full time after she left an engineering career designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and India. 

Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines writing with a passion for creating glass art. Cheryl and her husband George live in downtown St. Petersburg visiting museums, walking the parks, and sampling the adult beverages.

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