‘Tis the season for all the book tags and here’s another fun one I came across on Chautona Havig’s book tube channel. I stuck with Christmas books but I think the challenge was meant for any book. Feel free to answer one or some or all of the prompts in the comment section and I’ll throw your name in a giveaway draw for a $10 Baker Book House e-gift card.
Red, Gold & Green – a book with a combination of these colours on the cover (was it ever hard to find all three on one cover!)
Carol Singing – What is your favourite Christmas Carol? Pick a book with a title that includes a word from that song title. (Mary Did You Know?)
Christmas trees, wreaths and evergreens: a book that features nature on the cover.
Sending cards: a book with epistolary elements you read this year or want to read this year. (This one has some fun texting scenes so I’m counting it.)
Mistletoe: a book that features unrequited love.
Santa Claus: a book that features a character who’s old, maybe a little frightening, but endearing anyway.
Nativity scenes: family based historical fiction
Elf on a shelf: a book on your shelf that catches your eye but you haven’t picked up yet. (and that’s only because my order finally came in and I just picked it up!)
Christmas movies: favourite adaptation or a book you’d like to see adapted. (One I’d love to be made into a movie as long as they stuck to the plot and dialogue of the book!)
Ugly sweater: a book that made you laugh out loud. (So much!)
GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:
Just leave a comment (or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca) answering at least one of these Christmas Carol Book Tag prompts and I’ll put your name in my Random Wheel of Names Generator and you could win a $10.00 e-gift card for Baker Book House. They have fantastic deals, including free shipping and discounts for new releases as well as used books.
Draw will be held and winner announced on Friday December 20 2024.
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What a fun challenge! 🙂
I haven’t read it, but “Christmas in the Alps” works for red, gold and green, or the nature one. You’ve shared some gorgeous covers. Title and cover for “Christmas in the Castle Library” are super intriguing. Castle, library, and Christmas?? Hope to see your review soon!
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Christmas in the Alps definitely covers the gold better than my choice! Such a pretty cover. Oooh, Christmas in the Castle Library has been getting rave reviews everywhere and I am sooooooo excited to start reading it! Good luck, Stephanie!
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Christmas book tags, fun! It’s like a virtual Christmas party with games 🙂 It would take a while to do them all, so I’ll just pick some at random.
Red, Green Gold, I looked back through the books I’ve read and Legacy of Hope by Renae B Green fits the bill on this one.
Christmas trees and evergreens-Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas by Susan Warren.
Elf on a shelf, unread books that catch my eye-Hope for Christmas by Krista Jensen because we just talked about this one recently.
Christmas movie adaption-Hallmark did a good job with Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere. I’d love to see Melissa Tagg’s One Enchanted Christmas made into a movie.
I’ll check in later to see what others come up with. Happy Christmas book hunting to all!
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Groan…just what I need, another Christmas book to keep me away from my ever-growing non-Christmas TBR! At this rate I’ll be reading Christmas well into January. lol But Legacy of Hope does sound really, really good so…And I did not know that one of Donna VanLiere’s books was made into a movie! I’m going to look that one up. Thanks, Tracey. And good luck!
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Oh wow Kav, almost all of Donna VanLiere’s books have been made into movies, 7 or 8 at least. I’d love for her The Christmas Table to be a movie too. It’s a dual timeline set in 1972 and 2012, so so good. I recommend it and Christmas Town too. Also wouldn’t Pepper’s The Mistletoe Countess be a terrific rom-com? And once you read Christmas in the Castle Library you’ll think that’d make a great movie too. Ann Swindell just posted on Avid readers of CF on FB and I asked her when the next book is coming, 10/2025 (you’ll be trying to find that info too but it’s not out there yet)
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The Christmas Table was the first book I read by Donna VanLiere, on your recommendation. Fabulous! I’ve read a few in that series but I need to finish it. Heading over to my library website to see what they have available. And, woohoo, YouTube has Christmas Town the movie. Hooray!
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Fun! I couldn’t think of a book for all the prompts, but here are the ones I could. 🙂
Red, Gold & Green – a book with a combination of these colours on the cover – Christmas At Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White
Carol Singing – What is your favourite Christmas Carol? Pick a book with a title that includes a word from that song title – Silent Night / Holy Night by Colleen Coble (O Holy Night)
Christmas trees, wreaths and evergreens: a book that features nature on the cover – We Three Kings by Crystal Caudill, Cara Putman, & Angela Ruth Strong
Sending cards: a book with epistolary elements you read this year or want to read this year – Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham (not a Christmas book, but it worked!)
Nativity scenes: family based historical fiction – Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander
Elf on a shelf: a book on your shelf that catches your eye but you haven’t picked up yet – Christmas At Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White (I know I already put this one as an answer, but the cover is gorgeous, and I haven’t read it yet. Hopefully soon though!)
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Ohhhhhhh, Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor is perfect fro the red/green/cold challenge and yet another Christmas book I haven’t read yet and I’ve read over fifty so far this year! That Colleen Coble book has two carols in the title — very good pick and nothing like a little Christmas suspense to get into the festive mood! Bwahahaha! Beyond Ivy Walls totally works for the epistolary challenge. I think this was actually supposed to be a reflection on books read over the year, not just Christmas but that’s the way I went because I’ve read so many lately. Good luck, Sabrina!
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Good Morning!
Red, Green and Gold books I’ve read and loved this year are Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor and Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin.
I also read all of the Ivy Hill books this year and just borrowed my library copy of Waiting for Gilbert.
I would like to see a movie of Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock. That’s a book I’ve read multiple times because I love it!
Sandyavery at comcast dot net
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I’m still waiting on Waiting for Christmas (ha, see what I did there?) it’s on hold at my library. Eeeeeppp, you are going to love Waiting for Gilbert!!!!!!!!! Oh, yessss, Catching Christmas would make a fantastic holiday movie. It would become a classic like It’s a Wonderful life! Good luck, Sandy!
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This is “advanced” book love! Will take a look at my personal shelf and try to place into somewhat proper categories!
Nature – Cowboy Christmas by Mary Connealy
Red, Gold, Green – Designs on Love by Myra Johnson
Elf Shelf – Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh
Family – A Texas Legacy Christmas by DiAnn Mills
Will be checking back later to read all the other comments!
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You’re reminding me that I need to reread Cowboy Christmas. One of my first ever Christian Fiction books — definitely the first Christmas one so I’m feeling all nostalgic. I haven’t read a Myra Johnson book in ages and I love the sound of that novella! I bet I can squeeze it in before Christmas! Maybe. 🙂 I read all of Dan Walsh’s earlier books and his Christmas ones were some of the best — gave me all the feels. Might have to revisit them as well. A Texas Legacy Christmas by DiAnn Mills looks like it’s historical — I’m familiar with her suspense but don’t think I’ve read any of her historical books. Must check and see if my library has any. Thanks for the reading inspiration, CC. Good luck!
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How fun! I haven’t read all these yet, but they are on my Kindle…
Red, gold, & green – The Christmas Clue to Finding You by Pepper Basham
Not my favorite Christmas carol, but it is a Christmas song (lol) – Holly Jolly Christmas by CC Warrens
Christmas trees, wreaths, and evergreens – Once Upon a Cove Christmas by Maryann Spencer
Unrequited Love (at 1st) A Country Christmas by Lisa Carter
Elf on a shelf – Their Holiday Secret by Betsy St Amant
Ugly Sweater – ‘Christmas with a Crank’ literally starts out with an ugly sweater contest, embarrassing the heroine in front of a good looking guy!
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My favorite Christmas carol is ‘O Holy Night’ and I read this novella by Colleen Coble quite some time ago. I’m thinking of rereading it.
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Loved A Christmas Clue to Finding You! And I believe we’ll be getting a new Pepper Basham masterpiece early in 2025. Woohoo! And a C C Warrens Christmas suspense?! I better get cracking on Criss-Cross which is on my TBR right now. Eeeeepppp! I need to read Christmas with a Crank…but I need to read the first two books first…so yes, that means I’m officially three years behind in Courtney Walsh Christmas books. Yikes! Good luck, Diane!
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I haven’t read Courtney’s previous Christmas books either. But thankfully they stand-alone. I recently started reading Criss-Cross, but a few chapters in I felt like it was a continuing series that really didn’t stand alone & that I’d be overwhelmed trying to play catch up. So I quit reading it. Plus I read on Avid Readers of CF that there’s no romance. I don’t necessarily like books oozing with it, but some is a necessity! 😆
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I’d heard that about the no romance but I was kidding of hoping one will develop over the course of the books. We’ll see.
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I hope so! Kind of a slow burn like Nancy Mehl’s series. Oops, forgot my email . . .
dianalflowers (at) aol (dot) com
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For family how about Jan Karon’s Shepherds Abiding? I loved the Mitford series. It’s been around a while but so have I 🙂
ckbarker at gmail dot com
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I haven’t read any of the Jan Karon books…well, I read one way out of order for a review and felt so lost. It seems like a series that needs to be read in order. However, my library has Shepherds Abiding so I put it on hold. Maybe I should be the Mitford series on my reads list for 2025. Good luck, Cheryl!
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Kav, yes, add the Mitford books to your list! Such a great series!
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One of my favorite Christmas carols is the somewhat obscure “Birthday of a King,” and I just reread The King’s Mercy by Lori Benton (not a Christmas book, but very good). It even had some epistolary moments–I think the epilogue was entirely comprised of letters!
rdalquist AT gmail DOT com
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I have never heard Birthday of a King before. I had to google it and give it a listen. It’s so pretty! Must see if they will add it to our Christmas programme next year. It’s been a while since I’ve read a Lori Benton book…must remedy that next year. Good luck, Rachael!
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I couldn’t think of a book for every prompt, and they’re not all completely Christmassy, but it was fun trying. 😊
Red, Gold & Green – a book with a combination of these colours on the cover – A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
Carol Singing – What is your favourite Christmas Carol? Pick a book with a title that includes a word from that song title. – Too many good songs to choose from, BUT I’ll go with White Christmas (only by Bing Crosby! 😜) which is also the name of Cara Putman’s book in the three in one book Where Treetops Glisten.
Christmas trees, wreaths and evergreens: a book that features nature on the cover. – One More River to Cross by Jane Kirkpatrick
Sending cards: a book with epistolary elements you read this year or want to read this year. – The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham
Mistletoe: a book that features unrequited love. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Santa Claus: a book that features a character who’s old, maybe a little frightening, but endearing anyway. – Pretending to be the Mountain Man’s Wife by Misty M. Beller
Nativity scenes: family based historical fiction – Christmas Still by Jennifer Q. Hunt
Elf on a shelf: a book on your shelf that catches your eye but you haven’t picked up yet. Christmas in Mistletoe Square by Pepper Basham, Cara Putman, Janine Rosche, & Teresa Tysinger
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Argh! I still haven’t read The Letter Tree!!!!! January for sure. Yes, that’s what first stood out for me from your comments….it’s reader guilt nagging at me. 🙂
A Holiday by Gaslight has such a pretty cover. I read that one years ago. Might be time to give it a reread. Good on you for finding a title that exactly matches the Christmas Carol title. White Christmas sung by Bing Crosby is a classic for sure! And speaking of classics — look at you throwing one in for unrequited love. Pride and Prejudice definitely fits the bill. I have only read one Misty M. Beller novel and every time I turn around she’s releasing another one. There’s my reader guilt prickling me again! Your last two seem to only be in ebook editions, boohoo, since I don’t read ebooks. Maybe they will release them all as individual novellas like Pepper Basham did with A Christmas Clue to Finding You. Good luck, Bridget!
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I really, really, really enjoyed The Letter Tree! So far, It’s my favorite Rachel Fordham book! We bought Christmas in Mistletoe Square on Cara Putman’s shop website and it’s in print there, not ebook 🙂
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Ohh, good to know. I need explore more authors’ shop websites.
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I LOVE seeing Waiting for Gilbert for two of these prompts 🙂 This requires more brain power than I currently have, no need to enter me for the giveaway, just stopped by to see what you were chatting about today.
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Now I can’t wait for the next book in this series to come out…wondering if they will be all Christmas in which case it will be excruciating to wait that long! lol Thanks for stopping by, Cindy. Happy Reading!
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What a fun prompt!
Red, Gold & Green: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
Carol Singing: (O Holy Night) Oh, the Weather Outside Is Frightful by Susan May Warren
Christmas trees, wreaths and evergreens: A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel
Sending cards: (texting) Dropping the Ball by Melanie Jacobson
Mistletoe: Five Stolen Rings by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Santa Claus: Christmas With a Crank by Courtney Walsh
Nativity scenes: First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand
Elf on a shelf: 12 Days of Mistletoe by Jen Atkinson
Christmas movies: All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon
Ugly Sweater: An Unexpected Boyfriend for Christmas by Janette Rallison
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Oohhh, there are some new-to-me titles here, Heidi. Super excited about a Gracie Ruth Mitchell Christmas novel. Sounds really intriguing too. Ack, now I have more to add to my Christmas reads list! Good luck, Heidi!
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Carol Singing – O Holy Night is a favorite… Night Falls on Predicament Avenue would fit this prompt
Elf on a Shelf – A recent addition to my bookshelf that I look forward to reading is The Summer of Yes ( I found it at a used book store!)
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Ohhh — yay you for finding The Summer of Yes at a used book store! It’s such a great book! Good luck, Patty!
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Sending cards: a book with epistolary elements you read this year or want to read this year. Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green. I have it, but haven’t read it yet. It looks so good though!
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That’s a fantastic book — such a unique spin on a WWII story. Good luck, Elly!
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I’m not sure if I can answer all of these, but I will try!
Red, Gold & Green: A Tale of Two Hearts by Michelle Griep (a novella that is part of the Once Upon A Dickens Christmas novella collection).
Carol Singing: Silent Night Holy Night by Colleen Coble (two novellas).
Christmas Trees & Evergreens: We Three Kings Novella Collection
Sending Cards: Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters
Mistletoe: Secrets in the Snowstorm by Miranda D. Nelson
Santa Claus: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember novella collection (Granny!)
Nativity Scene: Chiseled on the Heart novella collection
Elf on the Shelf: Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin (just picked it up from the library)
Christmas Movie: 12 Days at Bleakley Manor by Michelle Griep (not a typical Christmas tale!)
Ugly Sweater: You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh
Whew! That was more challenging than I expected but it was almost impossible not to duplicate some answers. I’m still intrigued to read Christmas in the Castle Library by Ann Swindell, hopefully someone will comment on this? I just haven’t gotten my hands on a copy yet and the library doesn’t have it. It will be fun to check out all of the answers!
perrianne (DOT) askew (AT) me (DOT) com
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You did it! Yay! I found finding the red/green/gold cover the hardest. I am going to read Christmas in the Castle Library this week. Sooooo excited that my copy finally came in at the bookstore. With the Canada Post strike even courier deliveries have been delayed because of increased volume so what normally would have taken a week took four! It has rave reviews, Tracey among them so we know it’s going to be wonderful! Good luck, Perrianne!
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Thank you! I just found out that the library will order Christmas in the Castle Library! Yay! There’s no telling what format it will be in, because you do request a format but that’s not always honored. It will probably take a month or so to get it, but maybe that’s faster than your post office since they are/were? On strike. What way to mess up Christmas gift orders!
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Ohhh — love that your library has ordered it! Yeah, Canada Post has gone back to work as of yesterday but negotiations still aren’t settled. It’s going to take about a month to clear up their backlog they say and who knows what kind of service we’ll get for awhile until negotiations are finally settled. Rotten timing — especially for small businesses who already struggle to keep afloat and this season is so important for sales.
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Red, Gold & Green – a book with a combination of these colours on the cover (was it ever hard to find all three on one cover!)
CHRISTMAS AT SUGAR PLUM MANOR by Roseanna M. White
Carol Singing – What is your favourite Christmas Carol? Pick a book with a title that includes a word from that song title. (Mary Did You Know?)
THE WHITE CHRISTMAS INN by Colleen Wright (Dreaming of a White Christmas)
Christmas trees, wreaths and evergreens: a book that features nature on the cover.
GUARDING HER CHRISTMAS SECRET by Jill Weatherholt
Sending cards: a book with epistolary elements you read this year or want to read this year. (This one has some fun texting scenes so I’m counting it.)
ACROSS THE AGES by Gabrielle Meyer – A letter from her mother hinting at her own experiences as a time-crosser, sending Caroline on a daring quest to uncover the truth. The time travel part is intriguing to me.
Mistletoe: a book that features unrequited love.
A K-9 CHRISTMAS REUNION by Lisa Carter
Santa Claus: a book that features a character who’s old, maybe a little frightening, but endearing anyway.
COURTING AN AMISH BISHOP by Mindy Steele (well to the Amish 38 is old)
Nativity scenes: family based historical fiction
TOMORROW’S FIRST by Naomi Rawlings
Elf on a shelf: a book on your shelf that catches your eye but you haven’t picked up yet. (and that’s only because my order finally came in and I just picked it up!)
CLOAKED IN BEAUTY by Karen Witemeyer
Christmas movies: favourite adaptation or a book you’d like to see adapted. (One I’d love to be made into a movie as long as they stuck to the plot and dialogue of the book!)
Would LOVE to see a book written after the movie THE CHRISTMAS VISITOR. It’s an older Hallmark movie that is touching and sad at the same time. It touches my heart deeply because having lost a child as a teenager I can so feel myself in their shoes. We love it so much we bought the movie since they don’t play the old ones any more.
Ugly sweater: a book that made you laugh out loud. (So much!)
THE CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL by Michelle Medlock Adams & Andy Clapp (this sounds like the perfect way to combine devotional and humor)
MRS. CLAUS HAS MENOPAUSSE by Bobbie Hinman and Luis Peres (included this just because the cover and title made me laugh)
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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I know — the colour scheme prompt was hard. I kept finding red and green only or blue and gold for some strange reason. 🙂
I had forgotten about The White Christmas Inn! That one deserves a re-read sometime. Across the Ages is an interesting choice for the epistolary book. Amazing how so many have that element in it. I’ve only read the first book in her Timeless series and I think the fifth is getting ready to release? ack! I used to enjoy Naomi Rawling’s Love Inspired Historical novels. I really need to look into her indie published ones. Tomorrow’s First sounds really good. Adding her to my 2025 list. I somehow missed that Mindy Steele had a Barbour release this year! I need to get more organized! Love your books that make you laugh picks Good luck, Kay!
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Carol singing: Jennifer Q Hunt – Let Nothing You Dismay
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Ooohhh, a new-to-me author! Good luck, Rebecca!
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So many good ones ~ A Christmas Promise by Gabrielle Meyer 2022 ~ the rest are this year’s, and so many trees on the covers. I picked Wishing for Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher; Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin; Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White; The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson; Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham, and Rocky Mountain Journey by Misty M. Beller. So many Christmas songs with memories through the years. I’ll Be Home for Christmas; Mary Did You Know; Silent Night. I wrote down the titles without their topic location! Switching back and forth between pages :). Merry Christmas to all! Today was 72 degrees when my daughter texted me to layer dress for 20 degrees. That will be a frosty plunge! Kathleen
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Frosty plunge indeed! We are the same this year. It’s been warm (by our standards, anyway) and rainy but the temps are going to plunge at the weekend to -15 and then soar back up by Christmas. Think this year will be one of our rare green Christmases! Good luck, Kathleen!
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I finally found a book that has Red, Gold, and Green on the cover! The Christmas Bride by JoAnn Ferguson 😊🎄
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lol — they are hard to find! And you found a Regency one! Good luck, Alison!
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