In today's episode, bestselling author Ashley Herring Blake chats with Julia all about Ashley's queer Hallmark-inspired Christmas standalone, Make the Season Bright! We sled through a tangential snow covered forest filled with Halloween, music, hair care, and more--while also talking about the book, of course! Find her newest book now at some of her fave indie bookstores: Parnassus Books, The Novel Neighbor, East City Bookshop, Loyalty Bookstore, Ripped Bodice (Brooklyn), Trident Books & Cafe, and Tombolo Books If you're interested, read one of AHB's fave romance series The Brown Sisters Trilogy by Talia Hibbert And follow Ashley on social media: Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter--but NOT FACEBOOK (which is a fake author page and a scam, get that reported!) --- Thanks for being a Novel Friend! If you want to see more from me, find the podcast on Instagram. If you want to support the podcast, join the Novel Finds community on Patreon or check out our lists on Bookshop.org to find the latest books from the podcast, and if your podcast app does it, make sure to rate and review the show! Novel Finds is an affiliate of Bookshop.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.