Showing posts with label The Christmas Cupid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Christmas Cupid. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 December 2022

The Christmas Cupid Paperback Publication Day

 

The Christmas Cupid Paperback Publication Day


It's the paperback publication day for my latest book, The Christmas Cupid!




‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Everything you want in a Christmas book and more!’ Jaimie Admans


One Day in December meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com!

Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade.

But then something incredible happens.

Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!


A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Holiday Romance, One Day in December and Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend!





Giveaway!

Giveaway: The Christmas Cupid plus hot chocolate sachets and Cadbury's Dairy Milk Little Robins

If you're a newsletter subscriber, check your inbox because there should be my latest email with a Paperback Publication Day giveaway of a signed copy of The Christmas Cupid plus some chocolatey goodies.

If you haven't subscribed to my newsletter yet and don't want to miss out next time, you can sign up for free here


As always, I've been posting Book Extras on the blog, including the book's playlist, fun facts and inspiration, which you can find here


If you read The Christmas Cupid, I'd love to hear what you thought and reviews - even if they're just a line or two - are so important so I'll send you good festive wishes if you pop a few words over on Amazon :)


Friday, 25 November 2022

Christmas Quiz

Christmas Quiz



In The Christmas Cupid, Zoey and her friends take part in a weekly pub quiz, so I thought I'd put together a little festive quiz for you to have a go at.



There are 20 questions, with everything from crimbo music, festive soap storylines, seasonal food and drink and Christmas films.


To see the answers, click on the button at the end of the set of questions. Do let us know how you got on in the comments!


Q: The action figure Turbo Man is from which festive film?


What did my true love send to me on the eighth day of Christmas?


Q: Which festive cocktail is made from champagne and orange juice?


Q: Which of these was NOT a Christmas number one in the UK: Lonely This Christmas (Mud) Fairytale of New York (The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl) I Love Sausage Rolls (LadBaby)


Q: Who killed Emmerdale's Tom King on Christmas Day 2006?


Q: Name the Three Wise Men in the nativity


Q: In  the 2019 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, what festive food item was left in the pub on Christmas Eve?


Q: Whose affair was revealed by DVD footage on Christmas Day in Eastenders 2007?


Q: How many days of Christmas do Destiny's Child sing about?


Q: Which celeb won the first series of Strictly Come Dancing?


Q: Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz swap homes in which festive film?


Q: Who was Driving Home for Christmas in the UK charts in 1988?


Q: Who was Scrooge's business partner?


Q: Which of these Coronation Street characters was born on Christmas Day: Simon Barlow Rosie Webster David Platt


Q: Which festive hit starts with 'Welcome to my Christmas song'?


Q: The Vicar of Dibley's Geraldine Granger is invited to - and accepts - how many Christmas lunches?


Q: In Home Alone, Marv labels himself and Marv as 'The Wet Bandits', but what does he call them in the sequel, Lost in New York?


Q: In The Royle Family at Christmas (2000), whose first birthday are they celebrating?


Q: Which coin is traditionally mixed into a Christmas pudding?


Q: In the Father Ted Christmas special, where do Ted and Dougal get lost?




Get Answers





Find out more about the book:


The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce



‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Everything you want in a Christmas book and more!’ Jaimie Admans


One Day in December meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com!


Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade.


But then something incredible happens.


Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!


A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Holiday RomanceOne Day in December and Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend!




Wednesday, 9 November 2022

The Christmas Cupid in Pins

The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce

I love using Pinterest while writing, whether it's setting up a mood board for characters or telling the whole story in pins!


While writing The Christmas Cupid, I pinned images for key points in the book, which you can see here


It was fun, but it also gave me a visual of what was happening in the story and helped to bring it alive.


If you've read the book, can you match up the pics to the story?





Find out more about the book:

The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce


‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Everything you want in a Christmas book and more!’ Jaimie Admans


One Day in December meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com!


Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade.


But then something incredible happens.


Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!


A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Holiday RomanceOne Day in December and Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend!




Wednesday, 2 November 2022

The Christmas Cupid: Fun Facts

The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce

Have a sneaky look behind the scenes of The Christmas Cupid with a few fun facts about the book:



Steffi-Jayne was named after a newsletter subscriber



Owain's name was inspired by my local weatherman, Owain Wyn Evans



I ended up buying myself a copy of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot's Christmas after mentioning it in the book



I wrote most of the first draft - almost 70,000 words - during November 2020 as part of NaNoWriMo



The toy shop was inspired by the Daisy & Tom's toy shop that used to be in Manchester



C&L's Toys was named after my old pet rabbits, Cinnamon and Leah



While I was writing the book, I posted progress updates on Instagram. Because of the toy shop setting, I used Etch A Sketch post-it notes



The book was inspired by a Christmas documentary about a festive parade, which included a bus with a Santa onboard



The book is set in Woodgate, which is the setting for a number of my other books, including the Beginner's Guide series



Zoey's name was inspired by the TV show, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist



The grotto at C&L's Toys was inspired by the grotto at Macy's in New York



Find out more about the book:

The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce


‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Everything you want in a Christmas book and more!’ Jaimie Admans


One Day in December meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com!


Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade.


But then something incredible happens.


Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!


A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Holiday RomanceOne Day in December and Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend!




Friday, 28 October 2022

My Five Favourite Time-Travel TV Shows

Goodnight Sweetheart | Life On Mars | Dark | Ashes To Ashes | Being Erica

I love a bit of time-travel fiction, which is why I wrote my latest release, The Christmas Cupid. I've already shared my favourite time-travel rom com films and now I'm going to share my top five time-hopping TV shows:


Dark | Netflix


When a child goes missing, the town's secrets are unraveled, spanning generations. Time-travel. 80s nostalgia. Clever twists and intertwining timelines. Per-fect time-travel fiction.




Life On Mars | BBC


When police officer Sam Tyler is involved in a car accident, he wakes up in the 1970s, where is working at the same police station - but with very different policies when it comes to catching criminals.



Ashes To Ashes | BBC


A spin-off of Life On Mars, which follows police officer Alex Drake who is shot and wakes to find herself in the 1980s.



Being Erica | Channel 4


When Erica meets therapist Dr Tom, he gives her the chance to revisit events of the past which she regrets so she can make different choices.



Goodnight Sweetheart | BBC

TV repairman Gary Sparrow finds he can travel back in time to the 1940s, where he meets landlady, Phoebe and falls in love. Only Gary is already married to Yvonne in the present day.

(Yes, Gary is a shit, but it's such a good show I have to overlook it).



So those are my favourite time-travel TV shows, but I'd love to hear yours. Let us know in the comments below :)



Find out more about the book:

The Christmas Cupid | Jennifer Joyce


‘Laugh-out-loud funny… Everything you want in a Christmas book and more!’ Jaimie Admans


One Day in December meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com!


Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade.


But then something incredible happens.


Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!


A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Holiday RomanceOne Day in December and Santa, Please Bring Me a Boyfriend!