Queenie Baby: Pass the Eggnog (12 page)

 

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About the Author

 

Christina wrote her first novel, a time-travel romance, more than twenty years ago. Writing fell by the wayside as family and career obligations took over. She earned advanced degrees in business, taught for colleges, managed staffing agencies, and started several entrepreneurial ventures, until she found her way back to fiction writing through the unlikely avenue of metastatic breast cancer. She believes laughter is the best medicine and hopes her readers find a cure for what ails them following the wacky antics of the characters she creates. Christina, her husband, Jim, and their two children live in Dover, Delaware with the family sidekick, a shih tzu-poodle mix named Max.

 

To learn more about Christina, visit her online at
caburke.com

 

 

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OTHER BOOKS BY CHRISTINA A. BURKE

 

Queenie Baby novels:

Queenie Baby: On Assignment

Queenie Baby: Out of Office

Queenie Baby:  Pass the Eggnog (a holiday novella)

Queenie Baby: On Tour (coming soon!)

 

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ABOUT THE MUSIC

 

The original music performed by our heroine, Diana Hudson, is based on the real-life songs of singer/songwriter Tad Jones. You can find Tad and his music at
tadjonesmusic.com
.

Download my favorite Tad Jones' song
"
Do They Have Rum" (a.k.a. "The Rum Song") on
iTunes
!

 

 

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Gemma Halliday Publishing
:

 

 

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E-I-E-I-O

 

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