About Laurie Germaine
Hello! Welcome to my little corner of cyber space. I'm a New England native who once dreamed of raising my family in Europe and avoided anything that had to do with the American West (apologies to a large chunk of the USA). Today, I'm a walking testimony to God’s sense of humor, since I live quite happily in Montana with my husband of twenty-four years, one college-age daughter, one teenage daughter, a sweet-hearted Alaskan Malamute, three horses, and an ever-changing number of chickens.
Look for my latest release, The Daze Before Christmas, a holiday romance coming November 1, 2024. (Are you sensing a theme in my books? 😉)
When I'm not immersed in writing or honing important life skills as a mom and homemaker (and forging the waters of homeschooling), you can find me knitting anything from clothes to toys, crafting for the home, or looking forward to a white Christmas--yes, even in June. 😊
Honors & Awards
Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2018, Holiday Category - First Place
Literary Classics International Book Awards 2018 - Best First Book
Literary Classics International Book Awards 2018 - Best Holiday Book
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2018 - Finalist
Selah Award 2018 - Finalist
Latest Release
Tinsel in a Twist
Published: 10/4/2021
Sequel to Tinsel in a Tangle
It’s been almost two years since Christmas elf, Tinsel, joined the Minor Flight Team and started dating Niklas Kringle, Santa’s grandson. But during a practice flight, she unintentionally endangers the reindeer and gets suspended from the job she loves. So when Santa’s age-old enemy, Krampus, threatens a Christmas takeover, Tinsel seizes the opportunity to win back everyone’s trust and her position. For the key to Krampus’s downfall lies halfway around the world in a legendary Silver Reindeer, and Tinsel alone has the talent for reindeer speech.
Once overseas, however, Tinsel runs into Niklas’s ex-fiancée, Gretel (who may still have designs on becoming his Mrs. Kringle), and discovers that not only has the Silver Reindeer disappeared, but so has her talent. Now rendered useless against Krampus, and outclassed by Gretel, Tinsel must devise a new plan to save the futures of Christmas, her love life, and her career . . . before they unravel faster than a trio of ugly sweaters.
This is so not the most wonderful time of the year.
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Books
Tinsel in a Twist
Published: 10/4/2021
Sequel to Tinsel in a Tangle
It’s been almost two years since Christmas elf, Tinsel, joined the Minor Flight Team and started dating Niklas Kringle, Santa’s grandson. But during a practice flight, she unintentionally endangers the reindeer and gets suspended from the job she loves. So when Santa’s age-old enemy, Krampus, threatens a Christmas takeover, Tinsel seizes the opportunity to win back everyone’s trust and her position. For the key to Krampus’s downfall lies halfway around the world in a legendary Silver Reindeer, and Tinsel alone has the talent for reindeer speech.
Once overseas, however, Tinsel runs into Niklas’s ex-fiancée, Gretel (who may still have designs on becoming his Mrs. Kringle), and discovers that not only has the Silver Reindeer disappeared, but so has her talent. Now rendered useless against Krampus, and outclassed by Gretel, Tinsel must devise a new plan to save the futures of Christmas, her love life, and her career . . . before they unravel faster than a trio of ugly sweaters.
This is so not the most wonderful time of the year.
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Tinsel in a Tangle
2nd edition. Republished with minor typo and sentence improvements. Original publication through Clean Reads, October 2017
Published: 9/1/2022
In the arctic town of Flitterndorf, generations of elves have worked alongside generations of Kringles to make gifts for believing children worldwide. Yet never have they endured a tall, blundering elf like Tinsel. Despite her setbacks, Tinsel is determined to prove her worth by nabbing an internship at the Workshop. But when her latest mishap destroys gift reserves and puts Christmas in jeopardy, she lands a punishment mucking reindeer stalls for Santa’s hotshot grandson, Niklas. Now if she wants a second chance at that internship, she must collaborate with the twinkle-eyed flirt to redeem herself in everyone’s eyes–and do it without messing up. For one more calamity will not only bring about the holiday’s demise, she’ll be immortalized as the elf who shattered children’s faith in Santa Claus.
So not the way she wants to go down in history.
*All profits the author receives from the sale of this book go to helping restore physical and spiritual health to girls rescued from sex trafficking.
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Praise for Tinsel in a Tangle
"Hands down, this was the cutest book I’ve ever read. Laurie Germaine sleighs it with this book (see what I did there?)." - Janine R.
"...a wonderful combination of love, family, conspiracy, and friendship." - Ankita S.
"...hilarious and so romantic! I never in a million years thought I would crush on Santa!" - Robyn H.
"This book has all the Christmas feels with snow, hot chocolate, a bit of romance, talking reindeer, elves, and... an explosion that threatens the future of the holiday, perpetrated by bumbling but never-say-die Tinsel. Luckily for Christmas, she's got grit and heart by the stocking-loads." - Rebecca
"This irresistible and endearing tale is full of humor, fantastic dialog, delicious (yet clean) romance, and reindeer." Leah S.
"I was so hooked on this story, I was reading it every spare moment I had." - Anonymous
"Christmas is right around the corner and Tinsel in a Tangle is the perfect read. Now and any season." - Sharon R.
"Just when I thought I had the plot figured out the author would take it in another unexpected direction, and the suspense, laced with laughter would pull me along. [...] I've never been so ready for Christmas so early in my life. Would I recommend this novel? Yes, but only to those aged 8 - 90." - R.G.
The Daze Before Christmas
Coming Soon: 11/1/2024!
She fled her old life for a new one. Trouble is, she can’t remember why she ran.
Struggling artist Gwynn Sadler never planned to return to her hometown after escaping from a teenage tragedy nine years ago. She left everyone to believe she’d died, including the boy she loved, and buried painful memories in the process.
Such is the price for safety.
Then an unsettling encounter with a jolly old gentleman three weeks before Christmas triggers a hasty return to her mountain roots, where Gwynn collides with her former crush and wrestles against the dark secrets in her past.
Unable to immediately retreat to the security of her new life, Gwynn feels trapped. The Lord promises the truth will set her free, but how can she confront the very memories that might reveal a monster in the mirror?
An inspirational Christmas romance with a splash of intrigue and a dash of whimsy.
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