Xmas Carole

by Saxon Bennett, Layce Gardner

A classic tale with a modern twist.

Carole Day is a scrooge. She hates Christmas. She hates people. She hates everything except making money. She is the publisher of Chic, one of the world’s leading fashion magazines. She is at the zenith of her career when she realizes that she has everything she ever wanted… except for one thing. The woman who got away.
Carole is visited by the three ghosts of Past, Present, and Future. They show her the error of her ways. Can Carole turn her life around? Can she find the love of her life and rekindle their lost romance?
Find out the answers in Xmas Carole, a lesbian re-telling of the classic Charles Dickens’ story.

Genres: Christmas, LGBT, Lesbian

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 19, 2019

About the author

Saxon Bennett is an admitted bibliophile and has the bookcases to prove it. Her favorite book is Harriet the Spy. She grew up among the pine trees of Washington where she learned to be a Keeper of Odd Knowledge with a special liking for new words - the queerer the better. She has a penchant for inspirational quotes - the more motivational the better. A serious aficionado of pie, she also drinks a lot of coffee and tea - especially when she’s writing, which she does every day. Saxon is a parent and a wife—two things she never thought she’d be - and she writes blogs about her family in the style of Erma Bombeck. In her next life she wants to be a professional snowboarder. She likes to grow flowers and tend to her pond. Jelly beans, gummy bears and licorice are her favorite candies. An avid walker with a goal to walk every street in her small town, she hits the pavement each morning. To keep herself limber, she does beginner yoga. She’d like to learn to meditate but her mind is as restless as a squirrel trapped in a box. As an amateur seamstress, she is endlessly trying to create the perfect butch purse. Her favorite quote is “Man plans, God laughs.” Saxon is the author of fifteen novels. Her book Family Affair won the Goldie for General Fiction in 2009. She won the Alice B. Reader Award for her body of work in 2012. Her second book in the Family Affair trilogy entitled Marching to a Different Accordion won a Golden Crown Literary Award for general fiction in 2012. Her book In the Unlikely Event is the final book in the Family Affair trilogy. All her books are available at Amazon and Bella Books in both print and electronic format. She has also written two books with her partner Layce Gardner and they are More than a Kiss and Crazy Little thing. Check them out on Amazon.

Reviews

[Elske · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny book. Liked it. Ending was a bit rushed and too unbelievable. Who just takes back her lover that cheated on her and jilted her at the altar with really only a very flimsy apology?

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed a break from the NF I'm trying to finish, and picked up this short read as I love Christmas set fiction and especially during July and August when it is hazy, hot and humid in NYC. It was really quite enjoyable, far better than most retellings of A Christmas Carol. This one is set in LA, 'Scrooge' is Carole, a lesbian editor of the 3rd most popular fashion magazine in the US. She's to put it bluntly, a mean-spirited total bitch. As usual, Christmas Ghosts Past, Present, and Future help her see the errors of her ways, and set her on a course to happiness. The LGBT aspects were handled smoothly and naturally. I did find a few plot inconsistencies that a fact checker and better editor would have caught - like a comment that her mother died long ago but yet when they visit a Christmas Past from only 2 years earlier, her mother is there. But those did not affect the overall enjoyment.

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[Gina L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating!

I love the many versions of A Christmas Carol and to read a story of LesFic is a positive change in how far we come. I loved this story and was a little horrified as to how far Carole went especially with Frida. But of course we as the reader know where this was heading and some of the bad stuff you had to swallow. I loved how the story flowed but was slightly disappointed in the ending. There was so much that could have brought Laura back but all in all I recommend this book. Gardner and Bennett are exceptional.

[Patricia OHara · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a wonderful story

This story could be associated with so many people and how they are viewed by others. The play on Scrooge was brilliant, taking Carole on a roller coaster ride that could change her life.
I literally couldn't put the book down, had to go from start t6finish in one sitting.
I definitely will read this story again as it makes me go on the roller coaster ride with Carole.
It is a wonderful story.

[DR · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the spin on the classic tale; A Christmas Carol. A misbehaving, uncaring, selfish, cheating woman who's also a lesbian. I'm not sure how the supporting characters could have been more ruined but the authors successfully created a pathetic main character. The love who got away could have had more page time but I didn't write the story. It's a Christmas story that should make a reader think about their own life.

[Carole Damoci · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting story

While I loved the retelling of a Christmas Carol I found the book needed a small amount of editing. My first name is Carole. When people leave the e off it drives me crazy. The fact that is was spelled both Carole and Carol on the same page was, for me, a little too much. So I will give the book a solid 4. A little editing would have made it a 5.

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book

I really enjoyed this book. Modern day Christmas Carol. This book is funny but also kept with lessons of the original story. You can't go wrong with a book written by Lance and Saxon always a good read. Thanks for another winner.

[Michele Howell · Rating 5 out of 5]

An everyday Scrooge

I enjoyed the authors version of a Christmas Carol. It was a fun Christmas read😊. Carole changed her.life and those around as well as her female consumers. Beauty is everywhere!

[Margaritas Cherena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Good reading, author did well with the parallel A Christmas Carol story with a lesbian point of view. A strong woman with basically no feeling because of past experiences turning soft yet still strong with love in her heart.

[J.R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who said I was Grinch?!

The authors have a come up with a way to show that a Grinch can be made and unmade by a simple question and answer from a child. Enjoy! A very delightful story.

[Margaret L. Hedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

I really enjoyed Xmas Carole. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an actual wake up call in your life? A chance to set the wrongs right?

[kay hastilo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Good twist on a wonderful Xmas story well worth the read. So if you have a few hours to spare then take look.