| From the New York Times
bestselling author of Calder Pride. A
Capital Holiday is Janet Dailey in top form, a
classic love story, full of warm, humor and a deeply
satisfying ending.
Booklist,
the publication of the American Library Association, ran
the following review of A Capital Holiday:
Dailey is back! Her
ninety-third romance, a contemporary laced with
old-fashioned innocence, tells the story of Jocelyn
Wakefield, daughter of a widowed American president.
Deciding that she needs a break from all the
surveillance White House life entails, she enlists
the help of her free-spirited grandmother and,
disguised in sweats and substantial padding, assumes
the identity of a tourist from Iowa. She sneaks out
of her grandmother's home through a secret tunnel
left from the days of the Underground Railroad and
takes an early morning walk on the Washington Mall,
which leads to an encounter with political columnist
Grady Tucker when his irrepressible Labrador
retriever knocks them both to the ground. A kindly
passerby (who, curiously, resembles Santa Claus)
assists them, and Jocelyn reluctantly acknowledges
her attraction to Grady while realizing that her
false identity makes a true romance impossible.
Dailey's engaging tale borders on Christian romance
and features a strong Christmas message. She even
includes a character named after the best-selling
Christian author Francine Rivers.
“Janet Dailey's name is
synonymous with romance.” –Tulsa World
“A master storyteller of
romantic tales, Dailey. . .creates the perfect love
story.” –Leisure Magazine
A
Capital Holiday has all the elements of the most
beloved Christmas film classics like It's A Wonderful
Life and Miracle On 34th Street. Can't you
just imagine it as next season's holiday box office
blockbuster? Who would be your choices for actors and
actresses to play Jocelyn, President Wakefield, Grady
Tucker, Obediah Melchior, and Jocelyn's grandmother,
Bliss? Let us know—and be one of 3 lucky readers to
win an autographed early reading copy of Janet Dailey's
newest Calder novel, Green Calder Grass, which
Kensington is thrilled to be publishing in hardcover in
July 2002!
Enjoy
an excerpt from A
Capital Holiday.
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