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Book: All That Glitters
Author: Jennifer Sienes
Genre: Christian Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Holiday Fiction
Release Date: October 10, 2020

Like Christmas ornaments, good-looking men are all glitter and no substance. Right?
Julia Metcalf tries to be content with her life in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, despite secretly yearning for more. Raising her son as a single mom might be tough sometimes, but with friends, family, and a job she enjoys, Julia has a rich life. Risking her heart again—not a good idea. Especially with a guy like Marty.
The guy is too handsome and funny for his—or her—own good.
But when Julia’s ex-husband disappears and puts her and her son in danger, Marty steps in to help.
Sometimes what glitters truly is gold.
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All That Glitters, by Jennifer Sienes, is a holiday novella featuring Julia Metcalf and her son, Max, along with Julia’s estranged husband and mother-in-law and Julia’s friend, Marty.
All That Glitters, although a contemporary romance, touches on some heavy subjects such as infidelity, absentee parents and unscrupulous business practices.
Stephen, Julia’s ex-husband, puts Julia and Max at grave risk-especially when he disappears without a trace!
I adored Max. He’s such an endearing, precocious child. His interactions with those around him, particularly Marty, are adorable. Wanting to visit Santa, to ensure he gets his Christmas wishes, presents a problem when the line is so long, he’ll miss the Christmas parade. However, he decides a letter might still work. I really liked Max’s pluckiness, ability to adapt and willingness to be helpful. I would love to see Max in a more prominent role.
There are a lot of deep lessons to be learned from All That Glitters, a major feat of accomplishment in a novella. I admired the author’s Biblical insights on forgiveness, along with true friendship, discipleship and love.
Mystery, intrigue and romance tie together to create an illuminating Christmas story. I can’t wait to read other stories in the series.
I received All That Glitters from Celebrate Lit. However, I was under no obligation to post a review.
About the Author

Jennifer Sienes holds a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in education, but discovered life-experience is the best teacher. She loves Jesus, romance and writing—and puts it altogether in inspirational contemporary fiction. Her daughter’s TBI and brother’s suicide inspired two of her three novels. Although fiction writing is her real love, she’s had several non-fiction pieces published in anthologies including several in Chicken Soup for the Soul. She has two grown children and one very spoiled Maltese. California born and raised, she recently took a step of faith with her real-life hero and relocated to Tennessee.
More from Jennifer
As a fiction author, the characters I create become as close as friends by the time my novels are complete. Maybe it’s because I spend weeks delving into their personality traits, emotional wounds, and spiritual needs. My husband recently asked me if I ever get them confused with each other. A good question, since the list grows with every story I write, but the answer was a definitive no. There is no one, except my husband, I interact with more while I’m writing a novel than my characters.
Have you ever noticed some friends are with you for only a season or two? This could be unique to me, but those I’m closest to are those who are connected by mutual experiences. When my children were young, I was the community 4-H leader, so I was surrounded by other parents with small children. Later, when I completed my degree and started teaching, it was other teachers I hung out with. Now, it’s church family or fellow writers. As we move through our lives, some of those friends dissipate as if from a long-ago dream forgotten in the light of day. The same is true for my characters.
When my publisher asked me to write a Christmas novella, I jumped at the chance to revisit my old friends Julia and Marty from Surrendered, Book 1 in my Apple Hill Series. Although they didn’t take center stage in the novel, they played a significant role in the lives of main characters Tess and Jake. I purposely left their stories unfinished and let my readers draw their own conclusions. But it appears Julia and Marty weren’t satisfied with that ending. Another example of my characters taking on a life of their own.
All That Glitters was a pleasure to write, although visions of all things Christmas were a challenge in the heat of summer. It was like hanging out with old friends for a short time. I hope you enjoy your visit with Julia and Marty, whether it’s your first introduction to them or you previously met them in Surrendered.
Blog Stops
Inklings and notions, November 10
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, November 11
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Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, November 12
deb’s Book Review, November 13
Remembrancy, November 14
Batya’s Bits, November 15
For Him and My Family, November 16
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, November 17
Texas Book-aholic, November 18
Artistic Nobody, November 19 (Guest Review from Joni Truex)
Vicky Sluiter, November 20
Ashley’s Bookshelf, November 20
Locks, Hooks and Books, November 21
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, November 22
Sara Jane Jacobs, November 23
Captive Dreams Window, November 23
GIVEAWAY
To celebrate her tour, Jennifer is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card & a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/1035a/all-that-glitters-celebration-tour-giveaway
I’m going to try to read at least 10 Christmas books after Thanksgiving this year — hoping to make this one of them!
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Great goal!! Good luck!
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I love Christmas books!
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Me, too.
Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving! 🦃
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This book sounds like an excellent read.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on All That Glitters, it sounds like a wonderful holiday story.
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Thank you.
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Sounds like the perfect holiday read. Robbye, Thank you for sharing.
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Caryl,
I like the unexpected plot twists.
Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving! 🦃🙏
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It’s great hearing about new books when you have a family who loves to read. Thanks so much for sharing your book.
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Thank you.
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This sounds good! I enjoyed the one book I read by this author.
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I enjoyed it because it had some interesting plot twists.
Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving! 🦃🙏
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Thank you for sharing Robbie. Have a blessed Thanksgiving
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Thank you, Lucy.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the book. It sounds good.
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Nice review, thanks for sharing about this book and author.
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Thank you.
Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving! 🦃
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