Jul 22, 2026 · 33 min · 13 segments
In the spirit of "Christmas in July," we're presenting a special live episode of *Kobo in Conversation* from the Toronto International Festival of Authors' inaugural Ever After, the romance book…
Karma BrownGuest
Marissa StapleyGuest
Michael TamblynHost
In Julia McKay's Christmas at the Ranch, journalist Emery Oakes is desperate need to get away from her imploding life.
When she gets stranded in the town where she spent her happiest teenage Christmases, she is gifted with a second chance and a handsome horse rancher.
As she relives the past, Libby faces the chance to rewrite her future and a growing romance with a charming
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To add an additional layer of pseudonyms, they are also each one half of the writing pen named Maggie Knox, responsible for the holiday romances All I Want for Christmas and The Holiday Swap.
It's like, nice, nice, loved your work and loved your other work and loved your other other work.
Aside from the time of year and the presence of snow, what sets a holiday romance apart from other kinds of romance novels?
In Julia McKay's Christmas at the Ranch, journalist Emery Oakes is desperate need to get away from her imploding life.
When she gets stranded in the town where she spent her happiest teenage Christmases, she is gifted with a second chance and a handsome horse rancher.
As she relives the past, Libby faces the chance to rewrite her future and a growing romance with a charming
local
To add an additional layer of pseudonyms, they are also each one half of the writing pen named Maggie Knox, responsible for the holiday romances All I Want for Christmas and The Holiday Swap.
It's like, nice, nice, loved your work and loved your other work and loved your other other work.
Aside from the time of year and the presence of snow, what sets a holiday romance apart from other kinds of romance novels?
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