Get in the Christmas spirit with this #1 Amazon Best-Selling collection of hilarious and heartwarming holiday stories! American-turned-Parisian Vicki tells it like it is, from her crazy Christmases growing up in the Midwest to her even crazier holidays in her new home in France. Bizarre gifts, stomach-turning food, and holiday travel disasters are just some of the tales you'll chuckle at in this installment of the Paris Confessions series. This Christmas-themed memoir features 25 funny and heartwarming essays, all with a tenuous tie to Christmas, and pairs each with a delicious drink recipe. So grab your martini shaker and get ready for tasty cocktails and hearty laughs this holiday season! Fans of Scary Mommy's Guide to Surviving the Holidays by Jill Smokler and Jen Mann's Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat will enjoy the Christmas humor in this book! A humorous collection of holiday-inspired stories with Christmas drink recipes, including the Christmas Cookie Martini, Peppermintini, and Glitter & Gold. And it makes the perfect Christmas gift! Interview with the Author What was your inspiration to write the Confessions series? After a few too many drinks, I either turn to storytelling or karaoke. I'm much better at storytelling—or so my friends say! They encouraged me to put my tales to paper, and thus was born my series of memoirs, essentially a collection of funny true stories. OK, so they're technically memoirs. But they seem different than traditional memoirs. How would you categorize them? Most bestselling memoirs are written by celebrities, who already have a huge audience. I had to choose a different angle in order to stand out, so I went for humor. I hope people enjoy my funny short stories, which have been compared to chick lit except they're true! I also talk about my travels, so my books would appeal to anyone who likes travel humor and travel memoirs by women. Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is a funny coming of age memoir, while Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer falls under parenting humor or pregnancy humor. Yikes, those are practically spoilers! Sorry! Between my French last name and my author bio, I think the cat might already be out of the bag. However, even if you have a rough idea of how it all ends, you have no idea how rough it was getting there until you read my books! Aren't there already so many memoirs, and ones about Paris in particular? Why should I choose yours? It's true, there are some really great Paris memoirs. The fact that I have read (and enjoyed!) so many bestselling memoirs myself makes me think it's a popular genre for a reason. We're always thirsty for another sip of Paris, to travel to Paris through the pages of a book, to fall in love with Paris again! In what order should I read the books? Each book can stand alone, but like fine wine and cheese they go great together! I recommend: - Confessions of a Paris Party Girl - Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer - Christmas Confessions & Cocktails - Petite Confessions - Confessions & Cocktails If you enjoy funny true stories, and want to see the crazy things that happened to this American girl in Paris, you'll enjoy the Confessions series! Categories Humor Essays Biographies & Memoirs Cocktails & Recipes Christmas Collections Holiday Collections Christmas Gifts Christmas Humor Travel Essays & Travelogues For readers who like: Christmas humor, Christmas cocktail recipes, Christmas recipes, Christmas travel, family Christmas, family holiday, holiday humor, humorous Christmas, funny memoirs, coming of age memoirs, travel essays, funny essays.