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-NEW RELEASE – 10.10.23-
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From Karen Schaler, the Emmy Award-winning writer of Christmas movies for Hallmark, Netflix, and Lifetime, and beloved Christmas romance novels, comes this powerful new Christmas romance for 2023, a heartfelt holiday love story about second chances and believing anything is possible at Christmas…
“This is a beautiful story about love, forgiveness, second chances, and the true meaning of Christmas.” –Karen Cowee, Librarian
“An uplifting must-read for the holiday season!” –Caroline D, NetGalley
A shrewd money manager at the top of her game, Alexis Taylor is a proud workaholic who “humbugs” Christmas and love. The only holiday tradition Alexis embraces is always breaking up with her boyfriends right before Christmas.
But this Christmas, everything changes when Alexis gets a holiday visit of a lifetime. As Alexis’s past, present, and future collide, she’s forced to risk the one thing money can’t buy…her heart.
Inspired by Karen Schaler’s treasured Christmas movie Every Day is Christmas, this heartwarming Christmas romance about redemption, forgiveness, family, and second chances is written with Karen’s signature warmth and humor, celebrating the power of true love and Christmas miracles.
Bonus Content: Includes exclusive Christmas recipes, holiday activities, and pictures from the movie set.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS
“A beautiful story”
“The Queen of Christmas”
“I was instantly hooked”
“A beautiful story about life, love, and family”
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#1 BESTSELLING CHRISTMAS COLORING BOOK!
A beautiful adult Christmas coloring book with 120-pages of relaxing, calming coloring pages paired with inspiring Christmas quotes for hours of stress relief and festive fun! This Christmas coloring book features enchanting Christmas villages, cozy cottages, winter wonderland landscapes, adorable snowmen, snowflakes, angels, reindeer, Christmas hearts and bells, Santa Claus and so much more!
“Uplifting adult coloring book. Beautifully detailed art…the quotes are so inspiring.” B.K.
Heartwarming Christmas Adult Coloring Book with Uplifting Holiday Quotes
- QUALITY: Single-sided coloring pages
- LARGE IMAGE: 8.5 by 11 inch pages
- RELAX: A relaxing, calming Christmas coloring book
- FEEL-GOOD: Hours of festive fun
- GIVING BACK: A beautiful year-round gift
Color your Christmas Dreams was created by Karen Schaler, the Emmy Award-winning writer of cherished Hallmark, Netflix, and Lifetime Christmas movies and bestselling romance Christmas books that inspired these beautiful Christmas coloring pages and heartwarming holiday quotes.
Exhale the stress and inhale the inspiration with “Christmas Karen’s” new stunning adult Christmas coloring book that helps you relax and rejuvenate, embracing the true meaning and magic of Christmas.
Whether you’re seeking a moment of tranquility to destress or a creative outlet to celebrate the holidays, this delightful new adult Christmas coloring book, Color Your Christmas Dreams, features a range of captivating styles, from intricate mandalas to gorgeous coloring patterns, designs, and holiday illustrations you don’t want to miss!
Are you ready to color your Christmas dreams?
Enjoy your magical adult Christmas coloring book now and give the best Christmas gift that keeps giving!
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
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COLOR YOUR TRAVEL DREAMS: An Empowering, Uplifting, and Inspiring Coloring Book for Adults Featuring Top Travel Destinations
Feeling stressed out? Need a mental vacation? We’ve got just the ticket! Color Your Travel Dreams is an empowering, uplifting, and inspiring coloring book for adults.
Featuring tropical paradises, sun-kissed beaches, enchanting forests, majestic mountains, mystical deserts, gorgeous gardens, wonderful wineries, winter wonderlands, and dreamy landscapes paired with inspiring quotes, this calming coloring book can help you de-stress and relax as you journey around the world coloring these breathtaking coloring pages.
120 Pages of Beautiful Coloring Book Pages Paired with Inspirational Quotes
- QUALITY: Single-sided on white paper, no bleed coloring book
- DE-STRESS: Relax, reset, and rejuvenate with this travel coloring book
- FEEL-GOOD: Let these travel coloring pages spark your inspiration
- GIVING BACK: The perfect gift for travel lovers
This fun, feel-good adult travel coloring book was designed especially for travel lovers by Karen Schaler, the Emmy Award-winning creator of Travel Therapy TV. Karen has traveled to more than 68 countries, featuring the top trips to take based on what you’re going through in life.
Now Karen’s captivating new travel coloring book for grown-ups, Color Your Travel Dreams, invites you to embark on a relaxing coloring journey around the globe as you escape your chaos and stress by embracing the transformative power of travel one coloring page at a time!
Let Color Your Travel Dreams be your passport to a healthier, happier life!
If you love Christmas, don’t miss Karen’s Christmas coloring book, Color Your Christmas Dreams, inspired by the Christmas movies she writes for Netflix, Hallmark, and Lifetime.
All of Karen’s coloring books for adults make the perfect gift for your coloring friends and family!
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
-NEW RELEASE – 10.10.23-
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From the Emmy Award-winning writer of the Netflix hit A Christmas Prince comes a sparkling short romantic comedy that’s a royal romp with a twist when a real-life princess crashes a movie set in New York City and finds herself in a hilarious battle of wills with the dashing director about how to make a royal romance.
When Princess Isabella jets off to the U.S. for a star-studded charity ball in New York City, she’s armed with more than just her tiara—she has a secret agenda to add some fun to her royal duties.
But when she runs into a royal movie production in the heart of Central Park, the Princess’s plans take a hilarious turn. A huge fan of American movies, she pretends to be a movie extra to get closer to the action, only to discover this film is breaking all the royal rules!
Determined to set things straight, she clashes with the dashing director, Ned, over his royal storytelling choices. Ned, initially dismissing the Princess as just another star-struck fan, soon realizes there’s more to this royal beauty than meets the eye.
But just as their on-set chemistry ignites an undeniable spark, the paparazzi’s prying lenses threaten to expose the Princess’s true identity, jeopardizing any chance for a happily ever after.
Can the Princess and Ned navigate the blurred lines between make-believe and reality, or will their love story end up on the cutting room floor?
Royal Extra After is a sparkling summer romantic comedy bursting with charm and humor. This short and sweet novella promises a delightful escape into a world of love, laughter, and royal hijinks.
BONUS CONTENT: Includes an excerpt from Karen Schaler’s enchanting bestselling novel A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
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From Karen Schaler, the three-time Emmy Award-winning writer of Netflix sensation A Christmas Prince and Hallmark’s Christmas Camp, the movie and novel, comes a sparkling new holiday romance filled with humor, heart, and hope.
Libby is planning to spend the holidays alone until a mysterious Christmas card takes her on a life-changing journey where she discovers a family she didn’t know she had and a love she was never expecting to find…
Libby Larson’s Christmas wish is to get the holidays over as fast as possible. After losing her mom, her only family, she’s bah humbugging Christmas, while desperately trying to save her childhood Seattle home.
But when Libby finds a twenty-year-old unopened Christmas card addressed to her mom, what she discovers inside takes her to the snowy mountain town of Holly Peak.
As family secrets start to unravel, Libby must rely on Holly Peak’s handsome town manager, Adam Thompson, to help her find answers while reluctantly participating in the town’s quirky Christmas traditions.
In the midst of merrymaking and mistletoe, Libby’s life is forever changed when this Christmas brings her the gift of a family and true love.
For another dazzling Christmas rom-com, don’t miss Karen Schaler’s highly anticipated scripted multi-cast Audible Original Once Upon a Christmas Carol coming out on December 1, 2022!
Bonus Content: Includes delicious Christmas recipes and holiday activities.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for LOVE ALWAYS, CHRISTMAS
“An absolute joy.”
“I loved this book”
“It’s a journey I’ll return to every year”
“A beautiful story about life, love, and family”
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From “A holiday publishing darling” (Entertainment Weekly) writer of Netflix’s hit rom-com A Christmas Prince comes this charming, feel-good Christmas romance about the power of believing in yourself to find your happily ever after…
A charming Christmas village, a storybook castle, a royal ball, and a gorgeous prince are the last things New York City reporter Kaylie Karlyle expects to find on her holiday freelance assignment to Europe. But when the family she’s interviewing turns out to be the royal family of Tolvania, Kaylie has a meltdown when the quirky queen wants her to write a Christmas fairy tale for the spunky, young princess. Kaylie must battle the princess’s father, who doesn’t trust the media, and her own insecurities about writing anything beyond the news.
To spark inspiration for the fairy tale, the queen recruits the prickly Prince Alexander to show Kaylie the family’s most spectacular royal holiday traditions. And sparks definitely fly when the only thing Kaylie and the prince agree on is that they’re both more “bah humbug” than “ho, ho, ho.”
But somewhere between sleigh rides and snow angels, merrymaking and mistletoe, upside-down Christmas trees, and a legendary Christmas crown, Kaylie and the prince open their hearts to Christmas and start believing in themselves and each other. It’s a real-life fairy tale in the making until Kaylie discovers a secret about a royal Christmas heirloom that jeopardizes everyone’s happily ever after. Can the magic of the season save this holiday happy ending?
Bonus Content: Includes delicious royal Christmas recipes and holiday activities.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for A ROYAL CHRISTMAS FAIRY TALE
“A sweet Christmas charmer”
“Royal family enthusiasts and fans of wholesome romance will embrace this enjoyable love story.”
Publishers Weekly
“Officially found my new favorite Christmas book!”
“I read a lot of books in this genre, so this isn’t an easy feat. If you love Hallmark Christmas movies, then you MUST absolutely read this book. I’d give it 10/5 stars if I could.”
Katie, Netgalley
“A feel-good book wrapped up in Christmas magic”
“Cannot wait to see this one made into a movie!”
Yvie, NetGalley
-new RELEASE – 09.29.20-
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“A wonderfully festive setting…The cast is charming and the atmosphere’s enchanting.” —Publishers Weekly
From Karen Schaler, the writer of the Netflix phenomenon A Christmas Prince and Hallmark’s Christmas Camp comes this new heartwarming holiday romance. Mamma Mia meets The Bachelorette in Christmas Ever After…
While promoting her next novel, a Christmas love story, author Riley Reynolds is caught off guard when she’s asked during a live national television interview how she can write about romance when she still hasn’t found “the one” herself. Scrambling for an answer, she quickly answers that she has had great love in her past and that love inspired her novels. Little does she know that this one offhanded remark will turn her world upside down. Three of her ex-boyfriends see the interview, and each, believing she’s talking about him, shows up for her Christmas Camp book event at the Christmas Lake Lodge, determined to rewrite his happily-ever-after with her!
Over the festive weekend, Riley’s old boyfriends compete to win her heart, pulling out all the stops while planning the most romantic Christmas dates on the planet. Despite herself, Riley starts falling for each guy— again—but for different reasons. As Riley revisits each relationship and discovers more about herself, she embraces the magic of Christmas and finally finds true love and her own Christmas ever after…
Bonus Content: Christmas Ever After includes delicious original Christmas recipes and fun holiday crafts and activities.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for CHRISTMAS EVER AFTER
“A wonderful festive setting”
“A wonderfully festive setting…The cast is charming and the atmosphere’s enchanting.”
Publishers Weekly
“The best Christmas read of 2020.”
“An amazing book. The best Christmas read of 2020. The descriptiveness in this story is simply amazing. I loved the character and warmed to Riley quite soon. I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this book! New favorite author. Curl up with a cinnamon hot cocoa and enjoy.”
Kat, Goodreads
“A funny, uplifting, and heartfelt Christmas romance”
“Christmas Ever After is a funny, uplifting, and heartfelt Christmas romance about finding your Christmas spirit, possible second chances in love, and finding a love “spark”, that proves that anything is possible at Christmas.”
Stacy, Netgalley
“Potentially best Christmas book I’ve ever read”
“This is potentially the best Christmas book that I have ever read. It is a Hallmark movie meets the Bachelorette. It has an amazing cast of characters, a sweet romance, a beautiful small town and Christmas magic. I would love to see this as a movie, it is sure to be a fan favorite.”
Denise, NetGalley
From the writer of the Netflix sensation, A Christmas Prince, and Christmas Camp, the Hallmark movie and novel, comes a heartwarming new Christmas story, Finding Christmas, showing how sometimes the detour in your journey is the path to true love.
With all the glittering decorations, twinkling lights, snow angels, gingerbread men and mistletoe, Christmas is Emmie’s first love.
This year, she can’t wait to share her favorite Christmas traditions with her boyfriend, Grant. She thinks he’s “the one.” So when Grant’s hectic work schedule has him more “Bah Humbug” than “Ho, Ho, Ho,” Emmie creates a holiday-themed scavenger hunt to help him find his Christmas spirit. At the end of the journey, Grant will arrive at the charming town of Christmas Point where she’s planned a romantic weekend filled with holiday activities.
But Emmie’s plan backfires when a mix-up has the wrong guy following her clues! Sam, a best-selling mystery writer, thinks Emmie’s clever Christmas riddles are from his agent, who is trying to help him get over his epic writer’s block.
When he arrives at Christmas Point and finds the stunned Emmie, he immediately feels she’s someone special, but she can’t see beyond the fact that the wrong guy has shown up. Inspired by the small, charming town, Sam decides to stay and convinces Emmie to join him in a little holiday fun while she waits for Grant.
When Grant finally shows up, Emmie is disappointed to discover he’s not enjoying the activities she planned and can’t help wonder if he’s really the one for her. She also can’t get Sam out of her mind and all the great times they had together. With Christmas coming fast, Emmie will need the magic of the season to help steer her in the direction of true love…
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for FINDING CHRISTMAS
“Sweet as a Hallmark Channel movie “
“Schaler’s smart, appealing protagonists will keep readers turning the pages, and the plotting is pitch-perfect, leading to an inevitable but charming happily-ever-after. Sweet as a Hallmark Channel movie, but never saccharine, this innocent tale will satisfy fans of both romance and Christmas.”
Publishers Weekly
“Perfectly captures the heart of the holiday season”
“Emmy award-winning Schaler’s screenwriting credits include the Netflix sensation A Christmas Prince as well as the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas Camp, so it really isn’t any surprise that she has the golden touch when it comes to crafting a sweetly satisfying tale of love that also perfectly captures the magic of the holiday season.”
The Booklist Reader
“A perfect Christmas story”
“Schaler knows just what audiences hunger for at Christmas and sprinkles it generously throughout the title.”
Entertainment Weekly
“An absolutely adorable Christmas read”
“An absolutely adorable Christmas read. Great romance, Christmas spirit and joy, friendship and relationships. This book ticks all the holiday boxes. A lovely festive read.”
Netgalley Reader
From Karen Schaler, the screenwriter of the smash Netflix hit, A CHRISTMAS PRINCE, comes CHRISTMAS CAMP, another heartwarming holiday story, based on Schaler’s 2019, Hallmark Original Christmas movie Christmas Camp where a beautiful Grinch who’s determined to get her dream job even if it means spending a week at a Christmas Camp where she discovers an unexpected love. This special edition now includes the bonus sequel CHRISTMAS CAMP WEDDING!
Haley Hanson’s idea of the perfect Christmas is escaping to the Caribbean to work so she can avoid all the traditional Christmas distractions. Over the years, she’s sacrificed her personal life to climb the corporate ladder at a prestigious Boston advertising agency. Now she just needs to land a coveted Christmas toy company account to make partner. But first, her boss, Larry, thinks she needs a holiday attitude adjustment, so he ships her off to a Christmas Camp at Holly Peak Inn to help her find her Christmas spirit…
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: SOLD!
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for CHRISTMAS CAMP
“Would be right at home on Hallmark Channel “
“A charming movie-to-book crossover that would be right at home on the Hallmark Channel and a winner for fans looking for a touching holiday read.”
Library Journal
“Will warm the heart”
“With its perfectly evoked New England winter wonderland setting and cast of charming characters, Schaler’s delightful debut will warm the heart of even the most hardened Scrooge.“
Booklist
How A Christmas Prince Screenwriter Became Holiday Publishing Darling:
“Schaler knows just what audiences hunger for at Christmas and sprinkles it generously throughout this title.“
Entertainment Weekly
“When I read this book, I thought I was watching a Hallmark Christmas movie“
“It had everything you need to get in the Christmas spirit: humor, family, tradition, good food, snow and love. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted women’s contemporary.”
Edelweiss Book Review
From the screenwriter of the Netflix Original viral hit,
A Christmas Prince, and Christmas Camp the movie and novel, comes the sequel Christmas Camp Wedding!
After finally becoming partner at her advertising agency, Haley Hanson barely has time to plan her Christmas Eve wedding with her fiancé Jeff. When their perfect location falls through at the last minute, they need to find a new venue, fast. But everything is booked for the holidays, except for the place where Haley and Jeff fell in love, Christmas Camp.
With time running out to transform the inn into a winter wonderland, Trisha, a top wedding planner is brought in to help; she also just happens to be Jeff’s ex-girlfriend.
Will Jeff and Trisha’s Christmas past get in the way of Haley’s Christmas future, or can Christmas Camp still work its magic for a holiday happily ever after?
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: SOLD!
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for CHRISTMAS CAMP WEDDING
“More of the same Hallmark Christmas magic!“
“I bought the Christmas Camp book and read it last weekend in between Hallmark movies! This epilogue was more of the same Hallmark Christmas magic, just what I needed this week!”
GoodReads: Barb
“I hope there’s another installment headed our way!”
“I absolutely adored this sequel/novella to A Christmas Camp! It picked up right where the original story ended with Haley & Jeff planning their Christmas Eve wedding. I sure hope how this one ended is a clear indication that there is another installment headed our way!“
GoodReads: Danielle
Loved It!!!
“All my friends want to borrow it to find what happened in Christmas Camp. Had to tell them to buy their own. Excellent short read with what happened to all the characters in the Novel Christmas Camp by the same author. Also the writer of the movie A Christmas Prince on Netflix. Loved it!!!“
Amazon: KBezold
“A touching and joyful story of adult love and respect.“
“Uplifting Christmas Wedding Story. Loved Christmas Camp and this story was the perfect ending. A touching and joyful story of adult love and respect. A true tribute to Corinthians.“
Amazon: Maureen
From Karen Schaler, the screenwriter of the smash Netflix hit, A CHRISTMAS PRINCE, comes CHRISTMAS CAMP the novel, based on Schaler’s 2019, Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, Christmas Camp that now includes the bonus sequel CHRISTMAS CAMP WEDDING and exclusive Christmas Camp recipes and activities.
Haley Hanson’s idea of the perfect Christmas is escaping to the Caribbean to work so she can avoid all the traditional Christmas distractions. Over the years, she’s sacrificed her personal life to climb the corporate ladder at a prestigious Boston advertising agency. Now she just needs to land a coveted Christmas toy company account to make partner. But first her boss thinks she needs a holiday attitude adjustment and ships her off to a Christmas Camp at Holly Peak Inn to help her find her Christmas spirit.
Arriving at the charming mountainside inn, Haley meets the owner’s handsome son, Jeff, and feels an instant spark, but resists the attraction, refusing to be distracted from her goal of doing all the required Christmas tasks as fast as possible so she can get back to work.
At first Haley struggles with all the traditional Christmas Camp activities. It’s not until she finally allows herself to slow down, live in the moment, and let Christmas back into her heart, that she begins to grow closer to Jeff. But when he finds out Haley’s come up with a plan to help his dad save the struggling inn while he’s been trying to convince his dad to sell it, their relationship takes a serious holiday hit. Now it will take the magic of the season to bring these two hearts together.
Literary Agent: Contact: Jane Rotrosen Agency, agent Christina Hogrebe at chogrebe@janerotrosen.com.
Dramatic Rights: SOLD!
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For some, the only way to get over a breakup is to keep moving; for others, the only solace is a spa vacation. Tired of the same old routine, one woman might opt for a trip where the sole focus is helping others; another may decide that the only real escape is a Girlfriend Getaway with her best friends.
According to three-time Emmy Award-winning author Karen Schaler, the only way to change your attitude is by changing your environment — and Travel Therapy is the guide to help you get there.
With 101 unique destinations, Travel Therapy is geared toward helping readers refresh and find themselves, whether they’re dealing with a breakup or divorce, celebrating retirement, or looking to shake things up.
Every chapter includes quizzes, travel tips, and extensively researched links to the best destination-specific websites to help you figure out the perfect destination for you.
From daring destinations to soothing spa escapes, Travel Therapy is your road map to self-discovery, happiness, and success — whether it’s zip-lining in Belize, helping orphaned children in Africa, or beach-combing the Caribbean.
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for TRAVEL THERAPY
“Just what I need!”
“I love this book for what it tells you – whatever you are going through in life it has the right travel therapy and destination to go – what a great concept. I can’t believe that this was not written before. Love the idea and can’t wait to try it out.” Robert Holub
“Amazing!”
“What an amazingly different travel book. It could be used as a coffee table book or one you stick in your bag when you travel. It is that beautiful. There are little suitcases to tell you how strenuous the trips are and a quiz at the beginning of each chapter to find out which of the three journeys you should take, based on where you are in life and what you might need to do to get a travel therapy ‘fix’.” Kathy Bezold
“Travel Therapy REALLY does take you away.”
“Flipping through the pages made me feel like I was really in some of these places. The interesting chapter to me was Pay it Forward, it seems like a great way to give back! I can also really relate to going to some of the places in the chapter called The Big Chill. I’m ready to head to the Florida Keys today!” Marrybeth Jacoby
“Excellent travel resource.”
“I love this book. It’s a great coffee table book filled with lots of beautiful pictures of places far, far away. But its not all style and no substance, Travel Therapy is filled with useful information to help you plan your next trip. Keep it on hand for life’s little surprises, you never know when you’re going to need to get away for some sanity.” D. Naughton