I think it helped that Andreen had previously written nine Hallmark movies, as she has written the perfect holiday romance - you might cringe at times but oh-so worth it to watch the characters fall in love. Everyone can relate to the frustration Finley experiences throughout the novel, for example, when she knows someone isn’t telling her everything. Tracy Andreen perfectly appeals to teenagers today with her understanding of the frenemy dynamic. This means that the irritating Arthur and his aunt are expecting a perfect American Christmas! However, through their festive activities and not so festive escapades, Finley discovers Arthur may not be as annoying as she first thought…

To add to the confusion, Finley’s hometown has some expectations to live up to after she embellished their website to win over her snooty classmates. Finley could never have been prepared for what met her - separated parents, her best friend with her ex-boyfriend and worst of all, her classmate Arthur Chakrabarti Watercress and his aunt staying at her grandmother Jo’s inn. 17.When Finley Brown decides to leave her fancy boarding school for Christmas and go to her hometown of Christmas, Oklahoma, she expected everything to be just as she left it. 11, and ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' premieres Dec.

She has three new Hallmark Christmas movies coming out this season – 'All Saints Christmas' premiered Nov. The sequel to her book, 'So, This is Love', will be released on Dec.

Throughout the book, she mentions many recognizable cities and landmarks in Oklahoma that actually exist. Her book, 'So, This is Christmas', is set in the fictional town of Christmas, Oklahoma. Coincidentally, she had gotten a degree in writing novels, so Andreen was very excited for this opportunity. In 2019, Andreen was approached by Penguin Random House to write a book for young adults at Christmastime. 'Let's just break out the hot cocoa and cookies, and bad sweaters and be nice to each other for a little bit.”Ĭhristmas may be her 'milk and cookies', but Andreen says it's a gift to be able to do a little bit of everything and branch out to writing for other holidays at Hallmark. “It makes you feel like you're part of a community for the most part, it can be a community in New York City, it can be a community in Pine Bluff, you know, wherever it can be, wherever that community is,' she said. Just like a cup of hot cocoa, Andreen says Christmas movies bring people comfort. Now, a decade later, she's been part of more than two dozen movies for the network, specializing in Christmas. 'Snow Bride' became a hit for Hallmark and Andreen. He sold it to Hallmark and I was paid very little, but I knew if it worked, I could maybe get more work,” she said. And I came up with the pitch and we pitched it to the producer. “My friend said, 'Hey, can you write ?' And I said, yes.

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