If you were to search Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests in Google, this is what might show up…
Not really, but these are related to the book!

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests by Jen and Éric Desmarais is available now!
If you were to search Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests in Google, this is what might show up…
Not really, but these are related to the book!

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests by Jen and Éric Desmarais is available now!
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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2025 film Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story.

A sweet take on the next door neighbour as a love interest trope. They played it very low angst and with lots of humour. The overall mystery story was okay but felt too simple. Loved the reveal of who the clerk was at the end. (Although Jen called it almost right away.)
Having worked in a store, that storeroom with all the receipts was way too small.
Score: 0.5
Lots of characters are thrown at you quickly, which makes the large family/community feel more realistic (even though it’s not that big). I like that these movies aren’t centred around the football players but instead the fans. The chemistry between the leads felt realistic and cute.
Score: 1
The banter and jokes were well done and most of the dialogue was great.
Score: 1
The visuals were basic but well done.
The music was okay.
Score: 0.5
I was thrown by the mix of accents and the idea that a store would keep receipts from decades past but overall I enjoyed this. The rest of the family liked the low angst feel and cute couple.
Score: 1
This is a Hallmark romance that celebrates both the holidays and the football fans equally. There’s love and family in both the love story and the crafting of the film.
Final Score: 4 Stars out of 5
“I’m on the cover of the f***ing game!” – Ilya Rozanov, “Heated Rivalry” by Rachel Reid, and show by Jacob Tierney
This Senators jersey has Rozanov’s name and number (81) on the back. It’s amazing and I want one.
Regarding Ilya and what he’d say if approached by the Doctor: I think he’d be down to see the universe. Especially if the Doctor was wearing glasses.

This was the only TARDIS picture from Ottawa Comic Con Holiday edition 2026.
Hey everyone,
Keeping it short since I’m dealing with a migraine but I wanted to thank everyone who came out and saw us this weekend. We sold lots of books and almost sold out of coffee.
Before every big con, I wonder why I put myself through it, and then the nerdy community spends a few days being awesome to us.
Thank you!!!!
Éric
Hello Readers,
You! Need! More! Books!
We have new books!
Come see us tomorrow and Sunday at Ottawa ComicCon Winter Edition! Booths 314 and 316
If you were to search Everdome in Google, this is what might show up…
Not really, but these are related to the book!

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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2025 film A Newport Christmas.

I like the fantasy aspects of it, and despite being utterly predictable for the time travel, it was a fun story overall. I found it interesting and a little odd that things disappeared but no one’s memories of those things disappeared.
Score: 0.5
The main character and love interest were a fun “light” version of grumpy/sunshine. I find the age and timeline a little off and a little sanitized, but they were fun and had chemistry.
I was a little annoyed that they introduced a “genre savvy” character and didn’t use him most of the movie.
Score: 0.5
The dialogue was mostly good; cheesy with some very sweet moments.
Score: 1
The visuals were good but felt a little too set-like. At times, everything felt like a filmed play.
The music was lovely.
Score: 0.5
Other than guessing the ending when reading the movie description, I really enjoyed the movie. The rest of the family including the 9yo also loved it. The 6yo was bored during some of the longer talking sequences.
Score: 1
A nice addition to the Christmas fantasies from Hallmark. The acting is decent and the time travel gimmick doesn’t get in the way of the love story.
Final Score: 3.5 Stars out of 5
Hello Fellow geeks and nerds,
This coming weekend is Ottawa Comiccon Winter Edition 2026 It’s at the EY Centre..

Come see us at booth 314 and 316
We’ll have coffee, crochet, and books.
Hope to see you there!
Éric
Hello my friends, Family, and Fans;
Last year was good for my resolutions and pretty catastrophic for the world. Let’s look to the future and make goals for what we can control. Yeah, that sounds healthy.
I copy pasted this one from last year. I managed 4 ish chapters so at this rate I should be done in… 8 to 10 years. I’d like to finish this book this year.
I’m not sure what I’m writing this year, but I will try to get a 1000 word chapter out each month. This is going to be the thirteenth year I do it.
Jen recorded her chapters a long time ago and it’s time I do my parts.
Last year I almost doubled my reading goal, so I’m upping it to 15.
I got an epic Van Gogh’s Starry Night LEGO set. It has a lot of pieces and I managed to get half way done before life got in the way.
We’ve been using the same wordpress template and look for almost ten years and it’s time to update the way it works. I have big plans for how to organize things. Hopefully it’ll make it more user friendly. (Jen updated the newsletter already!)
This book is a lot of fun and deserves an epic cover. I need to find a home for it. I’ll probably submit to River City and maybe try with an agent.
It could be the January blues but I feel the kids could use some excitement. Nothing wild, I’m thinking museums, outdoor kids stuff, and maybe going to the cinema.
Between the migraines and other issues, sometimes I feel terrible. If I try to force myself to get things done I feel worse, and if I don’t, I beat myself up for being lazy. I know this is a terrible attitude, but knowing and doing isn’t always the same thing. Let’s hope I can give myself grace.
I’m still learning about myself and how my body and mind work. I need to keep figuring out what triggers my migraines, try to increase my physical activity, and keep advocating for myself.
I hope that everyone has a productive, healthy, and good 2026.
Éric