
Featuring “Falling for You” from I Heard the Bells
Sunday, November 23 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Join us for a heartwarming afternoon of wine, words, and wonder as we welcome author Melanie Stevenson, contributor to the Christmas anthology I Heard the Bells – Four Contemporary Christmas Novellas of Peace, Joy, Love, and Red Pickup Trucks.
Melanie will share from her delightful holiday romance “Falling for You”, where a snow-covered Christmas in Banff turns into a story of love, hope, and second chances.
Cozy up with your wine and let Melanie’s storytelling transport you into a world of winter wonder, unexpected love, and new beginnings. This is a small, intimate afternoon designed for connection and conversation, the perfect start to the holiday season.
Melanie will also have her other books available for purchase and signing during the afternoon.
Your ticket includes:
- A signed copy of I Heard the Bells
- A glass of Wending Home wine (additional by the glass available for purchase)
- A beautifully curated charcuterie board and snacks
- Reading, Q&A, and meet & greet with Melanie
Tickets:
$50 order here
$45 for Wine Club Members (email Bonnie: sales@wendinghome.ca)
Only 20 seats available
Meet Melanie:

Melanie is an award-winning author and lives in Ontario, Canada, surrounded by her husband, four children, and two grandchildren. She attended the University of Waterloo and obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Melanie’s first novel, One More Tomorrow, won Best Romantic Fiction at the 2020 Word Awards—Canada’s top Christian literary awards. She also received Best New Canadian Author at the Word Awards the same year. Her novella, “Where My Heart Belongs” was a 2025 Selah finalist. Melanie maintains a blog where she posts devotionals. In 2019, she published Soul Focus – Trials, a collection of devotionals. She is also the Faith Editor at BE Magazine, an online magazine for the modern woman of faith, and a regular contributor to Christian Life in London Magazine.
Melanie writes with sensitivity and discretion to kindle compassion and hope. She weaves in beauty with unusual depth and humor while encouraging the reader that although we are collectively flawed, hope and goodness can be found. Her mission is to create stories of excellence that impact hearts and lives. Paper, canvas, and dirt are her favorite blank pages.
You can find her at https://melaniestevenson.com/ and melanie@melaniestevenson.com or visit her blog at www.scentofheaven.me Sign up for her newsletter to receive updates at https://scentofheaven.me/subscribe/