As a special pre-holiday treat on Tuesday, December 3, showbiz stars George and Lizette Bettinger will read the first chapter of IT HAD TO BE US, an award-winning romantic memoir now being adapted for the screen. The Bettingers play co-authors Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence in this audio version of Chapter One, which deals with two important Christmases for the estranged Lawrences. How does Christmas help bring these two together after being divorced for almost twenty years? Listen in and find out!

IT HAD TO BE US won first place in the Ebook category at the Hollywood Book Festival for its potential to be transferred to other mediums such as radio and film. With the help of BlogTalkRadio during the 2010 launch of the extended Kindle version, the memoir hit Number One in the “Divorce” category for Kindle Ebooks. The memoir also caught filmmaker Misha Zubarev’s interest, and he is now almost finished with the screenplay.

The Bettingers are a fun couple with a passion for bringing back the Golden Era of radio on their popular “Mom & Pop Shop Show” which airs on Dreamstream Radio each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. George is an actor, comedian, producer, writer and director. He’s won acclaim for his uncanny impressions including Groucho Marx, George Burns and the Three Stooges but may be best known as the voice of the red M&M. Lizette is a versatile actress and soprano singer with experience at the Metropolitan Opera. George and Lizette are truly Mr. & Mrs. Showbiz.

Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence donate their author royalties from IT HAD TO BE US (published by the Long Story Short Publishing Company) to the IMAGINATION LIBRARY, a children’s literacy program sponsored by the Dollywood Foundation.

“Two Christmases” airs on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668

HOST: Betty Jo Tucker

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

LINK TO LISTEN: Click here.

(FULL DISCLOSURE: Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence are the pen names of Larry and Betty Jo Tucker.)