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All those wonderful, heart-warming Christmas songs, from carols to old time favorites sung by crooners from the 50s, will be playing on the radio or in your own personal digital mix soon. My all-time favorite winter holiday song is–you’ve got it–Let It Snow!

When I was a kid, we used to gather for big family dinners on Christmas day that lasted all day long. They were merry affairs from beginning to end. One of my favorite memories from these times is of my Aunt Charlene who would sing along with the songs playing on the stereo. Her favorite, and now mine, was Let It Snow. One Christmas especially she sang and I joined in. She hugged me to her side and felt warm and soft, the smells of Christmas tree and roast turkey and cinnamon filled me. As we sang we watched the beautiful white flakes fall outside onto a gentle blanket of snow. Oh how cozy and warm and wonderful I felt inside!�� The glow of those times and that song never left me. I feel it every time I watch it snow outside and every time I hear the song Let It Snow.
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Fast forward to now and I’m super excited to be part of a Christmas romance collection celebrating the songs of Christmas with my story titled Let It Snow. I’m sharing the fun with a reader who also loves this song, by dedicating my book to her–Patty Curry. May this story bring as much holiday joy to your heart as the song.

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LOVE, CHRISTMASHoliday stories that will be a song in your heart!You’ll love this heartwarming collection of 20 all-new Christmas stories from NY Times, USA Today, and national best-selling authors. Every title in the set is from a Christmas song suggested by a reader. Here’s just a sample of the wonderful variety in these pages: In LAST CHRISTMAS, after a year of heartache, a young woman confronts the man who ran out on her the December before. Can SILVER BELLS bring two stubborn souls together and give a little girl the Christmas gift she wants most? HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS showcases a young couple confronting the dilemma of an unwanted pregnancy. In FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, the collection turns from angst to humor when two strangers and a cute but mischievous Samoyed puppy are stranded by a freak snow storm in the Alaskan bush. And then there’s the shopkeeper in WHITE CHRISTMAS who’s hit by a car and goes into a coma—or is she really at Santa’s workshop? All these and the rest of the collection will launch you into the Christmas spirit.
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We Need a Little Christmas - Leanne BanksWhen hard-edged, Christmas cynic, Justin Dane Burgess encounters Christmas fan, Lilly Johansen, he doesn't know what to think. Can this Christmas cynic fall for the human equivalent of a Christmas angel? More importantly, can he be the man she needs? Frosty the Snowman - Mimi BarbourStranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, strangers Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival. Due to a freak snowstorm that forces him to land his small Cessna, strangers, Hali and Terry, and a cute but mischievous Samoyed puppy are stranded in the Alaskan bush. From the beginning, she’s never known a man so independent and rigid in his need to have things done his way. And he’s never known a woman so willing to help, stepping on his pride in such a lovable way that he can’t take offense. The frigid temperatures are brutal and when he falls through the ice to save a puppy, the stakes for survival become enormous. Can their blossoming mutual attraction withstand their multiple challenges? Last Christmas - Joan ReevesLast Christmas, Annabelle fell in love at first sight with a mysterious stranger. After a week of unforgettable passion, he walked out of her life. A year of heartache accompanied by the dirty tricks life can serve up finds her back in her hometown, determined to forget the man who still haunts her dreams. Who should walk into her grandmother’s Christmas party? Why the man who seduced her, lied to her, and betrayed her. He has a new name and a new identity, but his effect on her is as old as time. Rick Lassiter thinks he can woo Annabelle back to him—and his bed. But, he didn’t count on the passionate sweet-tempered woman he remembered as having a will as strong as his and a desire to make him pay for breaking her heart. Holly Jolly Christmas - Mona Risk This novella is a prequel to the Holiday Babies Series Heather and Jeff have always been in love. But to find herself pregnant now, at eighteen, before she starts college and he joins MIT for a master’s degree... Talk about the wrong time. Besides, the news might kill her father, who is battling cancer. Although the decision to give up her baby is breaking her heart, Heather contacts an adoption agency. Except that Jeff absolutely refuses to consider her solution and their perfect relationship is slowly deteriorating. How can they revive their loving bond and protect their baby’s future? Do You Hear What I Hear? - Patricia RosemoorThe song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" was written as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the middle of the Cold War. Now Christmas is just around the corner, and live-in-lovers Shelley and Jake are in a cold war of their own. Detective Shelley Caldwell has all wonderful memories of Christmas, while Jake DeAtley, born of a mother turned vampire while pregnant with him, has none. They’ve come to a compromise inthat she can decorate “her half�� of every room, but no Christmas tree. Then a case of hit-and-run leaves a dead body and a magical Christmas tree that Shelley can’t resist bringing home, heating up the war between her and Jake. There is more to the tree than either knows. When they discover the truth about it, will it bring them together or keep them farther apart? White Christmas - Rebecca YorkThe snow is coming down so fast, Amelia Parsons doesn't see the speeding car until it's too late. One moment she’s crossing an ice-rutted street in St. Stephens, Maryland. In the next, she's flying into the air, and the world goes black. She wakes, confused, in what appears to be Santa’s workshop during the holiday rush. If that’s not strange enough, a hunky FBI agent named Daniel is there, demanding to know why she’s involved in a plot to ruin Christmas. Can she convince him she's not the villain and then work with him to find the real saboteur? So This is Christmas - Denise DevineAnnabelle Lee—is looking forward to a weekend of catching up, munching cookies and enjoying Christmas cheer with her childhood girlfriends. She hasn’t had a vacation since this time last year and desperately needs the time off. Her business has taken a toll on her life, leaving her exhausted and questioning the price of success. She arrives early at Ellie Stone’s family cabin to relax and decide the direction of her future, but to her dismay, she’s not alone. Ellie’s twin brother is also there and declares he isn’t leaving until Friday. Christopher Stone—is the boy who mercilessly teased her when they were kids. He has grown into a handsome man with a career in professional baseball and a pop-star girlfriend. He appears to have an idyllic life, but the longer they talk, the more Annabelle suspects his love life isn’t as perfect as he claims. She can’t deny her attraction to him and knows he’s attracted to her as well. Best Friends Forever—will this week be like old times or the beginning of a new chapter in her life? Grown Up Christmas List - Donna FasanoDina Griffin is on the run and wants only one thing this Christmas—to feel safe. However, Officer Gav Thomas tries to arrest her. Arrest her? Yes. But the two become friends, and soon the attraction they feel is unmistakable, even though Gav senses Dina is hiding something. Is he really a local cop�� or her guardian angel? Blue Christmas - Traci HallLibrarian/waitress Tamsyn Lee is all about accepting change, while Evan Hawke must do everything just the same in order to find his muse. He hopes the seaside grill he wrote his first mystery masterpiece in will kick-start his third book before his publisher drops him. Tamsyn has zero tolerance for divas, but she’s read Evan’s novel and knows he has the talent. Besides, helping him takes the focus off of spending Christmas without her family. Evan realizes he needs a miracle—could feisty Tamsyn be an angel in sneakers and a ponytail? Santa Baby - Taylor LeeDancing to Eartha Kitt’s sultry list of all goodies she expected Santa Baby to put under her tree, Lily slid down the pole and stifled a sigh. A blue convertible? A sable? A Tiffany ring? Right! Like Lily could expect anything remotely like that under her tree! How about first making sure she had a tree. At that moment she saw him. The big man with the shaggy blond hair and gleaming dark eyes was leaning casually back in his chair. His narrowed expression was hard, knowing. It was clear that he was studying her. Stunned, she quickly looked away, her carefully honed rules fleeing in her panic. The imposing man had “cop�� written all over him. Squashing down her terror, Lily pasted a professional smile on her face, waved to the screaming crowd, and fled the stage. Anyone who’d ever tangled with dirty cops knew that the hard blue line protected the most egregious acts committed by one of their brothers. If anyone doubted that was true all they had to know was that Aiden was a free man and Lily was on the run. Lily’s only hope was that this time she and Gabriella had run far enough, fast enough, that he wouldn’t be able to find them. If he was any judge of women who shed their clothes for a living, and Zach most certainly was, he recognized her startled wide-eyed expression. He’d seen it far too many times in his line of work. It was fear, pure and simple. The Vice Cop reminded himself all that meant was that the beautiful woman had something big to hide.
Let it Snow - Stephanie Queen Guilt and sorrow eat at ex-special ops legend Dane Blaise like kryptonite until he can’t remember why he wanted Shana, his ex-Scotland Yard partner and former balm for his soul. Shana can’t reach him and she’s desperate until a stranger, a padre from South America shows up in a snow storm on Christmas Eve. The stranger claims he’s there to help, but what can he possibly do... Merry, Did You Know? - Jennifer St. GilesMC Love has decided to give her soon to be born baby up for adoption. In her experience, the cons of growing up in the Love’s family dynasty far outweigh the pros. She wants her baby to have stable parents and a normal life, far from her family’s dysfunctional insanity and the paparazzi that hound her and her seven sisters, all of which are step except one (Her mother, True Love, is still looking for the love of her life). None of the Loves are lucky in love. Her sisters Pure and Sweet had a reality TV show, Love’s Truth about the Loves�� romantic tragedies. MC does not want her own misfortune in the gossip columns or on her sisters�� show. She has kept her pregnancy a secret as is currently hiding on St. Simons Island, Georgia while her family thinks she is vacationing in a villa in France. She has a week to choose the parents for her child which is due in one month. Everything is on track. What MC doesn’t plan on is Doug Warren, the man who lives in the condo next to her. The man whose music in the middle of the night makes her heart sing and weep. The man who changes everything. Doug Warren is trying to breathe again. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter three years ago, he has his head down, focused on surviving one day at a time. Christmas is the worst time of year. He can’t afford anything to shake the fragile balance he has gained. Two things happen to throw him into the deep end. His family tells him they are descending in mass at Christmas and his neighbor’s adoption papers smack him in the face. Once he meets MC, he is unable to go back to his status quo. How could she give away what he would die over and over again to have back? He sets on a mission to find out why. And as she helps him prepare for his family’s arrival, his mission changes as the impossible unfolds. Doug’s not only breathing, but his heart is beating, stronger than ever for a woman and her unborn child. Can he convince her to believe in miracles and trust in him?

O Christmas Tree - Alicia StreetBlaming himself for the collapse of a storm shelter that took the lives of his wife and son in a violent tornado, Cody has spent the last three years running, moving from place to place, taking whatever odd job is available to sustain his empty life. Piper knows what it takes to endure and hope in the face of the odds, especially at Christmas, so when the ruggedly handsome man with the desolate look in his face steps into her cat cafe to deliver a box of stray kittens, something tells her it’s going to be a very interesting holiday. Sleigh Ride - Katy WaltersHaving lost her father, The Reverend Stuart Vale, the third son of an Earl to yellow fever, Miss Sophia Vale, faced a life of genteel poverty. Not for her the whirl of balls, routs and clandestine meetings in Vauxhall Gardens, nor for her the thrill of meeting that special beau. Yet being of strong will, she determined to banish such frippery dreams and help her bereaved mama to rear her brood of six daughters and one young son. However Baron Jude Hawsley, a lecher with a penchant for young maidens has other ideas for the unwitting Sophia. Enter Lord Wells, the Earl of Breconbridge, renowned as a rakehell, his saving grace being a conscience. Yet he guards a secret life, involving much danger for himself and those close to him. Will his conscience win the day? Will he save Sophia from the horrors of enslavement to the baron. Deck the Hearts - Rachelle AyalaHolly Jolly lives for Christmas. It’s the only time of the year, as far as she’s concerned. Gordon Gills doesn’t need a reason to hate the holiday season. He doesn’t see the point. Gordon returns to the mansion he inherited and finds Holly making a mess with her Christmas decorations. Unfortunately, his great-aunt’s will stipulates that he must make merry every Christmas if he wants to keep his inheritance. Holly is determined to infect the grouchy Gordon with every dose of Christmas cheer she can muster up and show him what Christmas is really about, while Gordon doesn’t believe Holly can be truly that cheerful. He’ll make the entire ordeal anything but jolly for the redheaded elf, if only he wasn’t so attracted to her. Will Gordon prevail and turn Holly into a Grinch, or will a sprinkling of Christmas magic show Gordon that there’s no fighting love, especially when it's wrapped up in a gorgeous red-headed package of jolly holly? Silver Bells - Jacquie BiggarMystery writer, Joel Carpenter, has no time for romance. He has a deadline to meet, and too many skeletons in his closet to trust the slightly spinny artist renting his house. Christy Taylor has her hands full dealing with an ailing business and a diabetic daughter, she doesn't need the temptation that is her landlord, Joel Carpenter. Can a Christmas wish bring two stubborn souls together and give a little girl the gift she wants most? A family of her own. Hark the Herald Angel Falls - Michele HaufTo earn her halo, angel Merit must convince the person who holds her earthly soul in limbo—her husband—to stop loving her. Little Drummer Boy - Dani HavilandReduced to becoming a drummer boy at half wages, the young scout shows his worth when a small band of post-Revolutionary War soldiers and citizens become lost in the worst winter storm of the late 18th century. Will the unexpected arrival of his malcontent father help or hurt their situation? I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Nancy RadkeFleeing an invading army in the Middle East, Sofia Morgan and Lee Trahern meet in a rowboat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They have barely enough water to make the trip across, and when bullets fly, most of their containers are shot full of holes. Can these two make it to safety, and even be home for Christmas? Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Cynthia CookeSanta Claus is coming to town, and so is Nicole Flattery. When this big city girl must return to her small hometown, she runs headfirst into the handsome boy next door—who is none other than the town Santa. And he needs an elf. 1.Nicole better Watch Out for her father has taken a fall. 2.She better Not Cry when she has to wear an elf costume and be at Santa’s beck and call. 3.She better Not Shout even when she has lost it all. Santa is making a list, and he’s checking it twice. He’s going to make sure she’s naughty and nice. So, hold onto your heart, because Santa Claus is coming to town!
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Today it’s my pleasure to be the first to write a blog about my novella, Frosty the Snowman �� one of the twenty brand new novellas in the “Love, Christmas�� collection.
This book is dedicated to my winner in our earlier Christmas Carol Contest: Stacie Williams. Congratulations, Stacie. I'll be sending your book to you on Oct 18th - as soon as it's released.
You’ll probably notice on the cover that we wrote Snowpup over Snowman in the title. There’s a very good reason why I chose to do that. You see, in this story, Frosty is a Samoyed puppy, a cute little menace who is instrumental in making life for our hero and heroine very difficult. Stranded in the Alaskan wilderness - being forced to land the small plane because of a storm - the two strangers naturally have to rely on each other. Little Frosty makes life much more��challenging and they suffer because of his naughtiness. But he also earns their affection, while at the same time; they discover just how perfect they are for each other. ��
Now I chose the title, Frosty the Snowman, because I’m a lover of Samoyeds and years ago, living with my husband in the Yukon, he surprised me with a Samoyed puppy for my birthday. We called her Pegi.��She was wonderful, loved by everyone in the mining camp where we lived and worked, especially the children. Just like Frosty in the story, Pegi would push her snout into the fresh snow and end up with it heaped on her face and her fluffy white body would be covered. ��When we’d laugh, she’d lift her head, flash us that adorable Samoyed grin and we’d joke about her being our little snow pup.
When it came time for me to write a new story for the collection and I was to select a Christmas carol, I’ll admit to having an ulterior motive in choosing this song. Last year, I wrote a trilogy called Holiday Heartwarmers. At the beginning, 3 Samoyed puppies were abandoned in a box, in a park. As each little bundle of mischief escaped, they found their new family and like furry little cupids working magic, each of the couples who adopted them found romance.




So�� once I’d decided to write another puppy story, you can see why changing the trilogy into a series - so I could make Frosty the Snowman Holiday Heartwarmers Book #4 - just seemed to make a lot of sense.




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LOVE, CHRISTMASHoliday stories that will be a song in your heart! Genre: Sweet to Mildly Spicy Contemporary Romance You’ll love this heartwarming collection of 20 all-new Christmas stories from NY Times, USA Today, and national best-selling authors. Every title in the set is from a Christmas song suggested by a reader. Here’s just a sample of the wonderful variety in these pages: In LAST CHRISTMAS, after a year of heartache, a young woman confronts the man who ran out on her the December before. Can SILVER BELLS bring two stubborn souls together and give a little girl the Christmas gift she wants most? HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS showcases a young couple confronting the dilemma of an unwanted pregnancy. In FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, the collection turns from angst to humor when two strangers and a cute but mischievous Samoyed puppy are stranded by a freak snow storm in the Alaskan bush. And then there’s the shopkeeper in WHITE CHRISTMAS who’s hit by a car and goes into a coma—or is she really at Santa’s workshop? All these and the rest of the collection will launch you into the Christmas spirit.



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We Need a Little Christmas - Leanne Banks

Leanne Banks is a national #1 best-selling author with over fifty romance novels to her credit. Leanne was born and raised in the wonderful town of Roanoke, Virginia. Growing up in "the star city of the south" had a huge impact on her outlook and her writing. Her B.S. in Psychology only qualifies her to treat fictional characters and she began writing when her two children were very young. Leanne believes in the transforming power of love, so writing romance novels comes naturally to her. Her muse is a 4.5 lb Pomeranian who is happy to snooze beside Leanne while Leanne creates. Leanne loves travel and trips to the beach, but what's most important to her is family. Leanne's home on the web is . To get the most up-to-date scoop on Leanne, visit her on facebook.

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Frosty the Snowman - Mimi Barbour

New York Times, USA Today, Best-selling author - Mimi's been heard to say: "I'm an author who loves to write uplifting stories about romance. Add in some time travel, or maybe an angel, or even a little romantic suspense and it makes the story more fascinating because of the incredible possibilities."

Mimi is an Amazon best-selling author who's sold over 500,000 copies of her books world-wide. Her five romance series: The Vicarage Bench/ time travel at its best, Angels with Attitudes / angels love romance, Vegas / fast-paced plotting, Elvis / make a song a book and her newest, Undercover FBI / with sizzling conflicts and lots of humor.

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Last Christmas - Joan Reeves

Joan Reeves is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary Romance. Available as ebooks and audiobooks, her romance novels all have the same underlying theme: “It’s never too late to live happily ever after.�� Joan lives her happily ever after with her Hero, her husband, in the Lone Star State. Sign up for Joan's for readers.

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Holly Jolly Christmas - Mona Risk

A tireless traveler, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mona Risk writes contemporary romance, medical romance, and romantic suspense novels, all simmering with emotion. Sprinkled with a good dose of humor, her stories are set in the fascinating places she visits�� or in Florida, her paradise on earth.

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Do You Hear What I Hear? - Patricia Rosemoor

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Rosemoor writes “dangerous love.�� She has had 98 novels with 8 publishers and more than 7 million books in print. Patricia has won a Golden Heart from Romance Writers of America and two Reviewers Choice and two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times BOOKreviews, and in her other life, she taught Popular Fiction and Suspense-Thriller Writing at Columbia College Chicago.

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White Christmas - Rebecca York

NY Times & USA Today best-seller, Rebecca York, is the author of over 150 books. She has written paranormal romantic thrillers for Berkley and romantic thrillers for Harlequin Intrigue. Her new romantic-suspense series, Decorah Security, is set at a detective agency where agents have paranormal powers or work paranormal cases. She also writes an Off-World series where each story is a science fiction romance taking place on a distant planet in the far future.

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So This is Christmas - Denise Devine

Denise Devine has had a passion for books since the second grade when she discovered Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She wrote her first book, a mystery, at age thirteen and has been writing ever since. She's been a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) since 1991 and has won or placed in numerous writing contests. In 2008, her contemporary inspirational romance, This Time Forever, was a finalist in RWA’s Golden Heart contest for unpublished writers.

Denise lives on six wooded acres in East Bethel, Minnesota with her husband, Steve and her three problem (feline) children, Mocha, Lambchop and Tigger. She loves to read, write, study and travel.

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Grown Up Christmas List - Donna Fasano

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA FASANO is a three-time winner of the HOLT Medallion, a CataRomance Reviewers Choice Award winner for Best Single Title, a Desert Rose Golden Quill Award finalist, a Golden Heart finalist, and a two-time winner of Best Romance of the Year given by BigAl's Books & Pals Review Blog. Her books have sold 4 million copies worldwide and have been published in two dozen languages. Her novels have made the Kindle Top 100 Paid List numerous times, climbing as high as #1.

Donna has a website, and can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. Contact information can be found inside Donna Fasano's books. She loves to interact with readers.

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Blue Christmas - Traci Hall

With an impressive bibliography in an array of genres, USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall has garnered a notable fan base. She pens stories guaranteed to touch the heart while transporting the reader to another time and place. Her belief in happily ever after shines through, whether it's a romantic glimpse into history or a love affair for today.

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Santa Baby - Taylor Lee

USA Today Best Selling author Taylor Lee writes Suspenseful Mystery Thrillers �� with a heavy dose of Sexy to Sizzling HOT Romance.

In the four years that she has been writing, Taylor has written more than forty books. Her eight, series track her Special Operatives, Covert Agents, Cops, Firefighters and other iconic heroes and heroines, through the harrowing situations that make up their lives. From human trafficking rings to corrupt politicians, Taylor investigates the underbelly of society and the criminals who flourish there.

Taylor says: “From the residue in my personal blender of mixed races, cultures and world views, my characters emerge. It comforts me to know that while evil slinks in the shadows, the “good guys and gals�� of the world sniff it out �� and snuff it out.

My characters are arrogant alpha males and the feisty women who bring them to their knees �� and vice versa�� They fight hard, love hard and don’t mince words. They are dangerous men and women in dangerous times. Love, passion and ridding the world of evil? What’s not to like?

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Let it Snow - Stephanie Queen

A romantic at heart and a writer by nature, Stephanie Queen has the enthusiastic soul of a cheerleader. So of course she loves creating stories where the good guys always win. Although she's lost count of all the jobs she had before she settled on being a Novelist, her favorite was selling cookies as a Keebler Elf. She is a graduate of UConn (go Huskies!) and Harvard U and lives in New Hampshire with her family, her cat, Kitty, and her (real or imagined?) chauffeur, Myren.

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Merry, Did You Know? - Jennifer St. Giles

USA Today Bestselling author, Jennifer St. Giles, aka Jennifer Saints, J.L. Saint is a Golden Heart, three-time Maggie, two-time National Reader's Choice, Marlene, RT Reviewer's Choice and Daphne du Maurier award-winning author. Jennifer writes in multiple genres, including: romance, paranormal, contemporary, historical and military and paranormal crime. She is a nurse in a surgery center and the Vice-President of a charitable foundation which helps women and children's causes. Jenni believes fervently in following your dreams and never giving up.

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O Christmas Tree - Alicia Street

Alicia Street is a USA Today Bestselling Author and Daphne du Maurier award-winner. She writes both sweet romance and sexy romance and sometimes collaborates with her husband, Roy. Her years as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher provide the inspiration behind her Dance 'n' Luv contemporary romance series. A compulsive reader of every genre, Alicia loves watching old black-and-white movies and inventing new recipes for soup.

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Sleigh Ride - Katy Walters

I began with a publisher but loved the freedom of Amazon and so I am an independent author living on the South Coast of the UK. Previously, I enjoyed a career as a research psychologist and psychotherapist, As the children grew and flew the nest, I decided to write about my experiences to help others, but as I began writing, my pen spelt out a different course and I was soon writing novels. These are historical romance suspense, with an underlying theme that I hoped inspire those who long to overcome their inhibiting fear, and reach their goals. From the reviews and private emails from readers, this has worked and I am so glad. It makes my writing even more worthwhile. I am now on the twentieth book and love it.

I get a lot of my inspiration for plots whilst walking with my dog Lily along beaches and in the nearby woods. She features in all my books under pseudonyms and is portrayed as her own wonderful zany self.

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Deck the Hearts - Rachelle Ayala

Rachelle Ayala is a bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Her foremost goal is to take readers on a shared emotional journey with her characters as they grow and become more true to themselves. Rachelle believes in the power of love to overcome obstacles and feels that everyone should find love as often as possible, especially if it's within the pages of a book. Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award.

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Silver Bells -Jacquie Biggar

JACQUIE BIGGAR is a bestselling author of Romantic Suspense who loves to write about tough, alpha males who know what they want, that is until they're gob-smacked by heroines who are strong, contemporary women willing to show them what they really need is love. She is the author of the popular Wounded Hearts series and has just started a new series in paranormal suspense, Mended Souls.

She has been blessed with a long, happy marriage and enjoys writing romance novels that end with happily-ever-afters.

Jacquie lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her family and loves reading, writing, and flower gardening. She swears she can't function without coffee, preferably at the beach with her sweetheart. :)

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Hark the Herald Angel Falls - Michele Hauf

Michele has been writing romance, action-adventure and fantasy stories for over twenty-five years. Her first published novel was DARK RAPTURE.

France, musketeers, vampires and faeries populate her stories. And if she followed the adage ‘write what you know��, all her stories would have snow in them. Fortunately, she steps beyond her comfort zone and writes about countries she has never visited and of creatures she has never seen.

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Little Drummer Boy - Dani Haviland

Dani Haviland, an Alaskan recently relocated to Oregon, loves writing, gardening and photography. She’s ‘stuck in the 80’s�� - the 1780’s,that is - where many of her colorful characters struggle and/or survive, love and/or argue, but always persevere.

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I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Nancy Radke

Author Nancy Radke, started out writing full-length, modern romance and suspense stories, then switched to novella length for her western series, The Traherns, and now writes both, usually two or three books at the same time. She has published ten Sisters of Spirit books, thirteen Trahern books, and one book of a new Brothers of Spirit series. Born on a wheat and cattle ranch, which included riding, shooting, and milking cows, she has lived in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington state. When she went through the Peace Corps outward-bound program, she learned to rappel off mountainsides and survival swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Her books are G-rated, no sex, no swearing.

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Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Cynthia Cooke

First published in 2003, Cynthia Cooke is an award-winning author who has published 18 novels in 12 different countries with Harlequin, Entangled, and Amazon Kindle Worlds. She has a deep affection for romance stories and playing in the ocean. On her best days you can find her on the beach with her notebook, a novel in hand, and her dog, Angel, by her side.

Embrace the Seduction and prepare to get a little naughty and have a fun!

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Interested in having a sneak peek into the box set Get the first chapter of each book at either of these three sites for FREE.
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Sweet Christmas Kisses 3Genre: Sweet Holiday RomanceRelease Date: September 27, 2016





Join the authors for the , Tuesday, Sept. 27 on Facebook! All 17 authors in this boxed set write sweet romances and are members of Sweet Romance Reads, a group of authors whose books contain no sex, violence, or strong language. While the emotional stakes are high as the characters�� relationships grow, these stories are wholesome. Think movies rated G or PG. Therefore, Sweet Christmas Kisses 3 can be enjoyed by romance readers of any age.


Ring in the holiday season with 17 all-new, stand-alone stories from New York Times, USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors. Sweet Christmas Kisses 3 takes you around the globe from small-town USA, to London, England, and even to Africa. Don't miss out on this sweet romance boxed set that's sure to touch your heart, make you smile, and put you in the mood for Christmas.




Mona Risk, On Christmas Eve
She banished him from her life and dreams. But fate throws him in her path again and his tender gaze erases years of loneliness. Can they forgive each other and create a new future?

Christine Bush, Christmas Holly
Can a lonely single father of five-year-old triplets find love on a South Carolina beach? It might just take a Christmas miracle!

Lyn Cote, Mistletoe and Sage
New deputy in town, a single mom, two wounded hearts with a puzzle to solve together--will love spark under the mistletoe?


Denise Devine, A Merry Little Christmas
Merry Connor and Anthony Lewis search for treasure and find true love.

Raine English, The Christmas Gift
When Riley Wayne receives a dog for Christmas, it's not just the pup that makes her heart flutter, the rescue group's handsome owner does too.

Shanna Hatfield, Untangling Christmas
Tricked into helping with Silverton's Festival of Trees, electrician Mike Clarke battles faulty outlets, tangled lights, and a woman determined to share the spirit of the season.


Ciara Knight, A Christmas on Miracle Mountain
When it takes a miracle to heal a heart.

Milou Koenings, The Kampala Peppermint Twist
A twist of fate. An overbooked flight. Christmas in Africa will flip her life upside down.

Magdalena Scott, The Road Not Taken
Francie Standish Carrington has some tough decisions to make and a lot of questions about a past she thought she understood.


Roxanne Rustand, A London Christmas
When Catriona heads to London for Christmas to meet a guy she met online, he steals her purse and disappears, but will a handsome photographer in the pub end up being the man of her dreams?

Alicia Street, Her Christmas Secret
Desperate to help her sister's family, Lila courts a cold-hearted investor for her handmade toys, but learns Christmas has a way of bringing surprises where they're least expected.

Kristin Wallace, Falling For You at Christmas
One expectant mother. One gorgeous innkeeper. Three days that will change her life forever.


Merrillee Whren, Second Chance Christmas
A young boy helps his estranged parents find love again at Christmas.

Cindy Flores Martinez, Operation Christmas Eve Wedding
A maid of honor is swept up in the chaos of planning her best friend's spur-of-the-moment Christmas Eve wedding.

Victoria Pinder, Secret Wish
Luke Morgan doesn't believe in miracles, but this season Christmas brought him Caro Soliz, the family maid.


Josie Riviera, Candleglow and Mistletoe
A rising pianist and a pro stuntman winding down his career find love amid the glow of Christmas candles.

Pat Simmons, Couple by Christmas
Divorcee Derek Washington wants to reconcile with his ex-wife by Christmas. Although he's got a plan, with the help of his five-year-old son, Derek only has two weeks.


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A tireless traveler, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Mona Risk , writes contemporary romance, medical romance, and romantic suspense novels, all simmering with emotion, sprinkled with a good dose of humor and set in the fascinating places she visited�� or in Florida, her paradise on Earth.
| | | ~*~ Christine Bush is an award winning author of many sweet romances, mysteries, and novellas. When she’s not writing, she can be found teaching Psychology at a local college, working as a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice, or (mostly) spending time with her twelve grandchildren.
| | ~*~Award-winning author of over 40 romances, Lyn Cote writes inspirational historicals and contemporary romantic suspense in her distinctive brand, "Strong Women, Brave Stories." Lyn lives in a cottage on a lake in the northwoods with her real-life hero husband and (for comic relief and furry cuddling) her two cats.
| | | ~*~ Denise Devine is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic comedy and she also writes inspirational fiction. She wrote her first book, a mystery, at thirteen and has been writing ever since. She writes about true love, happy endings and stories that touch your heart.
| | ~*~USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Raine English writes sweet small-town contemporary romance, paranormal, and romantic suspense. She's a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist and a Daphne du Maurier Award winner. Raine lives in New England with her family and two French bulldogs, Bailey and Dolly.
| | | ~*~Convinced everyone deserves a happy ending, hopeless romantic, USA Today bestselling author Shanna Hatfield is out to make it happen one story at a time. Her sweet historical and contemporary romances combine humor and heart-pumping moments and relatable characters.
| | | ~*~ Ciara Knight is a USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author who writes 'A Little Edge and A Lot of Heart' that spans the heat scales. Her popular sweet romance series, Sweetwater County (rated PG), takes readers into small town romance full of family trials, friendly competition, and community love.
| | | ~*~ Milou Koenings writes heartwarming romance novels because she believes sweet stories with happy endings are like chocolate �� they bring joy to the world and so make it a better place. She’s lived all over the world, working as an editor and newspaper columnist, but loves staying home with her family most of all.
| | ~*~USA Today bestselling author Roxanne Rustand is the author of thirty-five traditionally published novels, plus four indie novels. She was a Golden Heart finalist twice, and a Golden Heart winner in 1995. She has won two RT Magazine Reviewers�� Choice Awards, and was nominated for an RT Magazine Career Achievement Award. Her earlier books were secular, but she now writes sweet indie romance, and inspirational romance for Love Inspired.
| | | ~*~USA Today bestselling author Magdalena Scott writes sweet romance and women’s fiction with small town settings. She invites readers into her world to find out what’s hidden just below the surface of those tiny dots you can barely see on the map—mystery, romance, and the occasional unexplained occurrence.
| | | ~*~Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Alicia Street writes both sweet and steamy romances and sometimes collaborates with her husband, Roy. She spent many years as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher and is a compulsive reader of every genre.
| | | ŷ������ ~*~ Kristin Wallace is a USA Today bestselling author of inspirational, contemporary and women’s fiction filled with “Love, Laughter and a Leap of Faith.�� Her popular series include the Covington Falls Chronicles and Shellwater Key Tales.
| | ~*~ Merrillee Whren is an award-winning author who writes inspirational and sweet romance—stories that stir your emotions. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of forty plus years, and has two grown daughters.
| | | ~*~Cindy Flores Martinez is an Amazon bestselling Spanish romance author. She writes sweet romantic comedy and Christian romance. Her debut novel, Mail-Order Groom, started out as a screenplay and movie project, which she shopped around Hollywood, New York, and other parts of the world.
| | ~*~ Victoria Pinder is a bestselling author of science fiction/fantasy and contemporary romance where her stories all include “Bold Women and the Brainy Men who love them.�� Her popular series include the House of Morgan and the Collins Brothers.
| | | ~*~Author Josie Riviera writes Historical, Inspirational, and Sweet Romances. She lives in the Charlotte, NC, area with her wonderfully supportive husband. They share their empty nest with an adorable Shih Tzu who constantly needs grooming and an old house forever needing renovations.
| | | ~*~ Pat Simmons is a three-time Emma award-winning author for Best Inspirational Romance. With more thirty Christian romance titles, Pat is the bestselling author of the Carmen Sisters series.
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I have no doubt that you’ll be missing our Sneak Peeks. They were wonderful, weren’t they? I know personally, I can’t wait to read the rest of the stories after those teasers.





Just to take you back to each story, I’ve asked the authors to do up a short blurb. It will remind you of all the novellas and why you need to purchase this box collection as soon as possible. If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for our weekly newsletter (see sign-up on right-side panel) and you will be among the first to know when the full collection is��available for pre-order.Because we know how much this set means to the readers,��the Authors�� Billboard will begin a new series of blog posts starting October 1st. Each author will write her story about why she chose the Christmas song she did and what it means to her. I know you’ll enjoy these small windows into their pasts.Mimi Barbour:�� Frosty the Snowman ��- Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, strangers Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival.Rebecca York:�� White Christmas ��- Was she in a coma, or was she in a Christmas fantasy?Jacquie Biggar:�� Silver Bells ��- Can a Christmas wish bring two stubborn souls together and give a little girl the gift she wants most?Joan Reeves:�� Last Christmas ��- Annabelle gave him her heart, but Rick threw it away--now he wants redemption—but she has another R-word in mind: Revenge.Traci Hall:��Blue Christmas��(by the Sea) - Alone for Christmas, Tamsyn helps mystery writer Evan find his mojo--love is a gift neither can refuse.Michele Hauf:�� Hark, The Herald Angel Falls ��- To earn her halo, angel Merit must convince the person who holds her earthly soul in limbo—her husband—to stop loving her.Dani Haviland:�� Little Drummer Boy ��- How could a mere drummer boy help those stranded in the worst winter storm of the 18th century?Rachelle Ayala:��Deck the Hearts��- Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Patricia Rosemoor:�� Do You Hear What I Hear? ��- It was a plea for peace in the middle of the Cold War, but live-in-lovers Shelley and Jake are now in a cold war of their own over Christmas.Taylor Lee:�� Santa Baby ��- Lily’s only hope was that this time she and Gabriella had run far enough, fast enough, that he wouldn’t be able to find them.Mona Risk:�� Holly Jolly Christmas ��- Pregnant at 18. Adoption would save the baby’s future but may cost her the man she loves.Donna Fasano:�� Grown Up Christmas List ��- All she wants for Christmas is to feel safe... then she meets her guardian angel.Denise Devine:�� So This is Christmas ��- He was her child nemesis, now he's her best friend forever.Katy Walters:�� Sleigh Ride ��- Miss Sophia Vale faces poverty. Enter the Earl of Breconbridge, renowned as a rakehell. His saving grace... having a conscience.Cynthia Cooke:�� Santa Claus Is Coming To Town ��- What happens when a big city girl reunites with a small town boy - magic. When the boy is the town Santa in need of an elf - Christmas Magic.Alicia Street:�� O Christmas Tree ��- Can Piper convince Cody to let go of his painful past and embrace the hope of Christmas and the possibility of newfound love?Jennifer St. Giles:�� Merry, Did You Know? ��- Can a Christmas Miracle change the future of a woman who doesn't believe in love and a man who doesn't know if he can love again?Leanne Banks:�� We Need A Little Christmas ��- Can a handsome cynic learn to be a true Christmas believer from the woman he rescues in the snow?Nancy Radke:��I’ll Be Home for Christmas��- When former Navy plucks a woman from the Mediterranean Sea, he discovers he has rescued a fighter as tough as he is.Stephanie Queen:�� Let it Snow ��- A stranger and a snow storm on Christmas Eve create the ultimate test for Dane & Shana, but will they survive and stay together?


Book Bites 7 We’ve been working diligently to publish Book Bites 7 which is a collection of the Sneak Peeks �� 20 first chapters for each of the 20 novellas in the��Love, Christmas��collection. It's now��FREE��on:������Coming real soon to Amazon!!~*~*~*~��

Fabulous authors have gathered together to give you��the treat of a lifetime!!������(2) Grand Prize Kindle "Gift Baskets" of ALL eBooks (sweet or spicy!)!+ Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles)!��Are you SWEET or SPICY? Sept. 19-Sept. 25

I just found out about this and I couldn’t wait to share it with you.
I want to introduce David Henderson · Founder at My eBook and his post:


First, I must explain that��his video was what made it possible for me to write down this information. I’ve watched the video, followed his instructions and wrote down step by step directions so a person (me) won’t have to watch the video every time I want to make a 3D image. I’ll just print out these steps and make life a hell of a lot easier. My brain is so overloaded; I don’t retain data unless I use it constantly.


After watching many times and carrying out instructions, I’ve finally hit the jackpot �� have a beautiful 3D image of one of my covers and will be making a lot more.
Instructions:
Download this for a book cover and save it. (I’ve kept mine on my desktop but you can file it where you’ll be able to access it easily.��Decide which cover you want to use.��Download Gimp �� it’s free �� it’s easy and you can install the icon on your taskbar like I did for easy access.��Open the ��Click 'Open Image' from computer (2nd choice) and load the template here.��Go to Layer and select “Open Image as Layer�� �� get your book cover now. You’ll see that it will completely cover the template but not to worry.��Now go to Edit �� and select Free Distort. Your cursor becomes an arrow and you will go to each of the 4 little boxes at the corners of your cover and drag them to fit over the corners of the template so your image now covers the front of the template.��Click on File and then on Save. Apply Change �� yes!�� Click on File again and save and when the little window opens, fill in the title you want to use for this cover in line one.��Important!!!In the second option, you must change this to save the file from a Jpeg to a PNG. (If you don’t do this, the white around the cover will not become transparent. ��Once you click ok it will take a few seconds and then click save. ���� Now open Gimp . You might find it a bit strange to begin with; I did until I realized that you can move the side panels around easily by just clicking on them, holding and tug down so the top part is visible.����Click on file and open so you can browse for the 3D book cover you just made. ����Go to the tool section on left and scroll at the top you’ll see one called Free Select Tool. Click on it and then carefully, slowly - do not hold down on the mouse- click on the corner edge of the cover and then go to each corner and click until the book has been circled. You’ll see that there’s like a string it tugs along but that’s okay. ��Once you get back to the first corner, the lines will change to a moving dotted line ----. ����Now go to Select and click on Invert. Then click your computer’s Delete button. ����Next you want to reduce the size of the canvas (grey area around the image which I believe is the transparency) so�� Go to Image and click on Canvas size and hold down on the top arrow (width) and watch the image shrink. Do the same for the bottom arrow (Height).����Now we want to reduce the size of the image. If you look on the scale surrounding the cover, you’ll see it’s really large. To make it smaller:�� go to Image. Click on scale image. And see where you like to have yours. I changed the width to 1,000. And everything changed with it and then I hit resize. ����Now go to File and Export as you’ll want to Export what you’ve created. I opened a folder in my documents just for 3D covers. ����***See I told you. Easy- Shmeasy~!!! ��Hold it �� There’s one more lesson~��*** If, like me, you close the red x’s on the two sidebars in Gimp (don’t ask��.sigh!!) this is how to recover them. On the Gimp page, click Edit, then scroll down until you see Preferences. Click there and scroll down again and choose Window Management. Choose the bottom choice: Reset Windows Positions to Default Values and then click on OK. ��And - have fun!! Here's a new teaser image I created quickly for my book that's on sale��so you can see the effect.





Love Me Tender is on sale for 99cents! Amazon Kobo B&N�� Google Play iBooks

Welcome to the Fall Into Romance Kindle Giveaway!��
PrizesGRAND PRIZE �� Kindle eReader + $25 Amazon gift card1st PRIZE �� $50 Amazon gift card (2 winners)2nd PRIZE �� $50 Amazon gift card (2 winners)3rd��Genuine blue topaz earrings (US only)4th��Signed paperback copy of Dominant Persuasions (US only)5th��Various swag items (3 winners �� US only)


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����Chapter One (unedited version), and dedicated to our awesome reader, Dawn Anderson.
Large snowflakes fell in a winter’s dance outside Nicole Flattery’s office window, taunting her with their cold beauty. They landed gracefully on the evergreen boughs and velvet red ribbons wrapped around the old-fashioned lampposts lining Boston’s streets. Another Christmas alone buried up to her eyeballs in work she can never seem to see her way out of.
“N�����DZ���?��
“Yes, Jim. Sorry. What were you saying?�� she said into the phone.
Her boss cleared his throat. “Connors wants a few more changes to the aesthetics of the outside. He’s trying to reel in his costs.��
“If we can switch out the stone with brick in a few places, it’ll help. But the development firm is really picky about their rule. Not to mention the town council. It may not fly.��
“See what you can do. I’m sure I don’t need to remind you how important this account is to our firm.��
Disappointment tinged his voice. No matter how hard she worked, she could never seem to please him. “No, of course not. I’ll take care of him. You can count on me.��
He hung up the phone, and Nicole blew out a deep breath. She pulled up the files for the development’s terms and conditions. She’d been working day and night on this account and had thought they’d finally made it through this phase of the development. The growing stack of projects sitting on the edge of her desk, mocked her. They would have to wait a little longer.
“Oh, it’s snowing. I love the snow,�� her assistant Carrie said, bustling into the room with another file in her hand.
“I hate the snow,�� Nicole grumbled.
“No you don’t. You just hate that it reminds you of home and you can’t go.��
“I swore to my dad I’d be home this year for Christmas, but the way things are going, that’s not looking very promising.��
“Just do it, Nicole. We are closing down for four days. You can take a long weekend.��
“I could, but then I’d never get through this stack.�� And she’d hate to see the look on Jim’s face when she had to give her weekly progress report. Her work hours were grueling. She gave it all she had, and was moving up in the company fast, but it was getting more and more difficult to find a good balance between her work life and home life.
“You don’t have to finish all those files.��
Nicole looked up at her with surprise. “I have to if I want that promotion.��
“You are the hardest working architect in this firm. Mr. Morris is a fool if he can’t see that.��
Nicole smiled and glanced outside. “You should get going before that snow gets worse.��
“What about you?��
“I just have a few things to catch up on and then I’ll go.��
“P���dz�������?��
“Yes.�� Same Carrie. Always concerned for Nicole’s heath and safety. Nicole had a tendency to put in a few late nights more often than she should, but even she didn’t want to be walking home from the train in this weather.
They said goodnight and Nicole went back to her screen. She’d only read through a couple of pages of the development’s specifications when the phone rang again.
“Nicole Flattery,�� she answered, absently.
“Nicole. Thank goodness I got ahold of you.�� The panic in Mary Margaret’s voice struck an unexpected blow to her insides. She hadn’t heard from her father’s neighbor in at least a year. Maybe more. And she certainly hadn’t heard that tone, not since she was a child and Landry had fallen through the ice.
“Mary Margaret? What’s wrong?�� She glanced at the old picture on her desk. Her father in his Santa outfit, one arm over her spotty pre-teen self, beaming in a green elf costume. “Is my dad okay?��
“Yes, thank goodness. Though the fool man is lucky he didn’t break his neck. He never listens.��
Nicole blew out a shaky breath. “Okay, start at the beginning. What happened?��
“What always happens? He climbed up on that ladder to hang his Christmas lights and fell off. How many times have I told him he doesn’t need to be up on that ladder, especially at his age.��
“He fell off his ladder?��
“Yes, that’s what I said. Fell on his gardenia bushes and destroyed his shrubbery. Luckily he only broke his leg and not his fool neck. Though he does have a minor concussion.��
“Where is he now?�� Nicole asked, horrified by the image of her father lying on the ground amidst the broken branches and waxy petals.
“At Mercy Hospital. You should come home.��
Nicole’s gaze immediately shot to the stack of papers strewn across her desk. Her dad needed her. She was all he had. A no-brainer. So why wasn’t she moving? Or breathing?
“Yes, I will. I’ll be there as soon as I can.�� She stood, staring at her desk trying to decide what to take, and what to leave.
“Good. They’re releasing him this evening, and they need someone to stay with him for the next 24 hours.��
“All right. I’ll be there.��
Mary Margaret’s voice softened. “It sure will be nice to see you again, sweetheart. It’s been way too long.��
“It has,�� Nicole said absently, trying to remember exactly how long. She hung up the phone. The snow falling outside changed from a picturesque fluttering to a harried flurry.
She picked up the phone again and called her boss. “Don’t worry, I can work from my dad’s place in New Hampshire,�� she offered quickly before he could object.
“Are you sure you don’t want Steve to take over this account?��
“Yes, I can handle it.��
“All right,�� Jim agreed. “Take care of your dad, but don’t forget if it looks at anytime like you can’t get it done, call Steve.��
“I will,�� she promised, though she had no intention of giving up this account. She grabbed the bulk of the files along with her laptop and dropped them into her briefcase before heading out the door, all the while praying her father was okay.
And that he had wifi.***����
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Christmas 2016!!

Pre-order October 1st.
Release date October 18th
only��99 cents...
...What a deal!!!��
����First published in 2003, Cynthia Cooke is an award-winning author who has published 17 novels in 12 different countries with Harlequin, Entangled, and Amazon Kindle Worlds. She has a deep affection for romance stories and playing in the ocean. On her best days you can find her on the beach with her notebook, a novel in hand, and her dog, Angel, by her side.

Embrace the Seduction and prepare to get naughty and have a little fun!

“I want to read more and more! Cynthia Cooke has a very special gift for making me love paranormal beings I would not usually care for! Another winner for Cynthia Cooke!�� Monique D �� Amazon Reviewer

“Cynthia Cooke is an amazing and talented writer who captures your heart from the beginning of her books to the ending!. If I could give this book more then 5-stars I would!�� Rose 13 �� Amazon Reviewer

“Cooke keeps readers on the edge of their seats. . .�� –Alexandra Kay, Romantic Times Magazine.


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