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Would You Like the Gift of A Romance for Christmas From @KayelleAllen
[image error] Alone at Christmas. What a sad thing! When your loved one will never be home for Christmas again, what do you do? In the sweet holiday romance, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday -- and her life -- changes. This holiday story deals with love, loss, and the spirit of giving.
A Romance for ChristmasA Sweet Contemporary Holiday Romance
A sweet holiday romance showcasing love, loss, and the spirit of giving.
Can you fall in love again when the love of your life has gone?
On Christmas Eve, the love of Dara's life passed away in a tragic accident, leaving Dara with their three-year-old daughter. Though insurance paid for the basics, there wasn't much left. Now it's Christmas Eve again, there's no money for a tree, and everything Dara loves has been sold to survive.
A knock on the door reveals a cop, with a gift that will change her entire life.
A romance full of hope, so sweet there's not even a kiss...
https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw
[image error] EXCERPT:
"Mommy?" Christine's young voice broke in on her thoughts.
Dara put down the romance she'd been re-reading, the favorite she'd had since she was sixteen. She'd sold all her others at a yard sale the previous week. "What is it, sweetie?"
"Why don't we has a real tree for Chribmas?"
"Why don't we 'have'," she corrected. "Come sit by me." Dara patted the couch and tucked her chenille robe closer around her.
One arm around Matilda, her cloth doll, Christine climbed up beside her mother and cuddled.
Matilda's going to need stuffing before long. Her head flopped forward, face against her flat chest. When did the lace on her dress get so ragged? Dara smoothed the doll's dress. "Remember when Daddy went home to heaven before Christmas last year?"
Christine knuckled her eyes and yawned. "I 'member."
"And then Mommy got hurt in the car accident and couldn't go to work?"
"Uh huh."
Dara took a deep breath. "Well, it meant there was no money for a real tree this year. But I'm sure Santa will still bring you presents." Gifts Dara bought by selling her entire collection of romance novels at a yard sale at her friend Sherilyn's house. "And we drew a tree, right?" She pointed at the crayon-bright drawing taped to the wall. Construction paper ornaments decorated each branch.
"But it doesn't smell like a Chribmas tree."
Dara hugged her. "I know, baby. I know."
"How will Santa leave his presents?" Christine pulled away and got on her knees. "He can't put them under the tree, Mommy."
"Oh, honey!" She ruffled her daughter's hair, swallowing the lump in her throat. "Santa will find a way." She leaned forward and kissed her little girl. "We should get you in bed so Santa can come. He can't leave presents while you're awake."
Here’s a little SOMETHING for the readers, no strings attached.
ABOUT KAYELLE:Kayelle Allen writes Sci Fi with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's a US Navy veteran and has been married so long she's tenured.
https://kayelleallen.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
Reader Groups https://kayelleallen.com/reader-groups/
A Romance for ChristmasA Sweet Contemporary Holiday Romance
A sweet holiday romance showcasing love, loss, and the spirit of giving.
Can you fall in love again when the love of your life has gone?
On Christmas Eve, the love of Dara's life passed away in a tragic accident, leaving Dara with their three-year-old daughter. Though insurance paid for the basics, there wasn't much left. Now it's Christmas Eve again, there's no money for a tree, and everything Dara loves has been sold to survive.
A knock on the door reveals a cop, with a gift that will change her entire life.
A romance full of hope, so sweet there's not even a kiss...
https://books2read.com/u/31MNPw
[image error] EXCERPT:
"Mommy?" Christine's young voice broke in on her thoughts.
Dara put down the romance she'd been re-reading, the favorite she'd had since she was sixteen. She'd sold all her others at a yard sale the previous week. "What is it, sweetie?"
"Why don't we has a real tree for Chribmas?"
"Why don't we 'have'," she corrected. "Come sit by me." Dara patted the couch and tucked her chenille robe closer around her.
One arm around Matilda, her cloth doll, Christine climbed up beside her mother and cuddled.
Matilda's going to need stuffing before long. Her head flopped forward, face against her flat chest. When did the lace on her dress get so ragged? Dara smoothed the doll's dress. "Remember when Daddy went home to heaven before Christmas last year?"
Christine knuckled her eyes and yawned. "I 'member."
"And then Mommy got hurt in the car accident and couldn't go to work?"
"Uh huh."
Dara took a deep breath. "Well, it meant there was no money for a real tree this year. But I'm sure Santa will still bring you presents." Gifts Dara bought by selling her entire collection of romance novels at a yard sale at her friend Sherilyn's house. "And we drew a tree, right?" She pointed at the crayon-bright drawing taped to the wall. Construction paper ornaments decorated each branch.
"But it doesn't smell like a Chribmas tree."
Dara hugged her. "I know, baby. I know."
"How will Santa leave his presents?" Christine pulled away and got on her knees. "He can't put them under the tree, Mommy."
"Oh, honey!" She ruffled her daughter's hair, swallowing the lump in her throat. "Santa will find a way." She leaned forward and kissed her little girl. "We should get you in bed so Santa can come. He can't leave presents while you're awake."
Here’s a little SOMETHING for the readers, no strings attached.
ABOUT KAYELLE:Kayelle Allen writes Sci Fi with misbehaving robots, mythic heroes, role playing immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's a US Navy veteran and has been married so long she's tenured.
https://kayelleallen.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
Reader Groups https://kayelleallen.com/reader-groups/
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Looking for Some Yuletide Excitement This Year? Don't Miss Christmas at Dalgaard Castle by Grace Augustine
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In this sequel to Secrets of Dalgaard Castle, mystery surrounds the annual Yule festivities. War looms, and King Anwan of Osig, leader of the Fire Dragon Guard, will stop at nothing to gets what he wants – Taydaryn. Safely tucked away within the walls of the castle, Queen Brenna and her family decorate for the holiday, but nightmares plague the Queen – an ominous foreboding of things to come. Will the kingdom survive an attack from the dragons that circle overhead or will Taydaryn fall by years’ end?
Amazon Buy Link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081LK3RY7 [image error]
EDITOR AND INTERNATIONALLY known author, GRACE AUGUSTINE, was raised in Montana. Her hobbies include music, acrylic painting, container planting, and old romantic movies. She resides in Iowa and is the mother of two adult sons and an adorable feline.
Author Website: WWW.GRACEAUGUSTINE.WEEBLY.COM
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Augustine/e/B00FQXTT58
In this sequel to Secrets of Dalgaard Castle, mystery surrounds the annual Yule festivities. War looms, and King Anwan of Osig, leader of the Fire Dragon Guard, will stop at nothing to gets what he wants – Taydaryn. Safely tucked away within the walls of the castle, Queen Brenna and her family decorate for the holiday, but nightmares plague the Queen – an ominous foreboding of things to come. Will the kingdom survive an attack from the dragons that circle overhead or will Taydaryn fall by years’ end?
Amazon Buy Link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081LK3RY7 [image error]
EDITOR AND INTERNATIONALLY known author, GRACE AUGUSTINE, was raised in Montana. Her hobbies include music, acrylic painting, container planting, and old romantic movies. She resides in Iowa and is the mother of two adult sons and an adorable feline.
Author Website: WWW.GRACEAUGUSTINE.WEEBLY.COM
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Augustine/e/B00FQXTT58
