THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING SWAP
by Allyson Charles
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GENRE: Small Town Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Allison Stuart has always been the
odd-woman-out of her family. She wears her jeans a little too tight, colors her
hair a little too blonde, and instead of going into medicine and law like her
sisters, she runs a diner. She’s also the only single sibling left. And while
she won’t change her style, and her meatloaf is to die for, thank you very
much, she wouldn’t mind her share of wedded bliss. So she makes an early New
Year’s resolution: No more meaningless flings.
Drop-dead sexy Luke Hamilton is
everything Allison has sworn off. His only serious relationship has been with
his five-star restaurant, Le Cygne Noir, in Chicago. When he’s threatened by a
lawsuit, Luke decides to hide out in Pineville, Michigan, until the statute of
limitations runs out. The small town is filled with Christmas charm, but he
can’t imagine living there. Heating things up with the hottie who owns the
local diner would make his exile bearable—if he can convince her to give up her
ridiculous resolution . . .
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EXCERPT:
She
laid a hand on his arm and squeezed. “Both my sisters are married to nice,
dependable men, and I have two nieces. That’s what I want. No matter how much
my hormones want to take you up to my bed and have their way with you, that’s
not going to get me to my dream.”
“Nice.
Dependable.” He shoved his hands deeper in his pockets. “It doesn’t sound like
you want a husband. It sounds like you want a pet dog.”
She
took a step back and ran her hands down her dress, smoothing out the creases.
“There’s nothing wrong with dependable.”
“It’s
boring.”
“Reliable.”
Raising
his hand, he picked up a lock of her hair and twisted it around his finger.
“That’s just a synonym for dependable, not an argument.”
“This
isn’t something you can argue with me about. It’s my decision.” She took a step
away before turning back. “I’ll show you to your room. And I really am sorry I
threw myself at you like that, gave you the wrong message. It won’t happen
again, hot shot,” she said with a wink, her good humor restored.
Luke
picked up his bags and trudged after her up the stairs. She bounced back as
quickly as her curls did, and a tiny kernel of resentment blossomed in Luke’s
gut. He didn’t want her to be heartbroken, but a token display of dejection
wouldn’t go amiss. Luke was man enough to admit that the fact that he was never
going to have Allison Stuart caused an ache behind his breastbone.
And
just for a moment, he thought about what it would take to be the kind of man
Allison wanted.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Allyson Charles lives in
Northern California. She’s the author of the "Pineville Romance"
series, small-town, contemporary romances published by Lyrical Press. A former
attorney, she happily ditched those suits and now works in her pajamas writing
about men’s briefs instead of legal briefs. When she’s not writing, she’s
probably engaged in one of her favorite hobbies: napping, eating, or martial
arts (That last one almost makes up for the first two, right?). One of
Allyson’s greatest disappointments is living in a state that doesn’t have any
Cracker Barrels in it.
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