A Season to Remember
A Christmas anthology from four Australian authors
Eva Scott, Susanne Bellamy, Elizabeth Ellen Carter, and Noelle Clark
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Four short stories on the Christmas theme, spanning time, places. Uplifting, funny, thought-provoking, heart-warming, ‘A Season to Remember’ will make your heart sing.
All That Glitters by Eva Scott
Blurb:
Molly is a
modern day Cinderella, second best to her half-sister Aimee and never measuring
up to her step-mother’s expectations. Now Aimee has the chance to marry an
elderly millionaire and Molly is expected to keep the man’s grandson, Connor
Rathmore, from sabotaging the event. Handsome, charismatic and very, very sexy
- how is she going to keep him from sabotaging her heart?
Excerpt: All That
Glitters
“Well, are you ready?” She sounded
rude but it was all she could manage to say. On the way over to pick him up
she’d been too preoccupied to consider him at all. Instead she replayed the
conversation she’d had with her stepmother. After receiving a reprimand for
arriving late, Maria had grilled her over Connor Rathmore and found her answers
less than satisfactory. Then the lecture started on her appearance. Where were the shoes? She’d kicked off
those horrible expensive shoes at the airport and hadn’t given them another
thought. An unforgivable act in her stepmother’s eyes. It was impressed upon
her that she must try harder and remember her sister’s happiness. Of course.
Molly loved her half-sister, Aimee, despite the fact the girl was spoilt
rotten. Underneath all the embellishments she really did have a good heart. It
wasn’t Aimee’s fault she’d been raised to be a life-sized doll.
She appraised the man before her.
She steeled herself not to react to him. When he’d opened the hotel room door,
more primal male than any man she had ever encountered, something unexpected
happened to her. Bam! Right to the heart. Very inconvenient and impossible, the
idea could not be entertained. Not for a millisecond. The consequences would be
devastating.
“Good evening to you too.” He
bestowed what she assumed was his best killer smile. “Shall we go?”
He stepped through the door, so
close the heat radiating off his body hit her like a furnace. Her natural
reserve began to melt. The scent of him was so… masculine and her knees wobbled
as she caught her breath. Moving away wasn’t an option, even if she tried.
He smiled as if aware of the effect
he had on her. Without looking back he strode towards the elevator and pushed
the button. They stood in silence side by side while they waited. The animal
magnetism between them shimmered, increasing with every passing second.
Molly’s senses scrambled. She
stumbled into the lift. This situation would need careful handling. The man
beside her must not guess his presence caused a meltdown. Her attraction to him
created a complication she did not need. Just
one week. Please help me make it through this one week. If her stepmother
suspected an attraction between Molly and Connor, all hell would break loose.
About Eva Scott:
Eva Scott writes
contemporary romance set in her homeland of Australia and historical fiction
set in the Ancient World. Her books offer passion and adventure in some of the
most beautiful and intriguing places in the world. Her heroes and heroines are
strong, sassy and ready to rise to their challenges, and learn a little bit
about themselves along the way.
Having lived
overseas for several years, Eva returned to study Anthropology before heading
off to live in Papua New Guinea for a year. There she met the love of her life,
author G.W. Gibson, who was stationed there with the Australian Defence Force.
The rest is history, romantic history.
She now lives on
the Redcliffe peninsula with her husband, small son and an assortment of
animals. When Eva is not writing she enjoys mentoring first-time authors,
cooking up a story, practising yoga and getting out on the bay on her stand-up
paddle board.
Eva is a member
of Romance Writers of Australia; North Lakes Writers Group; Queensland Writers
Centre and Australian Romance Readers Association. She is published by Musa
Publishing and Harlequin Escape.
Website: http://www.evascottromance.com/
I'm so looking forward to reading this. A wonderful collaboration. Well done ladies! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Louise. It was a fun project to work on.
Deleteaye..it's a goodie
ReplyDeleteThanks Shey. Glad you enjoyed them.
DeleteI'm that you've enjoyed them Shey and I hope you enjoy reading them Louise!
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