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 One:
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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Congrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
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Sounds like a good read.
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