Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors !
Happy December!!!
Looking forward to a merry month, I’m starting snippets from my brand new Christmas novella, The Christmas Pact, which was published last week in the Nine Ladies Dancing: Christmas in London anthology.
BLURB:
When Charlie and Henrietta were children they swore a pact that if Henrietta reached her twenty-first birthday and wasn’t married, Charlie would step in and keep her from being an old maid. They even sealed it with a kiss under the mistletoe.
Now, eleven years later, Charlie comes to London to see if Henrietta is betrothed or not and, more importantly, if she remembers their pact. What he finds is a beautiful, grown-up Henrietta, who remembers him warmly but who is also on the brink of accepting the suit of another man.
Can Charlie help her remember their promise–and that kiss–before it’s too late?
EXCERPT:
“Oh drat!” was all Henrietta could get out before the boys landed their snowballs with much better accuracy. George’s hit her squarely in the chest, showering snow all over her new blue pelisse. Henry, however, had much more deadly aim, striking her right between the eyes.
Henrietta staggered backward, blinded by the icy particles. Her feet slipped out from under her and she sat down hard on the cold ground, her head spinning.
“Hen… Henrietta!” The boys’ shrieks grew closer until their hands were on her, patting her cheeks. “Are you all right, Henrietta?”
“Good grief, are you all right?”
That voice didn’t belong to the boys at all.
And a little more for good measure…
Shaking her head to clear it, Henrietta wiped the snow from her face and peered up at the speaker, a gentleman in a tall beaver hat with snow sticking to the brim. The man she’d pummeled with her snowball, no doubt. Oh, but there’d be the devil to pay for her morning of fun. “Yes, I believe I’m all in one piece, thank you.”
“Thank goodness. Here,” he grasped her hand, “allow me to help you up.”
Not that she had any choice in the matter.
The gentleman put his other arm around her shoulder and lifted her as though she were a mere feather, setting her on her feet before she could even blink.
“Thank you, sir.” She wobbled and his grip increased, steadying her until she was able to stand without swaying. “You are most kind, considering I should be the one apologizing to you. I am dreadfully sorry to have hit you… um,” at last she managed to look the gentleman in the face, “or rather your hat.”
“Think nothing of it, ma’am.” The wide smile on his face reminded her of someone. His voice, too, although it was deeper than she remembered…
“Charlie?” She searched his face, looking for the boy she’d grown up with. Surely it couldn’t be…
Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There are some fantastic snippets to be read.
The Christmas Pact is available on for .99 on Amazon and KU in the Nine Ladies Dancing: Christmas in London anthology.
Nine Ladies Dancing: Christmas in London as well as all of my Christmas novellas are available on Amazon for just .99! Enjoy! Grab them all from my Amazon page.
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Ah, the moment of recognition. How charming for their re-meet-cute to be in such a lighthearted setting! The boys used her name, so I’m guessing Charlie knows it’s her, but does he know that she’s available? Looking forward to more!
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Ooohhh, I liked this! Seems Charlie has done a lot of good growing up methinks. Excellent excerpt.
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I think he stayed away too long. But you have to admire a grown-up young lady who enjoys a snowball fight.
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Oooh – the plot thickens.
Tweeted.
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Oh, yes it does! 🙂
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Oh, I love reunions! I don’t think he’ll be upset at all. 😉
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I think not! LOL
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