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Christmas Creek Romance
Series · 10 books · 2016-2022

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#1

Deck the Hearts

2016

Opposites attract and sparks fly in the delightful small town of Christmas Creek. Holly Jolly lives for Christmas. It’s the only time of the year, as far as she’s concerned. Gordon Gills doesn’t need a reason to hate the holiday season. He doesn’t see the point. Gordon returns to the mansion he inherited and finds Holly making a mess with her Christmas decorations. Unfortunately, his great-aunt’s will stipulates that he must make merry every Christmas if he wants to keep his inheritance. Holly is determined to infect the grouchy Gordon with every dose of Christmas cheer she can muster and show him what Christmas is really about. Will Gordon prevail and turn Holly into a Grinch, or will a sprinkling of Christmas magic show Gordon that there’s no fighting love, especially when it’s wrapped up in a gorgeous redheaded package of jolly holly?
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#2

Her Christmas Chance

2016

Tagline: A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets? Description Bella Tallahan has always hidden behind her twin sister, Tally. She was born with cerebral palsy and even though she has finished college, she lives vicariously through her sister’s adventures. It worked, until her sister married writer Lucky Lenigan, and Bella developed a crush on Lucky’s brother—a bad boy with a shady past. Chance Martin made one mistake growing up—one that landed him in prison. After his release, he spends his days restoring antique furniture and his nights alone. When Mr. Klutz, Bella’s fat tabby cat, wreaks havoc in the furniture workshop, Chance confronts Bella and finds himself with a dilemma. He’s not the right kind of guy for a woman with disabilities, but at the same time, he can’t get her out of his mind. Will the trail of destruction left by one naughty cat bring Bella her Christmas chance for love? Can Chance rise above his past and convince Bella that she is truly worth loving? Or will the secret he is keeping horrify Bella enough to send her back into hiding?
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#3

A Christmas Creek Carol

2018

Ebony Cruse is a romance writer with no time for fun—much less dating. When an old friend, Blaze O'Carroll, stops by to ask her to the Christmas Creek Gala Ball, Ebony refuses to go since she has a deadline. Ebony dives into her work in progress and is surprised when characters from her past come to life. When Ebony sees Blaze in trouble, she has a big decision to make. Will the Christmas Creek magic give her and Blaze a Christmas worth remembering?
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#4

Kitty, It's Cold Outside

2019

Little did mailman Mick Jolly know that delivering a kitten to an abandoned millhouse would change his life, past, present, and future. Mick Jolly suffers from youngest son syndrome, eclipsed by his popular older brothers. Instead of receiving love letters, he reads his brothers’ fan mail on the sly. One dark evening, he drives through a snowstorm to deliver a package, only to find a kitten inside. When Mick returns to the abandoned millhouse with cat food, he encounters a beautiful woman wearing Victorian Christmas clothes. Katherine Gills is waiting for her lover to return. The only problem, she has been waiting for years, maybe hundreds. When Mick comes through her doorway with a bag of cat food, she believes he is the man to deliver her from her endless cycle of Christmas heartbreaks. Together, Katherine and Mick uncover a cache of lost letters, a curse around her family tree, and a budding new romance in a world of past and present Christmases, aided by a kitten who wants to get in from the cold.
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#5

A Christmas Creek Caper

2019

Someone’s stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. No one in the small town is prepared for this crime spree since they are such a close-knit community. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case, and he sets a sure-fire trap. Will he catch this cold-hearted person, or will he find something he never imagined?
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#6

Toy Soldier Christmas

2020

Breast cancer cost Nutmeg Brown her fiancé, her job, and her cleavage, but not her love for Christmas. She’s had enough pity from family and old friends, so she travels to Christmas Creek to celebrate anonymously. Army specialist Craig Brockman has lost more than a foot and an eye. He’s lost his pride and can’t face his family—least of all for Christmas. When his friend, Nutmeg’s brother, asks him to anonymously deliver an old toy to his sister, he comes face to face with a wish he’d lost long ago. A dose of Christmas Creek magic works over Nutmeg and Craig—but only for a time. As contradicting wishes are sorted out and the dream world fades, both Nutmeg and Craig must face reality and grab for the one wish worth fighting for.
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#7

Red's Christmas Woodsman

2020

Ruby Red Rumsey is full of “shoulds.” She’s overly concerned about appearances and what people should do. Nate Tallahan is a big hunk of “should-not.” He’s always doing exactly what he should not do. When Red frolics through the woods to her grandmother’s Christmas Creek cottage, she’s shocked to find Nate asleep in her grandmother’s bed. To Red’s horror, Nate mistakes her for her grandmother, Ruth, and turns from wolfish bad boy to a handy woodsman. Is he blind or is love blind? Will Red figure out which Nate she wants before Granny Ruth returns to ruin the fun?
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#8

Dashing Through Christmas

2021

It's a case of mistaken identity, secret agendas, Christmas love and magic, all with the help of a "talking" dog with superhero qualities. ~ \* ~ Event planner Misty Jolly needs all the help she can get to pull off Christmas Creek’s biggest makeover: a grand indoor Christmas fair at the spanking new convention and retail center. The original Christmas Creek settlers, including her parents, aren’t sure having Santa in a heated gazebo with an artificial skating rink and electronic northern lights display is a good idea, but Misty has no time to listen to their concerns. While rushing to a meeting with a cantankerous contractor, Misty causes a plane crash and finds a handsome stranger who’s rendered speechless by her presence. Dash Weston has no time for Christmas fun and festivities. As CEO of a huge retail conglomerate, all he cares about is cleaning up his bottom line at Christmastime. The big Christmas Creek project is over budget and overdue. A mere blizzard isn’t going to stop him from investigating—in disguise, obviously. It’s love at first sight for Dash when Misty pulls him out of the wreckage of his private jet. The problem? He’s tongue-tied and unable to communicate except with a stray dog wearing a red superhero’s cape. Dash dives in to help Misty while charming her with his fake Christmas-loving identity. But the dog knows the truth, and Dash steps in deep doo-doo when Misty reveals her dislike of his CEO-identity. Dash will do anything it takes to get what he wants, but he’ll need all the Christmas magic he can muster to slow Misty down long enough to believe in him again.
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#9

Dottie's Christmas Wish

Single Father Holiday Romance With Canine Companions

2021

All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts? ~ Mail carrier Merry Jolly has the Christmas blues. She’s friendly, kind, and helpful, but unlike her three sisters, she’s never brought a date home for Christmas. One day, while dutifully delivering the Christmas Creek mail, Merry finds a little girl lost near the frozen creek. Dr. Colton Dale knows how to set a broken bone, but he has no clue how to stitch up his broken life. He and his daughter, Dottie, moved to Christmas Creek two years ago after the death of his wife. When the pretty mail carrier finds Dottie lost in the woods, Colton is determined not to let gratefulness spill into temptation. He’s lost so much, and he has to protect his heart and Dottie’s at all costs. Despite every barrier Colton sets up, the Christmas Creek magic is at work. Dottie’s looking for answers to her Christmas letters, and Merry can’t bear to leave them unanswered. Meanwhile, Colton’s lonely heart beats faster whenever Merry brings the mail. When Dottie is disappointed on Christmas Day, will Merry take the risk to deliver love and joy to their three lonely hearts? \—- Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town that celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together. Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly’s jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek? Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets? A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future. Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse. A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone’s stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case—until he’s caught with his hands up and his pants down. Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It’s love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it? Red’s Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother’s Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother’s bed. Dashing Through Christmas, #8 Misty Jolly and Dash Weston play guessing games while rushing through a Christmas project with no help from Westie, a “talking” dog. Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts? Nick's Christmas Ride, #10 Nick Jolly's antique convertible turns into a wild ride when Hayley chooses three social media starlets for his Christmas-promotional dates. Six Weddings and a Date, #11 Wedding bells are ringing, and Holly is determined to rope in her befuddled groom with the help of auld acquaintances not forgotten.
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#10

Nick's Christmas Ride

2022

Imagine yourself shapeshifted not into a wolf or a giant eagle but into a 1959 MG Roadster convertible, all while the guy you’re crushing on is driving his date through your hometown. \~~~ Christmas Creek’s favorite son, Nick Jolly, and its beautiful wallflower, Hayley Brockman, are so far in the friend zone that she’s picking his dates for him. When Hayley selects three social media mavens to help Nick promote Christmas Creek, everything backfires, including the antique convertible Nick picks up to drive them around. Unbeknownst to Hayley and Nick, they are being watched over by their feuding forefathers, Ol’ Nicholas and Slimy Cecil, with cosmic consequences. Will a shapeshifting car and the shifting fortunes of Texas Hold’em wake Nick and Hayley in time to save their hearts and keep Christmas Creek from being canceled?

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