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Four stories by four authors…one fateful New Year’s Eve Four kisses at midnight… Three different sisters… Two old flames… One bet that drives it all! The Devine sisters return to their hometown for New Year’s Eve each year to attend the annual ball. Part of the tradition is their decade-old whoever has no date at midnight has to kiss their nerdy neighbor Lewis Kampmueller. Tess—burned by love, the glamorous Broadway star isn’t interested in a repeat performance…until she encounters an old flame. Annabelle—when the local etiquette expert gets caught breaking the law, her heart might have to pay the price. Grace—the tough FBI agent has an easy time being one of guys, but is she woman enough to keep a man? Lewis—the shy nerd has made millions over the years…but is he smart enough to catch the woman of his dreams? Who will lose the bet but win out in love? Four charming stories written by four different authors about one fateful New Year’s Eve. The champagne is poured. The clock is ticking. Join the countdown!
Authors
Mara Jacobs is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Worth series. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in advertising, Mara spent several years working at daily newspapers in advertising sales and production. This certainly prepared her for the world of deadlines! She writes mysteries with romance, thrillers with romance, and romances with…well, you get it. Forever a Yooper (someone who hails from Michigan's glorious Upper Peninsula), Mara now splits her time between the U.P. and Las Vegas. You can find out more about Mara’s books at www.marajacobs.com Mara loves to hear from readers. Contact her at mara@marajacobs.com
Holli grew up in Detroit. She could most often be found with her nose in a book, lost in the magic of a good story. She solved crimes with Trixie Belden, rode the Black Stallion to victory, and cried copious tears when Rhett frankly didn't give a damn. Holli eventually discovered that real life holds its own magic. She attended the University of Michigan, found true love, started a family and obtained a graduate degree in social work. When her youngest began kindergarten, she put a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door of a small room off the kitchen—a sign largely ignored by all—and began to peck out her first novel. In between now and then, Holli wrote several novels, won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart competition in Romantic Suspense and was a finalist in the American Title Competition with a paranormal romance. When not at work, she can most often be found with her nose in her laptop, lost in the magic of writing.
USA Today bestselling author of the Heroes of Henderson Series. Liz's Heroes of Henderson series grew out of the New Year's Eve Anthology, Countdown To A Kiss, where the Devine Sisters of Henderson, N.C. had a bet every year at their parents' New Year's Eve ball. The sister who didn't have a date to kiss at midnight had to kiss their nerdy neighbor, Lewis Kampmueller. Duncan James, the hero of Liz's novella in Countdown To A Kiss (which has also been published separately as Playin' Cop) is not only best friends with Lewis, but with both Brooks Bennett and Vance Evans, his fraternity brothers from NC State. Brooks and Vance are the Henderson cops who kick off the series with Good Cop and Bad Cop. Recurring characters is the theme of the Henderson series. Each book is a complete romance in and of itself, but you won't lose touch with the couples you fall in love with. They keep playing big parts and small in following books as Brooks and Vance lead Team Henderson in finding ways to revive their small town. "DuVal Cousin" books are an additional part of the Heroes of Henderson series, and usually are tucked in between books with numbers like 2.5 and 3.5. They can be full length novels or short novellas, and they are based on Lolly DuVal's (from Good Cop) Henderson cousins. Where the Heroes books are hero-centric, the DuVal Cousin books are heroine based. Henderson is an actual town in North Carolina where some of Liz's favorite people were raised. Liz's version of Henderson is completely fictional since she hasn't had the pleasure of going back in nearly thirty years. But oh the fun she had while visiting there in her youth. Her memories are the perfect landscape for her contemporary romances. Liz enjoys putting friends and readers in cameo appearances in her books. Originally from Baltimore, she spent every summer near Annapolis, Maryland in a community where dancing and romancing are literally part of its theme song. (The place where Jesse James gets banished from in Bad Cop. There is going to be a series about that place someday.) A graduate of Wake Forest University, where she met her handsome golf-addicted husband, (who is now sporting dark glasses everywhere he goes) Liz is a mother of two grown sons (also sporting dark glasses) and a miniature Labradoodle named Isabelle. They live in the Fountain of Youth, a.k.a. Naples, FL where dancing and romancing continues on ad infinitum. The Heroes of Henderson Series in order: Playin' Cop (or Countdown To A Kiss if you want the whole story.) Good Cop Bad Cop Taming Molly Top Dog Tempting Vivi Kissing Cooper ~ A Christmas Quickie Under Dog (Coming soon.) Please feel free to contact Liz at Liz@LizKellyBooks.com. As all authors do, she loves hearing from readers. Visit LizKellyBooks.com to sign up to be notified when new releases are available.
Award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling author Colleen Gleason has written more than twenty books for major publishers such as Penguin Group, Harlequin Enterprises, Chronicle Books, and HarperCollins (as Joss Ware). Her books have been translated into seven different languages. Colleen lives in the Midwest United States where she is fortunate enough to be working on her next book. She loves to hear from readers via her website, Facebook, or GoodReads.
