When CC Cippolini is offered a temp job driving a custom car across the country, she leaps at the chance to leave Chicago, put her past in the rearview mirror, and make a fresh start. But one car crash and broken cattle fence later, CC ends up at the home of ruggedly handsome rancher Reese Brockbank. Reese doesn’t hesitate to rescue the reckless woman who has crashed into his life, but when circumstances require him to put CC up in his house for a few days, he vows to remain aloof—a woman already derailed his life once. As CC’s warmth and childlike love of Christmas turn his beautiful but sterile house into a home, however, she wears down his defenses. Still, something in her story doesn’t quite add up, and Reese’s questions soon cause CC to retreat. The pain of their pasts has brought them to this moment, but will they seize it or put the possibility of love in jeopardy?
Author
Laurie (L.C.) Lewis will always be a Marylander at heart—a weather-whining lover of crabs, American history, and the sea. She admits to being craft-challenged, and particularly lethal with a glue gun, It’s documented that she’s craft-challenged and particularly lethal with a glue gun, which is why she set her creative juices on writing which was less likely to burn her fingers. She's also a devotee of sappy movies, fried chicken, and twinkle lights. She’s a RONE Award Winner (The Dragons of Alsace Farm) and was twice named a New Apple Literary Award winner in 2017 (The Dragons of Alsace Farm), and in 2018, winning Best New Fiction (Love on a Limb.) She is also a BRAGG Medallion honoree, and she was twice named a Whitney Awards and USA Best Books Awards finalist. Laurie will release her thirteenth novel, a contemporary Christmas romance in October 2021. "Cross-Country Christmas," was inspired by a drive she took through the often barren miles of Utah in a Tesla. Mysteries, romance, and humor abound in this fun Hallmark-like tale of two lonely rebounders who end up stranded together under some curious circumstances. Visit Laurie's author page for release news. https://www.amazon.com/Laurie-Lewis/e... Laurie’s last release, "Secrets Never Die," (2019), was her first venture into romantic suspense. She's penned a sequel which she hopes to release in 2022. Her women's fiction/romance novels include (Love on a Line," (2019), "Awakening Avery," (2018), "Sweetwater," (2018), "Love on a Limb," (2017), "The Dragons of Alsace Farm" (2016), and "Unspoken" (2004), written as Laurie Lewis. Using the pen name L.C. Lewis, she wrote the five volumes of her award-winning FREE MEN and DREAMERS historical fiction series, set against the backdrop of the War of 1812: "Dark Sky at Dawn" (2007), "Twilight’s Last Gleaming "(2008), "Dawn’s Early Light" (2009), "Oh, Say Can You See?" (2010), and "In God is Our Trust" (2011). Her next release will be a WWII novel based on the experiences of a French survivor of the occupation of France. The working title for this book is "The Letter Carrier," and Laurie hopes to release it by January 2022. Laurie loves to hear from readers, and she invites you to join her VIP Readers’ Club or contact her at any of these locations. VIP Readers’ Club https://www.laurielclewis.com/newsletter Website www.laurielclewis.com Twitter https://twitter.com/laurielclewis Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LaurieLCLewis/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurielclewis/ BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lauri...
