Christmas
at Twilight
Twilight,
Texas # 5
By: Lori Wilde
Releasing October 28th, 2014
Avon Romance
It's
Christmas in Twilight, Texas. The Cookie Club is baking, the town is decorated,
and Delta Force Operator "Hutch" Hutchinson has finally, reluctantly,
returned home . . .
. . . only
to get pepper sprayed by the delicious- looking stranger who's taken over his
house. She says her name is Jane, and she immediately sets down ground rules.
Top priority: no touching. For Hutch that isn't easy—he was wounded in action,
but one part is still working very well.
Then Hutch
learns the truth. Jane harbors a frightening secret—she's really Meredith
Sommers, on the run from a dangerous ex-husband and desperately in need of the
safety Hutch can provide. In that moment, he vows he'd do anything in his power
to protect her. And as Christmas approaches, they discover that their love can
conquer the past and overcome any obstacle—but what price will they pay?
Her heart dropped into her stomach, heavy as an iron anchor.
She thumbed a text to her housemate. U
OK?
Raylene came out of the massage room and Meredith handed her
a bottle of chilled water. “Be sure to drink lots of water to flush out your
system.”
“Thanks, sweetie.” Raylene leaned over to tuck a
hundred-dollar bill into the pocket of Meredith’s uniform. “You have a merry
Christmas.”
“Wait, wait, Mrs. Pringle, this is too much,” Meredith
protested, and fished the bill from her pocket. Shut up and take it. You can get Ben’s presents out of layaway with
this.
Raylene folded her hand around Meredith’s. “Accept it,
please. I know what it’s like to be broke at Christmas.”
“You?” It was Meredith’s understanding that Raylene and Earl
Pringle were among the richest people in Twilight.
“Honey, I was raised on the wrong side of the tracks. It
wasn’t until Earl’s family struck oil on their land that we had a pot to piss
in. Go on. Take it.”
“What makes you think I need the money?”
“You’re a single mom renting a room from Ashley Hutchinson. ’Nuff
said. Now let’s not hear any more about it.”
Meredith straightened. “While I do appreciate the gesture,
please donate the money to the Christmas Angel charity that you’re a part of.
Plenty of people need this money much more than I do. In fact, hold on a
minute.”
She darted into the employees’ lounge, got her purse from
her locker, and opened the worn brown wallet to find a twenty-dollar bill and
sixteen ones. She gulped. She never kept a bank account—not since, well, never
mind that—and this was all the money she had. But there had been times when she
didn’t have a quarter to her name, and Friday was payday. She had groceries in
the house, gas in the minivan, and probably six or seven dollars’ worth of
coins on top of her dresser. She’d get by. Not so the mothers of children whose
names were on the Angel Tree.
Resolutely, she plucked the twenty from her wallet and took
it back to Mrs. Pringle. “Here, please add this to the fund.”
Raylene wrinkled her forehead. “Are you sure?”
“Absolutely. I just wish I had more money to give.”
“That’s so kind of you.” Raylene touched Meredith’s shoulder
and looked at her with a mixture of sympathy and you-got-guts-girl admiration. “Are
you planning on coming to our annual Christmas cookie swap this Friday evening?
We’d love to have you join us. The party is at my house. I’ll e-mail you
directions.”
Another great addition to the Twilight, Texas series! Sweet, romantic, emotional, and suspenseful - I couldn't put it down once I started. This can be read as a standalone, but if you're familiar with the previous books in the series, you get to catch up a bit with past couples. Highly recommended!
Lori
Wilde is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 70 works
of romantic fiction. She is a two-time RITA award nominee, a four time Romantic
Times Reviewers’ Choice nominee and has won numerous other awards. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Christian University and holds a
certificate in nursing forensics. An animal lover, Lori is owned by several
pets, and lives in Texas with her husband, Bill.
Author Links
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38217.Lori_Wilde
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