BLURB supplied by the Author
Filled with plans, McKenzie
Forsberg returns to her hometown to spend Christmas with her family. Stressed
by a year of intense, ongoing problems, she quit her high-powered job to move
back and rebuild her life. Kenzie
desperately needs the peace and security she is sure will come from buying the
home she grew up in. But when she arrives, Kenzie discovers that a handsome
widower, Jared Rawlins, has already put an offer on the house. However, he can
only close the deal if he sells his own house by Christmas Eve.
When Kenzie unexpectedly runs
into a couple who are considering buying Jared’s house, she unthinkingly gives
them information that changes their mind. Jared is more
than a little interested in Kenzie, but has second thoughts when it appears
Kenzie may have attempted to sabotage the sale of his home. Feeling bad, Kenzie
apologizes but the damage may be too much for their relationship to overcome. Despite
themselves, sparks of attraction grow into something more. Then, a few days
before Christmas, Kenzie makes a stunning discovery about her past. In that
moment, everything changes. Will the power of love be enough to bring Jared and
Kenzie together and allow them to find their happily ever after?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marlene
Bateman Sullivan was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Sandy,
Utah. She graduated from the University
of Utah with a Bachelor's degree in English. She is married to Kelly R.
Sullivan and they live in North Salt Lake, Utah with their two dogs and four
cats. Marlene has been published extensively in magazines and newspapers and wrote
the best-selling romance/suspense novel, Light on Fire Island. She has written three other
mysteries; Motive for Murder, A Death in the Family, and Crooked House.
Marlene
has also written a number of LDS, non-fiction books: Latter-day
Saint Heroes and Heroines, And There Were Angels Among Them, Visit’s from
Beyond the Veil, By the Ministering of Angels, Brigham’s Boys, Heroes of
Faith, Gaze into Heaven; Near-death
Experiences in Early Church History, and The Magnificent World of Spirits;
Eyewitness Accounts of Where We Go When We Die.
BOOK EXCERPT
“What made you decide to move
to Lake Forest?” Kenzie asked.
“I’ve always loved it here,”
Jared said. “It’s a beautiful area, and there’s a special atmosphere here.
People are so friendly. I guess part of the reason I came is because I needed
to go someplace new and kind of start over, you know?”
Kenzie did know. That was exactly what she was doing now.
She’d gotten over Larry, but she needed to go someplace new and reinvent
herself and her life.
“Now let me ask you,” Jared
said. “What made you decide to come back?”
“A lot of reasons. I need a fresh start too. I’m tired of
the hectic pace in Chicago.” Impulsively she added, “Also, I had to get away
from my job at Midwest. A guy was causing some real problems for me—” She
stopped. Their eyes met and lingered. Jared’s compassion was evident and the
expression on his face kind. She felt so comfortable talking with him—as if
they were kindred spirits. Something in her heart softened into a spreading
pool, and she smiled at him.
Tearing open his packet of
Oreo cookies., Jared took one and dunked it in his hot chocolate.
Kenzie frowned. “Figures.
You’re a dunker.”
“And I bet you’re a twister.”
Snatching up a cookie, Kenzie
twisted it open and took a bite of the creamy middle. “Ummm.”
Jared shuddered. “That’s wrong
in so many ways.”
Picking up her mug and warming
her fingers, Kenzie sipped her hot chocolate. “This is wonderful!”
“It’s a secret recipe—been in
my family for generations.”
“Really?”
“No, but it sounds good, doesn’t it?”
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