by
Sandy Lender
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GENRE:
Paranormal Romance
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After
graduation from business school and escape from engagement, Jennifer
DeVision wants peace on earth for the holidays. Joining friends at
the Rose Chateau seems like the calm answer to a question she hasn’t
asked.
When
the mysterious owner of the bed-and-breakfast begins to bring out
more than the Christmas spirit in Jennifer, the forces that have been
holding her in check get angry. Caleb Odan and his enabling staff of
merrymakers might turn this vacation back into the romantic and
magical time it’s supposed to be, if they can figure out what
they’ve invited into their midst before it threatens both Jennifer
and Caleb’s existence.
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Excerpt:
Date
Scene Excerpt
Roger
paced. Niles brushed a lint-roller down the arm of Caleb’s modern
tuxedo jacket as if there was anything on it. Lisa frowned. “I
don’t get it. You’ve had three bottles of your wine. Why isn’t
the color coming into your cheeks?”
“Nerves?”
Niles suggested.
“Because
it’s not the real deal,” Caleb muttered. “But I can’t very
well hop out of the limousine and drain some stray innocent on the
way to the theatre, can I? Pardon me, but sit here just a moment,
Jenna, my darling, I have to kill someone before we go in.”
Niles
grimaced. “At least he has his sharp wit about him for the
evening.”
“It
would help if Roger wasn’t singing ‘it’s a mistake’ in his
mind over and over and over…and what does ‘men at work’ have to
do with this situation? I don’t understand it.”
Roger
threw his hands up in frustration. “I can’t help it. It is a
mistake. You’re going on a date? In public? With a guest? To sit in
the mayor’s private box at the theatre? This couldn’t be any more
cliché unless one of your past vampire friends shows up and starts
ripping people apart on stage like it’s French theatrics!”
Caleb
sighed.
“Roger,”
Lisa said. “Really?”
“Well,
come on. Doesn’t anyone else feel it in their gut that this is
going to end up on the five o’clock news?”
“Relax,”
Caleb droned. “The five o’clock news is over. Best we can do now
is ten o’clock or some sort of late-breaking story that interrupts
the regularly scheduled programming.”
Roger
stared at Caleb a moment. “Did you just make a joke? A modern-day—”
“All
right, both of you, settle down,” Lisa said. “Roger, stop
antagonizing the vampire before he decides to bite you to get his
color in his cheeks. Caleb, stop tormenting the man who’s just
looking out for your best interests. Now, Dahling, you look
mahvelous.”
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Sandy
Lender has a 23-year career in journalism and public relations. She
teaches media training to university officials and corporate CEOs,
but also has a keen understanding of online marketing. She taught how
to use social media for one’s business at the 2011 CONEXPO/CON-AGG,
which is the largest tradeshow in the United States. She also
presents workshops on writing, editing and the surprising topic of
reptile husbandry. Lender is a sea turtle conservationist and
published fantasy author anticipating the release of her final
Choices novel this winter. While we await Choices Meant for All,
she’s offered the spine-tingling yet amusing paranormal holiday
romance May Your Heart Be Light. Check her out at
https://www.facebook.com/FantasyAuthorSandyLender.
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