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* 4 Sample Chapters *Song and dance man, Bob Dinsdale, is feeling like he is not long for his profession when he nabs a gig as a singing elf for a fundraising Christmas Train ride. Event organizer, Natasha Loy, knows underneath all his irreverent charm and talent lies the type of ham for attention she could never stand, making him perfect for another role which needs casting - that of the world's most annoying fiancé. And she's bringing him home for Christmas!Natasha plans to convince her parents to finally approve of the man of her dreams by having Bob pose as the potential son-in-law of their nightmares. Unfortunately, her protective big sister, DeeDee, refuses to dislike him no matter how hard he tries. Bob's growing attraction to DeeDee soon starts to trip up his act, but with Natasha's promise of introducing him to Broadway royalty for a job well done, mustn't the show go on? How can Bob get the girl he wants while giving his 'worst boyfriend' routine all he's got? With a little divine encouragement from a pair of Vaudevillian spirit guides assigned to help him, that's how.If you're in the mood for a Christmastime romantic-comedy-fantasy with more costume changes, exploding ants, dinner party stick-ups, dramatic plagerism, and high notes sung by an opera diva trying to save the world than you can shake a candy-cane at, then you're in for a treat. This isn't your typical fake-fiancé-meets-the-family story. This is High C!*Being reposted. Will be complete again by Christmas ;)*No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any many without express written permission of the author.…

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* 4 Sample Chapters *Bye-bye vanity!Neighbours Emma Dotrice and Mitch Garner have more in common than a general dislike for each other. They're both at career crossroads. She's had to climb back down the company ladder due to a family crisis making her guardian to her 8-year-old nephew, Gabe, and he's been benched from his role as a Major League sports commentator in favour of a newbie with way more Tik Tok followers. Now, thanks to Gabe's curiosity and Mitch's temper, they also share a giant hole in the flimsy wall joining their apartment bathrooms. Will Emma and Mitch be able to stand being in each other's space while keeping the damage a secret from their snooping landlord? Or with a little compromise, will they soon like what they see where their mirrors used to be?*No part of this work may be used or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of the author.**This story contains a scene meant to explore how older generations who are pro-equal rights for all (in this case, the character Mitch) might navigate a discussion regarding trans athletes. I wrote it so readers can see Mitch, for all his old, grizzled, sports-guy toughness, is a progressive thinker and a compassionate person. I also thought it was kinda funny. BUT what is happening in the US these days is not funny. It is frightening and disturbing. Trump wants the trans community not to exist. And I don't want any work of mine to be used or interpreted in any way which adds to the stress, fear or pain people are feeling right now. This story will return in full when decent people start making the rules again.Love, Steff.…

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* 4 Sample Chapters *Inquisitive heir, Charlie Fine's obsession with the truth makes him an excellent fraud investigator, but there's one mystery he's never been able to solve: the identity of the girl who gave him the greatest kiss of his life during a high school game of 7 Minutes In Heaven. Twenty years of experiments attempting to recreate the chemistry of that kiss have gotten him nowhere but frustrated and he's about to resign himself to a life without relationship fireworks when an invitation to his high school reunion steels his resolve to get answers once and for all. Accompanied by his binge-drinking best buddy, Martin, he heads home to grill his lovely suspects only to find his skills better put to use in solving the disappearance of an old friend's father and the sabotaging of a maple farm. Thwarted by a shady detective, distracted by a former classmate's troubled sister, will Charlie be able to find out who done it and who done it best? Will the same suspect hold the answers to both mysteries and will her identity be that of the dream girl he let get away? Who kissed Charlie Fine? You could skip to the end, but you'd miss more bear attacks, booby traps, pickled cabbage, flying cardboard, dry lightning, ghost parrots, creepy crawlers, maple syrup and tea cozies than in any cozy mystery about smooching you've ever read!Please know this story contains mild cursing and three F bombs - one of which is totally necessary.*Cover art uses "On-De-Fence" by Gil Elvgren which is to the best of my knowledge in the public domain.*No part of this story may be reproduced or used in any manner without express written permission by the author.© All Rights Reserved…

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Can an insecure beauty tame a self-sabotaging beast? *4 Sample Chapters *☆Winner of a 2017 Watty Award in The Originals category.Julia Swift is terribly sexy. Unfortunately, there's nothing she can do about it. While attempting to hide in plain sight from a world she fears only wants to use her, she is claimed as a personal stylist by vivacious socialite, Vérité Claire, a glamorous eccentric with a penchant for guiding talented oddballs along paths to meet their potential. Her curious crew includes sassy housekeeper, Lotte, insanely jealous biographer, Bernard, and eventually Orson Vaughn, a hulking outcast living in self-imposed exile since being betrayed by those closest to him in his shameful past. In spite of Julia's trust issues and Orson's tendency toward self-sabotage, the two grow closer through a series of exchanged favours until two people who are trying very hard to be invisible are seeing an awful lot of each other. Will a final favour which sees Julia helping Orson in a revenge plot against former adversaries put too great a strain on their unlikely relationship and prevent it from blossoming into more? If Vérité Claire has anything to do with it then the answer is 'Not a chance, darlings!'. So powder your noses, because the 2017 Watty winning The Favoured, The Fair and Ms. Vérité Claire is a lighthearted Beauty and the Beast-like romantic farce with a pie-throwing, rodeo-riding, chocolate covered, diamond studded, French-tipped twist! Swoon responsibly. Content warning: This story contains mature language, themes of body-shaming and brief references to drugs. *No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of the author.…

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* 4 Sample Chapters *When an eccentric old neighbour dies and names Violet March in his will, she is even more surprised than his estranged and spoiled family. To make matters stranger, she learns that all must attend a pretend murder-mystery weekend for any to claim a share of the inheritance. Being a good sport under constant scrutiny and suspicion becomes trickier when she finds herself torn between the romantic attentions of both the deceased's "favourite" grand-nephew and the charming black sheep of the family. Loyalty forces her to favour the former, but when it is the latter who inherits the bulk of the estate, a grave case of mistaken identities is revealed leaving Violet to determine whether pride and an unwillingness to be labelled a gold-digger may stand in the way of the love of a lifetime.*Cover from "Lake Louise, An Alpine Wonderland" by Norman Fraser, which is to the best of my research and knowledge in the Public Domain.*No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of the author.…