Another Christmas book for your shelves ❄🌲❄
ROMANCE
EBOOK
RELEASED NOVEMBER 15TH 2019.
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When Serena Cole sees a car careening toward a little girl, she jumps in to save the child with no thought for her own safety. Later, Serena wakes up in the hospital with amnesia. Everyone calls her a hero, but she doesn’t recall anything—not even her name.
Mark Harper, the child’s widowed father, isn’t looking for romance, but the beautiful stranger who saved his daughter’s life captures his interest. But when no one steps up to identify her, he brings her home with him. He doesn’t realize that his decision may make his daughter’s Christmas wish come true
Excerpt
Mark walked down the hall toward the patient’s room. Perspiration dampened his palms. He rubbed them on his jeans, then took a deep breath before entering the room.
She’d been crying, and her eyes were puffy. Her gently sloped nose was red. Yet she was even prettier than he remembered.
“I’m sorry I bothered you.”
“You aren’t bothering me. I’m glad you called. I’ve been worried about you.”
“I’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.” Tears rolled down her cheeks. “I thought someone would come by now.”
“Maybe they don’t know where to look.”
Mark handed her a tissue. “You have an accent. Did you know that?”
“What kind of accent?”
“A southern accent. You’re not originally from Chicago.”
Her brow furrowed. “What am I doing here, then?”
He shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m sure someone is looking for you.”
“Are you sure?”
At the hope in her voice, he wanted to be sure. Instead, he squeezed her hand. With his other hand, he brushed her hair back from her forehead. She flinched as he touched her bruise. “Sorry. It looks very painful.” He dropped his hands to his sides. “I saw videos of the accident on the news last night. What you did was very brave.”
She dipped her chin and blushed, as if she wasn’t used to receiving compliments. “I don’t feel like I’m a very brave person.”
“Maybe it was an adrenaline rush. I’ve heard that people can be very heroic in desperate circumstances. You saw a child in danger and responded. You didn’t even think about the fact that you were putting yourself in danger.” The fact that it was his child she had risked her life for made him admire her more.
Head lowered, she focused on a snag in the thermal blanket. She stuck her finger through the looped thread and toyed with it.
Mark sat in the vinyl recliner. It looked like he might be here awhile. He should be home in bed, sound asleep. Instead, he was keeping a frightened stranger company.
About The Author
Facebook: Carol Underhill
Twitter: @underhill7
Inspiration for writing the book?
My faith in God faltered when my husband passed away. In time, my faith in God’s goodness was restored, and I found peace. In Angelica’s Christmas Wish, the main characters have each lost a loved one and are stuck in their grief. When a near-tragic accident brings them together, they discover that love can heal their hearts.
Favourite scene from the book?
When the woman who saved Mark’s daughter calls him in the middle of the night, afraid because no one has stepped up to identify her, Mark responds by going to the hospital. He sits with her and holds her hand. Their conversation calms her fear. The connection between them becomes very real.
Why we should love and read the novella?
It’s a sweet romance with light moments and tender scenes. The story brings a heartwarming message of hope and new beginnings.
I’d like the readers to see that there can be joy after heartache. When we lose a loved one, we can become stuck in our anger and grief. Love can heal our hearts and help us find peace.
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