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The Christmas BrideBy Sylvia McDanielThe Burnett Brides Series, Book 4Publisher: Virtual BooksellerRelease Date: November 5, 2013Genre: Historical Western RomanceLength: 160 PagesISBN: 978-1310915093ASIN: B00FJA99TOAdd to GoodreadsAbout the book:A Western Romance Novella (Book 4, Burnett Brides Series)Eugenia Burnett has gotten what she wants. Her three sons are married and she has three grandchildren, with the fourth on the way. But she hasn’t given up her matchmaking ways. Now she’s moved on to the people she knows and she’s matching widows and widowers together. Until one widower, Wyatt Jones let’s her know in front of a crowded restaurant that he’s not interested in any of the women she keeps sending him except her. Sworn never to remarry, she doesn’t need a husband or want one. She’s a free spirit doing what she pleases and no one is going to boss her around. But Wyatt wants Eugenia and she says no.In this western historical romance novella, come back to the old west and spend Christmas with the Burnett family. See Eugenia meet her match in cowboy Wyatt Jones.
Excerpt
The
Christmas Bride
By
Sylvia McDaniel
The
door to the café opened, the cold wind slamming it against the wall. The
restaurant grew quiet with the sudden entrance, and Eugenia turned to see who
was making such a racket.
Wyatt
Jones stood in the doorway, his muscular frame filling the opening. His cowboy
hat sat at an angle on top of his head, and his large brown eyes scanned the
room.
In
his hand, he carried a duffle bag.
Eugenia
tried to ignore the big man as he strolled through the doorway and removed his
Stetson.
Their
gazes locked across the room, and he smiled, his full lips turning up in a grin
that made her body soften and her heart give an extra little ca-thunk. He spoke
to the waitress, but his gaze never wavered from Eugenia.
Uh-oh.
A tingle of nerves zinged through her bones. This couldn’t be good.
His
boots made a rhythmic thump, thump, thump on the wooden floor as he walked with
a determined stride straight toward her, his bag in hand, his spurs jingling.
Nervously, she licked her lips.
Myrtle’s
back faced the door, and she continued to blather about something. But Eugenia
couldn’t seem to focus on the words. All she could see was this handsome cowboy
walking her way. She couldn’t stop staring at him. She knew he was coming for
her.
She’d
already sent several women his way, and she didn’t think he was here to thank
her for curing his loneliness.
Wyatt
stopped at their table, touching the rim of his hat as he glanced at Myrtle.
“Morning Mrs. Sanders. Nice to see you.”
He
pivoted to Eugenia, his brown eyes dancing with merriment. Staring into those
earthy eyes, a warm flush settled over her like a blanket. He opened the bag,
withdrew a casserole dish, and laid it on the table. He took a second dish out
and placed it alongside the first one, and then another, and another.
Oh
dear.
When
he finished, six clean, empty casserole dishes sat in front of her.
His
mouth turned up in that slow, lazy grin that burned a sizzle along her spine.
Why did this man make her feel like she’d raced her grandchildren around the
yard and couldn’t catch her breath? Why did this man make her more nervous than
a virgin on her wedding day? Why did this man have her wondering how his lips
would feel against her own?
“Eugenia,”
he said in that deep drawl that sent shivers skittering over her. “You’ve been
mighty busy, sending women out to my house. You’ve kept me and my men well fed
the last couple of weeks.”
“Glad
I could help,” she said, her voice sounding breathy and soft.
He
leaned in close and put his hands on either side of her, effectively pinning
her in the chair. She felt the urge to jump up and run, but resisted. She sat
there, stared him in the eye and refused to back down. No longer would she back
down to any man. Never again.
“While
I appreciate the effort, I’m not taking the bait. There’s only one woman in
this town that I’m interested in pursuing to become my wife.” The deep timbre
of his voice was low and commanding.
“And
pray tell, who would that be?” she asked, knowing she would have him hitched as
soon as possible.
Author
Bio
Sylvia
McDaniel is a best-selling, award-winning author of historical romance and
contemporary romance novels. Known for
her sweet, funny, family-oriented romances,
Sylvia is the author of The Burnett Brides a western historical western
series, The Cuvier Widows, a Louisiana historical series, and several short
contemporary romances.
Former
President of the Dallas Area Romance Authors, a member of the Romance Writers
of America®, and a member of Novelists Inc, her novel, A Hero’s Heart was a
1996 Golden Heart Finalist. Several other books have placed or won in the San
Antonio Romance Authors Contest, LERA Contest, and she was a Golden Network
Finalist.
Married
for nearly twenty years to her best friend, they have two dachshunds that are
beyond spoiled and a good-looking, grown son who thinks there’s no place like
home. She loves gardening, shopping, knitting and football (Cowboys and
Bronco’s fan), but not necessarily in that order.
Currently
she’s written sixteen novels and is hard at work on number seventeen. Look for
her the first Tuesday of every month at the Plotting Princesses blogspot http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com/.
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Sylvia, your book "The Christmas Bride" sounds great. Enjoyed reading the excerpt. Would love to win your book. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBarbara Thompson
barbmaci61(at)yahoo(dot)com
Oh, Eugenia. Wyatt sounds like such a gentleman cowboy. And he's interested in you. You may not think you're interested in him, but I think you are. Give in. You may be a grandmother, but you've still got life in you. :)
ReplyDeleteSylvia, I think you have a winner on your hands -- maybe because I'm in that grandma category (oldest 22, youngest 13), and it sounds as if Eugenia has a chance for love.