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'Five tales of Christmas love from five Australian authors that will leave you wishing you'd been extra good for Santa.
'The sleepy seaside town of Kissing Point comes alive at Christmas when it fills to the brim with summer holidaymakers. But this year there are more than carols and the scent of Christmas barbeques in the air. This year, Santa is playing Cupid, as five couples get a chance at love, helped along by warm summer nights and sparkling ocean waves.
'An unlucky-in-love postwoman, a one-night stand lover and an interfering ex. A new-to-town baker, her prickly landlord and a spark that has nothing to do with faulty wiring. A movie stunt double, a neurologist and a love seat rumoured to be magic. Old school sweethearts and a half-forgotten marriage pact. A Christmas hating billionaire, his hardworking PA and an impossible-to-keep deal.
'Five couples, five chances at love and a Merry Christmas at Kissing Point…'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Contents
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Mistletoe and White Christmas Martinis,
single work
short story
romance
'Kissing Point postwoman Shelley, can't wait for Christmas to be over. Her family is away and her scumbag ex is spreading salacious rumours about her. Then the man she has been dreaming about since a drunken one-night stand three years ago arrives in town. But reality can never be as good as a rose-coloured memory, can it?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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A Very Sweet Christmas,
single work
short story
romance
'New-to-town baker, Katie, should dislike prickly landlord Liam. Instead, she dreams of tempting him with more than her delicious cupcakes. But a tragic secret from his past may be blinding him from the truth - that the real sparks aren't from his building's faulty wiring, but between him and his tenant.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Kissing the Girl Next Door,
single work
short story
romance
'Justin's a stunt double from a large, loud family who's having trouble with his memories after a recent head injury. Sophie's the girl next door, a brilliant neurologist, the only child of scientific elite… and the girl he has never forgotten. Even with the assistance of his beloved Nonna's 'magic' love seat, it might take a Christmas miracle to turn a childhood friendship into something more.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Happily Every After for Christmas,
single work
short story
'Home for Christmas after a messy breakup, heartbroken Rae had almost forgotten about her marriage pact with her teenage sweetheart, Alan, until he turns up as promised on her thirtieth birthday. But a pact made when they were new adults may not be strong enough to overcome their past hurts and give them a merry Christmas together.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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The Billionaire's Christmas Deal,
single work
short story
romance
'Christmas-hating workaholic billionaire, Henry, hires a tinsel-loving Aussie girl to be his temporary Personal Assistant. Connie brings a breath of fresh air to his structured life, but can she compete with the ghosts of his past for long enough to heal his shattered heart and bring joy to both their Christmases?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
