Marianne Rice

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A sweet holiday fake dating romance

It all started when a potholder caught on fire in her coffee shop...

Hello, lovely readers.


I can't believe I'm saying this...but I have ANOTHER release coming up. The Twelve Dates of Christmas is a fake dating, grumpy single dad holiday romance and the last book in my Balsam Grove Christmas series. You can preorder today, and it will magically appear on your Kindle on October 1st!


If you're not caught up in the series, you can read them all for free in KU. Each book is a standalone, so you don't have to read them all, but you'll want to!


AMELIA

When I pitched Twelve Dates of Christmas to the town suggestion box after a string of bland dates, I didn't expect the mayor to say yes. I really didn't expect her to draft the hottest, grumpiest single dad in town as my date. All twelve times.

It doesn't matter that Balsam Grove's fire chief is smoking hot-pun intended. He's grumpy, he's insufferable, and he looks at me like I'm a walking fire code violation.

It was one time!

Now I'm stuck spending the holidays with a man who detests me, my coffee habit, and my charming sense of humor. The only saving grace is his son, who thinks I'm hilarious and has excellent taste in holiday sweaters.

TRACE

Amelia Simmons has been a disaster in my life since the day I put out a literal fire in her coffee shop. The woman is a caffeine-infused tornado.

I have a demanding job, crazy shift work, and a six-year-old son, which doesn't leave room for anything else-especially not her.

But the mayor guilts me into all twelve dates, and I tell myself it's for the town. Nothing more.

Somewhere between wreath-making and building blanket forts in my living room with my son, something inside me stops fighting this crazy thing between us.

Then everything goes up in flames. Literally and figuratively.


Happy reading!


Marianne xoxo

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