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    Once Upon a Mistletoe
    Once Upon a Mistletoe
    Once Upon a Mistletoe
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    Once Upon a Mistletoe

    By Jane Lynne Daniels

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    A CHRISTMAS PROMISE

    Aspiring playwright Yardley Lemmon's wildest fantasy is about to come true: her play has been chosen for Sweetgum, Ohio's annual Christmas production. The bad news? It will star the mayor's son, Nick Conrad, her teenage crush and the worst prom date on the planet, whom she hasn't seen since he left their small town years ago to become an actor. Once again, Yardley's hopes and dreams are in his strong yet fickle hands. There's no way she'll let anything go wrong.

    SEALED WITH A KISS

    Nick Conrad has never forgotten Yardley. The memory of what they could have had together, but for his role in that prom night disaster, has kept him from finding true happiness with anyone else. He suddenly has a chance to make things right. His job is clear: Make her wonderful play a huge success. Then steal her heart and claim what should have been his all along. All it will take is one moment beneath the mistletoe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoroughs Publishing Group
    Release dateNov 30, 2016
    ISBN9781944262488
    Once Upon a Mistletoe

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      Once Upon a Mistletoe - Jane Lynne Daniels

      A fish out of water comedy… Readers who like Jennifer Crusie will probably enjoy this.

      —Library Journal on Be Careful What You Wish For

      Jane Lynne’s stories are down-to-earth with a touch of whimsy and always entertaining.

      —Jami Davenport, Award-winning Author of Down by Contact and Forward Passes.

      This novel dazzles.

      —Long and Short Romance Reviews on Be Careful What You Kiss For

      A CHRISTMAS PROMISE

      Aspiring playwright Yardley Lemmon’s wildest fantasy is about to come true: her play has been chosen for Sweetgum, Ohio’s annual Christmas production. The bad news? It will star the mayor’s son, Nick Conrad, her teenage crush and the worst prom date on the planet, whom she hasn’t seen since he left their small town years ago to become an actor. Once again, Yardley’s hopes and dreams are in his strong yet fickle hands. There’s no way she’ll let anything go wrong.

      SEALED WITH A KISS

      Nick Conrad has never forgotten Yardley. The memory of what they could have had together, but for his role in that prom night disaster, has kept him from finding true happiness with anyone else. He suddenly has a chance to make things right. His job is clear: Make her wonderful play a huge success. Then steal her heart and claim what should have been his all along. All it will take is one moment beneath the mistletoe.

      ONCE UPON A MISTLETOE

      A Love Unscripted Romance Novella

      JANE LYNNE DANIELS

      www.BOROUGHSPUBLISHINGGROUP.com

      PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Boroughs Publishing Group does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites, blogs or critiques or their content.

      ONCE UPON A MISTLETOE

      Copyright © 2016 Dawn Gothro

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. Unless specifically noted, no part of this publication may be reproduced, scanned, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Boroughs Publishing Group. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or by any other means without the permission of Boroughs Publishing Group is illegal and punishable by law. Participation in the piracy of copyrighted materials violates the author’s rights.

      ISBN 978-1-944262-48-8

      E-book formatting by Maureen Cutajar

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      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      About the Author

      Also by Jane Lynne Daniels

      ONCE UPON A MISTLETOE

      Chapter One

      Yardley froze. The wire hanger slipped from her fingers and the mayor’s dry cleaning tumbled to the floor in a puddle of plastic and chemically treated wool. "Me? I won?"

      The mayor’s brows puckered as his eyes followed the path his cleaning had taken, but the all-is-well smile never left his face. You wrote a wonderful Christmas play, he boomed, his voice rattling off the narrow walls of the shop. Just wonderful. Even in casual conversation, the mayor’s voice carried a good block or so. A DIY microphone.

      "My play." She had to be sure.

      "Your play." The mayor’s smile folded at the corners. He’d obviously expected a different response.

      I can’t believe it, Yardley breathed. She’d dreamt of this moment for as long as she could remember. A play she’d written would be staged. For the whole world, or at least the part of the world that lived in Sweetgum, Ohio, to see.

      It wasn’t Broadway, or even off-off-off Broadway, but it was a start. With actors, saying her words, bringing to life the story she’d written. Her breath caught as marquees danced before her mind’s eye and an imaginary orchestra conductor picked up a baton.

      She wouldn’t go as far as imagining her name being called at the Tony Awards, but–

      The mayor made a polite noise in the back of his throat and pointed at his cleaning. I wonder, could you…?

      The virtual orchestra halted mid-note, cymbals crashing to the floor. I’m sorry, Yardley said as she reached for the bag of clothing, fighting off the thin plastic determined to attach itself to her. If she could rid the world of one thing, it would be static electricity. It’s just that—I didn’t expect this.

      An understatement. Every year, Sophie Watkins, the English teacher at the high school, with her gray-brown hair, Kate Spade glasses, and floor-slapping clogs, entered and won the contest for Sweetgum’s original Christmas play. On most days, Ms. Watkins could be a semi/sorta-nice person, but she wrote syrupy plays that made Yardley’s stomach twist as if she’d devoured an entire double-layer box of chocolates from the Sweetgum Sweetery.

      Not that Yardley ever had eaten both layers all by herself. Well, once. And it had been an antidote to heartbreak, which everyone knew didn’t count.

      The Watkins reign was apparently over, though, now that Yardley Lemmon’s play had won. Won.

      Her arm shot out, the garments swinging from her hand. Thank you!

      The mayor took the hangers from her. You’re welcome. His voice dropped to a fatherly rumble. We decided to go with something a little different this year and your play certainly is that.

      A little different. Yes, it was. Sophie Watkins’s eyes would pop right out when she saw it. I’m glad you liked it. Pitiful. An actual playwright would have had something memorable to say, something that acknowledged a deep theme, some sort of a universal truth embedded in the dialogue. All she could think of was the achingly polite I’m glad you liked it.

      She needed practice before the Tonys.

      Questions?

      Um. No. She shook her head.

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