It's Christmas Eve and a cop is at the door... #SweetRomance #MFRWhooks
Last time a cop was at Dara's door it was Christmas Eve, and he delivered news that her husband had been killed.
Now one's out there again...
From A Romance for Christmas
Dara was gaining strength daily, and would finish therapy the first week of January and return to work. Disability paid for the basics - lights, phone, water, trash collection, and she'd never bought anything on credit, refusing to dig herself into a hole she'd never escape once it got started.
She went to the closet and pulled down a box with a ball, crayons, paper, and three books. A friend had brought over a few things as well. This wasn't the grand Christmas she had wanted for her daughter, but all the other valuables had been sold. There was nothing left but her wedding ring.
She didn't wear it. Removing it had been part of saying good-bye to Jack.
They said it would help, and it had. Sort of. But not much.
Dara sank into one of the kitchen chairs and put her face in her hands.
Sometime later, when the doorbell rang, she grabbed a paper towel and dried her eyes. The clock over the stove said nine o'clock. Who would be calling at this hour on Christmas Eve? She stuffed the wet towel in her robe pocket on the way to the door.
A Romance for Christmas
A sweet feel-good holiday romance that reaffirms all you love about Christmas. It's the end of a year in which everything Dara loves was lost. Everything but her little girl and a fierce determination to survive. When a cop comes to her door on Christmas Eve, he brings a gift she never expected to get.
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The story sounds inspirational. I love the cover!
Thank you, Linda. It’s a really sweet story.
This a sweet story for the holidays.
Awww… thank you!
I love the setup here. She’s down so far that a glorious turnabout is possible, and those are the best kind.
When you’re that deep in the hole it’s hard to go anywhere but up. 🙂
Love the opening and hope she has a good holiday
Thank you, Janet!
Sad. But I’m hoping someone great is knocking on her door.
Tweeted.
I wanted to leave it on that note — someone is there — and the title of the post indicates who but not why 🙂
Sounds like she’s due for some happiness. Very nice excerpt!
Oh I agree! Thank you 🙂
A nice setup and a great way to leave the excerpt–nothing like a knock on the door to get things going 🙂
So true… and then what happens? It’s a good lead in.