Under the Mistletoe (11 page)

“Count on Jill Shalvis for a witty, steamy, unputdownable love story.”

—Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling author of
Redwood Bend

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“Shalvis makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me sigh with pure pleasure.”

—Susan Andersen,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Playing Dirty

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“Top Pick! 4 1/2 Stars! Laughter is served in doses as generous as the chocolate the heroine relies on to get through the day. Readers will treasure each turn of the page and be sorry when this one is over.”

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Dear Reader,

My boy Stone has always been the quiet one in the family, but now he’s got the whole town talking. He and his longtime sweetheart, Sharon, are crazy about each other, but suddenly they can’t see eye-to-eye on their future. Sharon thought they were going to go to college, then get married. But Stone had other plans—plans he didn’t share with anyone.

So it looks like our resident matchmaker, Miriam, is going to be wrong for the first time ever. She swears Sharon and Stone are true soul mates. Well, I think between the broken promises and Sharon’s meddling mother, these two kids are going to need a miracle to make it down the aisle…

There’s Arlene—I just need to finish her trim and then I can head over to the Watermelon Festival. Be sure to stop back by the Cut ’n’ Curl for hot rollers, free coffee—and the best gossip in town.

See you real soon,

Ruby Rhodes

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A Runaway Heiress…

If saving her grandfather’s life means giving up the social whirl of Boston for the rustic charm of Texas, socialite Annelise Montjoy is more than happy to make that sacrifice. Determined to find the long-lost relative who holds the key to her grandfather’s recovery, Annelise will have to hide the truth about who she really is until she earns the trust of the Maverick Junction locals.

A Rough and Tumble Cowboy…

Cash Hardeman thought he’d have all the time in the world to find the right woman…until he discovered that his gold-digging stepgrandmother will inherit the family ranch if Cash doesn’t marry by his thirtieth birthday. With the deadline just around the corner and no prospects in sight, Cash knows it’s only a matter of time before he loses everything. But when Boston beauty Annie blows into his life, Cash can’t help but wonder if she’s the answer to his prayers.

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A Season of Magic

As the bard of the MacGregor clan, Finlay Grant is a natural-born charmer. He can easily win the heart of any lass…but somehow, the right words to express his love for stunning Leslie Harrison have eluded him. Yet as Christmastide approaches, Finn knows he must find a way to propose to the raven-haired beauty who has stolen his heart.

A Battle for True Love

A furious Leslie Harrison could run her brothers through for promising her to another. But she will do anything to save her family from dishonor…even though in her heart she knows no other man but Finn will do. When Leslie’s betrothed makes a dastardly deal, putting her family and the MacGregor clan in danger, Finn will prove that he’s just as fierce in battle as he is sweet in song. Can these two lovers find a Christmas miracle that will grant them a happily-ever-after?

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2012 by Jill Shalvis
Excerpt from
It Had to Be You
copyright © 2012 by Jill Shalvis
Excerpt from
The Sweetest Thing
copyright © 2011 by Jill Shalvis
Cover design by Diane Luger and Melody Cassen. Cover copyright © 2012 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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