Christmas Town Homecoming
A 10-Book Connected Holiday Romance Collection
with stories by
Melinda Curtis, Anna J. Stewart, Anna Adams, Cari Lynn Webb, Cheryl Harper,
Liz Flaherty, Leigh Riker, Beth Carpenter, LeAnne Bristow, Claire McEwen
Welcome
back to Christmas Town, Maine!
This
holiday season works its romantic magic during Christmas Town High
School’s ten year class reunion.
It’s
going to be a jam-packed holiday weekend for the returning class,
beginning with preparations for the two day event – where a
mysterious promise ring has been found in their time capsule – and
culminating in a Reunion Ball – where something lost finally finds
its home. No one’s expecting to discover love, but this is
Christmas Town, where happily-ever-afters are delivered with holiday
traditions, glowing twinkle lights, and tinsel.
Consider
this your invitation to the reunion where you’ll have a front row
seat next to some of the class’s most memorable members – the
prom queen, the jock, the mean girl, the drama kid, the teacher’s
pet, the bad boy, the math nerd, the girl most likely to succeed, and
some of your favorite administrators. From start to finish, this
collection of connected, sweet romances from Harlequin Heartwarming
authors will warm your heart.
Compare
this read to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Inside, you’ll
find stories featuring best friend to lovers, best friend’s older
brother, teen crush, enemies to lovers, second chance, reunion,
medical, and later in life romances.
Silver and Gold by
Leigh Riker
Why hadn’t she stayed home? Instead, Dakota Moore was
standing by a huge Christmas tree in the high school gymnasium. Annie, her best
friend since fifth grade, peered around the branches.“Dakota. Stop hiding.”
Their ten-year class reunion would
end with this ball, andDakota couldn’t leave without making a spectacle of
herself. Wobbling on her too-high heels, she ducked away from the tree, praying
she wouldn’t run intoone particular classmate tonight.
“Let’s circulate,” Annie said. “Everyone always asks about
you.”
But what did they ask? “I would have had bells on, Annie,if
I’d won the 400-meter freestyle in London.” The words stuck in her throat. As a
swimmer, her Olympic dream was long over.
As they crossed the room, Dakota’s
heart began to pound. Her hope died. He was suddenly here in the crowd,
coming toward them, and ten years passed again in the blink of an eye. The very
sight of Kieran Gardner would always be a shock, his good looks, that dark hair
and those teal blue eyes…And isn’t this awkward?
Dakota took one more step in her gold strappy sandals—and
lurched right into him.
The Christmas Key, by
LeAnne Bristow
“Doesn’t the gym look great?” Becca Jacobs appeared beside him.
Alonzo nodded. Did the former prom queen even remember
him? “The decorating committee did a lot of work.”
Becca looked around before leaning closer to him. “Tiffany
Walker was our biggest helper. Can you imagine her going out of the way to help
anyone?”
Alonzo stiffened. After all this time, he still felt the
urge to defend her. “Actually, it doesn’t surprise me.”
She gave him a pointed look. “Really? After all she did to
make your life miserable?”
He shrugged. “I asked for it most of the time. Besides, that
was ten years ago. People can change.”
“We’re about to find out. Here she comes.”
A Kiss to Remember by Claire McEwen
Phoebe? Damon jogged toward
the ladder, the woman’s thick blonde hair and slim frame becoming clearer with
each step he took. It was her. Right here at the lodge, in danger
of breaking her neck. “Don’t move,” he called.
“Don’t worry.” Her face was buried in her arms, which were still
wrapped around the beam. “I don’t plan to. Ever.”
“I’m not sure they serve breakfast up there.”
“Maybe people could throw a few pancakes up to me.”
He couldn’t help but smile at the image. “But then you’d need
syrup, and that might get messy.”
She gave a short laugh. “True.”
“I’m going to help you down, okay?”
“Yes, please.”
It was hard to make his voice steady when he felt shaken to the
core. “When I climb the ladder, it’s going to move a little. Don’t let that
worry you. You’re not going to fall.”
Gabi had arrived at his side. “Is it okay if I put Piston down for
a moment? I’d feel better if I tried to hold the ladder steady.”
“I think he’ll be fine.”
She set Piston on the floor. The little dog limped over to Damon
and put his front paws up on his shin.
“You’ve got to be on your best behavior, okay? Go lie down.” He
pointed to a spot under the nearest table. Piston hobbled over and flopped down
with a small sigh.
“Is there a dog down there?” Phoebe’s voice sounded a little less
shaky.
“A really cute one,” Gabi called. “With a sore paw. It’s going to
need your help once Damon gets you down from there.”
“Damon? Damon from high school?”
Damon was almost positive he heard horror in her tone.
Adventures in Amore by Beth Carpenter
Last weekend’s snowshoe lessons proved woefully inadequate.
As she struggled up a hill after Ryker, Marissa was halfway convinced she was
having a heart attack, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. At least if
she collapsed in the snow, Ryker might be forced to stop and look her way. Or
maybe not. Maybe he'd just leave her there and keep going. At least Will would
probably call the paramedics.
Who was Will? Ryker had introduced him as his cousin, but
that's all she knew about him. And yet, there was something about him that drew
her, like when a familiar tune played and she could almost remember the words,
but not quite. And just like one of those songs, the mystery would bug her
until she'd come up with the answer.
"Hey, Ryker," Will called from the back. "Us
mortals could use a break."
"Oh, sorry." Ryker looked back with a sheepish
grin at his red-faced, panting flock. "Let's stop at this clearing."
Starts with a Kiss by Cheryl Harper
“Okay,”
Sydney said as she straightened her shoulders, “I’m getting the gym decorated
for the ball tonight right now. If we’re going to argue, can we do it later?
Tomorrow? Next week?” She could be better prepared by then.
“If
you had answered my phone calls, we might have already hashed this out.” Alex
ruffled his hair. Sydney realized he needed a hat if he was going to stick it
out here.
“So,
whatever you need to say is simple. Good. Go ahead.” Sydney crossed her arms
over her chest and juggled the clipboard as she tried to be patient. Then she
waved a hand. “Never mind. Let me say this first.”
Alex
shook his head but his eyes crinkled on the edges with amusement. They did that
a lot when they talked. Over five years, she’d seen that amusement more and
more. He knew what he was dealing with when he talked with her. The first time
they’d shared a hurried break in Paris, he’d been surprised by the flood of
words, but she didn’t manage to surprise him much anymore.
Surprise had been his
thing.
Delay of Reindeer Games by
Melinda Curtis
“Hell-on-Wheels,”
a deep male voice teased from the front walk.
Helen gritted her teeth
and dropped her wheelbarrow to the ground, hating that what she’d dreaded
during about the reunion was hitting her this early in the weekend.
Hell-on-Wheels was the nickname Brandi Sue Duckweiller had given Helen as a freshman
during a 1970s-themed rally week where Helen had been chosen to compete in a
roller-skating race. Given that Helen was capriciously tall – nearly six-feet –
and not athletically inclined – she’d sat the bench on the volleyball and
basketball teams – why would anyone think she could stay on her feet on roller
skates?
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