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This excerpt from Spirits of Christmas picks up where last week’s left off, with Joel having burst into his house and knocking a suspected home invader to the floor. It turns out to be Christa, a maid whom he has never met, since he doesn’t live in this particular house, even though he owns it.
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Spirits of Christmas
by Kate Hill
“I work here.”
He raised a groomed eyebrow. “Oh, really? Then why aren’t you on vacation with the rest of the staff?”
“I –”
“Are you responsible for these atrocious decorations?” He strode past her to glance in the living room.
“I’m sorry. I thought I’d be alone here.”
“So did I,” he murmured before pulling out his cell phone and taking her picture.
“What the hell are you doing?”
He held up a finger for silence while he made a call. “Frank, yes. It’s Joel. The picture I just sent. Does that girl work here?”
“That’s a good idea.” Christa pulled out her cell, took his photo, and texted it to Frank — the butler in charge of the house — along with a note asking for confirmation of the man’s identity.
“You don’t know me?” A smile flirted with his slim lips.
She lifted her chin. “Why should I know you? I’ve worked here a month and have never met the owner of the house.”
“Do you ever go to the movies?”
Christa curled her lip. “Are you asking for a date? Now?”
This time he laughed. It changed his entire demeanor. Instead of board-up-his-ass angry, he looked kind of cute. “No. I thought you might have seen my movies, that’s all.”
“Your movies. No. I –” She stared. Now everything made sense. Yes, she had seen a few of his movies with her younger brother, who was totally into martial arts, action, and horror.
“It’s okay. I wasn’t being full of myself — at least not intentionally.” He offered his hand. “Joel Connor. And according to Frank, you’re Miss Christa Wild. Are you hurt?”
“No. Just surprised.”
Blurb:
On Christmas Eve twenty-five years ago, a brutal murder was committed at the house where Christa Wild works as a live-in maid. When the other servants leave for the holiday this year she stays behind, hoping that any spirits dwelling there will help her regain the psychic power she lost. She’s surprised when the intriguing but disturbed owner of the house appears several days before Christmas.
Action star Joel Connor has kept a terrible secret for most of his life. Despite his success as an athlete and actor, he is plagued by flashbacks of a gruesome attack that destroyed his family. This Christmas, Joel returns to the house where it happened to face the ghosts of the past, but finds he is not alone.
Joel and Christa are instantly attracted, but will his psychological state prevent them from finding peace and love?
From Changeling Press.
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Well done!
Interesting bit showing the meet.