One Week to Win Her Boss, sweet romance by Barbara White Daille
Book blurb
Single mom Amber Barnett loves family, kids, Christmas…and unfortunately, her boss, confirmed bachelor Michael DeFranco. It’s a crush she really needs to get over. Except, when she’s temporarily forced from her apartment, her only option is to stay at Michael’s private ski lodge, where she’s the housekeeper. No problem. Her handsome boss rarely visits Snowflake Valley unexpectedly, plus he’s spending the holidays with his family. Or so she thinks…
A stormy Christmas Eve reunion leaves Michael seeking the solitude of his lodge, where he finds Amber in residence—and in trouble. Attempting to save her from her matchmaking family, he announces they’re a couple. His good deed backfires when they’re instantly included in each and every holiday event in town. So much for solitude.
Only the more time he spends with the beautiful, cheery brunette, the more he yearns to make things real between them. But he and Amber want different things, and Michael could never be the family man she’s looking for.
Excerpt
“Michael, what were you thinking?” Amber clutched the dishtowel in both fists. Then she swallowed a near-hysterical laugh.
Just look at her—one step away from wringing her hands like some cartoon damsel in distress.
As if he thought she might fall apart before his eyes, Michael headed across the room toward her. “Deep breath, Amber.”
“Deep breath? I’m lucky I can breathe at all.” Partly because you’re two feet away from me. She dropped the towel on the counter. “Do you know what you’ve done?”
“Yeah. Gotten you off the hook for that thing Lyssa talked about. You looked two seconds away from a panic attack.”
So much for believing she’d appeared calm and rational while working out the perfect rebuttals for her sister’s arguments. Why did Michael have to see the truth? Why did he have to make everything worse?
She refused to think about the little thrill running through her at knowing he’d come to her rescue. “What does it matter how I looked? Now you’ve gotten Lyssa stuck on another track. The one about us being a couple.”
“I’m not sure she actually fell for that story.”
She rolled her eyes. Poor man. “You saw her. Nick could barely get her out the door. I had to promise you’d be coming along to my parents’ house for dinner.” At that reminder, he had the grace to look ashamed about his lie. Or maybe uncomfortable, as if reality had hit him squarely between the eyes. Those beautiful dark eyes.
Go away, Michael.
Don’t look so good, so mouthwateringly tempting. Don’t stand right here when you’re so far out of my reach.
Hands shaking, she turned and began putting their breakfast dishes in the dishwasher. Work would keep her mind off Michael.
Yeah, and on this Christmas morning snowmen would fly.
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About Barbara
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Barbara also loves writing, reading, and chocolate. You can find her books, blog, and newsletter signup here: https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
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Kate – thanks so much for sharing my book and excerpt at the blog. I’ll be dropping by a few times over the next week if anyone wants to say hi.
And I’m wishing everyone a safe and happy new year!
Thank you so much for being a guest, Barbara! I hope you have a happy new year, as well!
Thank you!