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Ilsa Madden-Mills
• standalone Holiday Novella
From #1
Amazon Bestselling Author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a brand new enemies to lovers
holiday novella (40,000 words) about finding love in unexpected places.
Dear
Sneaky Santa,
I’d
like to have a word about your sense of humor. Was it really necessary to stick
me, a professional hockey player nursing an injury and avoiding the media, in
an isolated cabin with a bratty, boot-designing princess who seems to have made
it her mission to despise me? I mean, come on, what did I ever do to you?
And
let’s talk about our first encounter. Was it your intention for her to barge in
on me while I was enjoying a soak in the tub? It wasn’t exactly my finest
moment, and I’m sure she didn’t appreciate the view of my massive body floundering
around as I tried to grab a towel.
Now, I’m
stuck with her, thanks to a mutual acquaintance, in the middle of a snow
blizzard, navigating through bear attacks, sketchy neighbors, and whole lot of
tension. I had plans, Santa, plans to escape to Cabo and forget about the
world, not to be trapped with a woman who thinks I’m unworthy of her time just
because she can’t stand hockey players.
Oh, and
speaking of our delightful Iris, she’s stingier with her food than Scrooge was
with his pennies! I’m not asking for a feast, but a guy’s got to eat! And could
you possibly turn her yippy dog into a reindeer or something? It would
certainly add to the Christmas spirit and save my eardrums.
I’m
trying to rediscover the meaning of Christmas, and you throw me into this
chaos? Is this some kind of test, or are you just having a jolly laugh up there
in the North Pole?
So
here’s my Christmas wish, Santa: sprinkle a bit of your magic and either get me
out of here or be a Cupid and ignite a fiery, undeniable passion between us,
because right now, this scenario is frostier than a snowman.
Slapshotting
Through the Snow, Kyler Blanchette