Spotlight: Sleigh Bell Serenade by Shanna Hatfield
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(Winter Wishes, #2)
Publication date: January 19th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis:
He keeps his heart heavily guarded.
She meets everyone with a friendly smile.
Will the attraction sizzling between them pull them into the space between their two worlds?
Burdened by too many responsibilities, Bowen Jensen struggles beneath their overwhelming weight. Between raising his teenage sister, running their family ranch, and managing Sleigh Bell Tours, he barely has time to sleep, let alone do something just for himself. He can’t even recall his last date. Then a chance encounter with a beguiling woman leaves him pondering if there isn’t more to life than trudging through one lonely day after another.
Juniper Haynes appears to have it all with a successful real estate career and a picture-perfect life. In reality, she’s tired of dealing with demanding clients, wary of her so-called friends, and secretly longs for the peace she finds at her sister’s mountain home. After a magical New Year’s Eve kiss with a cowboy she barely knows, she realizes true happiness might only be found outside her comfort zone.
Can Bo and Juniper find the courage to embrace change and explore the possibility of a future together?
Find out in this sweet winter romance full of small-town charm, memorable characters, laughter, hope, and love.
Excerpt
Disturbed by the direction of his thoughts, he drew in a cleansing breath and caught another whiff of her tantalizing scent. Annoyed by his infatuation with Juniper, he took a step back, uncertain what to say.
Words had never easily come to him. He was more of a doer than a talker. In his younger years, his best friend, Ky, had always filled the gap since he could talk to anyone, anytime, about anything. Ky had received the gift of gab, while Bo had been given the gift of brawn and endurance.
But in that moment, an idea or two of something witty to say would have been helpful.
“Do you live around here?” Sassy asked as Bo stood there like one of the snow carvings that would fill the town next month at the Winter Fest.
“Cedar lives in Faraday with her husband. I live in Portland,” Juniper said. “I’m just visiting through the holidays.”
“So you’ll be around for New Year’s Eve?” Sassy asked.
Heaven help him if the girl decided to take it upon herself to ask Juniper to go out with him to ring in the new year.
Juniper nodded uncertainly.
“We’re hosting a little gathering of friends that night. Would you like to join us?” Cedar asked, smiling at Bo and then Sassy in invitation. “It’s very casual and informal. We’ll have finger foods and things like pizza and jalapeno poppers, and family-friendly games.”
“Why is this the …” Juniper started to speak, but Cedar gave her a quelling look that made her snap her mouth shut.
Bo might have laughed if he hadn’t been certain there was matchmaking afoot. Under normal circumstances, he would have run in the opposite direction as fast as possible, but he really wanted to see Juniper again. A party with her sister and friends seemed harmless enough.
“We’d love to come,” Sassy said with enthusiasm before he could respond. “Thank you for inviting us.”
“Yes, thank you,” Bo said, finally forcing himself to speak. “Is there anything we can bring?”
“You don’t need to contribute anything, but you’re welcome to bring some of those delicious cookies you served with cocoa during the tour,” Cedar said, looking at Juniper. “The cookies were amazing, weren’t they, June?”
“Amazing,” Juniper repeated, glaring at her sister, then turning to Bo with a smile that looked sincere. “We’ll look forward to seeing you then.”
Bo got the feeling she meant what she said, that she’d be pleased if he attended the celebration. Despite the voice in his head yelling at him to find an excuse to stay away from Juniper, he heard himself say, “What time should we arrive?”
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About the Author
USA Today Bestselling Author Shanna Hatfield writes sweet romances rich with relatable characters, small town settings that feel like home, humor, and hope.
Her historical westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”
When this farm girl isn’t writing or indulging in rich, decadent chocolate, Shanna hangs out with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller. She also experiments with recipes, snaps photos of her adorable nephew, and caters to the whims of a cranky cat named Drooley.
To learn more about Shanna or the books she writes, visit her website http://shannahatfield.com or find out more about her here: linktr.ee/ShannaHatfield
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