Denise Devine's Holiday Stories

When old friends reunite, will a new enemy keep them apart?

Ashton Wyatt has spent a decade running from her past.

Hanging out with a bad crowd in high school cost Ashton her reputation, her boyfriend and her relationship with her parents. Determined to start over, she has moved far away, but can’t escape the loneliness that shrouds her heart. When she receives an offer to return to the small, tourist town of West Loon Bay to revive The Ramblin’ Rose Bar with her sister and her cousin, she accepts the challenge, hoping to repair the bond with her family as well. But just when her life is on the mend, she crosses paths with someone from her past and things spin out of control...

The last thing Sawyer Daniels needs is to get mixed up with the town’s wild child.

Sawyer did his share of partying and keeping the local cops busy in his misspent youth, but he has long since abandoned that crowd in an effort to make some sense of his life. He’s already under contract to renovate The Ramblin’ Rose when he learns Ashton Wyatt is back in town. Though the situation gets off to a rocky start, their friendship grows as they work side by side. He doesn’t realize how much he’s grown to care for her until a stalker puts her life in danger. Now that he’s finally found his true love, is he about to lose her?

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The holiday decorations are up but business is down. Is it really the most wonderful time of the year?

Allyson Cramer is determined to keep The Ramblin’ Rose afloat. If the bar closes, her employees will lose their jobs, and she’ll default on her loan. Despite her hard work, the situation becomes critical when the new manager of the pool hall lures her best customers away. Adding insult to injury, Max drops in one day to be “neighborly,” bearing gifts and inviting her to lunch. The last thing she wants is to humor a competitor, but this handsome, gregarious man piques her curiosity. Will she gain the secret to his success or lose her heart to him instead?

Ho-ho-ho, Max Reardon needs a change of scenery—and fast.

His reputation and his job are destroyed when his boss’ drunken wife, Sybil, brazenly makes a pass at him in public and wants to become friends with benefits. Disgusted, Max retreats to West Loon Bay to spend the holidays managing his uncle’s pool hall and contemplate his future. He doesn’t plan to stay. The trouble is, the moment he meets Allyson, he’s drawn to her. They share a kiss under the mistletoe and now he can’t stop thinking about her. Unfortunately, he soon learns that Sybil won’t stop thinking about him. And that’s when his problems really begin.

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  Katie McGowan is desperate to make it home for Christmas.

Since the death of her husband in a snowmobile accident two years ago, her family has filled the void left by Josh’s passing. Returning home from a business trip on December 23rd, Katie finds herself trapped by a blizzard in Alexandria, Minnesota. Stranded travelers have filled the hotels, leaving her no choice but to take an executive suite in the same resort where Josh died.

Ryan Scott intends to spend the weekend at Lakewood Resort, riding his new snowmobile and dodging Christmas.

His parents’ sudden divorce announcement has ruined his holiday and he’s in no mood to socialize. His plan derails, however, when he meets Katie McGowan and she steals his heart.

Overwhelmed by memories of the past, neither Katie nor Ryan believes they are open to the possibilities of a new relationship. But a little bit of Christmas magic, along with a stray dog rescued from the storm, gives them a reason to unwrap their hearts. Together, they find the courage to rediscover the joy of the holiday 

season.

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Merry Connor is struggling to feed her two children, pay heat bills and fix her secondhand car.

Though she’s barely making it financially, life is good. That is, compared to two years ago when she lost everything—thanks to her lying, deceiving ex-husband. She’s come a long way since then and doesn’t intend to look back. Even so, it’ll be a long time before she trusts anyone with her heart again.

Tony Lewis hasn’t had a merry Christmas since his wife and son perished in a car collision three years ago.

The holidays are lonely without his family, but his heart begins to mend when he meets Merry Connor and her two rambunctious kids. He can’t stop thinking about her and yearns to get closer to her. Will she turn him away once she learns of his connection to her ex-husband?

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  Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Sophie Lillie is looking forward to spending the holidays in Hawaii with her family on their annual Christmas cruise. It won’t be the same this year, however, without her mother. Maggie’s death has drawn the family closer together, but when Sophie’s father shows up with his new fiancée, their fragile reunion is torn apart. Sophie turns to an unlikely stranger for comfort, a man who is dealing with a betrayal of his own…

There’s a lot of trouble in paradise.

Sam Alexander’s plan to turn a boring company cruise into a romantic getaway with a female coworker falls apart when she dumps him at the last minute for someone else. To make matters worse, his ex-girlfriend’s new flame is Sam’s workplace rival. He’s stuck on a ship sailing to Hawaii with a bad attitude and nothing to do. That is until he meets Sophie, a woman who melts his heart and gives him a reason to celebrate the season.

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Rock Henderson needs a wife—and fast.

His dying mother’s last wish is to leave this world knowing her son is blissfully married…and producing grandchildren. It’s just a small lie to make her eternally happy, one he doesn’t think he’ll have to make good on until Zelda shows up the week before Christmas with her nurse and her twenty-pound tabby cat. With his ex-fiancée long gone and his wheelchair-bound mother sitting in the living room of his penthouse demanding to meet his wife, he’s desperate—and hard-pressed to find a stand-in on such short notice. That is, until he remembers his neighbor in 601E.

Kimberly Jo Stratton is looking forward to a hard-earned vacation the week before Christmas. 

Her calendar is filled with last-minute shopping, lunch dates, holiday parties and catching up on old friends. There’s just one problem—she needs to find someone ASAP to cast the tie-breaking vote to the proposed bylaws change of her condominium association, which is a total ban on all animals. If that change goes through, Kim and many of her closest neighbors will have to move. They're not going to give up their furry children!

Kim and Rock strike a deal…

Kim will spend the week as Rock’s wife in return for his vote. It seems like a foolproof plan. That is, until Kim’s Chihuahua tangles with Zelda’s tabby, Zelda’s health seems to take a sudden turn for the better and Zelda’s nurse does more pouting than nursing, except when she’s flirting with Rock. In the midst of it all, Kim and Rock discover that there is such a thing as love under the mistletoe…

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Book Two

Still in the plotting stage...

 Okay--so this is not the cover. This is a picture of MY naughty Santa Baby--the notorious Babygirl. She is only half their size, but she keeps the boys in line. When she is sleeping in their bed, they don't dare bother her.

Pictures of the boys are on the News and Reviews page.

I promise, the cover is coming soon!