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Holidays |
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The Wild Rose Press |
ISBN-10: |
d4958 |
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50 |
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November 30, 2010 |
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Candace Sams
All Romance
The Sleigh Maker
Santa's sleigh maker and a union elf are antagonists, forced to work together on Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Claus orders two former lovers (Santa's sleigh maker and a by-the- book shrewish union elf) to work together on Christmas Eve and the magic of the season begins to work on both of them.
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Excerpt
EXCERPT
Copyright © CANDACE SAMS, 2010
All Rights Reserved.
Gavin grabbed up several quilts from the back of the living room sofa and wrapped them around the little girl. "Come on, darling. Let's go see the reindeer while Santa's Elf finishes putting some pretty packages under the tree. Okay?"
Punkin nodded excitedly.
Shocked and temporarily welded to the spot, Pru could only stare as Gavin took the little girl outside, toward the sleigh. Grabbing what was left of her senses, she quickly put the rest of the packages under the tree, then finally heard Punkin giggling as Gavin brought her back into the house.
"Are you insane?" she asked as he hugged the little girl, rocked her back and forth, and caused her to laugh yet again. "Gavin, she needs to be in her bed. Right now."
"All right, all right. Don't get your tights in a wad. She just wanted to see the reindeer."
Pru reached into the bag containing her magic dust and saw Gavin adamantly shake his head.
"No. Don't do that," he told her. "Punkin will show me which room is hers and we'll go right upstairs to bed." He turned and smiled at the little girl. "Won't we, baby?"
Pru could only stand there with her mouth gaping. She simply watched in silence as Gavin walked away with the little girl. A thousand possible mishaps entered her mind. What if the child began to cry and woke the entire household? What if he dropped her while going up the stairs and hurt her because she was squirming when the magic dust might have put her to sleep? What would any sane parent think if they found their baby being carried in the middle of the night by a huge, leather-clad stranger with long dark hair; one who was built like a prize fighter and looked like he could be dangerous?
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Professional Reviews
Nocturne Romance Reads
Such a cute story. Just in time to get us in the holiday spirit. Prudence is a workaholic, Gavin is a real ladies man. Both are extremely likeable, well developed characters. They were very much in love about 7 years ago but something happened to destroy their relationship. Someone decides to get to the bottom of the "real" story and throws them together this Christmas. I really like the description of the North Pole in this book. It is not your typical description of little elves all milling around Santa Claus. This is the grown ups version! There are gnomes, elves, snow fairies, and my favorite was Mrs. Claus. I loved how Ms. Sams had Santa take a back seat in this Christmas story and gave the key roles to some of his "helpers". ~ 4 HOOTs from Julie
Night Owl Reviews
I really enjoyed "The Sleigh Maker" as it had relatable problems with a dash of magic and Christmas. I was amused by how Gaven and Pru interacted and had great chemistry. And they both seemed to really care about each other. They had a wonderful relationship buildup and had to deal with personal issues. They spent quality time getting to know each other. Plus the secondary characters in this story helped drive things forward. Ovcerall, this was a happy and fun story to enjoy. ~ Silvermage for Night Owl Revwies
The Romance Studio
This is pretty near the most perfect holiday romance that I have read in recent years. The setting, Santa's North Pole at Christmastime, sets the stage extremely well for the story. I loved the little details like the elven diet of candy and sweet things. The plot is well written and engrossing. The characters are so well written that they fly off the page; the population of the North Pole is very colorful!!! The romantic tension between Gavin and Prudence builds throughout the story and I felt sorry for them and the love they let slip away. Prudence's workaholism and Gavin's martyrdome were at the heart of their problems, but the insincere apologies of the two guilty Snow Fairies really annoyed me the most. The author has written the most romantic wedding scene that I have ever read; it was just beautiful! That was my favorite part. Overall rating: 4 1/2 Hearts. ~ Maura Frankman for The Romance Studio
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