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A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS – Brenda Novak
A Silver Springs Novel #7
Mira Books
ISBN: 978-0-778-6103-9
October 2020
Contemporary Romance

Silver Springs, California – Present Day

Up and coming news anchor Emery Bliss grew up in Silver Springs and thought she'd left the town behind when she got hired in Los Angeles. However, she is blindsided by revenge porn put on the internet by what she assumes is her ex and loses her job at the television station. Emery decides to temporarily return to Silver Springs, though her parents no longer live there, so Emery is staying with family friend Aiyana Turner. Unfortunately, because so many people have seen the sex tape, she is considered notorious and a pariah by those who think she willingly went along with it. She must prove she was set up and repair her image.

One morning, Emery comes down to fix breakfast and Aiyanna's adopted son, Dallas, walks in unexpectedly. Emery and Dallas went to school together, and after he learns about her troubles, offers to help her. She suspects that her ex is the one that uploaded the video even though he denies it, but why should he be the one to keep his job at the station while she got fired?

Dallas feels as though he's at the crossroads of life. He has been a mountain climber his adult life and wonders if it is time to settle down. Aiyana is one of those people who help others in need, especially children. She adopted him after his father murdered Dallas's mother and sister. What Dallas does not yet realize is that his father has been released from prison—and is wanting to meet him. Aiyana knows, and she plans to do whatever it takes to keep the man away from Dallas.

Dallas and Emery knows one another from growing up, but it isn't until they meet again in A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS that a romance is sparked. Their romance builds slowly as they spend together. First, Emery needs protection from a few people in Silver Springs who want to disparage her reputation, then there is the proposed lawsuit she plans to file against her ex and the station. If she can prove that he was the one who instigated the filming and uploading to the internet, she has a strong case. Dallas is right by her side to help her.

Christmas is just around the corner in A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS, as is Aiyanna's planned marriage to her fiancé a week before the holiday. Readers will be pulled into a tale filled with family love and togetherness. Everyone is willing to help others, with no questions asked. A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS is a small town where everyone knows everybody, and a town Emery felt safe returning to. Though her parents no longer live there, she prefers the quiet solitude of Silver Springs as her parents are in the middle of a contentious divorce and each want Emery's loyalty.

A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS is a perfect holiday read that will leave you warm and content knowing that a happily-ever-after will be the reward. Don't miss this feelgood tale.

Patti Fischer

 
   
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