Christmas Ever After

Christmas Ever After
Sarah Morgan

'A gorgeously sparkly romance about letting go and learning to love again. The perfect Christmas read!' - Julia Williams, bestselling author of Coming Home for ChristmasThe most wonderful time of the year?Jewellery designer Skylar isn’t so sure. Especially if she has to spend it with cynical, aloof Alec. So what if he’s a famous historian? He’s also determined to think the worst of her and when a twist of fate means they’re stuck together, she’s expecting disaster!But as they flee snowy London on a winter adventure that takes them from his family’s festive Cotswold chaos to her native Puffin Island, she realises that she may have misjudged him.As glittering Christmas nights draw in, the sparks between Alec and Skylar glow ever brighter. Could they find their own Christmas Ever After?Fall in love with the all new Puffin Island series from Sarah Morgan, the bestselling author who brought you Sleigh Bells in the Snow:Book 1 – First Time in ForeverBook 2 – Some Kind of WonderfulBook 3 – Christmas Ever AfterPraise for Sarah Morgan‘Sarah Morgan puts the magic in Christmas’ – Now magazine'Sarah Morgan continues to hang out on my autobuy list and each book of her that I discover is a treat' – Smart Bitches, Trashy Books'Full of romance and sparkle' – Lovereading'Morgan's brilliant talent never ceases to amaze' – RT Book Reviews'Dear Ms Morgan, I'm always on the lookout for a new book by you…' – Dear Author'Morgan is a magician with words' – RT Book Reviews'Definitely looking forward to more from Sarah Morgan' – Smexy Books'The perfect book to curl up with' – Heat

Praise for Sarah Morgan (#ulink_02b1317a-2006-5e3d-8c96-cf887eef0038)

‘A gorgeously sparkly romance’

—Julia Williams

‘The perfect book to curl up with’

—Heat

‘Full of romance and sparkle.’

—Lovereading

“I’ve found an author I adore - must hunt down everything she’s published.”

—Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

“Morgan is a magician with words.”

—RT Book Reviews

“Dear Ms Morgan, I’m always on the lookout for a new book by you …”

—Dear Author blog

SARAH MORGAN is the bestselling author of Sleigh Bells in the Snow. As a child Sarah dreamed of being a writer, and although she took a few interesting detours on the way she is now living that dream. With her writing career she has successfully combined business with pleasure, and she firmly believes that reading romance is one of the most satisfying and fat-free escapist pleasures available. Her stories are unashamedly optimistic, and she is always pleased when she receives letters from readers saying that her books have helped them through hard times.

Sarah lives near London with her husband and two children, who innocently provide an endless supply of authentic dialogue. When she isn’t writing or reading Sarah enjoys music, movies, and any activity that takes her outdoors.

Readers can find out more about Sarah and her books from her website: www.sarahmorgan.com (http://www.sarahmorgan.com) She can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Dear Reader (#ulink_9b81d08f-5d16-5156-8b2b-4b099a02a6d0)

Welcome back to Puffin Island!

Plenty of us have dreams. Mine was to be a writer, and I have been lucky enough to have the support of those I love as I follow that dream. Skylar, the heroine of this story, hasn’t been so lucky. She’s a free spirit, an artist and jewellery maker with big dreams, but her family don’t approve of her choices and living her dream has come at a price. When her world comes crashing down one winter’s night she receives help from an unexpected source.

I’m sure most of us have, at one time or another, discovered we were wrong about someone. That is true for Alec and Sky. With a difficult divorce behind him, Alec isn’t looking for love. He certainly isn’t looking for it with Sky. Their relationship has always bordered on the adversarial, but when he sees her in trouble he can’t walk away. These two people didn’t expect to be spending the holidays together, and they certainly didn’t expect to enjoy each other’s company. Which proves two things; that people can surprise you and that sometimes you find love when, and where, you least expect it.

Writing this book was so much fun. I loved putting these two characters together and watching them slowly discover how wrong they were about each other and it was a treat to explore the charms of Puffin Island in winter after two summer visits (First Time in Forever and Some Kind of Wonderful)

You’ll find more information on the series and extracts from all three books on my website www.sarahmorgan.com and don’t forget to sign up to my newsletter to receive news of new releases straight to your inbox. I love hearing from readers and you can email me at sarah@sarahmorgan.com or join me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSarahMorgan (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSarahMorgan))

Happy reading!

Love Sarah

xxxx

To Jill Shalvis, who is kind, warm, generous and funny and also writes brilliant books.

Table of Contents

Cover (#uccd48c5e-235a-5feb-8285-5ada6e405053)

Praise for Sarah Morgan (#ulink_0d23ae5a-3cd2-5bb6-b712-4d4b4e655e16)

About the Author (#u1855a639-ba3f-5939-a274-e5ac0f1d9e46)

Title Page (#u23cd267f-20cb-5c67-8a93-762614f436d2)

Dear Reader (#ulink_4e3f96ea-5cf7-5012-a31d-5e44d9c2574d)

Dedication (#u25d56c87-19c9-5f2c-9944-576570ad3501)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_1480327d-3ee6-508d-92a0-5d9d26374cc4)

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