The Kiss Before Christmas: A Christmas Romance Novella

The Kiss Before Christmas: A Christmas Romance Novella
Sophie Pembroke

An English Girl in New YorkAs the snow starts to fall on Manhattan, PA Dory Mackenzie is a long way from home, far from the comforts and cheer of her cozy family Christmases back in Liverpool.So when her boss Tyler Alexander offers to pay her pricey ticket home for New Year, Dory just can’t say no… even if she has to pretend to be his girlfriend for the holidays!Tyler may be hiding the real reason he needs a girlfriend-of-convenience but that’s the least of Dory’s worries when she’s up against the disapproval of his high society mother, and the suspicions of his gorgeous older brother Lucas, the black sheep of the family.There’s no fooling Lucas, and it’s not just the truth he wants to get closer to… So before the bells have even rung out for Christmas day, Dory finds herself caught up in the Alexander family’s dramas – and sharing more than just a few kisses under the mistletoe!Lose yourself in this gorgeously romantic and heart-warming novella this holiday season.

The Kiss Before Christmas

Sophie Pembroke

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Contents

Copyright (#ud47eccd4-4642-5315-a707-3356afa1bca2)

Dedication (#ua3bc7e1d-2899-5b6e-b842-6d57b4f320f3)

Chapter 1 (#u41364c74-54b1-56d9-8b50-36c66a5e1bfa)

Chapter 2 (#ub8b9061e-239d-535b-82ba-cdfc89deb8f8)

Chapter 3 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 4 (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 6 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Sophie Pembroke (#litres_trial_promo)

About HarperImpulse (#litres_trial_promo)

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