Former child actress, Danielle “Dani” Winter, left Hollywood to transform an old cinema into a dinner theater, seeing the project as her chance to take control of her future. The middle-of-nowhere location in Wisconsin is a perfect escape from backstabbing celebrity friends. The small town welcomes her help with open arms, but one man questions her plan.
After unsuccessful writing stints on both coasts, Paul Howell returns home to New Hope. He’s shocked to discover that his sister has sold the family business to a beautiful woman. With the encouragement of his neighbors, he reluctantly agrees to write Dani’s next musical.
Working together, they discover more similarities than differences and grow close. When Dani’s former best friend and America’s sweetheart, Kara Kensington arrives, their blossoming relationship is threatened in more ways than one.
EXCERPT
He swallowed the sigh building in his throat. The town changed, but not his twin. For most of their lives, his sister slumped and slouched in her never-ending quest to avoid attention. As fraternal twins, they shared a remarkable number of physical similarities, including height, dark brown hair, and gray-blue eyes. In the light, her eyes looked blue and his gray. By choice, Jill faded into the background. He’d utilized those exact attributes to stand out in a crowd.
Her smile lit her whole face brighter than the old marquee outside the theater. He slid across the smooth bench seat and interlaced his fingers on the Formica tabletop. With a deep breath, he counted to ten but couldn’t calm the throbbing in his temples.
“I’m so glad you’re here.” She dropped her menu.
“Are you?” He set his jaw, gritting his molars.
A ponytailed, blonde server filled two water glasses and handed him a menu.
Jill pushed up her glasses on her nose and squinted. “Do you want to order?”
Her careful perusal yielded the wrong result. She couldn’t assign his current mood to hunger. “I’m not hungry.” His stomach grumbled. Jill shot him the I’m-your-twin-you-can’t-lie-to-me smirk.
“Can Ted make him a BLT with a fried egg?” Jill rolled her eyes and turned toward the teenage server.
Crossing his arms over his tight chest, he arched a brow. Once again, someone made a decision on his behalf without consulting him. What else did he expect? He’d returned home.
About the Author
Rachelle Paige Campbell writes contemporary romance filled with heart and hope. No matter the location—big city, small town, or European kingdom—her feel-good stories always end with a happily ever after. She’s grateful for the support of her family, her robot floor cleaner, and her reluctant writing partner (her dog).
Ends November 19, 2020
I love to read stories that involve small towns and I love to read Christmas themed books even better. They always leave you with a nice feeling.
Good morning and thank you for the book description and giveaway. I appreciate both of them.
I liked the excerpt. Sounds like a good book.
This sounds like a great read.
I love the small town feel to this cover and the story line.
This sounds like such a sweet book.
nice cover
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Sounds like a very interesting book.
I love small town book settings and the cover is wonderful
It looks like a good read.
I love the excerpt.
I love the small town and holiday themes in this book.
I so want to read this one I love small town romance and the cover is perfect.
This sounds really good.
This sounds like a great read.
I love small town romance. This one looks good.
What an interesting holiday book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.
I really enjoy reading books set in smaller towns because that is my dream to live in soon. Holiday stories are always fun to read too because they most often have a happy ending. I think this book looks great!
New author to me. I enjoyed the excerpt and I’m looking forward to reading the book.
Nice book cover and I enjoy holiday books. It’s a fun time of the year.
I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read. As far as small town stories are concerned, I grew up in a very small town and know that you don’t need a broad canvas to write (or live) amazing things.
The story line resonates with me, big city life is not as glamorous as some may think it is.
I always love a happily ever after book
sounds like a very interesting book
looks like a fun one
I like the excerpt. Sounds like a lovely story!