Hello everyone, and welcome to San Gabriel Fire Station 1, where the holiday season is in full swing -- though not everyone is happy about that.
Mulligan surveyed
the shabby, workaday training room, now lit with twinkle lights and scented
with spruce boughs. “It’s not even Christmas yet. Why are we doing this?”
“Christmas is in
two days. When are we supposed to do it?” Vader Brown, the new captain of the
engine company, gripped a steaming mug of coffee in his enormous fist.
“Don’t ask
Mulligan that,” Sabina answered, strolling in from the kitchen with a
red-and-green-iced doughnut. Mulligan
used to have a crush on her, but he hadn’t thought about her that way lately.
Not since he and Lizzie had started their . . . whatever it was. “Mulligan’s
the original Scrooge. He actually said we should ban Christmas for safety
reasons.”
“Christmas lights
. . . electrical hazards . . . family stress . . . it’s a nightmare. Ask any
suicide hotline..” Mulligan headed into the kitchen to pour himself a mug of
coffee. “Oooh, cookies.”
“Don’t touch
those,” Fred warned. “A lady wearing an elf costume brought them in. You might
get Christmas fever.”
Mulligan popped a
fudge cookie—the least Christmassy of the choices—in his mouth. “An elf
costume. Like, a hot elf?”
Sabina rolled her
eyes, while Vader made a “little bit” gesture with his fingers. Stan, the
firehouse dog, trotted into the room. His head drooped under the weight of felt
reindeer antlers.
“Who did that to
poor Stan?” Mulligan demanded, nearly choking on the rest of his cookie.
Yes, firefighter Dean Mulligan has a few issues with Christmas. But little does he know, as he consumes his cookie, that he's about to go through one of those miraculous experiences that change your life forever. If you've ever seen the movie "It's a Wonderful Life," then you know what I'm talking about.
The entire story unfolds in IT'S A WONDERFUL FIREMAN, which is out today in ebook format (only .99), and will be out on December 23 in paperback.
Hard-edged fireman
Dean Mulligan has never been a big fan of Christmas. Twinkle lights and
sparkly tinsel can’t brighten the memories of too many years spent in
ramshackle foster homes. Although he’s established himself as one of the
top firefighters at San Gabriel Station 1, he doesn’t think he’s good enough
for someone like gorgeous Lizzie.
Lizzie Breen is used to fighting—from her alpha
male brothers who try to smother in the name of safety to the childhood
life-threatening illness she overcame. She knows what she and Mulligan
feel for each other is a lot more than a fling, but she can’t get him to see
that. The only gift Lizzie wants to give him this season is her love, but
he’s not willing to accept it.
When Mulligan is trapped in the burning wreckage
of a holiday store, a Christmas angel arrives to open his eyes. But is it too
late? This Christmas, it’ll take an angel, a determined woman in love, and the
entire Bachelor Firemen crew to make him believe … it is indeed a wonderful
life.
To celebrate, I'm giving away a download of any previous book, full-length or novella, in the Bachelor Firemen series! Start at the beginning or fill in a gap, it's up to you. Since we're also celebrating Tawny Weber's new Cookies and Kisses Cookbook (yum!), I'll also give away a Bachelor Firemen Season's Greeting mug.
All you have to do is tell me what your favorite holiday treat is. Is there something you look forward to every Christmas? I'll pick a winner on Thursday, December 4.
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Have a wonderful holiday season filled with Cookies and Kisses, peace and joy!
Click here for more about Tawny's awesome new free Cookies & Kisses Cookbook -- which includes my recipe for Firefighter's Cookies!
xo
Jennifer
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