Blog by Drea Becraft
Tis the season…yep the
Christmas season.
I have most of my outside
family already bought for but my children only a few things so far. I am so looking forward to seeing all the
faces of my loved ones as they open their gifts.
I am a real fake tree
lover. I have had a few come and go but
most last at least a few Christmases before they bite the dust. I love the smell of live trees but not the
fuss of them when its just as easy to put up a tree and take it down and be
done with it.
Now some homes have the white
tree. While I think they are pretty I am
afraid one will never grace my home. I
like the tradition of the green against the multi colored lights and many
ornaments to much to change that.
So what about you what kind
of tree is your favorite?
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Blurb:
Aimee’s life changed one
night, not long ago, when she staked a vampire to save another. Still reeling
from that life changing night, Aimee decides to go home with Brenda, her best
friend, for the holidays. She never expected Brenda’s brother, who comes off
more like the Grinch then Santa, to have so many saint like qualities. Years
spent alone, with no family or friends, plays heavy on her mind but Nic could
possible be the one who changes it all.
has always been a sore spot
for Nicolai. He’s the real saint Nic, but society has him all wrong. He’s no
saint. In truth, he’s a vampire. Over the centuries, Nic has spent the holidays
fighting off the ridicule from his younger brother and giving to those less
fortune, not seeing his own worth. Until one mortal, brought home by his sister
Brenda, changes the holiday and his outlook on life for eternity.
Is it possible that Nic has
finally found his Mrs. Clause? When worlds meld, can Aimee find the happy ever
after she once asked Santa for so many years ago, or is she doomed to spend
forever lonely on Christmas?
Excerpt:
With a flick of his hand, the
lights next to the bed turned on as did a few lamps across the room. Once my
eyes adjusted, I got a better look at the amount of presents. Hundreds,
littered the room. The only space not filled was around the bed and a path to
two doors in opposite directions. Red, green, and golds splattered the room in
a festive show of color.
“You really are Saint Nic.”
Astonished I tried desperately to keep my mouth closed.
“Please don’t call me that.”
“Why not?” Turning away from
the presents I turned my gaze to Nic’s in question.
“Because I’m nowhere near a
saint.” Brows furrowing Nic stared intently at the computer screen.
“Then how did you get the
name?”
“That would be Jaysen’s doing.
One day, not to long after I started giving the gifts, we got into an argument.
I don’t remember most of what was said, after all, it was quite a while ago,
but I do remember the comment was rather snide. To this day neither of us knows
how it ended up outside our argument, but it still reminds me of that comment.
Besides saints are deemed so because of the greatness they do for mankind all I
do is give a few toys to some kids.”
Moved by the noticeable hurt
in his eyes, a relentless knot twisted in my stomach. Though I still didn’t
know him, the connection between us grew with each passing moment.
Whether it was hormones or
the fact that we were supposed to be mates, I didn’t know, but I couldn’t stand
to see him sad.
I scooted out of the bed and
made my way to him, wrapping paper shuffling under my feet. Then, as if it were
the most natural thing to do, I lowered myself into his lap and hugged him
close. “To those kids you are the world.”
“That’s why I do it every
year. Though not in the grand scale that everyone thinks. I try to help at
least a few orphanages and hospitals each year.”
“See, you are a saint. Every
year you create the biggest rush of hope and joy to the children across the
world. Though you can‘t help them all, the small sacrifices you have made over
the centuries have helped to shape our world and helps friends and families
learn the true meaning of giving. Without you there would be no hope of a
perfect
Christmas. If that isn‘t the
act of a saint, I don‘t know what is.”
With a grunt in my ear, Nic’s
arms tightened around me as he buried his head in the hair between my shoulder
blade and ear.
Pulling away slightly, I
raised my hands and held of each side of his head. My fingers ran though the
silken strands of his hair using that leverage I brought his head up until our
eyes met. Leaning down I kissed his full lips with a slight brush of mine.
You are the best mate
anyone could ask for. Speaking while
our mouths were still fused, Nic sipped from my lips slowly.
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