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My book for today is Take Me Home for Christmas by Miranda Liasson
Publication Date: October 4, 2024
Every tangled web starts with one tiny white lie. The kind you spin when you’re desperate.
One day I, Mia D’Angelo, third-year pediatric resident, was telling my mom that I’d finally met the perfect guy. Gushing about how amazing he was. And how happy I was.
It was all true. Until my “perfect guy” turned out to be my co-worker and my only competitor for a spot in the best practice in town…and then suddenly I was dumped…again. But I kept going with the stories, to get her through a very tough time.
My mom’s health crisis ended, and just when I thought things had settled down, my family wanted to meet my wonderful boyfriend for Christmas.
So I asked (okay, begged) just about every male I knew under forty, except for Dr. Braxton Hughes.
Don’t get me wrong. I could always count on him in a pinch. At work, that is.
Brax is an amazing pediatrician, but he would never fit the bill as a boyfriend. Maybe in looks. And charm. And his big heart. The problem is that he’s the biggest commitment-phobe this side of the Mississippi.
He’s the kind of guy I would definitely never take home for Christmas. There’d be no kissin’ under the mistletoe, no canoodling under the tree—because my heart could not survive falling for him again.
My car is packed and I’m down to no one, when magically, there he is, duffle in hand, melt-me smile on his face.
Oh, joy.
Keeping it professional is going to be a whole lot harder than I thought. Especially when he charms my parents, my whole family, and even my dog.
And Dr. Wrong…well, he’s suddenly looking awfully right.
First Sentence:
Prologue
The Christmas when I was eight, I received a magical snow globe. Within its smooth glass dome was a perfect miniature scene: a tiny Victorian house with glowing windows and a huge Christmas tree in the snow-covered front yard with lights that really lit up. A dog that looked just like our dachshund, Jack, jauntily wore a Santa hat.
Page 56
“You’re so beautiful,” he said. I could see in the watery light from the window that his eyes were full of warmth, his touch light. And then he held me. “I don’t want to dump you. I just want to deserve you.”
Today’s Question Is: – Are you a member of any book clubs, and if so, what has been your most memorable book to discuss with them? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
A: No, I am not
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