Wendy Dewar Hughes – författare

A collection of festive stories of Christmas love by three romance authors that are sure to warm your heart this holiday season. Join these characters on their quests for love—or to avoid it.LuluWhen a winter storm blows Lulu Davis into town, staid and dependable Elliott Robinson doesn't know what hit him.AmyAmy McKenzie wants nothing more than to go home for Christmas with a handsome serviceman as her new boyfriend but things don't work out exactly as planned.ChelseaHandsome and rich Blake Parker is looking for an estate to purchase and when Chelsea stands in for the real estate agent she gets more than she bargained for.JennyJenny was determined to avoid men until Brent came along.CarolineWith the Christmas shopping season looming, Caroline's only gift store assistant needs emergency surgery. Who would have expected a dreamy UPS driver to come to her rescue?SarahSarah Langley likes to plan parties but when her uptight boss insists she keep things simple, her job, and her love life are on the line.LauraLeaning a little too far off the top of a stepladder lands artist Laura Dunsmore in more trouble than she ever dreamed.SheilaShe never expected to find herself homeless with a toddler but when the centre's director turns his gaze her way, everything is about to change.CariAgreeing to feed her brother's cattle on the ranch brings unexpected surprises when a blizzard blows in.

Jenna Daley has her hands full with running the Mercy Coffee shop, holding down a part-time job, and being a single mother to her three year-old daughter, Kelly. She has no time or energy left for a relationship. But when single dad, Ian Cavendish, walks into her cafe five minutes before closing one night in December, her Christmas and her life are about to change in ways she never anticipated. But when Jenna's self-absorbed ex-husband turns up just before Christmas, she also learns something about herself.

Escape to the shore (if only in your mind) with these three, sweet romantic summer must-reads!The House at Mirror LakeClaire McKinney has never been a fan of change. She watches old movies, collects antique cookbooks, and wears vintage dresses. So when the new owner of the house next door threatens to tear down every wall—and every cherished memory of her beloved neighbors, the Wilsons—she wages an all-out rebellion.Jack Severson doesn't plan to lay down roots. He's content to move from house to house and town to town. When he meets Claire McKinney, the woman who steals his hand saw as well as his heart, he may have to change his wandering ways.While Claire may have to learn to accept that some changes are good, sparks and hammers fly in this sweet summer story about love on the shores of Mirror Lake.The ListWhen Casey Summersby is asked to entertain Julian Bentley, the quiet, handsome, classical guitarist who is coming to town to play for her cousin Michael's wedding, she's sure it's a fix up. But after three failed relationships with musicians, Casey has declared "e;Not another musician. I'm finished with musicians!"e; Then Julian Bentley turns out to be much different from Casey's previous boyfriends and she realizes she's misjudged him. But in her efforts to keep him at a distance she may have just ruined her chance for them to make beautiful music together.Twinkle TwinkleKatie Westmoreland loses her boring job at a stuffy insurance company and is at loose ends until her mother calls saying she's had an accident and needs Katie to come home to Ocean Shores and take care of her. Katie doesn't mind moving back to her scenic hometown on the coast. The only thought that makes her heart skip beats is that she's sure to run into Wade Sawyer. They'd been engaged a few years before, but somewhere along the way to the altar things had gone wrong, and Wade had called off the engagement with no explanation. When Katie is offered the chance to take over the toy store that she has always loved, it means she'll be staying. But in a town the size of Ocean Shores, it will be hard to avoid seeing only man she ever loved.

Elliott Robinson does everything precisely the same way every day, arriving to unlock the front door of his small town Robinson's Hardware store at exactly the same time every morning. When a winter storm blows gift sales rep, Lulu Davis, into town, predictable, sedate Elliott doesn't know what hit him. But when the storm clears and the roads are plowed, it's time for Lulu to leave. That's when Elliott realizes he has to do something radical or he could lose this flamboyant woman forever.

When artist, Laura Dunsmore, takes a job painting Christmas greetings on the windows of the local hardware store she leans a little too far off the top of a stepladder and lands on the store's new assistant manager, Gareth, who happens along and manages to catch her.Gareth is enthralled with the pretty artist but Laura, who was dumped at the altar only a few months before, wants nothing to do with a new romance. However, when they discover that they're both members of the church choir and must continually practice together, Laura's resolve to keep Gareth at a distance starts to crumble.

Pulling back the curtain, Cari studied the western sky. The weather forecast warned of heavy snow and high winds, also known as “blizzard conditions.” Even if she hadn’t heard the report on the noon news, she could have predicted a storm was on its way. The cattle had been milling around, turning their backs to the wind or crowding into the sheds since morning. This wasn't how she planned to spend Christmas but after agreeing to feed her brother's cattle on the ranch a blizzard brings an unexpected surprise when a stranded man shows up at her door.Short, ranch life read.

Caroline thinks she was busy getting her shop ready for the Christmas buying season, and that was before her one trained employee requires emergency surgery. As the boxes of new gift stock begin to pile up, her most frequent visitor seems to be the dreamy delivery man in the brown uniform. But he might just be about to deliver a Christmas she's not expecting.