I never imagined Halloween would be one of the most important days of my life. I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween, because, well, I’m a gigantic scaredy-cat. I’ve always been terrified of skeletons and mummies, maybe because my parents took me to the British Museum in London, England, when I was very young and I got freaked out by the shriveled, three-thousand-year-old corpses in the Ancient Egyptian section.
Back to Halloween. Specifically, Halloween sixteen years ago. I was seven months pregnant, my belly as big as a beach ball, and I started having contractions. It was too early for me to go into labor; I had another five weeks to go until our daughter would be full term. As I lay in the hospital bed, hooked up to beeping machines with my worried husband and nurses hovering at my bed, I silently swore I would not have a baby on Halloween. A little pumpkin? Ha! No. Not happening. Nope.
But guess what? My daughter decided she was tired of the cramped accommodations and was delivered via emergency C-section. I’ve since learned that when my smart, beautiful, talented daughter wants to do something, she’ll find a way to do it—and that includes picking her own day to be born, thank you very much.
At our house, Halloween is a day for celebrating. Through the years, we’ve done parties where guests arrive in costume, served fun food like dirt cupcakes arranged on platters crawling with plastic spiders, and decorated with carved pumpkins and tissue paper ghosts. Nothing too scary. Because, after all, it’s a birthday first and foremost, our day to honor the special young lady who has inspired me and my husband in so many ways, some that have found their way into my novels.
If my daughter asked me for a party with skeletons and mummies? Well, she hasn’t yet. I doubt she ever will. Because, you see, she knows her mom is one scaredy-cat author.
Title: Lucky Girl
Author: Cate Lord
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel
Launch Date: September 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-20-6
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-21-3
Jessica Devlin isn’t looking for love. Heartbroken after being dumped by her unfaithful ex-fiancé, she’s determined to have a fabulous time during her vacation in England where she’ll be maid-of-honor at her cousin’s wedding. After working overtime as beauty editor of Orlando’s O Tart magazine, avoiding dating, and putting on ten pounds, Jess is ready to toss her past like an empty lipstick tube and party like a single gal.
But when she steps into the church on her cousin’s wedding day, she sees the one man who could sabotage her plan—James-Bond-gorgeous Nick Mondinello. She’s never forgotten the London marketing exec who held her in his arms after her beloved grandfather’s funeral two years ago. Ambitious, and lusted after by women everywhere, Nick is completely wrong for guarded, Plain Jane Jess.
Could Spy Man Nick ever fall for her? Nope. Not unless Jess is one lucky girl.
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