It Started At Christmas…

It Started At Christmas…
Jo McNally

She was hired to design his house. Instead she created a home. Interior designer Amanda Lowery can turn Blake Randall’s crumbling castle into a Gallant Lake showplace. But helping the real estate mogul with his guarded heart and his troubled, orphaned nephew? A much bigger challenge. Will Christmas help these two see their own possibilities…

She was hired to design his house.

Instead she created a home.

Interior designer Amanda Lowery can turn Blake Randall’s crumbling castle into a Gallant Lake showplace. But helping the real estate mogul with his guarded heart and his troubled, orphaned nephew? A much bigger challenge. With demons in her own past, Amanda yearns to help them both heal. But will she find the family and safety she’s craved…or become a Christmas casualty in Blake’s latest business plan?

JO MCNALLY lives in coastal North Carolina with one hundred pounds of dog and two hundred pounds of husband—her slice of the bed is very small. When she’s not writing or reading romance novels (or clinging to the edge of the bed), she can often be found on the back porch sipping wine with friends while listening to great music. If the weather is absolutely perfect, Jo might join her husband on the golf course, where she tends to feel far more competitive than her actual skill level would suggest.

She likes writing stories about strong women and the men who love them. She’s a true believer that love can conquer all if given just half a chance.

You can follow Jo pretty much anywhere on social media (and she’d love it if you did!), but you can start at her website, jomcnallyromance.com (http://www.jomcnallyromance.com)

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It Started at Christmas

Jo McNally

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09192-3

IT STARTED AT CHRISTMAS

© 2019 Jo McNally

Published in Great Britain 2019

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This book is dedicated to my smart,

talented, funny agent, Veronica Park,

for never giving up on this story of my heart.

Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u4bcd7a3c-5d03-5a85-8185-0e828721dc1e)

About the Author (#u6d3676b6-c726-55c0-9d27-0d460180b61e)

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Title Page (#ucb5d2558-e0b9-53be-b4f0-587f5e341170)

Copyright (#ude4dc120-8c28-5e7b-adff-8100b9fc58f8)

Note to Readers

Dedication (#uc680a719-0c2f-53f5-836c-382e73f7147a)

Prelude (#u16d7cb55-ca01-5f93-8c4f-57406fb2a65d)

Chapter One (#u3442fe3e-5d46-55e3-9290-632d346d2c0b)

Chapter Two (#u6d24eb63-b9a6-5927-b503-39d4aa872d81)

Chapter Three (#udef37f83-803d-5a9c-91e2-f60b0204ea42)

Chapter Four (#uda3f18be-4968-5b73-81e7-85c346df7d25)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)