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  Copyright © 2016 Jill Shalvis

  Excerpt from The Trouble With Mistletoe copyright © 2016 Jill Shalvis

  Cover photograph © Lee Avison/Arcangel Images

  Author photograph © zrstudios.com

  The right of Jill Shalvis to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

  First published in this Ebook edition in 2016

  by HEADLINE ETERNAL

  An imprint of HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP

  Published by arrangement with Avon Books,

  An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

  Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publishers or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.

  All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

  Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library

  eISBN 978 1 4722 4291 4

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  About the Author

  Praise for Jill Shalvis

  By Jill Shalvis

  About the Book

  Dedication

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Epilogue

  A sneak peek of The Trouble With Mistletoe

  Relax at Cedar Ridge

  Welcome to Lucky Harbor

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  About the Author

  New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis is the author of many novels including her acclaimed Lucky Harbor, Animal Magnetism and Cedar Ridge series. The RITA winner and three-time National Readers Choice winner makes her home near Lake Tahoe.

  Visit her website at www.jillshalvis.com for a complete book list and daily blog, and www.facebook.com/JillShalvis for other news, or follow her on Twitter @JillShalvis.

  Jill Shalvis. Delightfully addictive:

  ‘Packed with the trademark Shalvis humor and intense intimacy, it is definitely a must-read . . . If love, laughter and passion are the keys to any great romance, then this novel hits every note’ Romantic Times

  ‘Heart-warming and sexy . . . an abundance of chemistry, smoldering romance, and hilarious antics’ Publishers Weekly

  ‘[Shalvis] has quickly become one of my go-to authors of contemporary romance. Her writing is smart, fun, and sexy, and her books never fail to leave a smile on my face long after I’ve closed the last page . . . Jill Shalvis is an author not to be missed!’ The Romance Dish

  ‘Jill Shalvis is such a talented author that she brings to life characters who make you laugh, cry, and are a joy to read’ Romance Reviews Today

  ‘What I love about Jill Shalvis’s books is that she writes sexy, adorable heroes . . . the sexual tension is out of this world. And of course, in true Shalvis fashion, she expertly mixes in humor that has you laughing out loud’ Heroes and Heartbreakers

  ‘I always enjoy reading a Jill Shalvis book. She’s a consistently elegant, bold, clever writer . . . Very witty – I laughed out loud countless times and these scenes are sizzling’ All About Romance

  ‘If you have not read a Jill Shalvis novel yet, then you really have not read a real romance yet either!’ Book Cove Reviews

  ‘Engaging writing, characters that walk straight into your heart, touching, hilarious’ Library Journal

  By Jill Shalvis

  Heartbreaker Bay Series

  Sweet Little Lies

  The Trouble With Mistletoe

  Cedar Ridge Series

  Second Chance Summer

  My Kind Of Wonderful

  Nobody But You

  Animal Magnetism Series

  Animal Magnetism

  Animal Attraction

  Rescue My Heart

  Rumour Has It

  Then Came You

  Still The One

  All I Want

  Lucky Harbor Series

  Simply Irresistible

  The Sweetest Thing

  Head Over Heels

  Lucky In Love

  At Last

  Forever And A Day

  It Had To Be You

  Always On My Mind

  Once In A Lifetime

  It’s In His Kiss

  He’s So Fine

  One In A Million

  Merry Christmas, Baby &

  Under The Mistletoe Omnibus (e-novella)

  About the Book

  What if you fall for the one guy you can’t have?

  As the captain of a San Francisco Bay tour boat, Pru Harris can handle rough seas – the hard part is life on dry land. Especially when it comes to resisting her growing feelings for her new friend, Finn O’Riley. He’s kind, he’s gorgeous and he’s Mr Right – for anybody but her.

  Pru has a particular reason for wanting Finn to find happiness and it’s what she wishes for at the historic fountain that’s supposed to grant her heart’s desire. But things get tricky when it becomes clear that, when it comes to Pru, there’s more than friendship on Finn’s mind – because she’s been keeping a secret that could change everything . . .

  Want more warm, funny romance? Visit gorgeous Cedar Ridge, spellbinding Lucky Harbor or experience some Animal Magnetism in Sunshine, Idaho in Jill’s other unforgettable series.

  To HelenKay Dimon for being a real friend (the very best kind!) Also for introducing me to May Chen, the new love of my life.

  Thanks for sharing her.

  And to May Chen, for bringing back my love of writing.

  Chapter 1

  #KeepCalmAndRideAUnicorn

  Pru Harris’s mom had taught her to make wishes on pink cars, falling leaves, and brass lamps, because wishing on something as ordinary as stars or wishing wells was a sign of no imagination.

  Clearly the woman standing not three feet away in the light mist, searching her purse for change to toss into the courtyard fountain hadn’t been raised by a hippie mom as Pru had been.

  Not that it mattered, since her mom had been wrong. Wishes, along with things like winning the lotto or finding a unicorn, never happened in real life.

  The woman, shielding her eyes from the light rain with one hand, holding a coin in her other, sent Pru a wry grimace. “I know it’s silly, but it’s a hit-rock-bottom thing.”

  Something Pru