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    Because It's Christmas

    By Kathryn Shay

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    He’s the beloved principal of Bayview Heights High School but something is missing from his life. He finds that something in her, a news reporter who’s back in town to get dirt on him and settle a family score.

    To most people in the small town of Bayview Heights, high school principal, single dad and widower Seth Taylor is a hero. But Seth has never forgotten the mistake he made years ago with one of his students. He can’t even take solace in all the good he’s done since then because the guilt never goes away.

    Enter Lacey Cartwright, a reporter who exacerbates his guilt. When the students ask her to help with their Christmas charity project, she and Seth end up working together. He tries to ignore his budding feelings for her, but he can’t.

    Paying homage to the movie IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, these two star-crossed characters fall deeply in love with each other. But the obstacles in their way are overwhelming.

    If Lacey shows her support—and her true feelings—for Seth, will she lose what’s left of her family? Seth will never ask her to do that.

    But if they don’t, these truly good people will lose the loves of their lives.

    Praise for BECAUSE IT’S CHRISTMAS:

    “The rich characterization and emotional intensity of BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS by Kathryn Shay will make you pull out a hanky for more than one intensely moving scene.” RT Book Reviews

    “You have to read this powerful, heart-wrenching story. Ms. Shay...is a truly gifted storyteller.” Old Book Barn Gazette

    “Like COP OF THE YEAR, this is more than just another romance. It had me in tears. I had to keep reminding myself, this is fiction. Kathryn Shay is one heck of a writer!” A Reader

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKathryn Shay
    Release dateNov 2, 2011
    ISBN9781452427966
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    Kathryn Shay

    A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won many awards for her work: five RT Book Reviews awards, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” One of her firefighter books hit #20 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over ten million copies of her books in print and downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”http://www.kathrynshay.comhttp://www.facebook.com/kathrynshayhttp://www.twitter.com/KShayAuthorhttp://www.amazon.com/Kathryn-Shay/e/B000APY3GW/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1463655985&sr=1-2-ent

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    • 4/5
      Because It's Christmas by Kathryn ShayHave read many of the authors books and have enjoyed them.Starts out with Lacey and she's there to visit with her brother in prison as she tries to rehab him before he gets out.He was the one who helped their grandfather when he had the heart attack...Seth Taylor is the one who put him in prison. She's a writer for the paper and Seth is the school principal.Story also follows Seth and how he wants to run the school. Lacey has her own ideas and has voiced them in the paper.Story also follows Kevin and his stay in prison and what he goes through...Lots of action and drama and sensual scenes. Secrets that come to light....controversy and compromises and negotiations.Other works by the author are highlighted at the end and an excerpt from the next in the series.Free copy via Kindle.