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    Christmas Angel
    Christmas Angel
    Christmas Angel
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    Christmas Angel

    By Opal Carew

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    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Opal Carew, writing as Amber Carew.

    Nick Berringer’s life is turned upside down when a very sexy angel stumbles into his life—and his bed—to make this the most memorable Christmas of his life.

    Angelique has been alone for one hundred and fifty years. The closest to heaven she has ever been is in Nick’s arms. How can she sacrifice Nick’s happiness—and his life—for her own freedom?

    This story was previously available as Christmas Angel by Opal Carew (with a different cover.)

    Plus excerpts for Virgin Wanted by Amber Carew, I Dream of Genie by Amber Carew, and Total Abandon by Opal Carew.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpal Carew
    Release dateNov 3, 2011
    ISBN9780987854520
    Christmas Angel
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    Opal Carew

    Opal Carew is the author of Total Abandon, Pleasure Bound, Twin Fantasies and other erotic romance novels. “So why do I like writing erotic romance?” she asks. “I like being able to push beyond traditional boundaries.” Opal loves crystals, dragons, feathers, cats, pink hair, the occult and all that glitters. While she writes, she listens to inspirational music, lights candles and keeps crystals near. Before devoting herself to her passion as a writer, Opal spent 15 years as a software analyst, and she has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She lives with her husband and two sons in Ontario, Canada.

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      Christmas Angel - Opal Carew

      Christmas Angel

      Opal Carew writing as

      Amber Carew

      Given one chance to break the curse which has held Angelique in its grip for two hundred years, she is faced with a heart-rending decision. Can she sacrifice the happiness of the man she loves for her own freedom?

      Nick Berringer’s life is turned upside down when a very sexy angel stumbles into his life—and his bed—to make this the most memorable Christmas of his life.

      Angelique has been alone for one hundred and fifty years. The closest to heaven she has ever been is in Nick’s arms. How can she sacrifice Nick’s happiness—and his life—for her own freedom?

      Praise for Christmas Angel

      5 Hearts!

      CHRISTMAS ANGEL is an enchanting story that springs with incredible emotions. Carew takes two likeable characters and weaves a delicious tale with believability, tender love and affection that laces with electric sparks. She pens a most remarkable read that will make you cry, laugh and applaud with elation while making your heart leap. I love every story that she fashions.

      Linda L, The Romance Studio

      4 Blue Ribbons!

      This book is full of emotions… it enthralled me with the passion. All in all, CHRISTMAS ANGEL was a most wonderful story. It makes you believe in miracles, laugh, cry and then shout for joy. Since this is the first book I have read from Carew, I look forward to reading more of her books.

      Natasha Smith, Romance Junkies

      4 Angels!

      …interesting plot twist on a Christmas story… heart wrenching… a powerful addition to the romance holiday genre and one sure to please the most avid of readers and romance enthusiasts.

      Anita, Fallen Angel Reviews

      Carew's CHRISTMAS ANGEL is a sweet, yet scorching story of the consequences of love.

      Trang, eCataRomance

      Christmas Angel

      Published by Opal Carew at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016 Opal Carew

      ISBN: 9780987854520

      Previously published in 2005 under the same title,

      but with a different cover and using author name Opal Carew

      Discover more books by Amber Carew at her website

      www.AmberCarew.com

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this story are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      .

      First Amber Carew edition: November 2011

      Second Amber Carew edition: December 2016

      www.AmberCarew.com

      www.OpalCarew.com

      Christmas Angel

      Amber Carew

      Dedication

      To my family

      Prologue

      Angelique. I want to help you.

      The words startled Angelique.

      She stared into the darkness, trying to breach the fog surrounding her memories. Her body felt cold and stiff. With alarm, she realized she couldn’t move her arms or legs.

      Green branches spread out below her. Panic welled up inside her as she began to remember things. Tremors started inside her.

      She glanced at the large picture window, the blinds drawn wide, the lit tree reflected in the glass. There, on top, sat a blond glittering angel dressed in white. An angel who could neither move, nor smile. No one knew the pain that angel felt. The suffering she’d endured over two centuries.

      Tears prickled Angelique’s eyes. Tears she could not shed. Because that angel was her.

      Who are you? Angelique asked the voice.

      A wispy, shapeless form floated toward her.

      I am an angel.

      Angel? The thought sent shudders through Angelique. It was one thing to know—by personal experience—that the supernatural existed. It was quite another to come face to face with it.

      Do you remember Bertrand? a voice asked her.

      Memories lurched through her mind like stones in a landslide, one over another, violent in their momentum.

      Long ago, she had been in love with a man named Bertrand. She remembered the loving look in his eye and the gentle touch of his hand on hers when he had proposed to her. She had accepted joyously and melted into his arms.

      When Bertrand had slipped the ring on Angelique’s finger, panic had gripped her. A strong sense of foreboding filled her, and she felt cold, as if the life were being sucked out of her. Instinctively, she’d known that it would steal her happiness and destroy her life. Before it reached her knuckle, she had jerked away, shaking her head.

      I was with you then, the angel said. I warned you.

      The wispy shape moved closer, then hovered in front of her.

      You see, the Berringer men are cursed. An engagement ring carries the curse from generation to generation. Every time a Berringer male finds the woman he was meant to love and slips the ring on her finger, his love flickers out and dies. Like a candle snuffed out by the wind. I did not want that sad existence for you, Angelique. Unfortunately, I didn’t know the horrible fate that would be thrust upon you when you refused the ring.

      Angelique remembered all too clearly what happened after she rejected the ring. She had been slammed in the gut by a powerful force, crushing the air from her lungs. She had felt herself shrink. Her whole body had turned rigid until she could not move at all. She could not draw in a breath. Panic had overwhelmed her as she’d tried to breath, knowing if she didn’t she would suffocate.

      But she didn’t suffocate. Mercilessly, the despicable magic of the ring had stolen her life without letting her die. She had been transformed into a tree-top angel, cursed to sit atop a Christmas tree every Christmas season, with a lifeless body, but all the emotions and consciousness of a real person.

      "As soon as you became a tree-top angel, the ring erased you

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