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    The Knight Before Christmas
    The Knight Before Christmas
    The Knight Before Christmas
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    The Knight Before Christmas

    By Drew Hunt

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    ‘Tis the night before Christmas and hardware store owner Harry Pettit was all alone in his store with only his accounts and a recording of La Boheme for company. When someone knocks at the shop’s door, Harry is surprised to see a knight in full armour. Thinking it’s a drunken prank or a hold up, Harry is reluctant to let the knight in.

    However, upon discovering the knight’s helmet is stuck closed, Harry’s good nature and the fact it’s Christmas has him invite the stranger inside.

    Once freed from the helmet, Harry is immediately captivated by the shy man underneath the armour. Seems George White was destined to attend a fancy-dress party with his brother, but when the brother cancels, George, like Harry, finds himself with nothing else to do on Christmas Eve. So why not spend it together?

    Can St. Nicholas deliver a happy Christmas and a good night to both men?

    Warning: this short holiday-themed story contains romance, poetry, snow, and a can of WD-40.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateNov 24, 2018
    ISBN9781634867122
    The Knight Before Christmas
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    Drew Hunt

    Having read all the decent free fiction on the net Drew could find, he set out to try his hand at writing something himself. Fed up reading about characters who were super-wealthy, impossibly handsome, and incredibly well-endowed, Drew determined to make his characters real and believable.Drew lives a quiet life in the north of England with his cat. Someday he hopes to meet the kind of man he writes about. Readers can contact him at drew@drew-hunt.co.uk.

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      The Knight Before Christmas - Drew Hunt

      The Knight Before Christmas

      By Drew Hunt

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2018 Drew Hunt

      ISBN 9781634867122

      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

      Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission from the publisher, with the exception of excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

      * * * *

      To my muse, my canine kids, and a friend, Rick, who taught me that sometimes people wind up in the wrong body with the wrong gender. Love is the Goddess’s gift to all of us, and where and how we find it will be different for everyone. Still, we should celebrate this One True Thing in whatever guise it may appear, and in my stories of love and union, I attempt to do just that.

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      The Knight Before Christmas

      By Drew Hunt

      We’re closed! Harry Pettit shouted, although his words were drowned out by Rodolfo singing to Mimi of his life as a poet. Listening to La Bohème was Harry’s only concession to it being Christmas Eve. That and three large glasses of mulled wine.

      In a quieter passage Harry heard the knocking again. Can’t you read? The sign says closed until the twenty-seventh! Who the hell needs a box of screws or a hammer on Christmas Eve? But the knocking at the door to the hardware shop continued.

      Harry threw down his pen in disgust. No matter how long he stared at his accounts, he couldn’t make the things balance. And he didn’t think the mulled wine had anything to do with it. Give him a set of blueprints or even a rough sketch and he could instantly see what tools and materials were needed to complete the task, but figures were beyond him. Okay, okay, I’m coming! he yelled, getting to his feet and walking into the darkened shop.

      The knocking ceased as Harry approached the door. He momentarily stopped

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