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    One More Kiss: A Harbor Falls Romance, #13
    One More Kiss: A Harbor Falls Romance, #13
    One More Kiss: A Harbor Falls Romance, #13
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    One More Kiss: A Harbor Falls Romance, #13

    By Maddie James

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    New Year's Eve is just around the corner and Emma Jo Baker has tried every trick in the book to land a date for the annual New Year's Eve Bash at Falls Lake Lodge. This year she doesn't want to go alone. She even tries setting up a kissing booth at the Harbor Falls Elementary Winter Carnival to meet a potential new date (under the guise of a school fundraiser, of course) until the school principal promptly shuts her booth down, deeming it inappropriate.

     

    She would love to show him inappropriate!

     

    After eight years of teaching and five more in his role of principal, Will Craig knows he has just about seen it all. Between the students, their parents, and occasionally his teachers, school life is never dull. When he spies the kissing booth in the corner of the gym during the winter carnival, he knows things are about to get interesting—and he's not at all surprised that Emma Baker is behind the supposed fund-raising effort. That woman has both intrigued and frustrated him for far too long.

     

    It's about time he does something about it.

     

    There is one thing Will knows for certain—if Emma is passing out kisses, candy or real ones, he intends to be the first, and last, in line to sample the goods. And he definitely doesn't want to sample them in front of the student body.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSand Dune Books
    Release dateDec 31, 2018
    ISBN9781622374946
    One More Kiss: A Harbor Falls Romance, #13
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    Maddie James

    Maddie James writes to silence the people in her head. They finally quiet down when their stories are told. Author of 50+ romantic novels, novellas, and short stories, Maddie writes romantic fiction in contemporary, paranormal, and romantic suspense worlds. She’s mighty partial to her cowboys. Maddie began her romance writing career as a traditionally published author in 1997 and has published with several traditional and small press publishers. Currently, she works as an independent author publishing through her own imprint. Besides writing romance fiction, Maddie writes non-fiction under another name. Winner of the Calico Trails Cameo Award (Roses & Rawhide) and the Romance Book Scene’s Best Novella Award (Red: A Cajun Seduction Tale), Maddie has been listed as a Top 100 Contemporary Romance author at Amazon, and a Rising Star of Western Romance at iBooks. Affaire de Coeur says, “James shows a special talent for traditional romance,” and RT Book Reviews claims, “James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hop on for an exhilarating ride.”

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      Book preview

      One More Kiss - Maddie James

      One More Kiss

      Harbor Falls Romance, Sweet Hart Inn, Book 14

      NEW YEAR’S EVE IS JUST around the corner and Emma Jo Baker has tried every trick in the book to land a date for the annual New Year’s Eve Bash at Falls Lake Lodge. This year she doesn’t want to go alone. She even tries setting up a kissing booth at the Harbor Falls Elementary Winter Carnival to meet a potential new date (under the guise of a school fundraiser, of course) until the school principal promptly shuts her booth down, deeming it inappropriate.

      She would love to show him inappropriate!

      After eight years of teaching and five more in his role of principal, Will Craig knows he has just about seen it all. Between the students, their parents, and occasionally his teachers, school life is never dull. When he spies the kissing booth in the corner of the gym during the winter carnival, he knows things are about to get interesting—and he’s not at all surprised that Emma Baker is behind the supposed fund-raising effort. That woman has both intrigued and frustrated him for far too long.

      It’s about time he does something about it.

      There is one thing Will knows for certain—if Emma is passing out kisses, candy or real ones, he intends to be the first, and last, in line to sample the goods. And he definitely doesn’t want to sample them in front of the student body.

      Cast of Characters

      Main Characters

      Emma Jo Baker (teacher)

      Will Craig (principal)

      Supporting Characters

      Annie Carter (Emma’s best friend)

      Curt Carter (Annie’s husband)

      Sydney Hart

      Suzie Hart Matthews

      Chapter One

      I NEED A MAN.

      Emma Jo Baker watched her best friend, Annie Carter, turn her way and roll her eyes. Emma, she began, shifting her teacher’s bag full of papers on her shoulder, You’ve been saying that for years. If you need a man so darned bad, why don’t you go out and get you one?

      Feeling a little defensive, Emma shot up off her teacher desk chair and, hands on hips, glared at Annie. It’s not like I haven’t been trying!

      Annie waved her off. Oh, posh. Get serious. What have you really been doing besides draping yourself in tinsel and hanging out at Hooters? I tell you, Emma, the men at Hooters are not there to find a date. At least not one to take home to Mama.

      I know. They go for the wings.

      And the breasts. She grasped her arm. Face it. They are just there to ogle. That’s not where you find a man.

      So where do I find one then? You tell me. Because I’ve tried every online matchmaking service there is, and I’ve done them for years. You know, matched.com, singlemingle.com, marryarichguy.com, cuddleup.com and even that ebliss.com that costs big money. I splurged. And guess what? They hooked me up with a short, conservative Southern Baptist with small hands. I clearly stated that I was liberal and non-religious. What were they thinking? Besides, the same guys are on all of them, and they’ve been there for years.

      Small hands? What does that have to do with anything?

      I like a man who can handle me.

      Emma!

      I mean, shoot. Small hands are dainty. Who the hell wants a man with small hands or, for that matter, feet? I can’t believe they matched me with that guy. My perfect-for-you match. Geez.

      Annie arched a brow. That should tell you something.

      What do you mean?

      Those things don’t work.

      But have you seen the commercials? And the testimonials?

      How many years have you been on all of those sites?

      She shrugged. I dunno. Five? Six?

      I rest my case.

      Emma thought about that for a moment, glancing off over her empty classroom. How else was one supposed to meet a man in Harbor Falls, North Carolina? She knew every single man in town and there were no prospects here. None. She was forced to go out of her boundaries. She needed a man bigger than what Harbor Falls could offer—larger than life, worldly—one that would worship the ground she walked on and adore her quirkiness unconditionally. But how far would she go? She’d heard of a woman over in Dalton Springs who found a husband by placing an ad in Mother Earth magazine.

      Maybe she should try something like that. Not Mother Earth, but maybe something like A Man’s Cave or Alaskan Wilderness.

      But not now. It was the end of the day, and she was tired. The classroom Christmas party was over, and the kids just left for their winter break. She had a mess to clean up in here, but she wasn’t in the mood.

      Sighing, she looked back to Annie. I guess I would settle for a date for New Year’s Eve.

      Hire Suzie.

      Who?

      Suzie Matthews. You know, The Matchmaking Chef.

      Suzie. Of course, she knew Suzie. Everyone in Harbor Falls knew Suzie Hart Matthews, hostess with the mostess, cookbook author, owner of the Sweet Hart Inn...her own television show to boot. She’s not a real matchmaker.

      Annie shrugged. I think she is. I’ve heard stories.

      Emma thought about that. But I thought it was just a television show.

      Don’t think so, Annie drew closer and sat her bag on the desk. Sometimes I think she’s subtly behind the scenes working, and other times I’ve heard she’s gone to great lengths to get people together.

      Like who?

      Well, Nash Rhodes and Mary Lou Picketts, for one.

      Emma gasped. Mary Lou! I wondered how Harbor Falls’ Plain Jane had landed that big hunky country singing sensation!

      Annie nodded. Yep. I heard that one was intentional, planned right down to the proposal. And you know about Lyssa Larkin, right?

      Emma scowled. Lyssa, too! Why, she was practically an old maid.

      Practically as old as you.

      Playfully sneering, Emma said, Watch it, sister. Leaning her backside against the desk, she added, She married that new guy in town, didn’t she? The one with the dogs?

      Yep.

      That’s pretty cool.

      I guess Suzie set up a speed dating lunch thing for her at Sweet Hart Inn.

      Emma’s brain spun with possibilities. Seriously. I wonder how much she charges.

      Shrugging, Annie went on, There are more I’ve heard of, like her cousin Sydney, and her sister Shelley, and the librarian, Katie Long, and I think she even did some work for someone in New York—someone she works with up there.

      Emma sat back down behind her desk. Perhaps she needed to take another tack and quit the online match sites. Perhaps, she should try out this thing with Suzie, just to make sure she is covering all of her bases...

      "Well,

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