Cover Reveal & Giveaway: On the 12th Date of Christmas by Nikki Lynn Barrett

On The 12th Date of Christmas Cover Reveal

By Nikki Lynn Barrett

Contemporary holiday romance

Expected release date: November 8, 2013

Blurb:

After being mugged, Robin Sorenson is left shaken and her spirit in humanity broken. Worse, she’s not sure how to deal with the new anxieties or who to confide in since she’s always preached to pick oneself up and move on. Yeah, she’s been the go to girl when anyone’s had problems.
Christmas is coming, and her belief in magic and miracles has faded. 

Then Jonas comes back.

Jonas Aimes made a mistake. A big one, when he walked away from Robin a year earlier. He’d loved her, always had and still does, but his desire to please his aging and strict parents took precedence. Back from the overseas internship they’d struggled to get him in, he plans on winning Robin back. What he didn’t count on was discovering the shell of the vivacious woman he’d loved.

Broken.

Remembering her love of Christmas, Jonas pulls the holiday heartstrings. What? All is fair and love and war. Right?

Twelve days, Twelve Dates.

Robin is speechless when Jonas not only refuses to leave her alone, but dares her to accept his cheesy holiday themed challenge. Twelve dates to give him a chance to prove he loves her and is never leaving her again.

But in the season known for miracles can Robin find the magic needed to open her heart and faith once more...or will she forever wonder about the ghost of the Christmas past that could have been?

Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18483703-on-the-12th-date-of-christmas

Excerpt:

The hostess walked up to the table and took their order. After she disappeared, Jonas reached for her hand again. “I'm not sure where to begin. I could apologize profusely, but does it do any good? I should never have let my family pressure me into the choice, but I can't change what I did. It took being so far away to realize just what I'd missed. You put up with a heck of a lot of immaturity from me last year and I can't imagine what you were feeling.”

            “Jonas-”

            “Please, let me get this out. The experience from the internship was great, but there were a few things that I saw that really gave me a whole new perspective. I missed you, and even though I knew I would, I missed you far more than I ever imagined.”  His hands covered hers, sending a chill down her back.

            “I can't just pick up where we left off and think things would be okay.” She said simply, not trying to be mean, but honest. “Cant and won't.”

            He nodded. “I get that. I'm not expecting anything. I just had to tell you what I felt. I would be an idiot to think we could pick up and that everything would be fine, because I know that would never be the case.”

            The sincerity in his voice was something she never expected. He watched her with those dark eyes that never turned away from her face, and she knew he meant business.

            A smile lit up his face. “Give me twelve dates.”

            Robin raised a brow. “Twelve dates? What are you talking about?” Now he was just acting strange. Kind of cute, but definitely strange.

            “Twelve dates to show you just how much you mean to me. On the twelfth date, if you don't feel like we could at least try to work things out, I'll leave you alone. If I don't at least give this a shot, then I'm going to have a lot of regrets.”

            “Twelve dates. You seriously sound like someone from one of those cheesy films they air this time of the year.”

            He feigned hurt. “Cheesy? Ouch. That's a blow to the heart.” 

            “Twelve dates isn't a long time to decide.” God, he was being serious about this, wasn't he? Twelve dates? How in the world did he plan to try and show her anything with only twelve dates? The idea sounded cute, charming and sweet, it really did, but how did he plan  to pull it off?

            “Maybe for people who don't have our history, true. But we've known each other since high school. Come on, what could it hurt?”

            A lot, actually. She kept the words to herself.

            “Of course, we can talk and spend time together outside of the twelve dates, so it's not like we're limited.” Jonas continued. He circled her palm with his thumb.  “And right now doesn't count as one of the dates.”

            Robin laughed. Butterflies danced around in her belly.  Oh, good grief. What happened to her promise just a few hours ago? To focus on her own life and not get wrapped up in a man? 

            Okay, just because you agree to this doesn't mean you're changing your mind.  They're just dates. Sure, dates with a man I loved, but they're still just dates regardless.

             “What about your family? What will they say?”

                A storm of anger built up in his eyes as they darkened. “I don't care what they say anymore, Robin. My family shouldn't have so much sway on how I feel about you. I should have realized that a long time ago. They don't get to choose anymore.”

  

Though it's not a series, and On the 12th Date of Christmas is a standalone book, Robin makes her first appearance in The Secret Santa Wishing Well.  Readers have been asking for her story and of course, more of Cheyenne, Jacob and the kids.

The Secret Santa Wishing Well Blurb:

The magic of Christmas has been lost to Jacob Winston. At the suggestion of his ill sister, Jacob takes a job as a Secret Santa at the mall, hoping to restore his Christmas spirit. Even that doesn’t seem to work, until a special little boy ambles up to make a very special wish... Cheyenne Jensen is struggling to raise her two kids without the help of her ex-husband who refuses to acknowledge his daughter’s existence and doesn’t provide for the son he does. This Christmas is shaping up to be as heartbreaking as the last, until her son Ben’s kind actions lead a stranger to them. Ah, but it’s Christmas time and the magic has begun. When Jacob and Cheyenne meet, neither can deny their immediate attraction to one another. As situations arise that require they spend more time together, their feelings grow stronger and stronger. With Christmas fast approaching, the pair learn what matters most in life. Now, if only they could ditch the ghost of Christmases past. Maybe this holiday will bring some wishes come true- for everyone after all.

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18308875-the-secret-santa-wishing-well

Giveaway: 3 e-copies of The Secret Santa Wishing Well

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nikki Lynn Barrett lives in Arizona with her husband and son. She's an avid reader, a dreamer, and loves everything about books. She runs a book blog, an online used bookstore, and writes various genres of romance. Nikki can also be found outside with her camera when a storm is near, snapping photo after photo. Her dreams of becoming a writer started when she was young, when she started writing books in one subject notebooks by the fifth grade. The Secret Santa Wishing Well is her debut book. You can visit Nikki's site at: www.nikkilynnbarrett.blogspot.com for more information. She is working on her next book. Nikki would love to hear from readers. Email her at nikkilynnbarrett@yahoo.com

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