Christmas by Design

By Kimberly Grell

Blurb:

Rebecca Mack, an interior designer for a major design company gains a client she never imagined, Travis Rowe, the boyfriend of her boss. Rebecca's job is to incorporate his style into the home he recently purchased. Things go smoothly until the unexpected arises... they begin to fall for each other unbeknownst to Rebecca's boss.

This Christmas novella will brighten your holiday with love, laughter, and the unexpected behind each deconstructed wall.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kimberly Grell
• Release date: Dec 21, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386449881

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Kimberly Grell

Christmas By Design

Copyright © 2019 by Kimberly Grell

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

Kimberly Grell asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

About the Author

Also by Kimberly Grell

One

Chapter One

Chapter Separator

Rebecca Mack, a delicate woman with a realistic outlook on life. She’s spent many years working herself to the bone and then some to prove her worth to her crotchety boss, Shirley Tate. While Shirley gained fame for the designs from her designing company, she rarely gave credit to those who carried out the blueprints, the supplies and the labor to get things done. Rebecca, being the one to get snubbed all the time from her boss, had enough of the torment of being cast aside.

A designing opportunity arose and Shirley became intrigued.

How fascinating. Shirley chimed with cockiness.

Do you know anyone capable of making this happen? A man adorned with freckles peppered on his face and charming blue-green eyes twinkled toward Shirley.

I know the perfect person for this project. She smiled with a wily expression.

Great! I’ll see you soon to go over things, right? He confirmed.

Absolutely, Travis.

Travis rose from the chair sitting across from Shirley’s desk and exited her office. His stride exposed confidence, and this feature had ladies secretly swoon over him, not to mention his solid build and straight fiery red hair that was often slicked back with a light layer of hair gel.

Shirley leaned back in her office chair and glanced over the design once again. She hummed to herself and grinned cheekily. She moistened her lips with a quick swipe of her tongue and tossed the design ideas on her desk. She folded her hands behind her head and leaned further back into her chair.

I hope she falls flat on her face. Shirley spat as her eyes observed Rebecca’s name penned on a piece of paper.

Shirley cackled to herself, reminiscent of a witch. She pressed a button on her office phone and paged for Rebecca.

Rebecca, please come to my office. There’s something we need to discuss.

Yes, boss. Rebecca responded and with swift movements headed to her office.

She knocked gently on the oversized oak door and a stern voice penetrated through.

Come in.

Rebecca slowly opened the door, peeking in to catch a glimpse of the situation before entering. She tucked her wiry black-brown hair behind her ears and flipped the ends off her shoulders.

You needed to see me? Her voice turned soft and hush.

I really wish you would do something with your hair. It’s awful looking at your roots peeking out. Shirley barked. That’s beside the point. She waved the thought off. Have a seat.

Rebecca closed the door slowly causing it to creak eerily. Shirley shivered and placed her finger in her ear to block some of the clamor. Rebecca seated herself in the chair across from her boss and awaited the criticism she was