His Epiphany. A Holiday Heartbeats Story.: Holiday Heartbeats, #1

By Atina Atwood

Love is the one thing money can't buy, and it's the only thing he wants this Christmas…

Less than a year after Riley Blakely graduates from NYU with an MBA under his belt, he's back in San Diego with a profitable tech start-up, making waves in the industry. The handsome bachelor has almost everything he's ever wanted, but what he needs is the perfect woman to share his success with.

Epiphany Davidson is hoping for a Christmas miracle and a fresh start. After tragedy strikes her family, Dante Cole invites her to visit him and his parents for the holidays. She can't refuse, especially knowing that his best friend Riley Blakely is in town. She first laid eyes on him four years ago, and ever since, not a day goes by where she doesn't think of him. If only their first encounter hadn't been such a disaster…

When circumstances force Riley and Epiphany to confront the past and face the present, will either of them realize their greatest Christmas gift might be a future together?

Light, sweet, and a fun read, His Epiphany is the first short story in the Holiday Heartbeats series by Atina Atwood.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Quilted Hearts Press
• Release date: Dec 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949452006

Atina Atwood

Mom, wife, business owner, a classically trained vocalist, occasional university instructor and incurable book-addict, Atina can’t resist sticking her fingers in as many pots as she can reach. Passionate about love, learning, and fair chances, after earning her Ph.D. in less than 3 years, she began reading and writing Romance (the best recovery method ever). A relative newbie in America’s Finest City, Atina loves highlighting aspects of San Diego in her books. Faith, hope, and love guide her days, fueling her addiction to HEA’s. She’s happy and content with her husband and darling toddler and is totally open to having a loving house pet in the future.

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His Epiphany

A Holiday Heartbeats Story

Atina Atwood

Quilted Hearts Press

Copyright

This is a work of fiction . Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

No portion of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, or in informational storage retrieval systems, without prior permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews and other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. 

His Epiphany. A Holiday Heartbeats Story.

Copyright ©2018 Atina Atwood

Quilted Hearts Press

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ISBN-13:978-1-949452-00-6

Riley’s Epiphany (excerpt from atinaatwood.com)

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His Epiphany

Love is the one thing money can't buy, and it's the only thing he wants this Christmas...

LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER Riley Blakely graduates from NYU with an MBA under his belt, he's back in San Diego with a profitable tech start-up, making waves in the industry. The handsome bachelor has almost everything he's ever wanted, but what he needs is the perfect woman to share his success with.

EPIPHANY DAVIDSON IS hoping for a Christmas miracle and a fresh start. After tragedy strikes her family, Dante Cole invites her to visit him and his parents for the holidays. She can't refuse, especially knowing that his best friend Riley Blakely is in town. She first laid eyes on him four years ago, and ever since, not a day goes by where she doesn't think of him. If only their first encounter hadn’t been such a disaster...

WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES force Riley and Epiphany to confront the past and face the present, will either of them realize their greatest Christmas gift might be a future together?

Dedication

To my amazing husband.

We both had an epiphany that first day in front of the fountain.

Every day by your side is a fulfilling one.

Ich liebe dich!

Chapter 1

Riley Blakely could think of many other things he'd rather be doing instead of sitting at an airport, waiting for his best friend's client to show up. He didn't mind doing favors for Dante, but he couldn't help but be a little peeved at the message glaring at him on the screen of his cell phone.

Ri, I need you to do me a HUGE favor. Do me a solid and go pick up a client for me at SDIA and drive her to out to Julian with you for our Snowfall Christmas Party. I'll tell Sasha to forward the arrival details and everything else via text. I've been trying to set this one up for a couple of years, so don't let me down. I'm following my gut, so make sure you bring your A-game. Sorry for the short notice, but you already know I promised to watch out for my favorite cousin. Keep me posted. - D.

Requesting a last-minute favor from the young businessman was no small thing, and as they were partners in their B2B tech startup Back At You, an app that allowed businesses to coordinate exchanges of goods and services with other businesses, Riley knew his best friend truly needed his help. Rarely would Dante brush off a client for anything, but whenever