The Unexpected Gift

By Jolene Clark

No one would ever guess that Kayleen longed to be in a long term relationship, given her frantic unpredictable behavior toward every guy she has ever met. She has developed a reputation that she is not all that serious when it comes to relationships. Before she can be publicly shamed and ruined forever, close family friend Rob Braxton saves the day by offering to marry Kayleen. As he recites poetry to her, dancing with her by starlight, and showering her with lovely kisses, they both begin to discover that their match may be the best Christmas gift either has ever received.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eye Know Romance Publishing
• Release date: Nov 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463667828

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The Unexpected Gift

A Christmas Romance Story

By Jolene Clark

Eye Know Romance Publishing

Smashwords Edition

Copyright © 2019 Jolene Clark

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8:

About the Author

Chapter 1

There was a slight chill crisp in the air as it spoke of the approaching season. Something magical about the season lingered and there was no denying it. It was a time when all dreams seemed to come true and it brought out the child in all of us. In the center of town, the tall balsam pine stood tall, waiting for the children to come and adorn it with festive decorations and candles. The holly wreaths and garlands seemed to encircle the entire town square. It was only four years ago that the quiet little town welcomed Kayleen Morrison as the future bride of Reb Braxton. But that would be getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s go back to the beginning and meet Kayleen Morrison and how she got to come here.

Kayleen Morrison was the only child of Kathleen Lee and James Morrison —both were killed in a carriage accident when Kayleen was only ten years old. The courts were faced with the task of placing the child in an orphanage or finding a guardian for her. It was Widow Dade who offered to take the young girl in and see to it that she got a good education and had a place to work and earn a living. Widow Dade owned the town Inn and she felt that having the child live with her was better than any orphanage, not to mention the detail that she knew the child’s mother and felt amounted to doing a good deed. Although many felt she did this out of compassion, the widow and Kayleen were the only ones who knew the real reason. Taking in the child, the court was obliged to give the widow a monthly fee for the young girl’s upkeep since she was now considered her ward. She promised to raise her properly and, in her mind, she was compassionate. But, having Kayleen at the inn meant having a maid run the entire inn thereby giving more time for the widow to enjoy herself. After all, the widow was not an old woman and did want remarry one day. Kayleen’s day started before sunrise, when she was in charge of making breakfast for the visitors amongst other services. Widow Dade demanded a well-organized inn and everything was to be according to her rules, right down to the fresh flowers on the dining room tables, during breakfast and supper every day. It was about the time of her seventeenth