Love and Holly: Scandal Meets Love, #7

By Amanda Mariel

Will the magic of holly bring Josephine and Ace together for an unforgettable Christmas....

When Josephine and Ace are sent to find all of the necessary trimmings for a Christmas ball at Fortuna's Parlor, they find more than they bargained for. But can a seamstress and a gaming hell bouncer find love together?

Indulge in this short holiday tale of Christmas shenanigans today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brook Ridge Press
• Release date: Feb 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393597285

Amanda Mariel

USA Today Bestselling, Amazon All Star author Amanda Mariel dreams of days gone by when life moved at a slower pace. She enjoys taking pen to paper and exploring historical time periods through her imagination and the written word. When she is not writing she can be found reading, crocheting, traveling, practicing her photography skills, or spending time with her family.

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Love and Holly

Love and Holly

Amanda Mariel

Contents

Also by Amanda Mariel

Foreword

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Excerpt

Chapter 1

About the Author

Afterword

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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Copyright © 2020 Amanda Mariel

All rights reserved.

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No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written permission of the publisher.

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Published by Brooke Ridge Press

Also by Amanda Mariel

Ladies and Scoundrels series

Scandalous Endeavors

Scandalous Intentions

Scandalous Redemption

Scandalous Wallflower

Scandalous Liaison

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Fabled Love Series

Enchanted by the Earl

Captivated by the Captain

Enticed by Lady Elianna

Delighted by the Duke

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Lady Archer’s Creed series

**Amanda Mariel writing with Christina McKnight**

Theodora

Georgina

Adeline

Josephine

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Scandal Meets Love series

Love Only Me

Find Me Love

If it’s Love

Odd’s of Love

Believe in Love

Chance of Love

Love and Holly

Love and Mistletoe

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A Rogue’s Kiss Series

Her Perfect Rogue

Coming next to the A Rogue’s Kiss series

His Perfect Hellion

Her Perfect Scoundrel

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Standalone titles

One Moonlit Tryst

One Enchanting Kiss

Christmas in the Duke’s Embrace

One Wicked Christmas

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Mists of Babylon series

Love’s Legacy

One Wanton Wager

Forever in Your Arms

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Wicked Earls’ Club

**Titles by Amanda Mariel**

Earl of Grayson

Earl of Edgemore

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Fated for a Rogue

A Wallflower’s Folly

Coming next to the Fated for a Rogue series

One Fateful may Day

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Connected by a Kiss

**These are designed so they can standalone**

How to Kiss a Rogue (Amanda Mariel)

A Kiss at Christmastide (Christina McKnight)

A Wallflower’s Christmas Kiss (Dawn Brower)

Stealing a Rogue’s Kiss (Amanda Mariel)

A Gypsy’s Christmas kiss (Dawn Brower)

A Duke’s Christmas Kiss (Tammy Andresen)

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Box sets and anthologies

Visit www.amandamariel.com to see Amanda’s current offerings.

Foreword

Love and Holly is a short holiday novella and a bonus to the Scandal Meets Love series. It tells the story of Ace and Josephine, two characters from the series who were never meant to have their own book but begged for a happily ever after. I hope you enjoy this peek into their lives.

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Hugs,

Amanda

Chapter 1

Christmas Eve, London

Josephine, Madame Debroux, locked the door of her modiste shop then turned toward