Puppy Love and Mistletoe: Happiness in Hallburg, #1

By Merrillee Whren

When Hallburg city employee Amelia Dunford returns a missing dog to his owner, handsome consultant Scott Graham, she is drawn to him and his love for the little girl for whom he is a guardian. But Amelia's bad childhood experience makes her afraid of dogs, and Scott has joined the mayor's task force in charge of trimming the town's budget—two red flags that warn her away.

 

Amelia's warm nature captivates Scott, but he believes his PTSD makes him too flawed for a relationship. Besides, they are on opposite sides of the town's budget battle, and mixing business with a relationship could spell disaster.

 

Can a little girl and a fluffy black dog bring Amelia and Scott together in a Christmas miracle?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Merrillee Whren
• Release date: Oct 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781944773069

Merrillee Whren

Merrillee Whren is an award-winning author who has written eleven books for Harlequin Love Inspired. She is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award for best inspirational romance manuscript presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of thirty plus years, and has two grown daughters. She has lived in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas and Chicago but now makes her home on one of God’s most beautiful creations, an island off the east coast of Florida. When she’s not writing or working for her husband’s recruiting firm, she spends her free time playing tennis or walking the beach, where she does the plotting for her novels. Please visit her Web site or connect with her on Facebook.

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