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    A Blind Date for Christmas: Mystic Keep
    A Blind Date for Christmas: Mystic Keep
    A Blind Date for Christmas: Mystic Keep
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    A Blind Date for Christmas: Mystic Keep

    By Jo-Ann Carson

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    A Blind Date for Christmas

    A story about forbidden love  

    Oscar Andersson is a cursed barista who cannot find love, and Annabelle Gibson is the witch who intends to fix him.

    In Mystic Keep, a small Pacific Northwest town where everything goes bump in the night, there is an enchanted coffee house called The Perfect Brew. Oscar and Annabelle lace every cup of coffee with magic to heal the hearts of their customers and help them make their dreams come true. But the barista's lives are far from perfect.

    Oscar Andersson has the Nordic good looks of a movie star. Not only is he hot; he's also kind, thoughtful, and generous. Oscar is the kind of man every mother dreams her daughter would marry, and every woman dreams of bedding. But he's not available. It's not that Oscar doesn't want to find love, and it's not that he hasn't tried. He's dated blondes, redheads, brunettes, witches, humans, and even gargoyles, but his attraction never turns into love. He's a serial one-night stand.

    Annabelle Gibson is a feisty, red-headed beauty, with a reputation for breaking hearts. While all sorts of men drool at her feet, she's never found the right one. Oscar's lukewarm response to her charms shocks her. No matter what she does, she can't get him to see her as anything but a friend.

    Belle hatches a plan to win his heart. She gives him a Christmas present he can't refuse: three blind-dates. The third date will be with her. By the time it's her turn, she figures she'll know what the hex is wrong with him. She'll fix him, and he'll be free to love her.

    Meanwhile, Venomilia, the dark sorceress who cursed Oscar, watches them in her crystal ball, ready to step in if Belle comes close to breaking her spell.

    If you like clean, sweet romance with a side of magic and mistletoe, you'll love this short novella.

    Buy A Blind Date for Christmas today to read the heart-warming story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJo-Ann Carson
    Release dateDec 3, 2020
    ISBN9781989031193
    A Blind Date for Christmas: Mystic Keep
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    Jo-Ann Carson

    Jo-Ann Carson ~ paranormal mystery and romance ~ Reports of Jo-Ann Carson’s death on a Gulf Island are greatly exaggerated or, at the very least, premature. An award-winning fiction and non-fiction author, blogger and podcaster Jo-Ann loves to tinker with words. Her latest two series the Ghost & Abby Mysteries and the Gambling Ghosts feature eccentric characters, such as a Viking ghost with existential issues, a broken-hearted Highlander and a Casanova-man-witch. At the center of each tale is a strong woman trying to make sense of life and love.  A firm believer in the magic of our everyday lives, Jo-Ann loves watching sunrises and walking the beaches near her home in the Pacific Northwest. You can find her at her author website: http://www.jo-anncarson.com/. Blog/ Twitter/ Author FB/ Pod FB/ Pinterest/ Instagram / BookBub Page

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