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    The Knight Before Christmas
    The Knight Before Christmas
    The Knight Before Christmas
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    The Knight Before Christmas

    By Drew Hunt

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    ‘Tis the night before Christmas and hardware store owner Harry Pettit was all alone in his store with only his accounts and a recording of La Boheme for company. When someone knocks at the shop’s door, Harry is surprised to see a knight in full armour. Thinking it’s a drunken prank or a hold up, Harry is reluctant to let the knight in.

    However, upon discovering the knight’s helmet is stuck closed, Harry’s good nature and the fact it’s Christmas has him invite the stranger inside.

    Once freed from the helmet, Harry is immediately captivated by the shy man underneath the armour. Seems George White was destined to attend a fancy-dress party with his brother, but when the brother cancels, George, like Harry, finds himself with nothing else to do on Christmas Eve. So why not spend it together?

    Can St. Nicholas deliver a happy Christmas and a good night to both men?

    Warning: this short, holiday-themed story contains romance, poetry, snow, and a can of WD-40.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateNov 28, 2018
    ISBN9781634867122
    The Knight Before Christmas
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    Drew Hunt

    Having read all the decent free fiction on the net Drew could find, he set out to try his hand at writing something himself. Fed up reading about characters who were super-wealthy, impossibly handsome, and incredibly well-endowed, Drew determined to make his characters real and believable.Drew lives a quiet life in the north of England with his cat. Someday he hopes to meet the kind of man he writes about. Readers can contact him at drew@drew-hunt.co.uk.

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