Leap Year Dare

By Karen Guyler

February 29th and Morgan's boyfriend has just cancelled their date because he has to work, again. But she's not going to let this one chance to propose slip away because the museum has a better claim on him than she does.

February 29th, a magical night once every four years.

The night Morgan finds out exactly who she's fallen in love with.

And what he'll do. . .

 

Leap Year Dare, a twisty crime short where not everyone gets what they want

• Language: English
• Publisher: Unexpected Books
• Release date: Feb 26, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224899487

Karen Guyler

Always being the new girl (at nine schools on two continents) was no fun at all so books became the only constant in my life, even if they didn't help me get out of sports days. Now settled in Milton Keynes, England, I juggle reading with writing, my three children, husband and dog, a much nicer mix! I also teach creative writing for Adult Education with lots of laughing in amongst the word wrangling and discovery. You can find me at www.karenguyler.com, where you’ll discover free stories, bonus epilogues and be the first to hear about thrilling upcoming releases. If you'd like to chat, you can find me @originalkaren, on facebook at Karen Guyler Author ​

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Leap Year Dare

LEAP YEAR DARE

KAREN GUYLER

An Unexpected Books publication

First published in Great Britain in 2024 by Unexpected Books Limited

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CONTENTS

Leap Year Dare

LEAP YEAR DARE

The treats Morgan had packed into the picnic hamper were beginning to feel as if they were made from concrete rather than cheese and chocolate and pastry. Maybe non-alcoholic champagne bottles weighed more than those holding regular champagne. Regular had definitely been in her plans until Toby told her he was working again tonight, of all nights. But she’d adapted, she wasn’t going to let this chance slip, another four years was too long to wait.

Now though, having grappled the hamper on the tube and all the way here, she wished she’d just included the orange juice part of the bucks fizz. A cardboard carton had to be so much lighter. Morgan crossed the road. Ahead of her, lit up for the night, the museum looked like something out of a fantasy story, a fairytale castle with its magnificently carved facade and towers.