by: Ieshia Wiedlin
Series: Romancing the Doctors
Genre: Contemporary Christmas Romance
Release Date: October 25, 2022
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Maybe this Christmas she’ll unwrap what she really wants…
Angela Miles is a hardworking mom, doing everything she can to make sure her family traditions endure with her twelve-year-old son, David. Before her husband passed, choosing the Christmas tree on the first day of December and creating magazine-worthy decorations meant the world to them, and she can’t let these memories disappear. But this year, she’s also in the midst of planning a blowout gala for her nonprofit, Acts of Faith, and David is more into Chicago Bulls games with his friends than hanging out with her.
Dr. Shawn Atkins is a pediatric surgeon devoted to staying the best in his field. But when an opportunity arises to help Angela with the gala, he jumps at the chance to be her knight in shining armor. Angela has always challenged him to up his game, so he's happy to help her out. What he’s not prepared for is how that decision turns his whole world upside down.
This Christmas, will new experiences open the door to a chance at love that neither of them is expecting?
Age: 34
Date of birth: September 3rd
Physical Description: Average height, curly hair, Carmel Skin, brown eyes
Occupation: Owner of the Non-Profit Acts of Faith
3 likes in no particular order: Spending time with her family and friends, watching old movies, taking long walks
3 dislikes in no particular order: People who are late, disrespect, people who are unkind
Drink of choice: Red wine
Favorite food: Surf and turf
Favorite song: Love on Top – Beyonce
Choice of transportation: Audi A5
Favorite way to spend an evening: Relaxing watching a good old movie
Favorite holiday tradition: Going to a tree lot searching for a Christmas tree
Best memory to date: Decorating my home for Christmas for the first time with Shawn
If you could have a do-over, what would you do differently? Tell my deceased husband not to leave the house for snacks.
What’s something you’ve said you would never do, but in fact have done? Take a chance on love again.
Most romantic gesture (done or received): Shawn reserved a whole restaurant for us to have dinner for our first date.
Words to live by: Don’t be afraid to take a chance, even if you scares you.
“ARE YOU SERIOUS?” Shawn asked as they stood in front of the ice-skating rink in Millennium Park. They were surrounded by colorful lights and well-lit Christmas trees around the rink. Shawn’s heart rammed against his chest. He was terrified about getting on the ice.
“I’m one hundred percent complaining,” he mumbled.
He didn’t want to make a fool of himself in front of Angela. She stood next to him bouncing back and forth, beaming from ear to ear as they stood in line to rent their skates. He couldn’t understand how she didn’t sense his fear at all.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” she asked.
“Yes, it’s quite beautiful.”
“What’s wrong?” she asked him while he rocked back and forth on his heels, his eyes darting around the ice.
“I’ve never done this before.”
Angela threw her head back and laughed. “Shawn, you’ll be fine. Trust me.”
“I do trust you. That’s not the issue.”
“Well, what’s the issue?”
“Are you strong enough to hold me up?” He laughed.
“Oh, I’ll figure it out. Try not to worry.”
Angela took his hand, and they walked to get their skates. Shawn couldn’t take his eyes off the tumbling bodies on the ice. He felt her hand tightened around his and she smiled at him when he pulled his eyes away from the ice.
“Trust me.”
They walked over to a bench and grabbed a seat.
“It’s really important to make sure that your skates are really tight,” she said. “I’ll double-check them once you get them on.”
Shawn nervously slid his size twelve feet into his ice skates and pulled the laces as tight as he could. Angela took his hands and helped him stand up as his legs wobbled all over the place.
“You have to relax.”
“I’m trying to relax.”
“I need you to try a little harder.” Her laugh broke through. She was struggling as she held his weight against her.
“This isn’t going to work if you keep laughing at me.”
Shawn leaned all of his weight onto Angela while he attempted to take a few steps in the skates.
“I’m doing the best I can, but you’re heavy, Shawn.”
“Are you complaining? I think you are.” He chuckled.
“I’m one hundred percent complaining,” he mumbled.
He didn’t want to make a fool of himself in front of Angela. She stood next to him bouncing back and forth, beaming from ear to ear as they stood in line to rent their skates. He couldn’t understand how she didn’t sense his fear at all.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” she asked.
“Yes, it’s quite beautiful.”
“What’s wrong?” she asked him while he rocked back and forth on his heels, his eyes darting around the ice.
“I’ve never done this before.”
Angela threw her head back and laughed. “Shawn, you’ll be fine. Trust me.”
“I do trust you. That’s not the issue.”
“Well, what’s the issue?”
“Are you strong enough to hold me up?” He laughed.
“Oh, I’ll figure it out. Try not to worry.”
Angela took his hand, and they walked to get their skates. Shawn couldn’t take his eyes off the tumbling bodies on the ice. He felt her hand tightened around his and she smiled at him when he pulled his eyes away from the ice.
“Trust me.”
They walked over to a bench and grabbed a seat.
“It’s really important to make sure that your skates are really tight,” she said. “I’ll double-check them once you get them on.”
Shawn nervously slid his size twelve feet into his ice skates and pulled the laces as tight as he could. Angela took his hands and helped him stand up as his legs wobbled all over the place.
“You have to relax.”
“I’m trying to relax.”
“I need you to try a little harder.” Her laugh broke through. She was struggling as she held his weight against her.
“This isn’t going to work if you keep laughing at me.”
Shawn leaned all of his weight onto Angela while he attempted to take a few steps in the skates.
“I’m doing the best I can, but you’re heavy, Shawn.”
“Are you complaining? I think you are.” He chuckled.
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Ieshia Wiedlin grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and currently resides in Brookfield, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago. She is married and has two great kids, Lucas and Zoey. She has always loved writing and telling stories, mostly sci-fi and fantasy, and is a huge junkie for all things Marvel and Star Wars. But somehow in the midst of loving all things sci-fi, she was a sucker for all things Molly Ringwald. Ieshia became a huge fan of rom-coms and loves stories with strong women characters. Growing up the youngest, and the only girl on her block, she craved strong women who fell in love. She loves romances with strong women leads who have conviction, but are also filled with humor. It’s important to her that women in her stories are smart, strong, loving, and funny, and also represent for sci-fi geeks and music lovers everywhere.
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I can't wait to read this book.
ReplyDeleteI am too. Ieshia is a new to me author.
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ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this new book in the series!
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