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: November 3rd
Physical Description: 6’4, cocoa skin, clean shaven, but a scruff can form if he’s too busy to shave. Deep brown eyes, short haircut.
Occupation: Pediatric Surgeon
3 likes in no particular order: Being a surgeon, playing basketball, spending time with people he loves
3 dislikes in no particular order: People who lie, anyone who hurts children, people who use him because of his notoriety.
Drink of choice: Manhattans
Favorite food: Shrimp Scampi Pasta
Favorite song: Burn - Usher
Choice of transportation: Black and Silver Range Rover
Favorite way to spend an evening: A Manhattan, good food, in front of the fireplace watching a football or basketball game.
Favorite holiday tradition: Christmas tree shopping with Angela
Best memory to date: Ice Skating for the first time
If you could have a do-over, what would you do differently? I would have gotten to know Angela sooner. It was time wasted, time I could’ve spent getting to know her.
What’s something you’ve said you would never do, but in fact have done? Fall in love
Most romantic gesture (done or received): I surprised the woman I love with a video at a huge gala, that she worked so hard on. It moved her to tears.
Words to live by: Life is too short, don’t waste time.
Angela couldn’t believe her best friend Amina’s big day had finally arrived. After all the planning, organizing, and meeting after meeting, here they were. Angela walked up the stairs of Nathan Moore’s parents’ home to deliver a note. Amina had spent half the night writing a letter to her soon-to-be husband, and she was determined to make sure Nathan got it.
“Angie, please?” Amina had pleaded when they pulled in front of the massive home.
“Did you get any sleep?” Angela had asked.
“Very little, but I need him to get this. And can you give me a sneak peek of how he looks?” Her friend giggled.
“Sure, Mina. Stay out of sight.”
Angela was more than happy to fulfill her maid of honor duties and deliver Amina’s note. Plus, she needed to check on her son David. Sure, he was twelve and behaved as if he knew everything there was to know about everything in the world, but Angela wanted to make sure he put on his tux properly.
“Are you guys decent?” Angela yelled about halfway up the stairs.
“Come on up!” Nathan’s friend Chris called out.
“Angela!” All the guys shouted once she made it to the landing of the second floor.
She gasped and held her hand to chest. “Hey, guys.”
“Angela, you look great!” Chris said and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“Thanks, Chris. So do you. Everyone looks really great. Amina will be very pleased.” She chuckled. “Where’s David?”
“I’m right here, Mom.”
Angela looked just over Chris’s shoulder and saw him. There stood her twelve-year-old son looking so handsome in his little tuxedo. He bounced with excitement to stand up in his first wedding. Angela saw flashes of her deceased husband standing in front of her.
“David, you did such a great job getting yourself ready.” She stood back and took a few pictures of him. He looked so grown-up; time was just flying by.
“Thanks, Mom. I was a little nervous getting ready, but I think I did it right.”
“You did, sweetheart. You look great. Where’s your uncle Nate?”
“He’s in his bedroom across the hall finishing up,” David said, pointing to Nathan’s bedroom door.
“Great. Thanks! You better head on down. Naomi has the photographer taking pictures of the bridal party before the ceremony. See if you can get the rest of these guys down there, too.”
“Sure, Mom.”
“Thanks, sweetie.” She gave her son a quick hug before he walked away to try to get the guys downstairs.
Angela walked across the hall to Nathan’s bedroom and knocked on the door.
“Hey, Nate. It’s Angela. I need to give you something from Amina.”
Nathan’s best friend and best man, Shawn, opened the door. He was breathtakingly handsome in his black tux with gold accents. He was clean-shaven, and his jawline looked impeccable above the collar of his shirt. His cocoa skin glowed while his dashing smile grinned when he looked at her.
“Hello, Angela,” he said with his deep, husky voice.
“Hey, Shawn. You look great.” Angela hoped her voice sounded somewhat normal.
“Thanks, Angela. You look beautiful.”
She averted her eyes to avoid looking directly into his. Despite all of their sarcastic banter, she couldn’t deny how incredibly handsome he was. Taking on the full weight of his glance might’ve caused her knees to buckle.
“Everyone is downstairs for pictures before the ceremony. You should head down.”
“Cool, thanks for letting me know. See you down there, Nate.” He turned to give a fist bump and hug to his best friend before walking past Angela. She took a deep breath to inhale the sweet cedar scent.
Nathan grinned as he watched his friend leave.
“Not sure what that grin is for, so just stop.” Angela laughed.
Nathan put his hands up in surrender. “He’s right though. You do look beautiful.”
“Angie, please?” Amina had pleaded when they pulled in front of the massive home.
“Did you get any sleep?” Angela had asked.
“Very little, but I need him to get this. And can you give me a sneak peek of how he looks?” Her friend giggled.
“Sure, Mina. Stay out of sight.”
Angela was more than happy to fulfill her maid of honor duties and deliver Amina’s note. Plus, she needed to check on her son David. Sure, he was twelve and behaved as if he knew everything there was to know about everything in the world, but Angela wanted to make sure he put on his tux properly.
“Are you guys decent?” Angela yelled about halfway up the stairs.
“Come on up!” Nathan’s friend Chris called out.
“Angela!” All the guys shouted once she made it to the landing of the second floor.
She gasped and held her hand to chest. “Hey, guys.”
“Angela, you look great!” Chris said and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“Thanks, Chris. So do you. Everyone looks really great. Amina will be very pleased.” She chuckled. “Where’s David?”
“I’m right here, Mom.”
Angela looked just over Chris’s shoulder and saw him. There stood her twelve-year-old son looking so handsome in his little tuxedo. He bounced with excitement to stand up in his first wedding. Angela saw flashes of her deceased husband standing in front of her.
“David, you did such a great job getting yourself ready.” She stood back and took a few pictures of him. He looked so grown-up; time was just flying by.
“Thanks, Mom. I was a little nervous getting ready, but I think I did it right.”
“You did, sweetheart. You look great. Where’s your uncle Nate?”
“He’s in his bedroom across the hall finishing up,” David said, pointing to Nathan’s bedroom door.
“Great. Thanks! You better head on down. Naomi has the photographer taking pictures of the bridal party before the ceremony. See if you can get the rest of these guys down there, too.”
“Sure, Mom.”
“Thanks, sweetie.” She gave her son a quick hug before he walked away to try to get the guys downstairs.
Angela walked across the hall to Nathan’s bedroom and knocked on the door.
“Hey, Nate. It’s Angela. I need to give you something from Amina.”
Nathan’s best friend and best man, Shawn, opened the door. He was breathtakingly handsome in his black tux with gold accents. He was clean-shaven, and his jawline looked impeccable above the collar of his shirt. His cocoa skin glowed while his dashing smile grinned when he looked at her.
“Hello, Angela,” he said with his deep, husky voice.
“Hey, Shawn. You look great.” Angela hoped her voice sounded somewhat normal.
“Thanks, Angela. You look beautiful.”
She averted her eyes to avoid looking directly into his. Despite all of their sarcastic banter, she couldn’t deny how incredibly handsome he was. Taking on the full weight of his glance might’ve caused her knees to buckle.
“Everyone is downstairs for pictures before the ceremony. You should head down.”
“Cool, thanks for letting me know. See you down there, Nate.” He turned to give a fist bump and hug to his best friend before walking past Angela. She took a deep breath to inhale the sweet cedar scent.
Nathan grinned as he watched his friend leave.
“Not sure what that grin is for, so just stop.” Angela laughed.
Nathan put his hands up in surrender. “He’s right though. You do look beautiful.”
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I want to hold on memories from when my sons were little. Those moments of sweetness and innocence.
ReplyDeleteThose are great.
DeleteI just mentioned this memory on another blog. It is when Pono was still alive. I have a picture of the Christmas tree and he was sitting in front of it. When he turned around, his eyes were glowing brighter than the lights on the tree.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see that.
DeleteCongratulations on your release of Maybe This Christmas, Ieshia, your book sounds like a great holiday read and I enjoyed the hero profile!
ReplyDeleteMemory - One Christmas day, while we were getting dinner ready to serve, my daughter, she was 2 1/2, disappeared, we were running all over the house hollering for her and my dad and uncle were outside, even though the door were locked (she was Houdini and can get out of anything), then I faintly heard a tiny giggle and I realized my daughter was playing hide and seek! I finally figured out where she was and I quietly gathered everyone around the tree! Earlier when we had unwrapped the presents, we had just kind of pushed the mess under the tree to pick up later. But now I had a new present to unwrap, my daughter had put herself if in one of the empty coat boxes, piled paper all around her and pulled the top over her! When I opened the lid, my daughter laughed and laughed, wasn't she the most clever darling of the year! Have a
Oh my gosh. That's scary and precious at the same time.
DeleteThat last sentence was supposed to be Have a magical holiday season!
ReplyDeleteThank you. You too.
DeleteAll the special moments with my son, who is growing up way to fast on me.
ReplyDeleteCelebrating Christmas in Mexico with my family! Those were the best times and it's the reason why I love Christmas so much, I loved having all our family together and having fun with my cousins. I need to visit soon!
ReplyDeletemy boys at Christmas, especially when they were little.
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The memories that I want to hold onto forever are the times that my sister and I spent with my paternal grandparents when we were growing up. It was a family tradition for Black Friday each year that my sister and i would venture into the woods behind my grandparents' house and pick out our Christmas tree, my grandfather would chop it down and we would load it onto the sled and bring it home, setting it up and decorating while the rest of the family went shopping. On the years when there was a lot of snow, there was so much more snow here each year when I was young, my grandad took us sledding in the aforementioned woods, even making the trip down the hill himself a few times!
ReplyDeleteThe memories of my grandparents. Since they passed I have missed them so much. Even the small things. One memory in particular that always makes me smile. My nana shaking a ketchup bottle then turns it towards herself & squirts it all down her shirt. It cracked us up because she always made messes like that on accident.
ReplyDeleteMy wedding almost 49 years ago the the births of our 2 kids are memories I will hold onto.
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