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“Jealous?” Gabriel stopped, blocking the path.

About to do the whole “excuse me and why would I possibly be jealous?” bit, I remembered my vow. No more pretense. No more lies.

“Jealous as hell,” I said.

“Good. ” And then he kissed me again, taking his time about it. He’d kissed me before. Hot and hard. Cold and sweet. This was different. I’d never been kissed like this before. It was as if he was giving me a part of him that he hadn’t even known existed, and something so deep inside me that I’d forgotten it was there responded and answered him with everything I had to offer.

And then there was a clatter of feet and the dogs, stupid things, came careering out of the woods, expecting to be told how brilliant they were.

Gabriel held me for a moment, face as grave as it had ever been. Then he took my arm, tucked it beneath his. “Let’s go pick out a Christmas tree. ”

Dear Reader,

Quiet, studious Ginny Lautour and Sophie Harrington, privileged, lively, the class “princess,” were the two girls least likely to be friends.

But Sophie’s natural kindness in rescuing a lost soul on her first day at school, and clever Ginny’s aptitude for getting Sophie out of trouble, forged the kind of bond that lasts a lifetime. So when Sophie begs for Ginny’s help to save her job, even though it means breaking into her sexy billionaire playboy neighbor’s apartment, she doesn’t hesitate.

And everything would have been fine if Richard Mallory was—as promised—away for the weekend. But then Sophie wasn’t being entirely honest with her best friend. She wasn’t in trouble. Just matchmaking!

As Sophie discovers, however, when you tell a big fat fib, even if it is with the best of intentions, it’s likely to come back and bite you. Homeless, jobless and with Ginny honeymooning with her beloved Richard, Sophie has no one to turn to. For the first time ever she has to live on what she can earn and, with Christmas coming, the only job on offer is that of dog walker to gorgeous grouch, Gabriel York. But it’s the season for miracles and once he offers her a home, no matter how temporary, all things are possible.

I do hope you enjoy reading how best friends Ginny and Sophie find their very special happy endings in The Billionaire Takes a Bride (#3817) and A Surprise Christmas Proposal (#3821).

With love,

Liz

A Surprise Christmas Proposal

Liz Fielding

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER ONE

‘WHAT kind of job are you looking for, Miss Harrington?’

‘Please, call me Sophie. Peter always does. ’

And where was Peter when I needed him? I’d been bringing my untapped potential to this employment agency for the last five years. Dropping in whenever I got bored. Or when an employer decided that I wasn’t quite what he was looking for and encouraged me to widen my horizons. As far away from him as possible. Or when he decided that I was exactly what he was looking for and wouldn’t take no for an answer…