Skylar M. Cates visits with The Christmas Lights Battle blog tour! Don't miss the teasers or the backlist eBook giveaway!
Two Teasers and a Giveaway:
Happy holidays! Skylar, here. I’m thrilled to share my upcoming Christmas book with you. I fell in love with Leo and Julian’s journey in The Christmas Lights Battle: A Shelby Beach Romance, and I hope that you will fall for them too. Their story is a standalone, happily-ever-after holiday book, but I’m looking forward to telling more tales from Shelby Beach.
Blurb:
For a single dad and his neighbor, the Christmas competition is on!
Julian Moss wants to give his children a happy Christmas. Since his divorce, Julian has no time for a social life; he’s been doing the tiring work of two parents while his cheating ex-husband dodges his responsibilities. If that isn’t stressful enough, he has to deal with his new—and ridiculously good-looking—neighbor and his noisy dogs. Christmas used to be Julian’s favorite holiday, but lately all he sees is the cost. Then Julian’s young son tells him about a Christmas lights competition with a much-needed prize.
Leo Adams is going to be alone for Christmas…again. All he’s ever wanted is to be accepted by his family, but he knows that will never happen. Deciding to focus on his career as a personal trainer, Leo develops a boot camp program on the beach, but he needs publicity. The lights competition offers Leo a way to get some free press, and if it annoys his snooty neighbor Julian—all the better.
The battle is on, and both Julian and Leo want to win. The stakes are high, the reward is great, and the neighbors are in it to win it. There’s nothing like a little competition to make Christmas at Shelby Beach extra merry and bright.
For your enjoyment, here are some teasers from the novel:
TEASER ONE:
Julian was about to pass them by, when he halted in his tracks and took another look. Julian froze, then cautiously took a step backward out of sight. His heart pounded.
It couldn’t be the new neighbor he’d been spying on….Same honey-blond hair though, same orange flip-flops and shorts. Worse, how many guys were built like that? He was a good deal over six feet and sculpted with muscle. Looking from the safety of his house was one thing, but Julian didn’t want to actually talk to him.
TEASER TWO:
Without thinking, Leo swam nearer and took Julian into his arms. He kissed him in the salty ocean, as they drifted over a small wave. Julian kissed him in return, tenderly, searchingly. They kissed the way a person might learn a new language, might love a strange syllable, a rich sound. Leo’s hips pushed against Julian’s. He wanted to pull Julian to him harder, to let Julian be inside his body.
THANK YOU!
I hope that you enjoyed those teasers! The Christmas Lights Battle releases on December 7th (today). So please celebrate the release with me! It’s always such an exciting time (and nerve-racking time) for a writer, and I’m so happy to be here with all of you. I’d love to hear from you on my social media too.
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I wish you all a peaceful and joyous holiday season!
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Love this line! "Looking from the safety of his house was one thing, but Julian didn’t want to actually talk to him."
ReplyDeleteThe cover looks really cute. It sounds like a fun read.
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