A Must for Christmas: A Darling Cove Novella Is Now Live!
Series: Darling Cove Series #4
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Fiction
Publisher: Independent
Release Date: November 1, 2018
It was supposed to be perfect...
Faith Mallory finally has it all. She married her childhood sweetheart, the only man she ever loved and in a month she and Greg will be blessed with two sons to carry on the Mallory family name. Life was supposed to be perfect. Except, it isn't. Faith is keeping secrets, some that will threaten their happy-ever-after.
Greg envisioned a married lifestyle for his family that includes Faith giving up her career and all she's worked hard to achieve. Her long, stressful hours makes Greg fear she's put her health as well as his sons' wellbeing at risk. With tensions running high, the strain on Faith cause early labor and complications.
Fear holds Greg in its grip as he waits for word from the doctors. Now everything is at risk. A potential medical disaster and revealed secrets will jeopardize his and Faith's relationship.
They will need a Christmas miracle for their little family to survive the holiday season.
Faith was peppered with all kinds of questions, her name, date of birth, directives. Babies’ names. She and Greg hadn’t decided yet. Just another thing they couldn’t agree on. Now her sons would be called, Baby A Mallory and Baby B Mallory when they were born, depending on who popped out first.
Everyone there had forgotten about Greg. He looked so lost and helpless; she hated seeing him that way. She was sure he wouldn’t want someone to stop helping her and his unborn sons to see if he needed a glass of water. But shouldn’t they be speaking to him? Aren’t fathers supposed to cut the cord-thingy? Shouldn’t he be prepped with a gown and mask too?
They’d been briefed about what the delivery would be like since it was a planned C-Section. The plan had gone to shit, though. No one in that room looked familiar. Not the doctor she and Greg went through meticulous lengths to find. Now this man she didn’t know was asking Greg to leave.
That’s not good.
“I want to stay,” Greg blurted before the doctor got any further with his explanation. “Faith!”
A pretty nurse stepped up to him. “Sir, we need a few more doctors in the room, and I’m afraid you’ll be in the way. We want your wife and babies safe. I’ll keep you informed at every step.” She put a hand on his arm. “Plus, I’m sure your family out there is worried. Go be with them, and let us take care of Faith.” The nurse said her name like she wasn’t just another mother giving birth. Perhaps it was personal to them.
“Okay,” Greg replied gruffly but moved briskly past the medical crew. “Babe, I’m in the way here. They’re gonna put you out. I want this to go smoothly.”
Two men stood at Faith’s head, while others moved her legs. Her soft, pale limbs, in other men’s hands probably made Greg furious. Even though he was likely to make a scene, Faith needed her husband. “I can’t do this without you.” When her voice cracked, it looked like it smashed him to pieces. “Please can’t he stay?”
“I’ll be right outside. Let’s just get these babies born so we know everything’s okay.” He brushed her forehead; his tense fingers felt cold and clammy. He took his hand away but she could feel him shaking.
“I love you, Greg.”
“I love you more. The whole time, Babe. You thought you loved me? I had you beat by miles.”
Her lids lowered, she was growing tired and weary. “There will be two more people to love soon.”
“All of you.” He rested his lips against her mouth and breathed. “You’re all mine now.”
Deborah Garland
Deborah Garland is a versatile author of women's fiction, contemporary and paranormal romances. Her books are about love and the struggles of complicated relationships. The heroines are strong and witty and the heroes fall hard for them.
She lives on the North Shore of Long Island with her husband and two pugs, Zoe and Harley. They like to vacation up and down the East Coast, but her favorite place is on a bar stool on a Friday night with a Grey Goose cosmopolitan, listening to her husband tell her the same stories over and over.
A Must for Christmas is a wonderful addition to the Darling Cove series, it's pages hold a story that is guaranteed to give you the feels, and give your heart a good squeeze. I loved reuniting with these endearing characters and traveling along with them on their emotional little literary journey, it kept me captivated from start to finish! Highly recommend you meet these characters, their touching stories are sure to warm your heart!
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