Katey Lovell

The Boy Under the Mistletoe: A Short Story


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      The Boy under the Mistletoe

      The Meet Cute Series

      KATEY LOVELL

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperImpulse 2015

      Copyright © Katey Lovell 2015

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      Katey Lovell asserts the moral right

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction.

      The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are

      the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to

      actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is

      entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © November 2015 ISBN: 9780008166489

      Version 2015-11-26

       Praise for Katey Lovell

       'Magical and sparkly short stories, highly recommended'

      Sky's Book Corner

       'I'm so glad I picked this up, it's gorgeous!'

      Rather Too Fond of Books

       'Swooning all the way through'

      Reviewed the Book

       'An absolutely wonderful debut'

      Little Northern Soul

       'Quirky, cute and utterly romantic'

      Bestselling author Rebecca Raisin

       'Sweet, romantic, perfectly formed coffee break reads. I loved them.’

      Bestselling author Carmel Harrington

       For my beautiful friend Holly Raistrick, because Holly and Mistletoe are the perfect match.

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Praise for Katey Lovell

       Dedication

       The Meet Cute Series

       The Boy under the Mistletoe

      

       Acknowledgements

       Also by Katey Lovell …

      

       Katey Lovell

      

       About HarperImpulse

      

       About the Publisher

       The Meet Cute Series

       The Boy in the Bookshop

       The Boy at the Beach

       The Boy at the Bakery

       The Boy on the Bus

       The Boy with the Board

       The Boy with the Boxes

       The Boy at the BBQ

       The Boy under the Mistletoe

       The Boy and the Bridesmaid

       The Boy under the Mistletoe

      Chelsea Lafferty looked at the clock for what felt like the hundredth time that day. Both its black hands were pointing directly northwards – midday. Four hours until she could clock off. Four hours until the doors of the florist closed for the holidays, not to open again until January 3rd.

      And it couldn’t come soon enough.

      Working at The Rose Bowl, the flower shop on the high street, wasn’t her dream, not by a long stretch. It was a means to an end, a way to make a bit of pocket money when she was home from uni. And because it was her Mum’s shop it was almost expected she’d chip in, helping out in busy periods.

      Busy periods like today.

      Christmas