Marie never expected to wake up in
North Pole City, let alone become Santa’s Emergency Replacement. It was a job
she never wanted but couldn’t turn down, thanks to Clarence, Santa’s right hand
man.
Now, Marie has to work with
Clarence, who believes she is some kind of criminal who will cause the
destruction of everything he holds dear. Trying to prove that he’s wrong, Marie
keeps making mistakes that push them even further apart. It doesn’t help that
she has a past she’d rather keep hidden. However, trying to keep her past where
it should belong isn’t easy.
Just when Marie starts to feel like
things are coming together, a madman with a bone to pick, and Christmas to
ruin, threatens the whole of the North Pole Organization.
Marie must rely on Clarence and her
new friends to help her face her past before Christmas is gone forever. But
does she have the courage to truly be herself when it could mean losing
everything?
Snippet #2 (from chapter thirteen)
Clarence reached her just in time for
her to crumple into his arms. She just lay there so limply against him.
"Where have you been? We've been looking all over for you!" He held
her up, looking anxiously into her face. He shook her until he noticed her eyes
weren't focusing as they should, and that her drooping eyelids were not their
usual color. "No, wake up. Don't go to sleep." He noted her pale
face, the visible bruises on her arms, the lump on the side of her head.
"I'm so tired, so dizzy. Please,
just let me sleep," Marie mumbled as she drooped in his arms, her head
lolling to one side. "Let me sleep. I don't care if you lay me against the
pipes, uncle. Just don't put me in the water. Anything but in the water."
"All right, I won't." He
tried to understand what she was talking about but his concern for her
outweighed any curiosity about the water. He rearranged her in his arms so that
he could carry her, walking as fast as he dared so as not to jostle her any
more than necessary.
Marie groaned in pain. "I
promise not to run away again, uncle. I promise. Just don't lock me in the
dungeon again. Please, not in the dungeon. Beat me again, but not the
dungeon…" her voice trailed off.
Karlie Lucas is a preschool teacher
by day and a writer/artist by night. A graduate of Southern Utah University,
Karlie received a B.A. in Creative Writing, with a minor in art. She is a
member of Sigma Tau Delta, The International English Honor Society, as well as
ANWA, the American Night Writers Association.
Karlie is interested in all things
magical and mysterious, especially elves and dragons. She is an avid fan of
J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling.
When not writing, Karlie can often
be found drawing, baking, watching her favorite old school shows, or just
spending time with her family. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her
husband and a cat named Kally.
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/karliemlucas
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Twitter @karliemlucas
Blog at http://tenelia.blogspot.com
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