THE MISTLETOE CONTRACT

THE MISTLETOE CONTRACT
Friday, December 18, 2020 by JENNIFER CHASTAIN

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The Mistletoe Contract: By Jennifer Chastain

An Anaiah Christmas Romance

Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance

Published by: Anaiah Press

Release date: 11/06/2020

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THE STORY BEHIND THE MISTLETOE CONTRACT

I’m a fan of marriage-of-convenience stories and Married at First Sight, a reality show where couples are matched but they don’t meet each other until their wedding day. The participants go through a rigorous vetting process and are matched on compatibilities as well as temperament and life goals. The marriage prospects are supposed to answer all the questions truthfully, but then with the way some of these people interacted, I think a small minority are just looking for their five minutes of fame. For my story, I knew I wanted my characters to get married, that they would have to work through their shared history, as painful as it was. Meredith is wary of Nate's motivations since he hurt her terribly eight years ago during Christmas. Since both my characters would be Christians, they believed in the sanctity of marriage and would work even harder (hopefully) to have a successful marriage. Through spending time together, I wanted their eyes to be opened to all the reasons why they fell in love in the first place. There had to be obstacles in place before they could reach their happily-ever-after.

MORE ABOUT THE MISTLETOE CONTRACT

He needs a wife. She needs money. Is their modern-day marriage an answer to their prayers or a disaster waiting to happen?

Confirmed bachelor, Nathan Rutledge shut his heart to romance when he was forced to break the heart of the only woman he ever truly loved. Now, with his father’s retirement from the family conglomerate, the torch has been passed to him. But there are two problems—first, he needs a wife in order to take over the family business. Second, someone has been embezzling company funds. With the pressure mounting, and time expiring to find both a wife he can trust and the thief, Nate needs a Christmas miracle.

Forensic Accountant, Meredith Mitchell’s life is in shambles. Her mother needs a lifesaving transplant, Mom’s medical bills have bankrupted Meredith’s meager savings, and she’s sold everything of value, but it’s still not enough. To make matters worse, she’s now tasked with discovering accounting errors for a new client—none other than Nathan Rutledge—the same man who gave her a broken heart for Christmas eight years ago.

Meredith wants to run. Nate wants the chance to right his wrongs. So, naturally, when he proposes a modern-day marriage of convenience, she balks at the idea. But he desperately needs a wife, and she really needs the money he offers. Is this the answer to her prayers? Or will this mutually beneficial arrangement re-open old wounds that can’t be healed?

ABOUT JENNIFER CHASTAIN

Jennifer Chastain is a member of ACFW, ACFW-NC, and Word Weavers. Several of her other stories were finalists in the Blue Ridge Mountains Foundations contest and she was a finalist in the Touched by Love contest, sponsored by the Faith, Hope, and Love chapter of RWA. Her contemporary romance stories contain the themes of redemption, grace, and forgiveness.

A hopeful romantic, Jennifer loves dark chocolate, Diet Coke, old movies and a good romantic movie. She loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen and when not cooking, she’s baking. Growing up in the snowy North, Christmas has always been her favorite holiday, with the scents of cinnamon, vanilla, and pine scenting the air.

She and her husband have been married for over 25 years and they are permitted to co-exist with their black rescue cat.

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