{"id":2743,"date":"2015-09-07T13:17:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T17:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2015-09-07T13:17:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T17:17:55","slug":"loving-luke-a-christmas-novella-available-now-only-99-cents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/loving-luke-a-christmas-novella-available-now-only-99-cents\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving Luke &#8211; A Christmas Novella &#8211; Available Now! Only 99 cents!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LovingLuke_v3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2740 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LovingLuke_v3-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Background\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LovingLuke_v3-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LovingLuke_v3-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/LovingLuke_v3-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Loving-Luke-Cookies-Christmas-Novella-ebook\/dp\/B0151OX1HS\/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441645959&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=cecelia+dowdy\">Loving Luke is now available &#8211; only 99 cents!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Kim Taylor returns to Bethlehem to run her family\u2019s cookie shop, her life is in shambles. She\u2019s hurting from her broken engagement, her mom\u2019s recently died and, she\u2019s unemployed. She also doesn\u2019t get along with her dad. She\u2019s always felt like she\u2019s played second fiddle to her perfect older sister, Tina. She secretly longs for her father to love her the way he loves her sibling.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s stunned when Luke Barnes, her former high school boyfriend, strolls into her cookie shop.<\/p>\n<p>Recently widowed, Luke Barnes has returned to Bethlehem to raise his daughter, Lisa, in a wholesome environment. When Kim offers Lisa a job in her shop, Luke is hesitant to accept. After all, Kim was wild in high school and he doesn\u2019t want his daughter being mentored by someone with an unsavory past.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing Kim causes Luke\u2019s dormant feelings to unfurl, but, falling for Kim is not on his agenda right now. He\u2019s determined to provide a better way of life for his daughter. 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