Kissing Mr. Scrooge
By Kary Rader
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Maddie Timms’s workaholic, type-A boss is forcing her to accompany him on a business trip where she'll miss Christmas at home, but it might just be worth disappointing her family if she can convince the tall, dark, and sexy humbug to embrace the season...and her.
Kary Rader
Kary Rader is a stay-at-home mother of three, avid reader and slave to the characters and worlds inside her head.Always creative, she's drawn to stories with fantastical worlds and creatures. With a little bit of magic and divine guidance, there isn't anything that can't be accomplished with words. It's the power of words that creates and destroys.Vanquishing evil and injustice while finding eternal love in the process is all in a day's work. And with the help of her critique partners and master cartographer imaginary places come to life.Let the fantasy begin...
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Kissing Mr. Scrooge - Kary Rader
KISSING MR. SCROOGE
Kary Rader
DataMatch Success Story No. 1
Praise for Kary Rader
I am in awe of the beautiful words Kary Rader has written.
—Romance Reader Girl
A TAYLOR-MADE LIFE is one of the best books I’ve read this year and it’s not one I’ll soon forget.
—Nikki Barrett, Storm Goddess Book Reviews
A TAYLOR-MADE LIFE by Kary Rader will make you laugh, cry, and contemplate your own life and mortality. With a bold female protagonist and a hardened hero, this novel confronts the difficulties of living and dying with cancer.
—The Romance Reviews
BOSS HUMBUG
Mr. Scorge grunts. Change the reservations for the following week.
But that’s…
I stare out the twenty-six-story window behind him, trying to decide if I should complete my sentence. The December wind whips light rain onto the glass, and I can barely see the buildings of downtown Chicago for the fog.
He pointedly looks up from the chaos on his desk and arches an eyebrow at me.
"Christmas," I squeak. I don’t squeak because he’s glaring at me. He does that all the time. I squeak because my mean, angry, bellowing boss is the hottest, sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
About the Author
KISSING MR. SCROOGE
Kary Rader
DataMatch Success Story No. 1
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ISBN 978-1-941260-68-5
For those who think laughter and kisses go together
KISSING MR. SCROOGE
Chapter One
Grammy of Christmas Past
When you graduate from high school, the world is your oyster. When you graduate college, you’re just expected to make a lot of clams. At least that’s how I felt six months ago at my commencement ceremony. After four years of beer bongs and business administration, the University of Illinois spewed me out into the world—whether I was ready or not. Mostly I was, or so I thought.
Ms. Timms.
I sigh. That bellowing sound is Nathaniel Scorge, my boss of three weeks, Mr. Scorge to me—no, really, that’s his name. He’s where the clams come in. Ninety-three thousand of them plus bonus, which is way better than anyone else in my graduating class got. Unfortunately, I’m not sure I can make it in this job the required twelve months to earn said ninety K.
Ms. Timms!
I’m not even sure I can make it twelve minutes.
My heart picks up a reggae beat. I gather my notepad and pen, and hurry into his office before he calls in the cavalry to start looking—or worse, the Dragonlady of HR. I’m worried. I’ll never be able to keep my mouth shut. How I managed to navigate three personality tests, two nondisclosure agreements, and fifteen interviews over four and a half months is still a mystery of the universe. It was even more involved than the hiring process for Disney or the Container Store, but SC Endeavors Inc. was the most sought-after job in the country. Yes, the benefits are great and the salaries are significantly higher than the national average, but it’s the stock options that everyone wants to get in on. The market analysts believe SCE will go public within two years, and just like at Microsoft and Southwest Airlines, employees will be given part of the action. Both companies have more millionaire secretaries than any other company in the country. And SC Endeavors promises to be even bigger than Facebook.
Nearly everyone on campus took that first two-hundred-fifty-page qualifying exam for an opportunity to work for Mr.