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Don't Date Your Contractor* [Published - Sample Only]
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* Until the Work is Done. Charlotte Janssen is an Air Force C-17 pilot. She was raised in Boise by her grandparents and returns home to care for her ailing grandfather. She takes a job as an airline pilot and begins the task of a full renovation of her 100 year old house and that's when she meets Justin.
This novella is written for the Open Novella Contest 2020, prompt #67 "Well, that was a New Year's Eve kiss you won't forget anytime soon."
A longer version of this story is being written as a Hallmark Novel and Movie Screenplay.
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