The Gifts of Christmas by Tori L. Wilson
Audrey, a twenty-four-year-old dance teacher, moved to her dream town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from her home in Florida to teach at Ms. Linda’s Dance Studio.
Christmas is fast approaching and, because Audrey spent all of her money moving out to Wyoming, she cannot afford to fly back to spend the holiday with her family. It seems that Audrey will be spending Christmas all alone in her small home, until something amazing happens. Audrey finds a small gift, just a simple red rose placed carefully outside of her door. A million thoughts race through her mind. Was this just a strange coincidence? Did someone leave the rose outside her door on purpose? Did someone actually have a crush on her? If so, then who could it possibly be?
The next day, when Audrey receives another gift and a letter stating that the gift was from a secret admirer, she realizes that the rose was no accident. When her best friend and local beauty salon owner, Lindsay, pays a visit to Audrey, the two determine that Audrey has a secret admirer and that they should make a list of every person who could possibly be behind the gifts and letter.
Together, they attempt to solve the mystery of her secret admirer through various schemes, looking for clues in even the smallest of details. Could it be the handsome, older, wealthy entrepreneur, Edward Sinclair, her sweet yet shy friend and neighbor, Danny Wess, the flower shop owner’s quiet and brooding son, Jackson Choi, the passionate Puerto Rican dance teacher, Carlos, local coffee shop owner and genius, Brandon, or somebody else entirely?
The world is filled with possibilities, and, in her small town, Audrey isn’t lacking in secret admirers. Will Audrey and Lindsay be able to solve the mystery before Christmas, or will Audrey be truly alone this year? Find the true gifts of Christmas in this cozy and heart-warming mystery filled with love, friendship, and of course, presents!
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Tori Wilson is a young author who began her writing career at only nineteen years old. She is now twenty two years old and has had four books published. Tori lives in a small town and is attending college, majoring in art education. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing, painting, modeling Japanese fashion at local anime conventions, and studying foreign languages. Tori's latest book, The Gifts of Christmas, is a cozy romance mystery, and is included in the Books To Go Now Christmas Mystery Anthology.
What inspired you to write your book?
I was inspired to write books when my 1st grade teacher gave the class an assignment where we got to create our own books. Since then, I always dreamed of writing books and would write short stories whenever I could.
Here is a short sample from the book:
It was almost three o’clock— time to go to work. I was about to call Danny for a ride because the snow and ice was still too much for my tiny car to handle, when I noticed a slight movement outside of the window. My heart racing, I quickly crept closer to the window to peer outside. I saw a black truck parked in my driveway-— Carlos. I watched as he walked up the driveway in a much-too-thin jacket, and I opened the door for him as he got closer.
“Hello, Audrey. Ready to go to work?” he asked.
“Oh, you came to pick me up?”
“Of course.”
“Thank you,” I said, pulling my coat on and leaving the house. “Hey, aren’t you cold in that?" I asked, eyeing his leather jacket, which seemed to cling tightly against his huge muscles, as we walked down the driveway.
“Oh, me? I’m always hot,” he said, smiling flirtatiously at me.
“Of course you are,” I said, laughing and returning the smile.
“You haven’t called your little boyfriend to pick you up yet, have you?” he asked as we got in the truck.
“You mean Danny?” I asked.
“Yeah, him,” he said, looking a little irritated as he started the car.
“Well, he’s not my boyfriend-— we’re just friends. And no, I didn’t call him.”
“Oh,” he said, smiling to himself.
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