The Night

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>One night in Vegas I gave him my heart... one day later he broke it.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Look I've never claimed to be a nice guy. I don't do pretty words I don't give polite smiles and I refuse to be sucked into the sappy bucket of sentimentality that is Christmas in small-town O'Leary. Smiling neighbors overly decorated trees a town parade a </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Santa contest</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>? Ho ho </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>no</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. I do shifts as a firefighter and I go home alone.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I fell into the trap once - that stupid night in Vegas - of believing there was more out there for me. I took a chance on a guy with magical green eyes and a gorgeous smile. The next day Liam McKnight was gone. He took my heart with him... and left his wedding ring behind. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Except now my once-upon-a-time husband has reappeared with a kid in tow and there are carols lights and cookies everywhere I turn. And worst of all? The spark between us burns brighter than ever because whatever happened in Vegas definitely didn't stay there.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Liam came to town looking for an ending but what's building between us feels an awful lot like a beginning. Too bad it's going to take more than a dozen interfering O'Learians to convince me to take a second chance on heartache on love... on </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>us</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p>