Scandalous: A Holiday Romance
About this ebook
Paisley Vandermeir was born on a hippie commune, transplanted to high society Manhattan at the vulnerable age of seven, and finally rescued and nurtured by her wild Aunt Izzy, whose Roaring 20s exploits still tarnish the family name. Paisley is the very definition of a “Vandermeir scandal” waiting to happen. It’s simply a matter of what and when.
Now, it’s Christmas in Manhattan and Paisley Vandermeir has a scandalous scheme to set herself free from society’s expectations once and for all.
Enter Christopher Quincy Maitland, the blond and gorgeous Rock of Gibraltar who carries the weight of his family’s fortune on his shoulders–safe, dependable, scandal proof. Or is he?
When irresistible force meets immovable object, what happens next is SCANDALOUS.
“A truly enchanting romantic comedy with an ending that will make your heart melt…”
—New York Times bestselling Patricia Rice, author of The Irish Duchess
About the author
Patricia Burroughs--Pooks--began her writing career in romance with five published novels. She received nominations and recognition from RT Reviews and was a Finalist for Romance Writers of America's Rita.
Then she got lured over to the dark side--screenwriting. Her first script landed her an agent, director, stars--everything needed for the movie to get made but money. Later scripts [action comedies, romantic comedies, science fiction and fantasies] continued the string of "almosts" until the years 2000 and 2001, when she became the only screenwriter in history to be a Finalist twice--with two different scripts--for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. She received the Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for an adaptation of her first published novel, La Desperada, under the title, "Redemption." Uncredited but paying work followed, and she was happy with her Hollywood dreams...
Until one day she woke up with a new story rooting itself into her heart, a story that couldn't be told in a script but needed many more pages to spread out, flex its muscles and take wing. She returned to novels and is presently writing an epic fantasy trilogy. This Crumbling Pageant is out from Story Spring Publishing in hardcover, trade paperback and digital on May 6!
Pooks loves dogs, books, movies, and football. A lifelong Anglophile, she treasures her frequent travels in the British Isles researching current science fiction/fantasy writing projects. She and her high school sweetheart husband are living happily ever after in their hometown of Dallas, Texas.