"Christmas Runaway" is thrilled to be part of the Free ParTay Indie Book Blowout. GREAT books at only 99 CENTS for one day only!! Friday, Nov. 2nd! Check it out! You'll be glad you did! To enter to win a Kindle and $25 worth of Amazon gift cards, simply visit indiebookblowout.comand sign up for our newsletter!Note: Indie Book Blow Out is an author/IBB event. If you have any questions, please contact indiebookblowout.com not Amazon!Mimi Barbour is a finalist in the 2012 Gayle Wilson Contest!   *Praise for the author:  Mrs. Barbour is a writer of light, humorous, love stories. Her stories grow in their own way and root themselves in the reader's heart. ~Bookshelf confessions - AveryReviews for Christmas Runaway:Mimi Barbour has pushed all the Christmas buttons in this endearing short story! ~*On the MarkDelightful short Christmas story that left me with a warm fuzzy feeling!* ~Loves RomanceOther books by Mimi Barbour:"His Devious Angel" - Love it and will recommend it to all my friends and family ~reviewed by Ascranky"My Cheeky Angel - This is the first of this writer's books I've read, and I'll be looking for more. ~ reviewed by Sue Rees             *From the AuthorThis story was written for an Anthology called Plots in the Pantry. But it is a great short story for a Christmas treat so I decided to publish it as it's own book. Hope you enjoy. From the Back CoverWhile driving home in a vicious storm, Sara's white Samoyed becomes agitated and forces Sara to pull over too quickly, which lands the car in the ditch. As soon as she opens the door, the dog takes off into the bush and forces her to follow the tracks that lead to a runaway teen, injured and terrified.

Charli’s stressed to the max from a case that went down badly. So why does fate stick her with a teen who sees a murder and is the only identifier of a notorious killer that the authorities want badly? And… the kid will only go into witness protection if her bodyguard is Charli? To make matters worse, Charli has to break a promise to her Poppa John. And… accept the Police Captain who’ll be involved with them as her fictitious fiancé, a hotshot womanizer, the type of male she most detests

He's desperate to protect his audacious father, keep his female partner infatuated and catch New York City’s suicide killers. Her job - hire assassins to kill him. His job - catch them before they complete their mission.

Crystal was a celebrated Vegas star with a strong affinity to the animal world--except for the human male animal, that is. When she uses her trusty baseball bat to change the odds for easygoing Ashley Parks, getting beaten in an alley below her apartment window, the two end up having to run for their lives from a killer who wants revenge. Ashley's first kiss arouses her and all she wants is for him to do it again and more--but no strings. All he wants is strings--and to keep her safe. Her reaction to his chivalry..."You bungling idiot!!!? Everything's changed. It's you he's after now."

Without the angel forcing him to brake, Liam could have killed the gorgeous girl who ran in front of his car to save a little boy. He owed the rescuer big time and would pay his debt no matter that she acted cranky and became more difficult with every meeting. After all, how hard could it be to walk a bunch of mangy mutts? Men are scum and no one can tell Sadie any different. It's why she stays away from them. Until a crazy, hotshot soldier runs her down with his convertible. Now because she's bruised and sore, she's stuck having to accept his help in her elite dog-walking business. Just her luck that some of the expensive pets go missing, and Liam decides the puppy-mill rumour needs to be investigated. And once they're forced to spend more time together, mutual attraction spirals out of control.