Merry, bright, and ready to go all night...

Merry Lights

With a name like mine everyone assumes Christmas is my favorite time of year. 

Truth is, being the owner of Blizzard Bluff's most popular bakery, this is my busy season and if it doesn't go well, I won't have anything to live off of for the remaining eleven months of the year. I'm closest to my coworkers, since I spend the most time with them. 

But there's one I can't get out of my head; Beckett. A construction worker by trade, he's using his winter break to save money for a new home. 

When a blizzard surprises the town, and I'm stuck at the shop with the hottest baker I've ever worked with. Over the course of twenty-four hours, he teaches me things about my body I never knew. As the plows go through to clear the streets, I hope it doesn't end.

The Blizzard Bluff Series is created by Laramie Briscoe, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

The Blizzard Bluff Series

My breath makes white puffs of smoke in the air as I move quickly from my SUV to the front door of the bakery. The lock is close to frozen, so I have to mess with it for a few minutes before I can get it open. Hurrying, I run for the alarm, shutting it off before it can start beeping at me and I have to answer a phone call explaining why it's blaring in the background. It's embarrassing, especially the week it happened four times. I had the same customer service representative and he thought I was hitting on him. 


Either way, I've made it a point to not set off my alarm since. It's become a game I play every morning and, so far, I've won every time. Making my way through the bakery, I turn on the ovens and lights I'll need to get the first treats up in the case.


Chapter 18