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Profession: Art teacher, currently unemployed

Hometown: Frankenmuth, Michigan

Current residence: Up in the air. I'm leaving Florida and moving

back in with my parents (heaven help me) until I find a new job, let's

hope in another state.

Relationship status: Single, but I don’t mind. I’m finished dating the wrong kind of guy. Just because I'm bubbly, doesn't mean I'm some kind of trophy. I’m ready for a boyfriend who will respect me. Duffy's song, "Serious," sums up my dating life until this point.

Holiday predictions: Mom and Dad, although they mean well, still treat me like I’m thirteen–I'll probably end up hiding out at my sister Carolyn's house. It's going to be a rough holiday season.

Lindsey Kreisner

Recently fired from her art teaching position, Lindsey Kreisner slinks home to spend the holidays with her parents until she can find a new job–preferably in another state. She has no desire to resume her old life in Frankenmuth, Michigan. But her meddling sister pushes her to the one man who could convince her to stay.

Patrick Bachmeyer doesn’t have time for fun, not if he wants to be a top political analyst. When Lindsey shows up and declares it her mission to add holiday cheer to his life, he reconsiders. A few weeks with bubbly Lindsey won’t derail his dreams–as long as he keeps an emotional distance.

By opening their hearts to each other, they could gain more than twelve days of hope. They might find a new meaning of home.

Profession: Independent political analyst--self-employed

Hometown: Frankenmuth, Michigan

Current residence: Frankenmuth. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

Relationship status:Single. I don't have time for dating, not if I want to advance in my career.

Holiday predictions: Oh, it's that time of year again? Guess I'll spend it like last year, typing in reports and filling out spreadsheets. Ho, ho, ho.

Patrick Bachmeyer

Frankenmuth, aka Michigan’s Little Bavaria, a charming, romantic German village nestled in central Michigan.

Lindsey: My family is driving me nuts. Not only is Dad trying to get me to the rifle range (like I would ever shoot a deer!), but now Carolyn insists I check up on Patrick Bachmeyer. She claims he's practically a recluse. I saw him at the IGA and he didn't look reclusive to me; in fact he looked quite tempting. Hmm... Maybe a quick visit wouldn't kill me?

Patrick: Thanksgiving is overrated. It did give me a chance to catch up on work. I was shocked when Lindsey showed up on my doorstep tonight, but Carolyn put her up to it, and no one can say no to Carolyn. Still, Lindsey's suggestion to hang out during the twelve days of Christmas seemed spontaneous. Am I crazy to spend time with the gorgeous, fun girl on her way out of town?

Thanksgiving, a time for food, family and thankfulness...

Lindsey: Patrick always intimidated me, but I'm finding he's really easy to be with. Yeah, his apartment needs decorating, he works 23 hours of each day, and he's friends with Shelly, the perfect blonde goddess, but because of him, I'm actually enjoying the Christmas

season. I'm not sure I want to leave, but the new high school in Florida is hiring and I need the job.

Patrick: Lindsey took my life from black and white to Technicolor. She thinks I should take the job opening in Washington D.C., but I'm not like her when it comes to moving away. It's going to be hard when she leaves, but I always knew she was never destined to stay.

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree...

The video for “Serious” by Duffy–-Lindsey’s pre-Patrick dating anthem.

Twelve Days of Hope is a completed 55,000 word inspirational contemporary romance novel. For more information about Twelve Days of Hope, please contact Jill at jill@jillkemerer.com.

Jill is represented by Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Agency.

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