Are you ready for the conclusion to our story? Here it comes!
If you missed Monday’s post with the instructions about how to enter the giveaways, you can read it here. Then catch up on the story by reading Tuesday’s post and Wednesday’s post as well.
Here’s a quick refresher about how to play:
- Go to the Look Inside feature for each author.
- Find the required noun, verb, or adjective.
- Note your chosen words in a comment for a chance to win gift cards.
Now, our story continues . . .
Now that the tree lay at his feet, what to do with it? He turned his gaze to sweet Susannah and his heart did a little flip. She was peaches and cream. He had to get this tree into town just for her. He recalled the small ______(noun) in his pocket, but that had to wait until the job was complete.
Nick rolled up his sleeves. “I think I can get this into town without any help at all.” He lifted the splintered trunk and threw it over his shoulder.
To find a noun to fill in the blank, click here to look inside Kari’s Charlotte: Angel Creek Christmas Brides.
*****
Nick was relieved, now that he was carrying this little tree, that he hadn’t picked out the biggest, most beautiful one in the forest. As he walked beside Susannah, he had a bright idea.
“Can I take your arm?” He’d done enough staggering around, Susannah seemed to enjoy saving the day. This might appeal to her.
She turned to him and her smile was warm as she tucked her hand through his elbow.
“If you carry that tree, the least I can do is ______(verb).
To find a verb to fill in the blank, click here to look inside Mary’s Love on the Range.
*****
Later that night, through Widow Ellison’s front window, lights flickered on the branches of that leaning, spindly fir tree. While he stared, the ____ (adjective) star on top tipped precariously.
“It’s so beautiful, isn’t it?” Susannah breathed.
He had to admit, surprisingly, it was.
Standing at her side, with nothing attacking, no broken axes flying, no stones tripping him, the peace was profound. Snowflakes drifted and danced. The church bell rang, as it did each day of Advent.
“Thank you for helping me today, Nick. Without you, Widow Ellison would never have gotten her tree for Christmas.” She rose up on tiptoe and kissed his cheek. “You’re a saint, you know that?”
It was the finest moment of his life.
To find an adjective to fill in the blank, click here to look inside Pam’s One Magic Eve.
Enter your noun, verb, and adjective in the comments to be entered in the drawings!
- Your Noun
- Your Verb
- Your Adjective
Let’s see how many silly and different words we can come up with for each segment!
Come back on Sunday to read the completed story with the blanks filled in and have a guaranteed chuckle with Nick and Susannah! Winners will be announced and gift cards awarded. You won’t want to miss it!
Slop pail
Sleep
Furry
Message
Talk
Fat
pail
grip
roughened
Porridge
Fluttered
Mischievous
Gift
Dance
Bright
Book
Sniff
Knitted
Baubles
wait
small
Wrapper
Pray
Small
Baubles
Cook
Worn
Box
Talk
Lone
Book
Sniff
Mischievous
Dress
Try
Fair-haired
Box, 2. help, 3. little
Silken wrapper
Occupy
Furry
1-Pig
2-Look
3-Notorious
book
pray
penny
Bells
Daydream
Flirtatious
Bird
Sit
Sweetest
book
grab
unexpected
books
rescued
furry
Box
Bent
Notorious
box
pray
knitted
window
quit
furry
Door 2. Pray 3. Small
Box Pray Notorious
Book
Daydream
Fat
Gown
Worry
Mischievous
1.gift
2.pray
3.crimson
Book
Cradled
Furry
socks
twinge
furry
Oh, boy! I love the endings to the story you all are coming up with 🙂
book
pray
thickly-lashed
Box
Grab
Flirtatious
bird
brewing
troublesome
Box
Rescued
Knitted
Snow
Betrayed
Backward
Porridge
raced
jaded
table
stopped
wide
peppermint stick
blush
injured
1 box
2 support
3 misshaped
cloaks
shot
knitted
1-bags
2-pray
3-knitted
Noun – evidence
Verb. – tending
Adjective. – buzzy
This was fun and the excerpts enjoyable.
1 Chest
2 Gasp
3 Silent
1-wrapper
2-confession
3-plain
baubles
sleep
furry
Book
Pray
Flirtatious
1 fireplace
2 punch
3 malicious
1-Marbles
2-Drink
3-Straw
Book.
Betrayed.
Flirtatious.
1 box
2 help
3 shiny
Book
Pray
Mischievous
Stocking
Pray
Mischievous
box
talk
shiny
Wrapper
Rested
Frontier
book
pray
knitted
Fireplace
Pray
Less-than-respectable
Bells, pray, small.
Pail.
Daydream.
Notorious.
Peppermint stick, 2. Pray, 3. Fat
books
share
3.furry