A Simple Plan Novel

"Fall in love with THE THORNTONS, a family filled with sexy alpha males, passionate women, and lots of heart, all set in a delightful small town in the Pacific Northwest. It’s Christmas time, and the entire Thornton clan is spending the holidays in a cabin deep in the Washington woods. What could go wrong with twelve adults, four kids, and a dog all staying together in one big cabin? Only the most chaotic—and memorable—Christmas ever! Expect kisses under the mistletoe, lots of (spiked) eggnog, and even a surprise wedding as the Thornton clan celebrates the most romantic holiday of all. Author’s Note: I’ll Be Home for Christmas is set six months after the last book, Till There Was You, ends. It’s recommended that you read the other books first, as this book is an epilogue to the entire series. Merry Christmas and happy reading! ** This book is a part of the LOVE EVERLASTING series, which is one large series following multiple families and friends. Each book can be read as a standalone (unless otherwise noted), or they can be read in order of publication as one long series. Each book is interconnected, with many of the same characters showing up in multiple books. LOVE EVERLASTING THE THORNTONS The Nearness of You The Very Thought of You If I Can’t Have You Dream a Little Dream of Me Someone to Watch Over Me Till There Was You I’ll Be Home for Christmas (A Thorntons Christmas)

Parting had never been so painful for lovers whose connections was so strong and whose bond was simply unbreakable. When Tristan, a simple man whose life was filled with plans and steady waves that never shook him had to leave his beloved Danica when a mighty wave had taken him off balance and pushed him into being a coward, he thought it was going to simply be as simple as it had always been. Danica would remain in the dark and wouldn’t hate him and he would never return to his dark life. It was a simple plan, he would leave, get settled and bring his beloved Danica with him where he would not be found by the beast of a man who was targeting to take his blood, his peace and his life along side. The universe had a different plan when running away simply was not enough and his beloved Danica got tangled up with the mafia boss of San Diego, his younger brother. And it was no longer as easy as he wanted. Not just because he was so far away, or because Danica was tangled with his brother, it became difficult when Danica’s revenge scheme instantly took hold of her heart and pushed her into doing the very thing that would tear them apart. “Its simply a part of the plan,” she had said when he had confronted her about the relationship she had with his brother. But it was more, it was more because love, blood and revenge tangled them together. Where Danica had to either choose to take revenge for her father’s death and harm the men she loved the most or simply forget, pick one of the brothers and love him while her father’s murderer move around freely?

Avery Tate was forced to marry a bigshot by her stepmother as her father's company was on the verge of bankruptcy. There was a catch, the bigshot—Elliot Foster—was in a state of coma. In the public’s eye, it was only a matter of time until she was deemed a widow and be kicked out of the family.A twist of event happened when Elliot unexpectedly woke up from his coma.Fuming at his marriage situation, he lashed out on Avery and threatened to kill their babies if they had any. “I’ll kill them with my very hands!” he bawled.Four years had passed when Avery returned to her homeland with her fraternal twins—a boy and a girl.As she pointed at Elliot’s face on a TV screen, she reminded her babies, “Stay far away from this man, he’s sworn to kill you both.” That night, Elliot’s computer was hacked and he was challenged—by one of the twins—to kill them. “Come and get me, *sshole!”

La madrastra de Avery Tate la obligó a casarse con un pez gordo debido a que su padre entro en bancarrota. Había un detalle, el pez gordo -Elliot Foster- estaba en estado de coma. A ojos de la opinión pública, era solo cuestión de tiempo que la consideraran viuda y la echaran de la familia.Un giro de los acontecimientos se produjo cuando Elliot despertó inesperadamente del coma.Enfurecido por su situación matrimonial, agredió a Avery y amenazó con matar a sus bebés si los tenían. "¡Los mataré con mis propias manos!", gritó.Habían pasado cuatro años cuando Avery regresó nuevamente a su tierra natal con sus gemelos, un niño y una niña.Mientras señalaba la cara de Elliot en la pantalla del televisor, recordándole a sus bebés: "Manténganse lejos de este hombre, ha jurado matarlos a los dos". Esa noche, el ordenador de Elliot fue hackeado y fue retado, por uno de los gemelos, a que fuera a matarlos. "¡Ven a por mí, gilip*llas!".

The last time I argued with my husband, he slammed the door on me and left. I was so upset that I died from a heart attack. Meanwhile, he took his lover and her son traveling to take his mind off things. The entire time, our daughter, who was just a child, was abandoned at home for seven days with my corpse. At last, when Eliott remembered me and my daughter, he returned home to see my corpse. Having fallen sick, my daughter was all skin and bones. When Eliott realized his mistake, he hugged our daughter tightly and broke down crying in front of my grave. My daughter pulled away from him and hid behind my gravestone. She hissed sharply at him, “Who do you think you are? Don't disturb Mommy’s rest!”

Dahil sa bankruptcy ng kanyang ama, sapilitang ipinakasal si Avery Tate ng kanyang stepmother sa isnag bigshot. Ngunit may catch-ang bigshot na ito ay si Elliot Foster- na kasalukuyang commatose. Sa mata ng lahat, ilang araw nalang ang nalalabi at magiging balo na siya at palalayasin din ng pamilya. Pero parang nagbibiro ang tadhana nang isang araw bigla nalang nagising si Elliot.Galit na galit ito nang malaman ang tungkol sa arranged marriage at pinagbantaan siya nito na papatayin nito kung sakali mang magka anak sila. “Ako mismo ang papatay sa kanila!”Pagkalipas ng apat na taon, muling bumalik si Avery sakanilang lugar, kasama ang kanilang fraternal twins - isang babae at isang lalaki. Itinuro niya ang mukha ni Elliot sa TV screen at sinabi sa mga bata, “Wag na wag kayong lalapit sa lalaking yan. Sinabi niyang papatayin niya kayo.” Noong gabing ‘yun, nahack ang computer ni Elliot at may humamon sakanya - isa sa mga kambal- na patayin sila. “Hulihin mo ako kung kaya mo, *sshole!”

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