The Brightest Star, Fern Michaels
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The Brightest Star

Author: Fern Michaels

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

A special treat to warm your heart, just in time for the holidaysa sparkling new novel from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. Christmas is more than just a celebration for Lauren Montgomery. For generations, its been her familys livelihood. Their Christmas shop, Razzle Dazzle Decor, has seen seasonal fads come and go, but theres one trend they cant escape. Online superstores are swallowing their sales, and this Christmas season will need to be their best ever if the store is to stay in business. To help keep the shop afloat, Lauren also has a sideline, writing biographies for business figures. Shes thrilled when her literary agent contacts her with a new proposal and quickly agrees to the termsbefore learning that the subject will be none other than John Gerald Giompalo. Hes the titan behind Globalgoods.com, the online retailer that has spelled doom for hundreds of small businesses just like Razzle Dazzle Decor. Despite her misgivings, Lauren travels to Seattle to confer with the mogul, and is caught off guard when his son, John Jr., attends the meeting too. Handsome, intelligent, and deeply kind, hes perfectapart from the fact that hell soon be CEO of the company threatening everything Lauren loves. As her deadline, and Christmas, draw closer, Lauren knows that theres more than her familys shop at stake. Her heart is, too. But theres no better time than the holidays to make a secret wish on the brightest star you seeand let the seasons magic take hold

Author Bio

Self-described as someone who can scribble notes and tell great stories, author Fern Michaels, aka Mary Ruth Kuczkir, is a very prolific writer having written 147 books, with 90 being on the New York Times best sellers list. She was born in Pennsylvania, coming into this world as "a dinky little thing", as her father called her. She spent the early part of her adult life becoming a wife and mother of five children. After her children were grown, she separated from her husband, who was a very negative person, and began putting pen to paper to begin her writing career. She had always loved books, and writing one seemed to be the best chance for her to make her own way through the rest of her life. Her first manuscript was not published, but the second attempt was, and so began her illustrious career.

Her successful career allowed her to put all five children through college, on her own, which she claims is one of her most proud accomplishments. She says that when all is considered, family is the most important thing. Fern also bought a beautiful old (300 year old) plantation in South Carolina, where she still lives today. Her grandmother gave her very sage advice many years ago, which she lives by today.......when God is good to you, you have to give back. She developed the Fern Michaels Foundation which grants four scholarships to deserving students. She also opened a pre-school and day care center for single moms who are having a hard time supporting their family.

The quote that best describes is a Dutch saying.......If you can't whistle on your way to work, you don't belong in that job. She follows by saying, "I whistle all day long".

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