Sun Chara - A Match Made in Heaven?

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First published in Great Britain by Harper Impulse 2018

Copyright © Sun Chara 2018

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction.

The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are

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Source ISBN: 9780008145118

Ebook Edition ©August 2018 ISBN: 9780008145101

Version: 2018-08-17

To all the believers … may you catch a glimpse of the angels at work in your life … feel the breeze light as an angel’s wing fleeting by … cherish.

Thank you! to superstar editor, Charlotte Ledger for her shining example in all things books.

A special thank you! to brilliant assistant editor, Eloisa Clegg and superb HarperImpulse team for working at supersonic speed to make this book sparkle.

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2

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Title Page A Match Made in Heaven? SUN CHARA A division of HarperCollins Publishers www.harpercollins.co.uk

Copyright Harper Impulse an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by Harper Impulse 2018 Copyright © Sun Chara 2018 Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2018 Cover photograph © Shutterstock.com Sun Chara asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780008145118 Ebook Edition ©August 2018 ISBN: 9780008145101 Version: 2018-08-17

Dedication To all the believers … may you catch a glimpse of the angels at work in your life … feel the breeze light as an angel’s wing fleeting by … cherish. Thank you! to superstar editor, Charlotte Ledger for her shining example in all things books. A special thank you! to brilliant assistant editor, Eloisa Clegg and superb HarperImpulse team for working at supersonic speed to make this book sparkle.

Epigraph “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Epilogue

About the Author

Also by Sun Chara

About HarperImpulse

About the Publisher

May Day! Meddling mamma’s about to bust…

“What now?” Mirabella slapped her hands over her ears and shifted for a comfy spot at the base of the poplar. With her combat boots as pillow and her frizzy braid wrapped around her like a blanket, she’d been about to indulge in some off-duty snooze time.

May Day!

A niggle persisted, and she tuned into the call. “What d’ ya got?”

Matrimony emergency.

“Where?” She yawned and, lifting her lashes, glanced at the rain-drenched heavens. A crystal drop slid from a leaf; she opened her mouth and it landed smack on her tongue. “Mmm … not bad.”

Your turf.

“Uh, uh. Came to California for a little R&R remember?”

Take a rain check.

“Don’t mention rain.” She sprang bolt upright. Southern California was supposed to be sunshine, beaches and cute guys. Huh!

His chuckle crackled through the airwaves, tickling her ears.

“This is very inconvenient,” she grumbled.

Be a trooper, Bella. Shouldn’t take you long to wrap things up.

She hugged her knees and propped her chin on them, the fabric of her fatigues chaffing her skin, but she barely noticed. “Must I care about these humans?”

You must.

“What’s it this time?”

The usual.

“Send a cadet from the rookie force.”

No can do. I need experience. Yours.

“Flatterer,” she muttered.

’Tis truth I speak, Mirabella.

Sheepish, she grinned. “Okay, okay.” She tossed her copper-red plait over her shoulder. It clashed with the pink bandanna knotted at her throat. “Specifics?”

Mother meddling in the match.

She groaned. Didn’t He know she didn’t do well with busybody mammas?

Of course, He knew.

“Another agent …” She tried again. “I’m due forty-eight hours leave.”

After the assignment, the voice boomed in her ears.

“Do I have a choice?”

She could almost hear him grinning. Always.

“Cover?”

Bartender at the local Pub ‘n Grill.

“Wha-a-at?!” she asked. “Isn’t that a little risqué?”

He chuckled. I need reps where lost souls congregate.

“Designer water, here I come.”

I knew you’d set a good example.

“Huh! They hardly ever listen.”

Ahh, don’t I know it. He smiled, lighting up the skies.

“This better be worth it.”