Karlie Lucas – A book and a cup of coffee

Happy Boxing Day eveyone! Let’s celebrate by reading a snippet of a amazing Christmas book: The Unknown Elf by Karlie Lucas!

Snippet (from chapter fifteen)

Marie prodded the harness and the sleigh slowed to land on the roof of the first house. She reached for the bag of toys at the same time Clarence did.

“Oh no you don’t,” he admonished. “I’m going to do this.” Clarence grabbed the bag from her. “I may have let you drive but I refuse to let you do any of the hard work. This is a man’s job.”

Marie gave him a dirty look. “Clarence, who’s in charge here? Me. I’m the ERS. Not you. Now get out of my way. And don’t even try the macho ‘I’m a man’ routine. Besides, you don’t know how to make the bag work, you said so yourself. I had to pry that information out of Santa.”

Before he could retort, she pulled the bag away and plunged down the chimney. Soot shot out, landing on Clarence’s clothes and face. He shook his head and brushed at the blackened dust. It didn’t want to come off. “Fine,” he said folding his arms, even though she couldn’t see it. “I might as well let you have your way, since you’ve got it already anyway.

Marie never expected to wake up in North Pole City, let alone become Santa’s Emergency Replacement. It was a job she never wanted but couldn’t turn down, thanks to Clarence, Santa’s right hand man.

Now, Marie has to work with Clarence, who believes she is some kind of criminal who will cause the destruction of everything he holds dear. Trying to prove that he’s wrong, Marie keeps making mistakes that push them even further apart. It doesn’t help that she has a past she’d rather keep hidden. However, trying to keep her past where it should belong isn’t easy.

Just when Marie starts to feel like things are coming together, a madman with a bone to pick, and Christmas to ruin, threatens the whole of the North Pole Organization.

Marie must rely on Clarence and her new friends to help her face her past before Christmas is gone forever. But does she have the courage to truly be herself when it could mean losing everything?

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Karlie Lucas is a preschool teacher by day and a writer/artist by night. A graduate of Southern Utah University, Karlie received a B.A. in Creative Writing, with a minor in art. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, The International English Honor Society, as well as ANWA, the American Night Writers Association.

Karlie is interested in all things magical and mysterious, especially elves and dragons. She is an avid fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling.

When not writing, Karlie can often be found drawing, baking, watching her favorite old school shows, or just spending time with her family. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband and a cat named Kally.