Book excerpt: Two best friends. An interesting proposal. A holiday fundraiser. What could happen? Under the Paradise Hills Tree, that has been known to grant wishes, Gibson shares his latest and greatest idea with his best friend Sam. What if they were to pretend to be a couple? Everyone would believe it. They already do everything together anyway. And they would have no pressure to find a date for the upcoming holiday season. Sam is too busy to say no. She has one thing on her mind. The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. She knows better but agrees to participate in Gibson's crazy idea. Who knows? Maybe the small town chatter will help buy groceries for families that need some help. Sam's father, Charles Ellis, has an opinion on the matter. Gibson is not good enough for his daughter. But he has the perfect guy in mind. His new apprentice, Greg. A simple charade, meant to make Gibson and Sam’s lives easier, turns Paradise Hills upside down in ways Sam nor Gibson could have ever predicted. Paradise Hills Thanksgiving is a small town, feel-good, love story that readers of Hallmark Channel stories would enjoy.