TY - BOOK AU - Michaels,Fern TI - The brightest star T2 - Wheeler Publishing large print hardcover SN - 9781432883478 PY - 2020/// CY - Waterville, ME PB - Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company KW - Businesswomen KW - Fiction KW - Family-owned business enterprises KW - Authors KW - Conflict of interests KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Seattle (Wash.) KW - Romance fiction KW - lcgft KW - Christmas fiction KW - Large type books N1 - Includes a recipe N2 - "Christmas is more than just a celebration for Lauren Montgomery. For generations, it's been her family's livelihood. Their Christmas shop, Razzle Dazzle Decor, has seen seasonal fads come and go, but there's one trend they can't 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. She's thrilled when her literary agent contacts her with a new proposal--before learning that the subject will be none other than John Gerald Giompalo. He's 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, he's perfect--apart from the fact that he's part of the company threatening everything Lauren loves"-- ER -