A Sprig of Mistletoe
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Christmas is Lady Catherine âKittyâ Egertonâs favorite time of year, and even though the temperature is mild and thereâs little hope for snow, life couldnât be better. Charles Dickensâs new novel is proving to be all the rage. Even more diverting, sheâs accepted her brotherâs invitation to travel to London with a childhood friend on the London and Birmingham Railway, to inspect a workhouse on Saffron Hill. The journey allows Kitty to help the poor, and to access the bookstore where Dickensâs latest book is sold. But in an irony of fate, the book is out of stock, and she shamefully accepts several copies from a mysterious donor, risking her reputation. Â
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Heâs not who he says he is . . .
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Bartholomew âBartâ Fernsby netted his worth speculating on the railroad. But to whom much is given, more is required. Haunted by a scandalous past and determined not to let history repeat itself, Bart takes on the plight of the East End by becoming one of the founding members of a Poor Law Union seeking to bring education to the poorest sections of London. To that end, heâs enlisted a friend to help raise funds for Field Lane Ragged School, a workhouse Charles Dickens visited three months earlier. The children housed there idolize the writer, and as a gift to them, Bart purchases multiple copies of A Christmas Carol with plans to distribute them to those whoâve learned how to read. Thereâs only one problemâBart hates Christmas.
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Can a sprig of mistletoe deliver a miracle?
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Katherine Bone has always had an adventurous streak, and a passion for art and history enhanced by treks to forts, castles, battlegrounds, and cathedrals as an Army brat. Throughout her teens, she devoured romance novels and began writing poetry, beaming with pride when one of her haikus made it into the yearbook. Art school followed, and, in the middle of a college whirlwind, a friend introduced her to a handsome Army Officer who stole her heart. Eight moves, four children, and a lifetime of memories later, Katherine has finally lived in one place long enough to put down roots. Sheâs also found the time to chase a lifelong dreamâwriting happily-ever-afters, with a dash of adventure.
