Winter Tales
Winter
Tales anthology of seasonal short stories has been revised, up-dated and added
to,
creating sixteen stories written by the same four authors as the first edition: Stephen
Ashurst, Karen Ette, Melinda Ingram and Donna Shepherd plus a great new story
from the pen of K. D. Parker.
The
stories, some new, some re-written, all have a winter setting, which brings
them together in a united theme, but each one is very different from the
others. You will recognise some of the characters from earlier anthologies
as they take up new adventures.
The stories:
Number Nine sees our historical time-travellers, Paige and Wesley,
help an old man on the Feast of Stephen.
Promise of Adventure: Twelfth Night takes us back to 1662, or is it 2014? Contains a
desperate woman, strange costumes and unusual meetings.
The Christmas Wish
comes true for Erin as she visits a Christmas market.
One for the Road –
and who took the charity tin? Was it the old tramp? And is it wise to have ‘one
for the road’?
Mephisto Waltz – a
dark, weird tale when a Christmas tree becomes sinister along with the music,
and life will never be the same
New Year’s Resolutions – many make them, but starting over isn’t easy.
A Winter’s Tail – you
can always rely on a cat to sort things out.
The Damage is Done - you wouldn’t expect that to happen if you had just
been shopping, or suspended from school.
The Single Present Remaining: a most unexpected present from Mike’s hidden past
is revealed.
Stumped! The
Cricket Club’s party didn’t end in the way Alfie had thought. And who was Santa
that night?
Sledging – to
somewhere a long time ago, and back.
Contained – a
dark tale of kidnap and forced prostitution that Morgan fears she will never
escape.
The Book in My Hand:
Inspector Sandbach returns with another crime mystery to solve.
Candlemas:
Will there ever be forgiveness for a child of the sixties?
Just Desserts:
Hell hath no fury… especially when it freezes over.
A Photograph – the camera never
lies, does it?
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