Mistletoe Kisses

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Greetings.

December all ready, and Christmas is coming fast. In reading it's already here, isn't it? I'm going to tell you about my Christmas offerings, but first some personal news. I can see decently without glasses! No, not lasik. My myopia was too severe for that. Age caught up with me and I've had to have cataracts removed. If I'd known how great it would be I would have had it done sooner. I realize I've seen the world through a beige mist for ages, but as well I can now see clearly without glasses or contacts for the first time since I was a child. I do need reading glasses, but otherwise, it's fabulous.

I'm just saying in case you find yourself in the same situation and are hesitant. It's an easy op and the results are great. 

Now on to Christmas books. There's nothing new, but some old ones are newly available.

My publisher is bringing out an e-edition of A Mummers' Play, an old Regency novella that many of you might not have read. 

Justina Travers is sure that her beloved fiancee was killed because of the treason of his commanding officer, Lucky Jack Beaufort. Now that Lucky Jack is home and Duke of Cramoore, she intends to end his luck forever. But after sneaking into his home as part of a Christmas mummers' play, she begins to uncover secrets that change everything.

I'm offering some old novellas in a boxed set for e-readers -- Mistletoe Kisses and Yuletide Joy.

What's in the box? Three previously-published novellas set at Christmas, a description of Christmas in the Regency period, and some seasonal recipes, new and old.

The novellas are, A Gift of Light, first published in 1996 in The Christmas Cat; The Christmas Wedding Gambit, which has been freely available on my web site for years, and Star of Wonder, set in December 999 AD. This was published in 1999 as Day of Wrath in STAR OF WONDER so I've switched the title. I hope that doesn't confuse. The box also includes an essay about Christmas traditions in the real Regency and some seasonal recipes. At $2.99 US or the equivalent elsewhere, it's good value.

You can see the covers and buy links here. 

You'll also find there all the novellas that are now available as individual e-books, plus some that are upcoming, such as the ones from the  the anthologies Dragon Lovers and Chalice of Roses.

I'm really pleased that nearly all my work is now available for e-readers, and that much of it is also available in print for those of you who prefer it.

If you are looking for my work for your e-reader I've put together a complete menu featuring the covers which link to buy links for the principal e-readers. It's still a bit of a work in progress and with the help of readers of my author Facebook page I'm cleaning up a few faulty links, but I hope you find it useful. You can explore it here.

On this page you can watch a short video that features the first five Rogues books. 

And just a reminder that my next new book, A Shocking Delight, is a return to the Rogues. It's David Kerslake's story from The Dragon's Bride and it will be out in April. There's more about that, plus the gorgeous cover, here.

For some fun around the internet....

Do you still like Lego? See what can be done!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/photos/12-stunning-lego-sculptures-1.2442536

Check out these wonderful painting of animals as famous people.

http://sobadsogood.com/2013/11/16/famous-historical-figures-re-imagined-as-dogs-cats/

For a rich source of information about Regency London, read this blog.

http://janeaustenslondon.com/

All best wishes,

Jo