Six short stories involving mayhem and merriment of the
holiday season. In All I want for Christmas Pauline
Sokol, medical insurance fraud investigator has to go
undercover or should we say fully costumed to work for the
dentist, Dr. Elfin Santana, who is under suspicion. Seems
several of the dentists patients have never received
dentures that were covered by insurance and fully paid for.
So Pauline and her partner Jagger team up to expose the
doctor and hopefully retrieve the much needed dentures.
Problem is Dr. Santana is a delightful man with 7 children
whose patients seem to really like him and Pauline is quite
taken with him as well. In The Lords of Misrule
Margaret Chase affectionately known as Mags learns that
there are gifts and then there are gifts. And at Christmas
time gifts come in all varieties. Ghost of Christmas
Passed is a story about reconnecting with ones past.
Families are complicated but Judith Wolfe is going to learn
just how complicated hers really is. Cecilia Larimer in
Partners in Crime is an organizational expert except
when it comes to matters of her loves and life. In walks Joe
Berenger who just might be her greatest challenge and who
knows what else. In Holly Go Lightly Nick Fredericks
is starting to see things more clearly for the first time in
two years. Problem is his visions seem to be emanating from
the ghost of his deceased girlfriend Holly. Holly is
certainly going out of her way to make her presence known
but the question is why and why now. A Very Vampy
Christmas stars Maggie O'Brian and Don Orlando who are
the lead actors in the soap opera "As A Vampire Turns" on
the Digital Vampire Network. Maggie and Don are dying,
pardon the pun, to turn their on set romance into a real
life relationship. Not too worry these modern age vampires
drink bottled synthetic blood and chocolate called Chocolood
so human kind is safe.
This is an enjoyable assortment of holiday tales with some
rather unusual plotlines. It's a nice introduction to some
new authors with some interesting writing styles. All six
were short and sweet but I have to admit Dana Cameron's
contribution was my favorite. SUGARPLUMS AND SCANDALS will
leave you smiling and ready for the holiday season.
And just in time comes this grand gift of seasonal mystery
and romance from six of popular fiction's most supremely
talented "Santas"—for 'tis the season for scandals,
suspense, and all sorts of unexpected surprises! Enjoy
Lori Avocato's tale of the sexy fraud investigator
and the delinquent dentist, and Dana Cameron's
suspenseful story of a not-so-merry Christmas Eve at
an English manor house. Savor Mary Daheim's
scrumptious gathering of lively loved ones and one
ghostly guest, and Cait London's blood-chilling
tale of a menaced Christmas do-gooder. Suzanne
Macpherson delights with a Yuletide fable about a
perky, persistent spirit and her haunted ex-fiancé. And
take a walk with Kerrelyn Sparks on the
otherworldly side to discover how the undead celebrate the
holidays.
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