12/31/25 BookQW = TIRED

DECEITFUL PROMISES

(a Letters to Santa story)

This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.

Up until this point, the conversation between Clara and Lydia had been minimal. Just the usual “when are we eating” and “I need to relieve myself.” Nothing of importance until now.

Both Kit and Larry argued that at least one of them should accompany her and make sure nothing happened. While Clara appreciated their concerns, she knew how to handle situations like this. She was a Pinkerton after all.

And she was growing tired of chasing after the bad guys, or in this case, girls. Which was why she’d declined several assignments this past year. She needed to regroup.

“Looks like your escort has arrived,” Clara said, as the train steamed into the station.

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12/24/25 BookQW = EASY

DECEITFUL PROMISES

(A Letters to Santa Story)

This Christmas promises may deceive, but love could be the miracle they never expected.

She didn’t give Madame Harper a second look. After all, the matchmaker was nothing more than an employee to those who needed her services. Lucky for Lydia, Oscar Dawson needed those services and knew exactly who he required to marry his son. Or so he thought.

Lydia knew she had a questionable reputation, and she didn’t care. She wasn’t going to accept spending her life the way her mother had, and now she wouldn’t be.

She would marry the most desirable bachelor of 61^st Street—Christopher Dawson.

Smiling to herself, Lydia sat on the plush seat watching her old life pass by as the train departed the station.

She hadn’t expected how easy it had been. Over the past week, she’d met with Oscar Dawson, learning all she could about his son. She’d sat quietly each morning surrounded by the dark elegance and wealth of Oscar Dawson; it was far from what she planned once she became the lady of the house.

 

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12/17/25 BookQW = FOLLOW

THE GINGERBREAD INN

(a Christmas at the Inn story)

Where second chances come wrapped in the magic of Christmas.

“As a matter-of-fact that was mild. Chef Winston is an expert when it comes to gingerbread,” Nikki replied pride filling her to the brim. She’d worked hard to secure Miles and she wasn’t about to let him go until he was ready to retire.

“So all he knows is gingerbread? Must be boring for your guests,” Seth jabbed.

“Maybe you need to brush up on your James Beard chefs. You’ll find Chef Winston among the most sought-after chefs who decided a quieter life was more suitable for him,” Nikki informed, her gaze on movement in the dining room.

“Gabby, this is Chef Jermaine. Please give him a tour of the kitchen, pantry and refrigerator. Also order whatever supplies the chief needs while he is here for the Hathaway wedding.

“Chef Jermaine, I’m positive you’ll find the kitchen staff willing to please you and follow your instructions to the tee. Enjoy your stay with us,” Nikki said then turned and went back to her office where she could regroup. She needed to figure out how to handle the unexpected appearance of the ghost of past heartache.

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12/10/25 BookQW = BLUE

THE GINGERBREAD INN

(a Christmas at the Inn story)

Where second chances come wrapped in the magic of Christmas.

The last time he’d arrived at Christmas Mountain Village, he’d been with his college buddies ready to take the slopes. And anything, or anyone, that crossed their line of vision. The one thing he hadn’t been prepared for was losing his heart to a pretty little blonde with eyes the color of a clear blue summer sky and just as warm.

After a week-long whirlwind romance, he’d wanted nothing more than to go home, break off his engagement, and come back before the girl who stole his heart vanished.

But fate had other plans. Plans that didn’t bring him back to the Gingerbread Inn until now. Back to slay the dragons of a young man’s fanciful hopes and dreams. 

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12/3/25 BookQW = WORLD

THE GINGERBREAD INN

(a Christmas at the Inn story)

Where second chances come wrapped in the magic of Christmas.

“The Sinclairs were from old New York, and Mr. Sinclair had been my father’s business partner for over twenty years. But our families go back much further than those twenty years. At one time, even though the Sinclairs and the Jermaines were financially equals, we were what they called new money.”

“Are you talking back to the time of the Gilded Age?” Nikki asked, astonished those rules still existed today. “I thought that kind of thinking died out long ago.”

“Yes, well, there were rules to be followed then as there is now. Rules that I stopped following after Payton and I split up years ago,” Seth mumbled under his breath.

“So you are separated? Or divorced?” Nikki’s heart pounded, waiting for his answer. Was he truly free after all these years?

And why in the world should she care or even be interested in his current marital status, or lack thereof?

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