A Winter’s Tale: A festive winter read from the bestselling Queen of Christmas romance. Trisha Ashley
TRISHA ASHLEY
A Winter’s Tale
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Version: 2018-06-21
For Margaret James, a friend for all seasons.
Table of Contents
Prologue-The Dream
Chapter One-There Must Be an Angel
Chapter Two-Distant Connections
Chapter Four-The Moving Mollusc
Chapter Eight-Sovereign Remedies
Chapter Nine-Lost in Translation
Chapter Eleven-O Mother, Where Art Thou?
Chapter Thirteen-Grave Affairs
Chapter Fourteen-Twisted Wires
Chapter Sixteen-Polite Expressions
Chapter Eighteen-Friendly Relations
Chapter Nineteen-Suitable for Bedding
Chapter Twenty-two-On the Rails
Chapter Twenty-three-Lost Treasures
Chapter Twenty-six-First Impressions
Chapter Twenty-seven-Infernal Knots
Chapter Twenty-nine-Battle Positions
Chapter Thirty-Rival Attractions
Chapter Thirty-one-Lord of Misrule
Chapter Thirty-three-Dodgy Dealings
Chapter Thirty-four-Revelations
About the Author
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