In this beautifully written "Christmas gift to her readers"
(Booklist), New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh draws on
the warmth of the Christmas season to heal the wounds of the human heart
in five holiday historical romance novellas of family, friends, lovers,
and strangers....
In A Family Christmas, an estranged husband and wife make an
unexpected connection--and an illuminating discovery--during the holiday
season.
The Star of Bethlehem is a lost diamond ring causing a riff in an
already troubled marriage until a servant solves not one mystery but
three surrounding its disappearance.
The Best Gift can come at the most unexpected moments, especially for
a lonesome teacher enlisted over the holidays to chaperon the niece of a
notorious rake.
Playing House finds an impoverished young woman longing to celebrate
just one last, joyous Christmas before she and her orphaned siblings are
separated forever.
And in No Room at the Inn**,** a winter storm on Christmas Eve brings
a young couple in from the cold, desperately in need of warmth and
shelter for their unborn child.