Under The Mistletoe

Under The Mistletoe

In this beautifully written €œChristmas gift to her readers€ (<i>Booklist</i>) <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Mary Balogh draws on the warmth of the holiday season to heal the wounds of the human heart in five cherished novellas of family, friends, lovers, and strangers....<br /><br />In <b>A Family Christmas</b>, an estranged husband and wife make an unexpected connection€"and an illuminating discovery€"during the holiday season.<br /><br /><b>The Star of Bethlehem</b> 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.<br /><br /><b>The Best Gift </b>can come at the most unexpected moments, especially for a lonesome teacher enlisted over the holidays to chaperone the niece of a notorious rake.<br /><br /><b>Playing House </b>finds an impoverished young woman longing to celebrate just one last, joyous Christmas before she and her orphaned siblings are separated forever.<br /><br />And in <b>No Room at the Inn,</b> 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.