A Winter’s Tale: A festive winter read from the bestselling Queen of Christmas romance. Trisha Ashley

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      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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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2008

      Copyright © Trisha Ashley 2008

      Trisha Ashley asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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      Source ISBN: 9781847560148

      Ebook Edition © 2008 ISBN: 9780007328918

      Version: 2018-06-21

      For Margaret James, a friend for all seasons.

      Table of Contents

       Title Page

       Copyright

      Prologue-The Dream

       Chapter One-There Must Be an Angel

       Chapter Two-Distant Connections

       Chapter Ten-Clipped Edges

       Chapter Eleven-O Mother, Where Art Thou?

       Chapter Twelve-Foxed

       Chapter Thirteen-Grave Affairs

       Chapter Fourteen-Twisted Wires

       Chapter Fifteen-Boxing

       Chapter Sixteen-Polite Expressions

       Chapter Seventeen-Pressed

       Chapter Eighteen-Friendly Relations

       Chapter Nineteen-Suitable for Bedding

       Chapter Twenty-Having Kittens

       Chapter Twenty-one-Ghost Lace

       Chapter Twenty-two-On the Rails

       Chapter Twenty-three-Lost Treasures

       Chapter Twenty-four-Stunned

       Chapter Twenty-five-Follies

       Chapter Twenty-six-First Impressions

       Chapter Twenty-seven-Infernal Knots

       Chapter Twenty-eight-Vixens

       Chapter Twenty-nine-Battle Positions

       Chapter Thirty-Rival Attractions

       Chapter Thirty-one-Lord of Misrule

       Chapter Thirty-two-Touched

       Chapter Thirty-three-Dodgy Dealings

       Chapter Thirty-four-Revelations

       Chapter Thirty-five-Much Ado

       Chapter Thirty-six-Endpapers

       Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Praise