Fruitcake, Festivities and Firelight
By Cate Martin
- Release Date: 2024-11-16
- Genre: Short Stories
Description
FRUITCAKE, FESTIVITIES AND FIRELIGHT showcases a collection of mysteries, romances and fantasies, all set at the darkest time of the year. The fantasy “First Light” tells the story of when a modern mom-to-be meets a white-bearded man who might more than just look like Santa Claus. “Long Night’s Moon” features romance and crime both, set on the first New Year’s Eve after the repeal of Prohibition. In the time travel fantasy “The Yule Log,” a girl in 19th century northern Minnesota finds a way to spend the darkest night of the year with her grandmother back in Norway. A very dangerous way. “On a Cold Winter’s Night” tells a darker kind of Christmas story, one sure to linger in your mind long after the last word concludes. And finally “First the Fruitcake,” a tale of icy roads, gangsters, and the importance of the right ingredients when making proper fruitcake. Five tales of fruitcake, festivities and firelight, all guaranteed to delight you.
