In time for the holidays, or any time you want a sweet escape, five of these stories are from Mary Maxie, and the sixth, is a children's story given to me to publish, by my friend Sandra Stanton Cotey. The stories all have a Christmas theme, but may not be the Hallmark stories you might expect in such a compilation. All of the women, like most of Mary's heroines, are adventurers at heart, happy to travel or be alone, but just as happy to find that special someone as they approach the HoHoHo season. I hope you like Elisabeth, Jenny, Sharona, Ellie, and Riona Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good read