Christmas Spirits [Paperback]

Lynn Kurland (Author), Casey Claybourne (Author), Elizabeth Bevarly (Author), Jenny Lykins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

"Well-done and a bit out of the ordinary." (Library Journal)

USA Today bestselling authors Lynn Kurland and Elizabeth Bevarly-along with Casey Claybourne and Jenny Lykins-present four magical ghost romances celebrating the miracle of love.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In this excellent holiday quartet of novellas, two contrary protagonists have their hands full with no less than three matchmaking 16th-century ghosts when they are lured to a charming English country inn just in time for Christmas in Lynn Kurland's The Three Wise Ghosts. A young ghost helps an orphan escape the slums of London and bring love to a couple who thought they had lost everything in Casey Claybourne's warm Regency Keeping Faith; while a romantic ghostly Santa Claus keeps his Christmas Day "marriage record" intact when he matches a department store executive with one of the holiday elves in Elizabeth Bevarly's quite contemporary Only Fifteen Shopping Days Left.... Well done and a bit out of the ordinary, this collection will make for rewarding holiday fireside reading.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Jove (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515121746
• ISBN-13: 978-0515121742
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elizabeth Bevarly is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty works of contemporary romance. Her books have been published in two dozen languages and three dozen countries, totaling more than ten million copies in print worldwide. Although she can't remember wanting to be anything other than a writer, her career side trips before publication included stints as a salesclerk, waitress, bartender and editorial assistant. She has called home places as diverse as New Jersey and Puerto Rico, but now lives in her native Kentucky with her husband and son.

She is delighted to be offering some of her out-of-print works on Kindle and is looking forward to the publication of her first women's fiction title in trade paperback. THE HOUSE ON BUTTERFLY WAY will be published by Berkley Trade in February 2012. Visit her website at www.elizabethbevarly.com or, even better, "like" her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ElizabethBevarlyReaderPage.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories, March 11, 2000

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J COFFMAN "Jackie" (Solihull, West Midlands, England.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Spirits (Paperback)

This book is very hard to find, but it is worth all the trouble to get hold of a copy. If you are a Lynn Kurland fan, which I am the first story in the book is about members of the De Piaget and Mc Cloud clan. She has writen several books on these families and she finally joins the two families together in the present day. The other 3 books are in the anthology are wonderful. Do read this book if you can get it. It is worth it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is what a Good Compilation Was Meant to Be Like, December 30, 2006

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msbooklady "msbooklady" (Biloxi, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Spirits (Paperback)

This was a wonderful collection of short stories by popular artists that makes you wish for more.

The first story by Lynn Kurland was titled the Three Wise Ghosts. If you are a fan of Kurlands', you would be familiar with the MacLeod and De Piaget families. Megan MacLeod McKinnon has never held a job long and when her brother gives her the chance to prove herself by going to Scotland to scout out a castle for him she jumps at the chance. She ends up at a quant inn with one other patrol Gideon de Piaget. Gideon, a workaholic is ordered to go on vacation by his brother. When the ghosts of their ancestors plot to bring them together sparks fly and there is laughs aplenty. Megan must learn to be responsible and Gideon must learn to have fun in order for their lives to mesh. The antics of the ghostly ancestors keep you laughing.

The second story by Casey Claybourne, Keeping Faith, is the story of two people, Alice and Piers, who are barely living life because of the grief of losing their daughter Laura. Laura's ghost cannot find peace until her parents are reunited so she leads her mother to a homeless orphan named Faith. Alice sees Faith as a second chance for a family and Piers sees her as a painful reminder of his loss. If they can't heal their pain, they will never be a happy family again. Faith falls in love with the couple and steals their hearts as well.

The third story by Elizabeth Bevarly, Only Fifteen Shopping Days Left, is the story of a divorced woman, Sophie, facing her first Christmas alone. While working as an elf in a department story, the spirit of a long ago store Santa vows to see her married by Christmas. When the stores owner Mitchell meets and falls in love with Sophie, he knows he will do anything to keep her.

The last and best of the four stories is by Jenny Lykins and is called The Ghost of Christmas Present. When a woman named Alane goes to a secluded cabin for the Christmas holidays she is befriended by the resident ghost Jared. Jared can't help materalizing in front of the beautiful woman, she is the first woman in two hundred years to stir his heart. Alane cannot believe she is falling for a dead man, but their love is threatened by a curse. Jared was told when he finally learns to love he will find peace and finally move on, but if he allows himself to fully love Alane, he will lose her. This was a wonderful story but I can't give away too much or it will ruin it. I highly recommend this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Different, But An "EXCELLENT READ"!, January 14, 2006

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BOOK READER "snowkrystle" (WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Spirits (Paperback)

Each Author wrote very different stories, but each was very well done. I love Lynn Kurland and her story was the BEST.
Although I truly enjoyed Jenny Lykins story about Alane & Jared.
She made it so very real that you felt that you should try to reach out and help them somehow if you could. Also, Casey Claybourne has won over a fan with her story. I will try to find all of her books based on her story. This book is hard
to find and is worth the trouble.