The Kissing Ball : A Christmas and Other Regency Stories

A collection of Regency Short Stories headlined by The Kissing Ball, a Christmas themed story that gives the book its title.
Christmas, and an unexpected visitor at the Bransome St.Nicholas party. She claims to be the fiancée of the son of the house. But he knows nothing about it. This muddle has to be sorted out, or it's not only Christmas that will be ruined.This story, along with three other Regencies and an added contemporary short, are in this collection. A gentleman retired from the East India Company is troubled by ghosts when he comes to move into his country home; a young woman finds a buyer for her father's chemistry laboratory, but gets more than she bargained for; Sir Robert befriends a homely governess and her charge and conveys them to London, where his future is changed forever by a dog and a dimple. Then in present-day London, Ginny finds out her new next-door neighbor is not quite what she expected. These charming and cozy stories are perfect for curling up next to the fire.