Once Upon a Christmas
What Happens at Christmas…
T. A. Williams
Wish Upon a Christmas Cake
Darcie Boleyn
The Mince Pie Mix-Up
Jennifer Joyce
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E-book Edition © June 2015 ISBN: 9781474048514
Version date: 2018-07-23
Table of Contents
Day Seven
Day Eight
Day Nine
Day Ten
Wish Upon a Christmas Cake
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Epilogue
The Mince Pie Mix-Up
Chapter One: Mince Pies at Dawn
Chapter Two: Frostie the Snowman Forgot
Chapter Three: Two Parents A-Rowing and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Chapter Four: We Made a Wish
Chapter Five: The First Stage in Wish-Fulfilment: Denial
Chapter Six: The Second and Third Stages in Wish-Fulfilment: Fear and Anger
Chapter Seven: The Fourth Stage in Wish-Fulfilment: Acceptance
Chapter Eight: The Gloves Are Off
Chapter Nine: It Isn’t (Christmas) Fair
Chapter Ten: Monday’s To-Do List: Tattoos, Waxing and Make-up
Chapter Eleven: The Fifth Stage in Wish-Fulfilment: Acknowledgement
Chapter Twelve: Monday Night Blues
Chapter Thirteen: There’s a Rumour Doing the Rounds
Chapter Fourteen: PTA (Pain in the Arse)
Chapter