A Christmas Tail: A heart-warming Christmas romance

A Christmas Tail: A heart-warming Christmas romance
Cressida McLaughlin

A heart-warming Christmas read, perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson, Trisha Ashley and Jenny Oliver and one for dog-lovers everywhere.Walkies in a Winter Wonderland…Catherine ‘Cat’ Palmer realizes that bringing an adorable puppy into work is a bad idea when it gets her the sack. Deciding it’s the perfect opportunity to launch her dog-walking business, Cat enlists the help of flatmates Polly and Joe. After all Primrose Terrace, the street where they live, is full of home-alone hounds.Getting to know the owners and their precious pooches isn’t all plain sailing, but soon Cat is making friends, particularly with sexy Mark and his Collie, Chips. With her talent for misadventure, Cat’s new life starts to show some cracks, and when one of the street’s loveable schnauzers gets ill, it looks like this Christmas could be turning into a dog’s dinner. But Cat has never given up on anything in her life – and this is one Christmas that’s definitely worth saving…A Christmas Tail was first published as a four-part serial set in Primrose Terrace.

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Ebook Edition © November 2015 ISBN: 9780008136024

Version 2015-10-06

To my family: Mum, Dad, Lucy and David.

Contents

Cover (#u22e57df8-1ccc-5d60-9fd6-098a9b96cb73)

Title Page (#u523b7524-3d27-5be3-b589-45c51bfca2e6)

Copyright (#u78e5df7e-cba8-50d8-a8e4-27f1430c9c61)

Dedication (#uedf95e35-883f-5c8c-a9f9-c34fe528c462)

Part 1: Wellies and Westies (#ubd5e7dee-f431-58a5-9202-5da35eb216d4)

Chapter 1 (#u41c5dc71-1565-5e83-8b53-2f7514d5641a)

Chapter 2 (#u4cdf8336-e213-5742-8897-10b4ebdf858a)

Chapter 3 (#u2a8d5765-9e1a-58e4-8fcc-bebcf1998acf)

Chapter 4 (#u757038ce-8f2b-59d1-8d72-b929ffe50461)

Chapter 5 (#ub2a21903-a094-5bd0-9f11-6b5d9fe02f16)

Chapter 6 (#u34e3ad1a-3d10-562c-9c11-55809598c13d)

Part 2: Sunshine and Spaniels (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Part 3: Raincoats and Retrievers (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Part 4: Tinsel and Terriers (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)