A Christmas Cracker: The only festive romance to curl up with this Christmas!

A Christmas Cracker: The only festive romance to curl up with this Christmas!
Trisha Ashley

This Christmas is about to go off with a bang!Things can’t possibly get worse for Tabby. Framed for her boss’s dodgy dealings, she’s landed up in prison. Then Tabby’s boyfriend dumps her and gives her cat away to a shelter.But rescue comes in the form of Mercy. A master of saving waifs and strays, Mercy wants Tabby to breathe new flair into her ailing cracker business. Together, they’ll save Marwood’s Magical Christmas Crackers.But someone’s not happy. Mercy’s nephew Randal thinks Tabby’s a fraudster. Stubborn, difficult and very attractive, her future depends upon winning him round. Standing under the mistletoe, Tabby’s Christmas is set to be one that she will never forget . . .

TRISHA ASHLEY

A Christmas Cracker

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2015

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Source ISBN: 9781847562807

Ebook Edition © October 2015 ISBN: 9780008133719

Version: 2018-02-08

Dedication (#u8617280b-4f6d-5b41-95de-5b5d1562e730)

For Grace

Table of Contents

Cover (#u40ecddd0-55eb-5faa-b72f-e2ed6d77bfa0)

Title Page (#u6b7bc6fd-4d89-53fb-8658-545393f37490)

Copyright (#u56d528a0-efa4-5062-907d-c1384642df26)

Dedication (#ue380cc3a-deed-5e1d-b163-5969528aa7f3)

Chapter 1: Bottled (#u3161b96d-21b0-5201-9985-d5a313e51300)

Chapter 2: Picture This (#u2f21d5a8-dc10-5fca-8a4b-abf2d20b4eef)

Chapter 3: Bang to Rights (#u41f882bd-70b4-5c3f-8c88-349bb55b5650)

Chapter 4: The Prisoner’s Friend (#u708c0138-b1c0-586b-a08e-8d842cad5f73)

Chapter 5: Engagements (#ud116efeb-3385-506a-82af-04c25e162b45)

Chapter 6: The Quality of Mercy (#ue1a7e1e0-ca33-5568-a99d-bb55982f07b8)

Chapter 7: Life of Pye (#u3f1bd267-4917-5aac-b859-2f807e2a61b1)

Chapter 8: Clouded Mirrors (#u5b738766-3b3c-59a0-9192-b7283c3e3d21)

Chapter 9: Rumbled (#uce42cdd5-f0d6-5589-a084-37e428e02587)

Chapter 10: Crumbs! (#ue21ffa37-c44b-5016-b8b5-bce6bdce50f5)

Chapter 11: Cat Flight (#uacbe116d-d219-543f-b121-1e8bc8638495)

Chapter 12: Christmas Lists (#u13627dd8-721c-55ca-9b86-c1ad43625287)

Chapter 13: Sleeping Beauty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: Cat-Flap (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: Ghost Mice (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: To the Point (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: Reanimated (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: Potent (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: Brief Encounters (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20: Fishy (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21: Well Spiced (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 22: Thin Air (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 23: Fine-Tuned (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 24: The House of Mirth (#litres_trial_promo)