The Magic of Christmas

The Magic of Christmas
Trisha Ashley

Another deliciously seasonal and heart-warming tale from the Sunday Times bestselling author.In the pretty Lancashire village of Middlemoss, Lizzy is on the verge of leaving her serially unfaithful husband, Tom, when tragedy strikes. Good job she has welcome distractions in the form of her Christmas Pudding Circle, a circle of friends swapping seasonal recipes, and a simmering rivalry with cookery writer Nick Pharamond – a rivalry set to come to boiling point after he snatched the Best Mince Pie prize away from her at the village show.Meanwhile, the whole village is gearing up for the annual Mystery Play which takes place on Boxing Day. But who will play Adam to Lizzy’s Eve? Could it be the handsome and charismatic soap actor Ritch Rainford, or could someone closer to home win her heart? Whatever happens, it will certainly be a hard act to follow next year!Previously published as Sweet Nothings, Trisha has extensively reworked the original novel with fabulous new extra material.

Trisha Ashley

The Magic of Christmas

Dedication

For my son, Robin Ashley,

with love.

Contents

Title page

Dedication

Prologue: December 2005, Winter of Discontent

Chapter 1: Old Prune

Chapter 2: All Fudge

Chapter 3: Bittersweet

Chapter 4: Mushrooming

Chapter 5: Sweet Mysteries

Chapter 6: Driven Off

Chapter 7: Loose Nuts

Chapter 8: Well Braced

Chapter 9: Soul Food

Chapter 10: Cornish Mist

Chapter 11: Popped Corks

Chapter 12: Just Desserts

Chapter 13: Raspberries

Chapter 14: Slightly Curdled

Chapter 15: Drink Me

Chapter 16: Unrehearsed Entrances

Chapter 17: Tart

Chapter 18: Simmering Gently

Chapter 19: Stirring

Chapter 20: Freshly Minted

Chapter 21: Slightly Stewed

Chapter 22: Given the Bird

Chapter 23: Put Out

Chapter 24: Flambé

Chapter 25: Crème de Coeur

Chapter 26: Crackers

Chapter 27: Charmed

Chapter 28: Cold Snap

Chapter 29: Clueless

Chapter 30: Unscheduled Appearances

Chapter 31: Middlemoss Marchpane

Chapter 32: Hoar Frost

Chapter 33: Well Stirred

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