A Midwinter Fantasy - Leanna Renee Hieber [0]
LEANNA RENEE HIEBER
“Gripping and with an on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense . . . this book is perfect for fans of the paranormal who enjoy a Gothic setting.”
—ParaNormal Romance Reviews on
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker
“The romance in this book is just swoon worthy . . . The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker is a book not to be missed. It is adorable, utterly romantic and while the first book in the series made my favorites list of 2009, Leanna Renee Hieber wrote a second book that I enjoyed even more.”
—Smexy Books
L. J. MCDONALD
“Lovers of Stardust and The Princess Bride rejoice! A must for every Fantasy library!”
—Barbara Vey, Publishers Weekly blogger on
The Battle Sylph
“A stunningly original world . . . An amazing start to what promises to be a truly engaging series!”
—RT Book Reviews on The Battle Sylph
HELEN SCOTT TAYLOR
“This book is so well written that it’s hard to believe it’s Taylor’s first novel, as well as the first in a promising series of contemporary fantasy romances.”
—Booklist, Starred Review on The Magic Knot
“Taylor’s debut reads like a romance inside of a fairy tale. It’s a fast story that weaves together the lives of two characters until they are bound by mind, body and spirit. It’s sure to be a hit with a wide variety of romance readers.”
—RT Book Reviews on The Magic Knot
Other books by Leanna Renee Hieber:
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker
Other books by L. J. McDonald:
The Shattered Sylph
The Battle Sylph
Other books by Helen Scott Taylor:
The Phoenix Charm
The Magic Knot
A
MIDWINTER
FANTASY
Leanna Renee Hieber
L. J. McDonald
Helen Scott Taylor
DORCHESTER PUBLISHING
November 2010
Published by
Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.
200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
A Midwinter Fantasy copyright © 2010 by Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.
The publisher acknowledges the copyright holders of the individual works as follows:
A Christmas Carroll copyright © 2010 by Leanna Renee Hieber
The Worth of a Sylph copyright © 2010 by L. J. McDonald
The Crystal Crib copyright © 2010 by Helen Scott Taylor
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ISBN 13: 978-1-4285-1162-0
E-ISBN: 978-1-4285-0947-4
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CONTENTS
A Christmas Carroll
by Leanna Renee Hieber
The Worth of a Sylph
by L. J. McDonald
The Crystal Crib
by Helen Scott Taylor
A Christmas Carroll
Leanna Renee Hieber
Team Michael, this is for you.
~Leanna Renee Hieber
Prologue
December 1888, at the edge of London’s reality
Three spirits murmured to each other, standing in the luminous Liminal that separated the waiting Whisper-world from the dazzling, drawing light of the Great Beyond. The Whisper-world was quite the grey purgatory, while the Great Beyond, well . . . who possesses the words to describe Paradise?
The Liminal is a place where magic is discussed and made, from whence spirits receive duties and inspiration, where dreams are both created and abandoned. Where those who are worthy might become angels. It is