Magic, Miracles & Mistletoe

by Diane Majeske

This novella offers three short stories filled with Christmas spirit, each as warm and comforting as a cup of hot tea on a cold winter's night.

Meet Melanie, the Christmas angel who awakens the night before Christmas to find herself without a Christmas tree - and in a household most definitely in need of holiday cheer. It'll take one determined angel, a mischievous elf and more than a few lively ornaments to put things right before Christmas morning.

Then there's Kate, the small-town librarian who's certain that life stopped when she lost her fiance. But Christmas is a magical time, and pragmatic Kate is soon to find that a trip home for Christmas may end up taking a very otherworldly direction.

Finally, there's Jim, an architect who's now realizing he devoted his life to business, not family. It'll take a voice from the past to awaken a long-lost passion and start building bridges - this time, with gingerbread.

Genres: Fiction

86 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 13, 2011

About the author

I was a staffer in newspapers for more than 15 years, until I couldn't take any more bad coffee or late nights.

I still love newspapers - I can't help it.

Now I live in Michigan with my husband, two kids, an overweight cat and a new dog, courtesy of the local humane society. He's huge, but he thinks he's a lap dog.

I've published a murder mystery titled Death on Deadline, based on my own experiences in newspapers (sans the murder, of course!) and a novella of Christmas stories titled Magic, Miracles & Mistletoe.

I recently released a collection of humorous essays on parenting titled "Mom Tales," and I have a short story featured in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers."

I'm now working on another novel.