Winter Solstice

by Denise Alicea

Winter Solstice


Denise Alicea-“Destined”—a story, set in Ireland in the year 387 BC. The Irish have held off the marauding troops of Julius Caesar for some seven months.

Phyllis Campbell-“Mistletoe”—It begins with a bridegroom leaving his bride at the altar, and fleeing from her indignant father—and worse—until matters can be sorted out.

Heide Katros-“Snow Roses”—When Rand MacPherson enters the local florist’s shop, he is surprised but grateful when the beautiful florist offers to deliver his Christmas flowers to his mother.

Ellen Margret-“Merry Christmas, Biker Angel”—Clad in black leathers, a biker angel rides into Daria’s life on Christmas Eve. His mission is to protect her from thugs. What adventures await Daria and her biker angel?

Kate Hofman-“Snowbound at Christmas”—When Michelle sees a Ferrari slip on a bend in the snow-covered road, she hurries out to help the driver.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 4, 2012

About the author

Born to the great lively city of Manhattan, NY, and raised in quiet Connecticut. Denise started writing when drawing and painting were not enough. Deciding to try a new type of medium, she thought to start with poetry. After her first success and first reading at the age of fifteen. Her writing began to take on new life with her own worlds of fantasy, time travel, action, adventure and of course romance. She draws inspiration from her favorite childhood cartoons and experiences to her current day ones.

A member of Romance Writers of America and several of its chapters since 2005, Denise has won two awards for her short stories and several finalist nominations. She always finds the time to help others through RWA and also her book review blog, The Pen & Muse Book Reviews.