Upon a midnight clear - Jude Deveraux

In this heart-warming collection, the world's most talented romance writers have come together with five unforgettable novellas centred on the Christmas season, three of which are contemporary while the other two are historical. A spirited Irishwoman comes to a rugged Colorado town to govern a young ruffian and learns a love lesson from the boy's father...In the midst of a blizzard, a snowbound woman offers shelter to a stranger who's an expert at covering his tracks...Home for Christmas, an artist proves opposites can attract, and make sparks...A holly berry-picking contest in the California hills brings two determined hearts together for the greatest prize of all: a true and lasting love...A lively family reunion on a Montana ranch brings on a flurry of memories for a beautiful young writer, and a winter storm that rekindles an old flame.