Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away (okay, so it was 2008– but it feels like a galaxy far, far away), I decided it would be fun to write a novella as a holiday gift to my readers.

So I did.

I posted the novella in serial form on the website, chapter by chapter, largely to give myself time to finish it.

The story follows Amy and Richard (and Eloise and Colin) as they spend their very first Christmas together, with good cheer, mince pies, a few attempts at caroling, and, of course, French spies.

Here, once again, as my holiday gift to you, is the one and only Pink Carnation Christmas novella, Ivy & Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas, free here on the website. Just follow the links at the end of each chapter to get to the next chapter.

Need some more mistletoe and mayhem? You can also find some rather substantial Ivy & Intrigue outtakes here.

Happy holidays from everyone at Selwick Hall!