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Christmas is a time for miracles, and in each of the stories in A Christmas Tale and Other Stories, wondrous things happen. • A blizzard, a wreck, and two Samaritans show an estranged mother the way back to her children and to faith. • Beggars outside an upscale L.A. church and a young girl teach the congregation the true meaning of Christmas. • A girl encounters an angelic messenger after wishing on an heirloom ornament and learns her mother’s secret, a secret that has shaped both their lives. • Ever-burning Christmas lights annoy Mrs. Emory’s neighbor, until the woman learns that Mrs. Emory’s son has been MIA for forty years. On Christmas Eve, both learn of the son’s death—and the eternality of the spirit. • An unemployed laborer finds a fat wallet and a gray kitten during a snow storm. The money will make a memorable Christmas and a better life for his two children, but can he live with his conscience? • A reticent legal secretary who attends the firm’s annual Christmas party discovers, with the help of a magical corsage, how her life has impacted people in the past and the present, but also learns that the future is hers to shape. • A Scrooge-like CPA is pressed into service as an emergency foster parent just before Christmas. His two small charges prove that money is secondary to kindness and love. • An out-of-work drifter robbed and abandoned by a trucker is rescued by a passing Samaritan. When a disabled child disappears, he and the townsfolk search through a blizzard to find the boy. A mysterious voice leads him to the boy; his faith is restored.• An old man confined to a nursing home is visited by guides who, through revisiting his past, show him that a hardened heart can be softened by empathy and unconditional love.• An upwardly mobile executive reconnects with her long-lost sister and children when she volunteers at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving. When her sister contracts a potentially fatal infection, she realizes that family and love mean more than possessions.• After a slip on the ice, a judgmental woman suddenly can “hear” others’ thoughts and learns hard lessons in empathy and understanding.• A widow takes her frustration and fear out on her three children, who must find a way to bring Mom back to them. (An early version of this story appeared in Grit magazine in 1998.) • New bonus story: A misbehaving angel risks receiving his golden halo to save a child’s life.“The magic of Christmas glimmers and shines in this vivid collection from writer Jan Weeks.” -- Rick Hamlin, executive editor, Guideposts magazine“If you love the holidays, you’ll enjoy Jan Week’s A Christmas Tale. Miracles, magic, and marvel fill each chapter with sweetness tastier than Santa’s candy canes. When it’s dreary, cold, and snowy, these shining star stories warm your winter.” -- Cynthia Brian, New York Times best- selling author, TV/Radio personality/ Founder, Be the Star You Are!® charity. “Scrooges beware. Jan Weeks’ collection of Christmas stories will melt even the hardest of hearts. Grab a cup of cocoa, snuggle into this book, and rediscover your holiday spirit.” -- Lisa Earle McLeod, author of Finding Grace When You Can't Even Find Clean Underwear and The Triangle of Truth.“What a very inspiring collection of stories! After the first one, I was skeptical with the references to the supernatural, but Mrs. Emory’s story was heartwarming, and I was really hooked by ‘Scarlet Ribbons.’ It is my favorite! I also enjoyed ‘Miracle in the Desert,’ ‘The Audit,’ and ‘Lost and Found.’ a very intriguing group of stories for any time of year! Thank you for the pleasure of reading your book!” –Judge, Writers Digest 24th Annual Book Awards

Jan Weeks is a multi-award-winning writer with four published adult novels and one tween mystery, all available on Amazon. An adult novella, will be published in February 2016. Her articles, short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in markets such as Outdoor Life, Guideposts, Natural Health, California Lawyer, Grit, and Midwest Fly Fishing. She writes regularly for the Senior Beacon newspaper. She belongs to The Authors' Guild, Western Colorado Writers' Forum and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and facilitates the Colorado West Writers' Workshop. She teaches workshops in creative writing, writing for magazines, and basic grammar for writers.