A Christmas Gathering (Christmas Novella 17)A festive house party takes a sinister turn Victor Narraway and his wife, Lady Vespasia, are invited to spend Christmas at Cavendish Hall with a gathering of old acquaintances, but it is not the quiet, rather stiff house party they had expected. While there, Victor must undertake his final mission for Special Branch, reminiscent of another one in the past, at which he had tragically failed. When disaster strikes and one of the guests is left for dead,

and ultimate victories from her own marriage

and to Caffelli

Morland Place is recovering under Benjamin's steady hands - happy at last with Sibella

And can Victor accept that he is not to blame

The stranger gave his name as Jim Green

and even a humble HMT watch—what could these objects possibly have in common

the wise Rishika - the images of feminine mystique are reservoirs of power

moves into the neighbourhood

Explore the lavish abodes of kings and the quiet villages of Coorg

It tells the story of her love for Matt and Nicholas

After years of research

- become more focused