Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path: A Christmas anthology of inspirational stories

Not your Grannys Christmas stories ...Step off the beaten path and enjoy six stories that look beyond the expected the traditional the tried-and-true.Inspired by the song Mary Did You Know? -- a mothers memories of events leading up to and following that one holy night. MARY DID YOU KNOW?A young woman seeking her own identity searches for the man who tried to kill her and her mother on Christmas Eve twenty years before. A ROSE FROM THE ASHESPrincess tower sorceress dragon brave knight clever peasant -- combine these ingredients into a Christmas-time story that isnt quite what youd expect. RETURN TO CALLIDORAAnticipating tough financial times the decision not to buy or exchange presents leads to some painful and surprising revelations for a hardworking man and his family. NOT THIS YEARYears ago a gunman and a store full of hostages learned some important lessons about faith and pain and what really matters in life -- and the echoes from that day continue to the present. THOSE WHO STAYEDA community of refugees a brutal winter a doorway to another world -- a touch of magic creating holiday joy for others leads to a Christmas wish fulfilled. CRYSTAL CHRISTMAS