Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding

December 1882 When cook Kat Holloway is blamed when a dinner guest mysteriously takes ill after eating one of her meals, she sets out to prove she had nothing to do with the gentleman's sickness. She discovers a whole host of people who might wish to do away with the man, and she and her friends-Daniel McAdam, Lady Cynthia, Mr. Thanos, and various members of the household staff-begin to hunt for the would-be killer. Simultaneously tasked with crafting the perfect Christmas feast, including the pièce de résistance, the Christmas plum pudding, Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she'll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her few precious Christmas moments with her daughter. Jennifer Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of 75 published novels and novellas in romance and mystery. She writes historical and paranormal romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James. She has been published since 2002 at Penguin / Berkley, Ellora's Cave, and now independently, and has won numerous awards for her work. See her websites for more information.