The Spirit of the Season (a Lexie Starr Mystery, Novella)

Author proceeds from the sale of this 29,000 word novella are donated directly to Toys for Tots. Thank you for your generous support.Lexie Starr, the 50-year-old co-owner of a B&B, adopts a local military family struggling to make ends meet at Christmas while the father serves in Afghanistan.Soon collection bins are overflowing with toys, food, and household items for the Allens, so Lexie expands her cause to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.Then the most expensive toys go missing and Lexie is determined to bring the holiday-cheer-stealing grinch to justice...until she meets him.Foreword by Sgt. Dominique G. Yost, USMC, Toys for Tots Coordinator, Leavenworth, KansasREVIEWS: 'Lexie’s sly, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.' - Booklist on Leave No Stone Unturned'No matter what time of the year it is, everyone can use a quick ’pick me up’ of a story. And this is one such tale.' - Donald Hunt, Amazon ReviewerTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIESLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the SeasonCozy CampingMarriage and MayhemTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIESA Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartNo Big RipThe Grim RipperRip ChordJeanne Glidewell lives with her husband, Bob, a Vietnam veteran, in the small coastal town of Rockport, Texas, where they enjoy life along Salt Lake, just off Copano Bay. When she isn’t writing, Jeanne loves wildlife photography, fishing, and traveling-whether exploring the Irish countryside, hiking volcanic trails in the Galapagos Islands, or photographing wildlife closer to home. As a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient, Jeanne is a passionate advocate for organ and tissue donation, encouraging others to consider the life-saving gift of becoming a donor. Jeanne is the author of the Lexie Starr cozy mystery series, a New York Times best-seller that includes seven novels and a holiday novella, the Ripple Effect cozy mystery series, and a romance-suspense novel, Soul Survivor. Her mysteries combine humor, small-town charm, and page-turning suspense. You can learn more about her books at www.jeanneglidewell.com.