Mr Winter

Mr. Winter is very cold, but his spirit is very warm. He is cold because it is his duty to bring winter to the schoolyards in the fall season, his spirit warm because he loves watching over the children playing in the soft snow, kind of like an angel. Every year during the cold months, he travels from schoolyard to schoolyard, bringing the joys of winter fun for the children to experience. The schoolyards might have a snow hill for sledding, a frozen pond for ice skating, a mountain for skiing, open land for dogsledding, views of the northern lights at night, and a frozen lake for ice fishing. In each experience, Mr. Winter loves watching over the children playing in the schoolyards at recess time and then running back to their classrooms so that learning can continue. Staritng in April, Mr. Winter goes on vacation to California, where he visits a warm beach, a scuba shack on an island, a beach with sea glass washed up on shore, and a whale watching tour with the children. Then it’s time for his winter duties to begin all over again. This children’s story follows the spirit of winter as he brings winter excitement to schoolyards in the cold months and enjoys a relaxing vacation in California when his work is done.

Lily Paddington has a gift, but to her, it's more of a curse. Three years ago, she walked into her husband's dream and found out he'd been lying to her for months. Now she's divorced, and doing whatever she can to make ends meet while raising her son on her own. After being unlucky in love, she has a hard time trusting anyone. But when she finds herself stranded in a small town overnight with Chase Garland, her walls start to crumble. Chase Garland lost his wife in a traffic car accident over a year ago and has moved to Christmas Grove to start over. He's content with his new job making magical edible chocolates at Love Potions, and even though he's told himself he'll never love again, there's a charming co-worker he can't seem to stop thinking about. After a night in a remote skiing town, it's time for him to make a choice: allow himself to open his heart or give in to the fear of losing in love again.

THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE was H. R. Wakefield's first collection of original supernatural fiction since 1929's OLD MAN'S BEARD, and was to be the last book the author had published in Britain during his lifetime. Originally consisting of fourteen stories, the book contained some of Wakefield's most memorable supernatural tales, such as 'Lucky's Hrove', 'From Outer Darkness', 'The First Sheaf', and 'Farewell Performance'.

Vol. for 1888 includes dramatic directory for Feb.-Dec.; vol. for 1889 includes dramatic directory for Jan.-May.