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, Kansas

REVIEWS:
"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 Reviewer

THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES
Leave No Stone Unturned
The Extinguished Guest
Haunted
With This Ring
Just Ducky
The Spirit of the Season
Cozy Camping
Marriage and Mayhem

THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES
A Rip Roaring Good Time
Rip Tide
Ripped to Shreds
Rip Your Heart Out
Ripped Apart
No Big Rip
The Grim Ripper
Rip Chord

Jeanne 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.