The third book in the Dr. Bones Mystery Series, BONES TAKES A HOLIDAY , is a change-of-pace from the usual whodunit. The holidays in question are Christmas 1939 and Valentine’s Day 1940. The world is at war, and the first of many hard winters has begun. But for Dr. Benjamin Bones and Lady Juliet Linton, love has bloomed amid the fear of an uncertain future.
Part One: Dr. Bones and the Christmas Wish
A few days before Christmas 1939, Dr. Benjamin Bones is in a "Bah, Humbug," sort of mood. It's the coldest winter on record, his country is at war, and his love life has run aground. But magic as well as mysteries abound in Cornwall. When Ben makes a bargain with an elfin little man, it leads him to an old woman who longs to make amends--and a chance for Ben to show that certain someone how much he cares.
Part Two: Dr. Bones and the Lost Love Letter
There's no such thing as privacy in the tiny village of Birdswing. Everywhere Dr. Benjamin Bones turns, someone is spying from a window, listening through a wall, or gossiping over a garden fence. "The birds sing in Birdswing," says the vicar, Father Cotterill, and in February 1940 this is more true than ever. Waiting for Hitler to make his move and turn this "Phony War" into the real thing, Ben's fellow villagers are desperate for a distraction. But his blossoming affair with Lady Juliet must remain absolutely secret.
So when a seemingly trifling "case" arises--a love letter misplaced for almost thirty years, still in search of its intended recipient--Ben and Juliet jump at the chance to investigate, simply to steal a bit of time together. But as they try to deliver the letter, they discover two lonely people who might get a second chance at love...
NOTE: This book was originally published as two separate novellas: DR. BONES AND THE CHRISTMAS WISH and DR. BONES AND THE LOST LOVE LETTER.
From the author:
First, I'd like to thank all my readers for their loyalty and kind words. Especially their kind words!
New readers always ask, “Will there be more Hetheridge—‘Blue’—books?" and "What else have you written?"
Will there be more Lord & Lady Hetheridge books? The answer is a resounding yes. I have no plans to end the series. As long as I can write, I’ll be writing about Tony and Kate and their friends. It's just that simple. At the moment, I'm planning book #9, which will be called Bolt from the Blue .
Regarding question two, I'm thrilled to tell you that I have three other series. The first is the Dr. Benjamin Bones Mysteries . Set during the Second World War in my imaginary Cornish village, Birdswing, it's a fun, nostalgic, romantic cozy mystery series. When Dr. Bones is selected to serve his country at home during the war, he is adopted by a rural community very different from London. Packed with great characters, entertaining storylines, and complex mysteries, it’s a perfect choice for anyone who is waiting (patiently, or impatiently) for another Hetheridge book.
The second series is The Eisarium Files , an exciting mix of multigenerational mysteries, reincarnation, and cryptids. It’s Urban Fantasy, but with psi powers instead of magic. Book 1 is called Cross Fire , and there will be more to come.
For those of you who strictly like mysteries, my five-book Jem Jago Mystery Series might be just the thing. Set in the Isles of Scilly, an English archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, it concerns Jemima Jago—librarian, thirty-something singleton, and intrepid amateur sleuth. There are five books in all, and they contain some of my funniest scenes.
