The Victorian Collection: 3 Short Novels - Oxford Street Coffee House Detectives, The Rooks of Misselthwaite, and Christmas Parcel

Enjoy three stories of romance, mystery, and the magic of Christmas!THE OXFORD STREET COFFEE HOUSE DETECTIVESTwo young women and one young man lead unobtrusive lives working at a Victorian coffee house, for the owner Mr. McDougal. But when a famous painting is stolen, they must assume their other identities--for they moonlight as apprentice detectives under the employ of Mycroft Holmes.THE ROOKS OF MISSELTHWAITE - PART 1: IN THE FORGOTTEN GARDENLilias Lennox and her sister Evelia have lost everything. Their parents are dead, their brother is serving in India, and now their sole benefactor has died, leaving them at the mercy of their cold-hearted cousin. They have a choice: marry by the end of the year, or become destitute. The only sanctuary Lily can find from this tumult is the wild Yorkshire moor—and a secret garden. A garden that hasn’t been opened in a century, on the grounds of nearby Misselthwaite Manor. And on the day of a terrible storm, a mishap in that garden suddenly brings Lily to the doorstep of the manor, and draws a chance meeting with the terrifying master of the house—whom no one has ever seen.CHRISTMAS PARCEL: SEQUEL TO CHARLES DICKENS' CLASSIC "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"Ebenezer Scrooge is dead. Timothy Cratchit has grown into a young man who is terrified of poverty--willing to forfeit Christmas to chase business ventures. And Scrooge, living or not, is determined not to allow Tim to follow in his footsteps...by whatever ghostly means necessary.Read more