Christmas in Talesend

Four Christmas-themed short stories from the Beaumont and Beasley series! The Red Muffler: Walking home with his arms full of Christmas parcels, Gareth the faun stumbles on a lost little girl standing by a lamp-post. Naturally, he invites her in from the cold…but is she really what she appears to be? Dash Away: Alan the centaur isn’t a licensed veterinarian, but he does have plenty of experience with tending for sick animals–both natural and unnatural. However, he may be in over his head when he’s kidnapped to assist in a very unusual birth. The War on Christmas: Crispin Beasley has had a strange, complicated year. He’s hoping that Christmas will afford him a break…but a case of mistaken identity on the rooftops of Talesend adds yet another bizarre twist to his unusual life. Saint Nick: Nick, Cordelia, and Malcolm take a brief detour on their way to a Christmas party. At least, it’s supposed to be brief. An accidental tumble down a chimney changes that. What is the secret of the mysterious being known as Krampus? And who, exactly, is the Christmas Dragon?