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  • Time 2h 29m
Ongoing, First published Sep 09, 2023
Book #2 in The Ghosts of Christmas Series

Sinister magic clings like frost to the stone walls of St. Gertrude's preparatory school for girls. Mir, a gentle soul, finds herself subject to the cruelty of suspicious nuns and the tyranny of Rufina, the popular girl, for being different. Thirteen days before the school is set to perform a Christmas play, Mir and Rufina find themselves under mistletoe, and Mir makes the mistake of 
kissing Rufina, which is witnessed by another. Rufina is determined to make Mir pay for it, but Mir disappears hours before she can exact her revenge. 

The act under the mistletoe alerts a restless spirit, foraging the winterlands for salvation. Soon Rufina and her girls are found and taken by Jasper, the Ghost of Season's Love. To retrieve Mir before the play, the girls must venture into Ghost Country, help the Kings and Queens reclaim their country from The Supplanter, and survive the agitated spirits of Ghost Country. 

Rufina is determined to conquer Ghost Country, The Supplanter and her blossoming feelings for Mir. Yet she can't help but worry that her best efforts will not be enough to save them both from the encroaching frost.

The path shall grow icier. The climb more steep, Jasper warns. If Rufina fails, she and all her girls will freeze permanently within Ghost Country. 

But Rufina isn't worried about the path nearly as much as the girl she tries not to love. 

Will Rufina and the girls at Gertrude's find a way to defeat the many servants of The Supplanter? Can they make it back home before they freeze forever? Can they save Jasper? Will Rufina find a way to be honest about her heart?

It's a Christmas fairytale plagued by wild ghosts, clumsy yet noble knights, awful beer, and a desperate, vicious romance trying to find a future. 

I caution you not to leave it out in the cold. 

***
It's Narnia meets The Nutcracker, with a touch of girlfailure, creepiness and humor that will be a fun read in or out of the holiday seasons!
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