A Christmas in Kent

By Paul Alan Fahey

It's December 1941. Caroline, Cyril, Edward, and Leslie are home from their recent exploits on the Isle of Man and are now happily ensconced in their cottage in Kent. Feeling safe from the ongoing horrors of war, if only temporarily, Caroline finds herself surrounded by people she loves and who love her, so she counts her blessings and immerses herself in the spirit of the season. She trims the holiday tree with her newly wedded spouse and makes a last minute shopping trip into London.

Other family members are busy, as well. Samson and Delilah -- the group’s adopted pair of shelties -- are running amok in The Peasant’s Revenge and causing the pub’s patrons no end of displeasure. Leslie and Edward have a chance encounter with a child who is separated from her parents in Germany and lives nearby with a foster family. Then there’s that something bothering Caroline that simply can’t be ignored much longer. Christmas in Kent will indeed be full of surprises.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Dec 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781611529876

Paul Alan Fahey

Paul Alan Fahey, author of the writer’s resource, The Short and Long of It, and the Lovers and Liars gay wartime romance series, is also edited the 2013 Rainbow Award-winning nonfiction anthology, The Other Man: 21 Writers Speak Candidly About Sex, Love, Infidelity, & Moving On. For more information, visit paulalanfahey.com.

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A Christmas In Kent

By Paul Alan Fahey

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Copyright 2013 Paul Alan Fahey

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A Christmas In Kent

By Paul Alan Fahey

Chapter 1: Deck the Halls

A Village in Kent, England

December 21, 1941

It was nearly Christmas and Caroline found herself once again happily ensconced in her village home. She couldn’t remember exactly when she’d fallen in love with the cottage, but she thought it might have been from the moment she first saw it.

I doubt it’s suitable for someone your age, the neighbor said—the one trusted with