Dead to Begin With

A Romantic Re-telling of A Christmas CarolThe Vampire Prince of Dacia does not take the holiday off…Kirill needs more gold to finance his newest attempt at an alliance. Unfortunately, the Christmas holiday looms before him--a time when production mysteriously falls. The only solution is to visit the mines himself, make certain the dwarves are mining as diligently as they can. The most illogical course of action in the world would be to…give them the day off.A Christmas miracle…Irina does not take no for an answer--certainly not from her husband. She has big plans for a Christmas dinner with their friends, and Kirill will be there whether he likes it or not. Still, though she can make sure his body is there, Irina knows forcing his heart to be in it is not so simple. But how do you get a vampire into the Christmas spirit?Three ghosts…The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are not ones to shy away from a challenge. They can take any form they like, show any creature the error of their ways. If they have to work through the day instead of in the dark of night, then so be it. And who cares if this particular soul in need of saving just so happens to be…Dead to Begin With?