The Gift of Christmas
by Jan Freed, Janice Kay Johnson, Margot Early

Stuck with Each Other by Jan Freed
The Andersons are a family in name only. The five of them live in the same house, but go their separate ways. This Christmas, one member is willing to take some desperate measures to remind the Andersons exactly what the word family means. If they can only survive the experience without killing each other, they just might be fit to live.

Undercover Santa by Janice Kay Johnson
Sergeant Reed McCall never expected to spend the Christmas season dressed up as Santa. But when a wacko threatened Seattle's Jolly Old Elves, the police department had to step in. Of course, that surprise is nothing compared to being held hostage in a storeroom with a woman and her little boy....

Epiphany by Margot Early
Carmen Dinesen's young sister, Bizzy, wants only one thing for Christmas — a horse. Chris Good Rider, a Blackfeet Indian, can give her one...if Carmen marries him. If she and Bizzy move to his ranch in Montana. That's a lot to ask. But as Carmen knows, love makes all things possible. Love for Bizzy. And love for Chris...

Jan Freed's Bio

Why would a former bank vice president and advertising agency executive become a romance novelist? "Selling women a sense of their own self worth beats hyping checking accounts or washing machines any day," Jan says of her newest—and third—career. "Plus, I'm a sucker for happy endings."

Jan is proud to write in a genre that presents a hopeful view of life without diminishing its hardships. Her heroines are "strong, gutsy women who safeguard traditional values against all odds—sort of John- Wayne-in-pantyhose types." She is thrilled that her release, One Tough Texan, joined LaVyrle Spencer's Sweet Memories for a 2-in-1 book released as a Harlequin 50th Year Anniversary Limited Edition in July 1999.

"In 1991, I finished reading The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer, turned to my husband with a misty smile and announced I was going to write a romance novel. She had given me such a rich, heart-warming reading experience that I was inspired to try and do the same for others. Being paired with my idol is an immense honor. I feel as if I've come full circle."

Jan is now an award-winning author in her own right. She lives near Houston with a wonderful husband and two busy teenagers who've learned that "laundry is a dirty job, but somebody besides Mom has to do it when I'm on deadline."