Running Away from Christmas

By Marcelle Dube

When Faith decides to escape Christmas and her friends' matchmaking efforts by spending the holiday alone in the big city, she never expects to find Christmas waiting there for her.

 

A short love story by the author of Going to Liard.

 

About Marcelle Dubé:

Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Falcon Ridge Publishing
• Release date: Sep 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781301878772

Marcelle Dube

Marcelle Dubé writes mystery, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary and—occasionally—romance fiction. She grew up near Montreal and after trying out a number of different provinces (not to mention Belgium) she settled in the Yukon, where people outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and award-winning anthologies. Her novels include the Mendenhall Mystery series (a number of her short stories are also set in the world of Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams) and The A'lle Chronicles, as well as standalone fantasy and mystery titles. Her work is available in print and in electronic format. To find out more about Marcelle, visit her at www.marcellemdube.com.  

Book preview

RUNNING AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS

By Marcelle Dubé

Faith had no sooner turned her cell phone back on after landing in Vancouver than it rang, cutting through the hubbub of the passengers standing up and reaching for luggage. She almost dropped the phone in her elderly seat mate’s lap in her surprise, but caught it just in time and apologized profusely. He looked at her, bemused, and she glanced at the tiny screen. She stifled a groan. It was Lizzie.

She punched the talk button. Hello?

The congested aisle began to clear as passengers began to disembark and a man paused politely to allow her out.

Faith scrambled to get her five-foot-ten-inch frame out of her seat. Where are you? demanded Lizzie. She was back home, in the Yukon, in the small capital city of Whitehorse.

On the tarmac in Vancouver, said Faith cheerfully. She held the phone against one ear and used her free hand to tug at her carry-on suitcase in the overhead bin.

Vancouver? cried Lizzie. But it’s almost Christmas!

The aisle in front of her was almost empty and Faith realized with embarrassment that she was holding up the rest of the passengers. She tugged harder and the suitcase finally came free, unbalancing her so that she bumped into the seat back across from hers and dropped the cell phone on the seat itself.

Here, let me, said the man behind her, catching the suitcase before it could land