A Very English Christmas

Three Literary-Inspired Novellas

Setting: England

Releasing October 7, 2025
Celebrate the season with three timeless tales inspired by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Beatrix Potter.

When Emma Grace Langley retreats to her grandmother’s antique shop in the snowy Cotswolds after heartbreak and job loss, she hopes to find clarity. Instead, she finds a collection of heirlooms—a portrait, a rare book, and a charming figurine—that unlock stories from the past. As each tale unfolds, Emma is drawn into the lives of three remarkable women whose lives were touched by England’s greatest storytellers.

In A Portrait of Faith, devoted daughter, Violet Walford, longs for a life beyond duty to her family. When she’s asked to paint Regency author Jane Austen, their unexpected friendship inspires Violet to pursue life and love with courage.

In A Victorian Christmas Tale, Clara Reynolds struggles against physical challenges and family expectations while falling in love with John, a writer with close ties to Charles Dickens. Their work at the London Foundling Hospital brings healing, hope, and a Christmas transformation that would make Scrooge proud.

And in A Tale of the Season, Edwardian heiress Arabella Graham escapes to the Lake District and meets a charming country veterinarian—and Beatrix Potter herself. With gentle wisdom and the peace of a country Christmas, Arabella discovers the joy of choosing her own path.

Blending romance, inspiration, and literary magic, A Very English Christmas is the perfect holiday escape for fans of historical fiction and classic English authors.

Marguerite Martin Gray

Marguerite Martin Gray is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas, including the Revolutionary Faith series, the Gardens in Time trilogy, the Elements of Hope series, and two books in the Suamalie Islands series. An avid traveler and reader, she teaches French and Spanish. She enjoys researching and studying history. She currently lives in North Louisiana with her husband and rescue pets. Her two adult children and two grandsons keep her up to date and young. Find out more about her here.

Carrie Turansky

CARRIE TURANSKY is the award-winning author of more than twenty inspirational novels and novellas and a winner of the ACFW Carol Award, the International Digital Award, and the Holt Medallion. She loved traveling to England to research her latest Edwardian novels including A Token of Love, The Legacy of Longdale Manor, and No Ocean Too Wide. Her novels have received stared reviews from Christianbooks and Library Journal. They have been translated into several languages and enjoyed by readers around the world. Connect with Carrie on her website, www.carrieturansky.com

Carole Lehr Johnson

Carole Lehr Johnson is an award-winning author of inspirational novels and novellas whose love of tea and scones, castles and cottages, and all things British has led her to immerse her writing in the United Kingdom whether in the genre of historical or contemporary fiction. Her novel, A Place in Time, was a Notable Book Award finalist at the Southern Christian Writers Conference (SCWC), and her short stories, The Light in the Mist and Edge of the Sea, both won first place in the short story category of the SCWC’s Writing Awards. She and her husband live in Louisiana with their goofy cats. For more about Carole and her books, visit www.carolelehrjohnson.com

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