Here she comes, through this door! I can see part of her face. “Now you can hear children’s voices, laughter and running feet. “Each time we enter a room, she has just left it … “Even as I talk to you, I can feel her so near to us”, she says. “Her husband owned seven estates, including Chatsworth, Burlington House and Devonshire House. “Chiswick was just a country cottage to her”, she says. Sticking her hands into her pockets, she paces the ground slowly, and talks me in. She is a historian with a sense of theatre. Standing under the gilded octagonal dome of Chiswick House with Amanda Foreman, a 29-year-old blonde in a biker jacket and jeans, I watch her trying, for my sake, to summon the ghost of someone who once lived here. She lived 200 years ago, yet Georgiana`s life uncannily paralleled that of her famous Twentieth-Century descendant, Diana.

She was beautiful, but plagued by bulimia.

They were far from thrilled when their son came out.She was a Spencer, adored by all but her husband. The last thing Aoi wants to do for New Year’s is spend it with his boyfriend’s parents. One rainbow Christmas tree in harm’s way and an afternoon spent eating far too many cookies, equals two men with changed holiday plans. Two men determined to win the same treasure at a charity silent auction, a wayward kitten, grumbling tummies, and a dilemma: what’s the correct gift-giving etiquette for a first date that’s mere days before Christmas, and what could possibly go awry with this merry combination? Will their conflicting desires tear their relationship apart, or will they find a way to ring in the new year stronger than ever?Ĭaptain Jack and the Snack Attack by Addison Albright But Nate’s found a whole new way to torture Ethan when he reveals that he wants kids.

The holidays are stressful enough without Ethan’s boyfriend Nate trying to kill him with Christmas cheer. This year, can Santa’s magic find a way to bring them back together? But when Cory doesn’t show up for their first date, Wes swears he won’t make that mistake again.

Last Christmas, Cory and Wes made a connection that left them both thanking Santa. It’s that time of year again, and we have the perfect way to get you in the mood: A free anthology! Five holiday stories that are guaranteed to warm your heart, heat up your cold nights, and most importantly: Make your yuletide gay.Ī Christmas Party to Remember by Nicky Spencer

Make the Yuletide Gay by Nicky Spencer