CHAPTER THREE
Kristine Rolofson
With thanks and love to my husband,
who makes every Christmas fun.
“IS IT TRUE? The Barrett wedding is canceled?”
Grace Clarke looked up from her phone. “Yes.”
“Wow.” Patsy McLean, Mirror Lake Lodge’s longtime business manager, entered Grace’s office and plopped down in one of the overstuffed burgundy chairs that fronted her glass desk. “This is not good.”
“No. It’s not.” She tossed her phone aside and eyed her friend. “I’m trying not to hyperventilate.”
“You never hyperventilate. Not even during the clown reunion. Remember that?”
Grace shuddered. “I still have nightmares.”
“The big curly-haired clown had a crush on you,” Patsy reminded her. “He wanted you to wear polka dots and learn to play the harmonica.”
“And the one with all the tattoos thought you should join the circus and live happily ever after with a man who turns balloons into animals.”
Patsy sighed. “There
