Joy — A.J. Llewellyn; D.J. Manly

Four couples whose lives have come together personally and professionally now tackle Christmas. The holiday season heralds the birth of Trace and Pauline's baby, and one truly bizarre case.

Kieran, Jubilee and Juan travel from Vancouver to visit, not realizing their lives are about to be forever changed. Neither do Sam and Marco, who are getting ready to move into a new house. Nicholas and Sean are challenged by a dramatic new case that brings them face to face with a violent old foe. But for Trace, Pauline, and their twins Philip and Andre, old memories give way to the new blessings of a baby.

For all four couples, it should be a season of nothing but joy. Yet along with the eggnog, frosted cookies, and mistletoe comes a wicked dose of mayhem and murder...

NOTE: This story was previously published with the ISBN: 978-1-62232-099-8. This reissued version of the story has been revised and reedited.