A Year of Holidays with Nick & Carter

Welcome to the third volume of A Year of Holidays with Nick & Carter

This book includes nine short stories and novellas previously published in stand-alone ebook format, all involving Nick Williams and Carter Jones along with their friends and family.

Labor Day, 1960

Nick and Carter are flying into Detroit for a one-night stay at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel downtown.

Mob bosses, angry wives, and nymphomaniacs are just some of what crawl right out of the Danish modern woodwork in Detroit's newly renovated and up-to-date downtown hotel.

Columbus Day, 1939

It seems like everyone is heading to the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay

Nick Williams and Mike Robertson are heading over to Treasure Island to tour all the pavilions.

Carter Jones and Henry Winters are on the same ferry to do the same.

Maybe their paths will cross 8 years before that wonderful enchanted beginning...

Halloween, 1970

Nick and Carter are heading down to San Luis Obispo where they're hosting a party for their favorite actress, Miss Lola Dunbar

Nick insists Carter drive the Cougar down California Highway 1 instead of taking the short flight south.

After a chance encounter with a group of amateur sleuths and a rock-and-roll band, Nick and Carter lead everyone inside a creepy mansion to uncover the secrets of a ghostly Confederate colonel, his lost bride-to-be, hidden passages, and more

Veterans Day, 2006

Nick Williams (83, almost 84) and Carter Jones (86) are getting ready for their annual shindig at the Top of the Mark.

For the past few years, they've invited LGBT veterans to join them for lunch high about the City.

This year will turn out to be even more special than any of the ones before...

Thanksgiving, 1947

Nick is cooking a veritable feast

He and Carter have been dating for just over three months and it's their first holiday together.

It's also an opportunity for Nick to introduce Carter to all his friends.

What can go wrong when two new lovers bring their old flames to dinner and everyone gets a chance to meet?

Nick's Birthday, 1967

Nick is turning 45

After quietly living on Kauai, Nick is happy to be doing not much of anything apart from reading the mail shipped in weekly from San Francisco.

But after the adventures of the day roll in like the rain, it might just be Nick's favorite birthday to date.

Pearl Harbor Day, 1991

Over a pot roast dinner with all his nearest and dearest, Nick tells his version of the events that happened that day fifty years ago.

Needless to say, it's definitely going to be a night to remember

Christmas Day, 1994

p>It's Boxing Day and Nick and Carter are flying from Sydney to Pago Pago.

And, when they get to their destination, it will be Sunday, the 25th of December--Christmas Day--again after crossing the International Date Line.

On this second Christmas, they're going to finally fulfill the dying wish of an old friend, make some new friends, uncover a hidden secret or two, and solve a thorny problem they've had for the last few years.

Boxing Day, 1981

It's Boxing Day and Nick and Carter are renting a sprawling 19th century house in the heart of Auckland, in New Zealand.

The sun has barely risen when Nick sits up in bed after hearing the sound of a woman screaming.

By the end of the day, some old ghosts will finally find peace and so will Nick and Carter.

This compilation contains about 119,000 words.