This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE NINE LIVES OF CHRISTMAS. Copyright © 2011 by Sheila Rabe. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Roberts, Sheila.
The nine lives of Christmas / Sheila Roberts.—1st ed.
p. cm.
e-ISBN 9781429989466
1. Cats—Fiction. 2. Fire fighters—Fiction. 3. Man-woman relationships—Fiction. 4. Christmas stories. I. Title.
PS3618.O31625N56 2011
813'.6—dc22
2011025844
First Edition: November 2011