Underneath the Tree

My heartwarming Christmas mystery short story “Underneath the Tree” will be published in the “A Winter Promise” anthology by Dragon Soul Press, alongside seventeen other Christmas themed stories.

After inheriting her Grandma Mae’s house, Mel decides to spend a last minute Christmas in Jamison Lake. When she finds a wrapped gift with Grandma Mae’s handwriting at her front door, Mel rediscovers the magic of a small town Christmas.

Jennifer Strassel is a historical researcher and author from Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada. A graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Creative Writing program, she worked as a part-time librarian before becoming a full-time writer.

Her fiction has appeared in five Dragon Soul Press anthologies, and her local history article series “Window on Our Past” showcases unique stories of Lac du Bonnet and the Winnipeg River region in the Lac du Bonnet Clipper newspaper and Lac du Bonnet Living magazines.

She’s also a nature photographer who explores the Whiteshell backcountry while dreaming up her next writing project.