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    Midnight on Christmas Eve
    Midnight on Christmas Eve
    Midnight on Christmas Eve
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    Midnight on Christmas Eve

    By Kevin R. O’Malley

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    An earthquake has revealed one of Santa Claus closely held secrets, but it is fiercely guarded by a ghost . the ghost of Barrister Thurgood Mistletoe! Legend tells us that centuries ago Barrister Mistletoe brought the biggest case of his life to Father Times court to fight for Santa Claus, who needed more time on Christmas Eve night to deliver presents to all the children of the world. Father Time had an amazing solution and Santa Claus discovered why MIDNIGHT is truly something special and not just a moment of time on the clock. Father Times solution leads Santa to one of his greatest Christmas adventures where he is confronted by forces who want to end the holiday of Christmas, and Santa can only be saved by the most unlikely heroes among us!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateDec 6, 2011
    ISBN9781467071123
    Midnight on Christmas Eve
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    Kevin R. O’Malley

    Kevin grew up on picturesque Mount Washington located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He currently resides in the suburbs of Pittsburgh with his wife and two daughters. Kevin is an attorney and practices law throughout Pennsylvania from his offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

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      Midnight on Christmas Eve - Kevin R. O’Malley

      © 2010-2011 Kevin R. O’Malley. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 12/2/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-7112-3 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-7113-0 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-7114-7 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011960204

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Illustrations by: Jerry Sweeney – jerry2329@comcast.net

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Santa’s Secret

      Prologue

      Chapter I.

      Secret Discovered

      Chapter II.

      Talking to a Ghost

      Chapter III.

      Mistletoe Tells His Story

      Chapter IV.

      Mrs. Claus’ Plan

      Chapter V.

      Santa’s Special Project

      Chapter VI.

      Meeting with Mistletoe

      Chapter VII.

      Morgan’s Toy

      Chapter VIII.

      Biggest Case of His Life

      Chapter IX.

      Father Time’s Court

      Chapter X.

      The Case for More Time

      Chapter XI.

      Dangerous Decision

      Chapter XIV.

      Into Thin Air

      Chapter XV.

      Sir Yesterday and Sir Tomorrow

      Chapter XVI.

      Santa’s Fall

      Chapter XVII.

      Simon’s Run for Help

      Chapter XVIII.

      Scorn

      Chapter XIX.

      Joy of the Toy

      Chapter XX.

      Follow the Light

      Chapter XXI.

      Too Easy…Not to Try

      Chapter XXII.

      All Time Stop

      Chapter XXIII.

      The Battle for Chistmas

      Chapter XXIV.

      Midnight on Christmas Eve

      Chapter XXV.

      Was It Just a Dream?

      Note from Regis O’Reilly

      To: Kaitlyn and Kayla…

      Acknowledgements

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      This book would not have come about without the help of some pretty special people. First I would like to thank my mother, Marie McKenna for her everlasting encouragement to pursue a dream. To my brother, Dr. Brian Malloy and my sisters, Maureen O’Neill and Colleen O’Malley, you each know your role in this project, and a heart-felt thank you for everything.

      I would further like to thank Holly Stabile for the introduction to the firm of Stocking Stuffer & Mistletoe, and to my friends Susan Butler, Krista Kochosky, Dr. Pat Riley, Many Emanzadeh, Robbie Matesic and Jenny Tighe Kohnfelder for their help, ideas and encouragement in bringing this story to completion. A special thanks to Illustrator, Jerry Sweeney for bringing Santa’s adventure to life. Also my wife Kathy for her help and for the TIME to research, find and write about Santa’s Secret.

      Finally, to my daughters Kaitlyn and Kayla for possessing such a wonderful Christmas spirit which provided the inspiration for this story.

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      To my fellow barristers… To fight for a cause defines us; but to be part of justice, gives us meaning.

      Barrister Thurgood Mistletoe, (1758)

      Santa’s Secret

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      Santa has many secrets, that is a well known fact.

      One secret that is difficult to understand is

      Santa’s ability to travel the world in one night and deliver all those presents. The world is a very large place and our population increases by the day, yet Santa never fails to finish this enormous impossible task. Well, it was not always that easy for Santa. There was a time many years ago when he did not have enough TIME in one night and Christmas was almost lost to us forever. Girls and boys around the world must understand that it was Santa’s devotion to them and Christmas that saved this holiday. But how did he do it? There just isn’t enough TIME in one night, and therefore, there is no coincidence that it is TIME that holds Santa’s secret.

      Prologue

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      On Friday, March 27, 1964 at 5:36 p.m., the largest earthquake ever to hit North America struck a remote area of Prince William Sound in Alaska. The earthquake measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, caused tsunami size tidal waves and sent shockwaves for hundreds of miles. It caused severe destruction throughout the region, including buildings and homes located in Christmastown, a place close to Santa’s castle at the North Pole. Significant destruction occurred to a vacant old mansion, once owned by Thurgood Mistletoe, a world renowned barrister of the natural and supernatural courts. As legend has it, many years ago Barrister Mistletoe solved Santa’s problem of needing more TIME on Christmas Eve, and the solution has been kept secret over all these centuries.

      Well, as the years went by, the Mistletoe family died off and the abandoned mansion fell into disrepair. The massive 1964 earthquake caused even more damage to the Mistletoe mansion, particularly to the basement. Recently, the mansion was purchased by Regis O’Reilly, a local historian and devoted Christmas buff. It was Christmas season just a few short years

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