All the stories involve a dog! In Shakespeare and the Three Kings, Shakespear is a great Dane, and the three Kings are the Yorkies that Oliver inherits, along with a female dog trainer. Which, of course, was all part of his late great-aunt's plan; In Athena's Christmas Tale, Robert feels that his wife pities him, and she feels that he dislikes her. It takes Athena, the dog, to push them together, literally; In Away in a Shelter, Camille is stranded with fellow volunteer Robert overnight Christmas eve. And they both want Splinter/Grace as their own puppy, but what if they didn't have to share after all?; In Mr Wright's Christmas Angel, Kris Kringle answers both Joy and Nicholas' Christmas wishes in an unusual way, involving time travel. ( )