title: The Twelve Cakes of Christmas: An evolutionary history, with recipes
author: Mary Brown
description: Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of human diet and prehistoric horticulture. Her book, The Pavlova Story, was shortlisted in the Montana NZ Book Awards 2009. Mary Browne is a leading food writer who updated and photographed twelve classic pavlova recipes for The Pavlova Story. Raelene Inglis is a researcher in food history. Her earlier investigations into Christmas cakes with Helen created the database from which this book has grown.
zlib_text: > > **A SUGAR COOKIE CHRISTMAS**
  
  > > WINTERVALE PROMISES: BOOK 1
  
  > > MELODIE MARCH
  
  > > ![](Images/image00118.jpeg)
  
  > **CONTENTS**
  
  > 1\. _Annabelle_
  
  > 2\. _James_
  
  > 3\. _Belle_
  
  > 4\. _James_
  
  > 5\. _Belle_
  
  > 6\. _James_
  
  > 7\. _Belle_
  
  > 8\. _James_
  
  > 9\. _Belle_
  
  > 10\. _James_
  
  > 11\. _Belle_
  
  > 12\. _James_
  
  > 13\. _Belle_
  
  > 14\. _James_
  
  > 15\. _Belle_
  
  > 16\. _James_
  
  > 17\. _Belle_
  
  > 18\. _James_
  
  > 19\. _Belle_
  
  > 20\. _James_
  
  > 21\. _Belle_
  
  > 22\. _James_
  
  > 23\. _Belle_
  
  > 24\. _James_
  
  >  _Epilogue ~ One Christmas Later_
  
  >  _Recipes from Wintervale - Belle’s Pink Peppermint Sugar Cookies_
  
  >  _Recipes from Wintervale - The Middle Road Inn Maple Pumpkin Pie_
  
  >  _Also by Melodie March_
  
  >  **1**
  
  > **ANNABELLE**
  
  “A nnabelle! Annabelle! Where is the berry tarte for table five?”
  
  Annabelle Harrison brushed a strand of hair away from her forehead with the
  back of her hand and took a deep breath.
  
  Since her restaurant had been named one of the “Ten Restaurants to Wa