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Things are a little different in Aspen, Colorado, at the office holiday party for the real estate firm owned by Henry Calhoun and his wife, Claudine. Each Christmas sparks a contest among the already competitive staff to see who can buy the most coveted gift: the one that will get stolen the most times, the one that will prove just how many more commissions they earned that year than their colleagues. Everyone is puzzled when a strange gift shows up in the mix: an antique cowboy statue. In fact, the gift makes sense only to Henry and Claudine.

La obra de Charles Dickens narra la historia de Ebenezer Scrooge, un anciano miserable y tacaño, a quien durante una gélida Nochebuena, recibe la visita del espectro de su antiguo socio, Jacob Marley, quien hace desfilar ante Scrooge la visión de los espíritus de las Navidades pasadas, presentes y futuras intentando conmover su corazón. Tras esta visita y tras visionar la soledad y la muerte que le aguardan, Scrooge cambiará su modo de ver la vida.

When Hay-on-Wye’s only queer bookshop is threatened with closure, its owner Quinn Oxford is determined to do whatever it takes to save it. That is until romantic novelist Noah Sage arrives. Gorgeous, brooding and clearly unhappy to be there, Noah is the distraction Quinn doesn’t need. Noah has a history with Hay and it’s one he’d rather not face. But when the snow leaves him stranded, he’s left with no choice. Hay is a small town, meaning Quinn can’t help but bump into Noah wherever he goes. And as the two grow closer together, is it possible that Noah’s feelings towards Hay will thaw?

In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast.

A strange Christmas letter appears, and Macy Kennedy is forced to go back home to the small town she has avoided for more than 30 years. Despite an oncoming blizzard and in spite of her feelings, Macy packs up to leave on the adventure of a lifetime. She bribes her loyal secretary and the firm’s maid to help drive her through a blizzard to accomplish the sordid ordeal. Little can they ever imagine that a rare, mystical blue moon hangs high in the sky on this Christmas Eve and that magic lives in this enchanted mountain town full of love and friendship.

Hollis Shaw, creator of the popular food blog Hungry with Hollis, finds her life turned upside down when her heart-surgeon husband is killed in a car accident on a snowy February morning. As Hollis searches for comfort, she discovers the idea of the 'Five Star Weekend': a gathering of the best friends from each stage of your life. But when Hollis decides to host her own version on Nantucket, the weekend isn't exactly a Hallmark movie.

Meadow has only ever loved one man—the very gorgeous Bear Brookfield. Ever since they were children, she’s dreamed of marrying him under the green canopy of Wishing Wood. But when a teenage kiss that held such promise was followed by a series of misunderstandings, Meadow lost all hope of a future with Bear. Years later, Meadow and Bear remain best friends, despite Meadow marrying and divorcing Bear’s brother Heath. Yet she’s sure there’s no chance they’ll be anything more.

My plan was to finish my work and make it home for Christmas. Instead, a series of unfortunate events has me stranded on a mountain with the hottest grump in Western NC. My temporary neighbor, billionaire Hale Winters, is broody and annoyingly sexy. He looks like he stepped right out of L.L. Bean—and makes it clear I don’t belong here. Too bad for him, I’m not going anywhere. I’ve got a deadline and zero patience for a man with a savior complex. But with a snowstorm trapping us in his remote cabin, keeping my distance isn’t an option. What starts as disdain turns into late-night ...

Unable at first to find a publisher for his evocative tale about a man named George Pratt who ponders suicide until he receives an opportunity to see what the world would be like without him, Stern ultimately published the story in a small pamphlet and sent it out as his 1943 Christmas card. One of those 200 cards found its way into the hands of Frank Capra, who shared it with Jimmy Stewart, and the film that resulted became the holiday tradition we cherish today.

Susannah Simmons has a five-year plan to succeed in her career. And it doesn't include falling in love with her next-door neighbor! Nate Townsend is undeniably attractive, but he seems to lack ambition. He stays home baking cookies and flying kites while Susannah struggles up the corporate ladder. She resents the way he questions her values—and makes her question them, too. Is he right? Has she given up too much in pursuit of her career goals? Has she given up family, fun…and Nate's love?

Rachel's plans to spend Christmas with her fiancé are in tatters after he is called to Italy at short notice. Rather than spend Christmas with her parents, Rachel decides to take a last-minute Canary Island cruise. Sarah, cruise ship nurse and Rachel's best friend, is only too pleased to have her along, as Sarah's parents are taking their first cruise. With her mother keen for her to settle down, she is glad of the moral support.

★★ NEW Kelly Brothers Romance--Her Detective Billionaire Groom---OUT ONLY IN THIS COLLECTION★★ FALLING IN LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD! ★★ A feel-good collection about falling in love during the greatest time of year. Included are 6 Sweet, Contemporary and Christian Romances. PLUS all 3 Kelly Brother Billionaire books! ★★ Get away from your life Romance by kindle all-star, Taylor Hart. From the author: It might sound cheesy, but I like the idea of characters falling in love and marrying around Christmas. So I decided--why not give you a whole collection about these kinds of ...

Christmas is fast approaching at the new Hope Farm and Bev has convinced a reluctant Molly to organise an open day to raise some much needed funds ahead of the New Year. Their nativity tableau has everything they need: anti-social sheep, alpacas munching the Baby Jesus doll and a hairdresser dressed up as Santa Claus. But on Hope Farm it's going to take more than mulled wine and Christmas lights to get everyone in the festive spirit.

If you were penniless and lonely, and you’d lost all hope, would you let Santa, the Billionaire grant you a wish? I fell in love with Nick Prince the day I started work as his PA, but I knew it would never work for two reasons: a) He was married, and b) his wife was my best friend. Boy, do I know how to pick ’em. So I ignored my feelings, and I got on with my life as best as I could. Then Olivia died, leaving us both devastated. Two years later, he’s still grieving. I don’t think he’s ever going to get over losing her. He doesn’t feel the same way I do, and he’s never going to...

For Sam Lovell, organising the summer festival in her hometown is one of the highlights of her year. It’s not always smooth sailing, but she loves to see Porthmellow’s harbour packed with happy visitors and being on the committee has provided a much-needed distraction from the drama in her family life (and the distinct lack of it in her love life). When their star guest pulls out with only a few weeks to go, everyone’s delighted when a London chef who grew up locally steps in at the last minute.

Kat MacTaggart is a girl who has a plan for everything - including her holiday ski trip to Monterra with her best friend. Everything is going according to plan until she finds herself careening out of control down a mountainside and being rescued by a guy who looks like Superman's hotter Italian cousin. HRH Prince Nico is intrigued by the woman he saved on the slopes and her refusal to date him. He offers Kat a deal - let him show her his country and he'll pay her to write articles that will help Monterra's tourism industry.

After ten years away, Jonas Concannon is back in Randolph, Vermont, and the only thing rivaling the beauty of the peaceful, snow-laden village is Bridget O'Shea. She was once his first love. Today, she's a single mother with plenty to keep her busy-like making sure little Molly's Christmas is as merry as possible. But amid the holiday bustle, Bridget can't deny the heartwarming feeling she gets when she learns that Jonas hasn't given up on their long-ago love. If they can recapture the magic of the past, Jonas, Bridget, and Molly may receive a gift greater than anything under the tree.

Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. This sixth collection of Joe Wheeler's treasury of old-fashioned Christmas stories takes readers back to a time when Christmas was more than a frenzy of commercial promotion. These ...

You know the story of the three wise men of the east, and how they traveled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the Other Wise Man, who also saw the star in its rising, set out to follow it, yet did not arrive with his brethren in the presence of the young child Jesus? I would tell the tale as I have heard fragments of it in the hall of dreams, in the palace of the heart of man.

It's Christmastime in Magnolia, and Maggie is determined to mend the fissure between Spencer and Penny. So she comes up with a plan: create a Christmas extravaganza for them to participate in. After all, who couldn’t fall in love during the Christmas holiday? Plus, focusing on someone else helps keep her from thinking about her own heartbreaks. All the women of the Red Stiletto book club join in to help. Some have found their happily ever afters. Some have hiccups of their own. Abigail joins in and discovers just what’s she’s missing at home.