Wicked Night Before Christmas


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He tried to make her his€ Lucas McLeod fell in love with his sister�s best friend who enjoys bantering with him. He is fightiung the urge,temptation to cross the fine line between friendship and lovers. But Lucas lost. When he succumbs to passion and makes love with her, he knows she ii the one he wants to grow old with. Before he leaves for Florida, he gives her his promise. He will be back. She tried to ignore him€ Cara Saint Regis is devastated when Lucas, her best friend�s brother and the man she believes will come back for her arrives in the cabin with his high school sweetheart instead. Worse, she catches them French kissing. A few days before Christmas, Cara�s heartache turns into a blinding jealousy and anger‹but deep inside her heart, her love and desire remains strong and true. Will love, passion, and the spirit of holidays help them reunite in time to celebrate Christmas? Being around Cara is a test. Her nearness inflames his desire. Their closeness reminds him of what he�s been missing‹her touch, smile, and her kisses. He misses her. Lucas wonders if his burning need to be with her again can wait until Christmas Eve to answer the wish she wrote on the paper and hung on the Christmas tree‹a wicked night before Christmas.




Another Wicked Night Before Christmas


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She is his soul€ The first time Michael Demeter spends a night in a cabin with Amy, he knows he found the only woman he wants to share his life with, the one he wants to see every day and before he closes his eyes at night. He gives her heart, his soul, but a part of him remains a secret. He is her heart€ Her boyfriend shatters her heart when she catches him with another woman. She runs home to grieve, to stay away. A few days before Christmas, Michael shows up at Whistler‹breathtaking, flirtatious and oh so seductive. She tries to ignore him, but love, Amy McLeod realizes, is the most complicated feeling of all. One cannot survive without the other. Before Christmas, he will do everything to have Amy back. He can�t stand another day living without her. Will she accept him if she learns the truth about him, about his past. He wonders if the holiday season will work its magic and give him a chance to show Amy a promised wicked night before Christmas.




The Night Before Christmas


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One of five beloved Christmas classics Written in 1831 by the father of Russian literature, this uproarious tale tells of the blacksmith Vakula’s battle with the devil, who has stolen the moon and hidden it in his pocket, allowing him to wreak havoc on the village of Dikanka. Both the devil and Vakula are in love with Oksana, the most beautiful girl in Dikanka. Vakula is determined to win her over; the devil, equally determined, unleashes a snowstorm to thwart Vakula’s efforts. Zany and mischievous, and drawing inspiration from the folk tales of Gogol’s far-flung village in Ukraine, The Night Before Christmas is the basis for many movie and opera adaptations, and is still read aloud to children on Christmas Eve in Ukraine and Russia. Penguin Christmas Classics Give the gift of literature this Christmas. Penguin Christmas Classics honor the power of literature to keep on giving through the ages. The five volumes in the series are not only our most beloved Christmas tales, they also have given us much of what we love about the holiday itself. A Christmas Carol revived in Victorian England such Christmas hallmarks as the Christmas tree, holiday cards, and caroling. The Yuletide yarns of Anthony Trollope popularized throughout the British Empire and around the world the trappings of Christmas in London. The holiday tales of Louisa May Alcott shaped the ideal of an American Christmas. The Night Before Christmas brought forth some of our earliest Christmas traditions as passed down through folk tales. And The Nutcracker inspired the most famous ballet in history, one seen by millions in the twilight of every year. Collect all five Penguin Christmas Classics: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Christmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope A Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann




Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Tales


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Celebrate the yuletide season with Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Tales, a beautiful anthology collection of classic stories and poems full of holiday cheer. Containing gorgeous full-color vintage illustrations, this volume will delight readers young and old, and make a wonderful addition to any holiday festivities. Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Tales is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.




The Night Before Christmas


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The Night Before Christmas


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A charming tale that tells about the night before Christmas in the home of the Fountain family.




Hugh Walpole’ s Herries Chronicle – The Complete Collection


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The dramatic Lake District setting welcomes you to the grand life of the Herries family. Crime and romance mixes with comedy and tragedy as we follow this period drama from the 17th century until the early twentieth century. Grandeur, drama, and violence have always been at the focal point of the Herries family, staring an abusive husband and father, an adventurous son, and an ambitious daughter with a love for the Lake District’s gorgeous scenery and a burning desire for more than the countryside’s charm. Proudly republished by Read & Co. Books, Hugh Walpole’ s Herries Chronicle -The Complete Collection is a must-read family saga for fans of historical novels.




The Night Before Christmas Box Set


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It's the most wonderful time... to read a box set of five magical Christmas romances that will get you into the holiday spirit! Merry Cowboy Christmas, by Carolyn Brown 'Tis the night before Christmas, and all through the house is the presence of one wickedly hot cowboy who's come to stay for the holiday! Fiona Logan is everything Jud Dawson thought he'd never find. But with wild weather, nosy neighbors, and a new baby in the family, getting her to admit that she's falling in love might just take a Christmas miracle. Unwrapped, by Katie Lane Contractor Patrick McPherson is deeply committed to his bachelor lifestyle: No strings, no rings. As the Christmas season approaches, however, Patrick still can't quite forget Jacqueline Maguire, his curvalicious one-night stand. Then, when she shows up unexpectedly, all holiday hell breaks loose. Because this year, Patrick is getting the biggest Christmas surprise of his life. Mistletoe Cottage, by Debbie Mason 'Tis the season for love in Harmony Harbor, but it's the last place Sophie DiRossi wants to be. After fleeing many years ago, Sophie is forced to return to the town that harbors a million secrets. Firefighter Liam Gallagher still has some serious feelings for Sophie-and seeing her again sparks a desire so fierce it takes his breath away. Hoping for a little holiday magic, Liam sets out to show Sophie that they deserve a second chance at love. Christmas on Mistletoe Lane, by Annie Rains Mitch Hargrove wants nothing more than to put his hometown in the rearview mirror, but his plans get derailed when he learns he's now half owner of the Sweetwater B&B. The fact that he's given only two months to make the inn a success is a huge problem, but it's his pretty-and incredibly headstrong-partner Kaitlyn Russo who's the real challenge. With the grand reopening fast approaching, will Mitch keep running from the ghosts of Christmas past . . . or will he realize the true gift he's been given? A Christmas Bride, by Hope Ramsay Haunted by regrets and grief, widower David Lyndon has a bah-humbug approach to the holidays-until he's shown the spirit of the season by his daughter and her godmother Willow. Paired up to plan a Christmas wedding for friends, David and Willow will discover that the best gift is the promise of a future spent together.







Two Wicked Nights


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Will two wicked nights turn a loyal friendship into everlasting love …or tear them apart? Bernadette Marsden has made it her duty to protect her family. But as one of the infamous Northumberland Nine, she secretly wishes her life could be more. She craves adventure and love, but neither can be found in the wilds of Northumberland unless she takes her fate into her own hands. But can fate be controlled? Lord Tiberius Alexander, Earl of Chester, is a gentleman to the bone. But Bernadette has a way of testing his good intentions. Though he is her loyal friend, he can’t fight the feeling they should be more. When a house party provides new gentlemen for Bernadette to meet, Chester must act on his feelings or lose her to another. One kiss opens the door to deeper desires, but Chester’s family looks down on Bernadette for being poor gentry. To keep them apart, Bernadette is trapped in a scandalous situation to force her to marry another man. Chester hides her away, and for two wicked nights they indulge their passions. But they can’t run forever. In the light of day, Bernadette must choose between the future of her eight sisters and the yearnings of her heart. Can Chester thwart his powerful family and save Bernadette or will their two nights together end in bitter sweet memories? Two Wicked Nights is the second book in Dayna’s new Regency Romance series, The Northumberland Nine. If you like a friends to lovers romance, strong heroines, and sizzling love scenes, then you’ll love Dayna’s new book. Romance awaits, read Two Wicked Nights today!