Nicky's Christmas Surprise


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The farm animals help Nicky the kitten decide what to get his mother for Christmas, in illustrations featuring flaps.




Original Cin


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Turning sixteen is a major event, ask anyone that's done it. Driving, dating, getting through that nasty Chemistry test, maybe even starting to think about where to go for college. So, what do you do, when you find out that you got an extra birthday gift this year, that you soooo weren't expecting? Well, if you're Cin, then you're probably running for your life, wishing that the worst thing you had to worry about was flunking Chemistry, or getting a date for Prom. Demons, Half-breeds, Hunters, and the undead... Will life ever get back to normal?




A CHRISTMAS COWBOY


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All I Want For Christmas… Mac Mahoney was in deep trouble. The hard-nosed reporter had foolishly gotten snowed in with his ex-girlfriend Marisa Rourke. Now they had to ignore the sizzle that still flared between them. And to make matters worse, her five-year-old was somehow convinced Mac was the daddy he'd ordered from Santa. Is a Daddy Considering their complicated—and extremely seductive—past, Mac was the last person Marisa wanted to meet under the mistletoe. He claimed all he wanted from her was a story, but she knew from experience that she couldn't quite trust him. How could she risk breaking her heart—or her son's—again?




I Will Hold My Candle and Other Stories for Christmas


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What is the most beautiful sight in the world? For some, it's a beach at sunset. For others, it's the masterpiece hanging in an art museum. And for still others, it's the scoreboard showing the home team winning the championship. For Pastor Dave Carver, it's the image he sees each Christmas Eve as God's people sing Silent Night, Holy Night in the glow of their hand-held candles. Christmas Eve is, for Pastor Dave, a glimpse of how things are supposed to be: God's people gathered around the ancient text, the welcoming community, and the ever-living Story of the night that God became one of us. I Will Hold My Candle is a collection of short stories that Pastor Dave has written to help the people in his community engage the Greatest of Stories in new and fresh ways. Listen for the ways in which God's promises ring true in our world and allow Dave's imagination to spur your own. Perhaps you will be able to see your life, or your neighbor, in a whole new light.




Christmas


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Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games played, foods eaten, music played and favorite ways of decorating in different parts of the world. With lots of fun facts (about everything from frumenty to the jolly old man in red himself) and recipes, there's plenty in this beautifully illustrated volume to satisfy anyone with an interest in the festive season.




If I Ran the Zoo


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Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.




A Christmas Reunion (Gay Romance)


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Sparks fly when Holden and Ryan meet up again for the holidays after years of being apart. Holden and his little boy are Christmas shopping when they run into Ryan. He is more gorgeous than ever, and Holden thinks a hot guy like that could never be interested in an ordinary guy with a kid. On the other hand, Ryan always thought Holden was straight. But now that he's back in Ryan's life, Holden has a few things to tell him. After believing they could only be friends, they might be ready to finally share their real feelings. As they reconnect and rediscover each other, they spend the holidays together and become inseparable. But are they ready for a lifetime with each other? Can they really become a family?




The Anti-Cinderella: A Very Royal Christmas


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It's the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? It's been quite a year for the Royal Family. We lost our patriarch, and some of my closest family members are struggling with romantic woes. With all of the worries and sadness, I'm having trouble getting into the holiday spirit. But a very Royal Christmas has a way of making even the most difficult holiday magical. And this year is going to be one we will never forget.




Blaze


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In the roughest parts of Brooklyn, a brilliant female detective goes after a psychotic loan shark Capt. Nora Riter is a cop with a future, assuming her deadbeat husband doesn’t mess it up first. He’s hocked her jewelry, stolen her gun, and had cocaine delivered to their home. Their marriage is a toxic mess that could end her career—unless Blaze Longo ends it first. On the streets of Red Hook, Blaze is a legend: a merciless loan shark who wields a cleaver like a scalpel and wears a pouch around his neck carrying the severed ears of clients stupid enough not to pay up. Now the ice-cold psychopath has planned a kidnapping scheme that will catapult him into the big time, and it’s up to Nora to put him in his place. With the help of fast-talking conman Nicky Ossman, Nora dives into the murky underworld of the Brooklyn docks. If she succeeds, she’ll be a hero. If she fails, she’ll lose more than an ear.