Christmas Homecoming (a Christmas Angel story)


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August 1939. Roger Miller and Jack O’Brien have been close since childhood. By the time they realize there’s more between them than friendship, Jack is leaving their sleepy Iowa town for college. But they console themselves knowing he’ll be home for Christmas. Right? It is Christmas before they see each other again, but that Christmas comes six years and a world war later. Aged, beaten, and shaken by combat, they’re not the boys they were back then, but their feelings for each other are stronger than ever. Neither know the words to say everything they’ve carried since that peacetime summer kiss, though. Even as they stand in the same room, there’s a thousand miles between them. But maybe that’s some distance the little angel in Roger’s rucksack can cross. This 24,000 word novella is part of the multi-author Christmas Angel series, and can be read as a standalone.




The Christmas List


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Mandy believes everything can be made better by making a list—including choosing a husband. Lists make everything clear and easy. Lists keep all the pluses and minuses of life in their own neat little columns with no room for surprises...and the key to happiness is structure and avoiding surprises. Max is a free spirit with a God-given gift for sculpture. If he’s ever made a list, it was by mistake. He insists the key to happiness is to let God take the reins of his life.When Max lands a huge project, and employs Mandy to handle his business’s accounting, she struggles to accept that God can keep all her checks in balance. This December, can Max learn that sometimes a little structure is a good thing? And can Mandy relax enough to enjoy the holidays and actually fall in love, or will she firmly stick to The Christmas List?




Holiday Homecoming


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The Pastor's Christmas Match Pastor Connor Donnelly is done with romance. After proposing to his high school sweetheart, Natalie Delacroix, five years ago--and being turned down--he's putting all his time and energy into his community. He's determined to make the Christmas pageant he's directing a success. But family and friends are set on fixing up the good-looking bachelor in time for the holidays. And now that Natalie is back in Paradox Lake--and helping with the pageant--they might just succeed. Because working so closely with Natalie stirs up old feelings...and Connor starts to hope for a second chance with the one who got away.




A Western Christmas Homecoming


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Three festive romances: Christmas in the Wild West! In Christmas Day Wedding Bells by Lynna Banning, buttoned-up librarian Alice is swept away by US marshal Rand Logan on a new adventure. Then, Welles is Snowbound in Big Springs in this novella by Lauri Robinson, where he must confront Sophie and their undeclared feelings… Finally, rugged outlaw Russ rescues Abigail from spending the festive season alone in Christmas with the Outlaw by Kathryn Albright! “I read this thrilling story in one sitting. I laughed aloud and I cried and I was overjoyed at the ending” — Goodreads on Miss Murray on the Cattle Trail by Lynna Banning “Lauri Robinson is still number one in my book … I definitely recommend this novel” — Long and Short Reviews on In the Sheriff’s Protection by Lauri Robinson “A delightful sweet read that really pulls the reader in … A great plot that moves fast with some excitement, thrills and a few chilling times” — Goodreads on The Prairie Doctor’s Bride by Kathryn Albright




Sweet Romantic Fiction Editors’ Choice Christmas Collection, Vol 3


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In this six-story compilation, editors have created an entertaining mix of contemporary and suspense romances. Volume Three of this Christmas Collection has something for every "Christmas Romance" enthusiast. Christmas Hideaway by Wendy Davy: Security specialist Rylan Copeland follows Mandi, a material witness to a murder, into the mountains where she is hiding, but can Ryan convince her to testify in time or will a killer go free? (romantic suspense) A Covert Cowboy Christmas by Carol James: When a storm destroys Rebekah's Christmas plans, she's forced to spend Christmas with her brother and a chatty ranch hand, Dirk. But Dirk isn't who he seems. This Christmas just got interesting. (contemporary romance) Christmas Forever by Robin Bayne: Jason hasn't seen Cami in three years. Now she's back, with the son he'd wanted to claim as his own. Can he believe her newly found faith, or will she desert him, and God, again? (contemporary romance) Step-on Bride by Mallary Mitchell: In this witty engagement-of-convenience, Wyatt didn't propose to Marley; she found the heirloom engagement ring. Marley agrees to be Wyatt's fiancÉe for Christmas because he doesn't want to break his grandmother's heart, but is he risking his own? (contemporary romance) Mistletoe Misses by Jody Day: During a pandemic, concert pianist, Evan and RisÉ, a nurse, are forced into isolation. RisÉ is working with acutely ill patients and must keep her distance from Evan. Can their relationship hold when the world is falling apart? (contemporary romance) Someone to Watch over Me by Lesa Henderson: After witnessing a violent crime, Kit just wants to hide. U.S. Marshal Cameron Grainger is intrigued by the woman who collapses in his aunt's bed and breakfast. But what is she hiding? (romantic suspense)




Sweet Romantic Fiction Editors’ Choice Christmas Collection, Vol 4


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Compiled especially by editors to create an entertaining mix of contemporary romantic fiction and suspense stories, this Christmas Collection has something for every "Christmas Romance" lover. Enjoy six individual novellas in this volume four extravaganza. Christmas at Whispering Creek by Barbara M. Britton: Dumped for a country music star, Cole abandons Nashville for Whispering Creek. Cole doesn't expect to find a deceased friend, estate squabbles, and a Northern beauty. Can the chaos help create a bestselling song for Cole and possibly a life-long collaborator? (contemporary romantic fiction) The Christmas List by Dixie Jarchow: This Christmas can Max learn that sometimes a little structure is a good thing? And can Mandy relax enough to enjoy the holidays and actually fall in love, or will she firmly stick to The Christmas List? (contemporary romance) A Texas Christmas Mystery by Anne Greene: Amber needs to solve her first case, but the handsome Cajun suspect makes her heart beat faster. Derrick has worked all his life for his high-paying, adventurous job. When his past threatens his future, will he endanger the woman he loves? (romantic suspense) Crazy Woman Christmas by Renee Blare: A prodigal daughter meets a grieving son...Devon's world is the ranch, and he labors day and night for it. But when he finds Bianca stranded on the side of the road, he whisks her to his ranch to ride out the Christmas blizzard. (contemporary romance) Plundered Christmas by Susan Lyttek: Jeanine is intrigued to learn the island where her family is spending Christmas reportedly holds a pirate's buried horde. But after a treasure hunter dies and a storm strands them, Jeanine must find the killer before someone else dies trying to locate the plunder. (romantic suspense) Merry Christmas, Savannah by CE Hilbert: Savannah's life was all set, until her boyfriend eloped with a beauty queen. Merry Christmas, Savvy. But instead of enduring the demise of all her plans, Savvy has an unexpected encounter, and for the first time in her life, she is swept away by romance. (contemporary romance)




Christmas Phone Booth


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Cautious observer Nicasia is at the Wilber Hotel for a wedding. She is careful when it comes to small spaces due to an attack as a teen, but intrigued by the antique phone booth, she steps inside to investigate. A just man with a star, Logan grew up at the end of the nineteenth century in a very religious home. But his reverend father led two lives and left Logan believing there was something wrong with him. Boom! Nicasia is bowled over and knocked to the floor by a force that comes out of nowhere. Where had the man been hiding? Logan is drawn to the 21st century maiden, but will he stay in the future? Each wants to forgive those who hurt them and put the past where it belongs, but neither knows how. Will they help one another?




Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas


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This extra long collection of 121 Christmas stories will warm readers’ hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A great holiday gift. Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas will delight readers with its stories about the joy, wonder, and blessings of the holiday season. This special collection is filled with joyful, heartwarming and merry stories about holiday traditions, family, and goodwill that the whole family will enjoy. Most of these stories originally appeared in a limited edition book called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas.




Slam-dunk Christmas


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Sam “Slam-Dunk” Cherio is wounded on his last mission for the Army, so he heads to his friend's Montana ranch to recuperate through the Christmas season. The bliss of family life is hard to swallow, but when he meets Mika Slovinika, she intrigues him, and he wants to know more about her. Mika is struggling in this strange new place in America. Her boss is mean. She has nothing to call her own, and she might be sent home. Running into Slam-Dunk at the grocery store gives her hope. Slam-Dunk might be in love, but is Mika free to reciprocate? Something is holding her back. His military training might be needed again to fight a different battle. Maybe Christmas will involve the best gift of all—freedom.




Christmas TV Memories


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For most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from TV’s holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas to the ground-breaking Julia sitcom segment, “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas,” Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and the 1992 TV-remake of Christmas in Connecticut directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Christmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen embraces it all, offering a tinsel-decked traipse down memory lane and chronicling animated classics, variety shows, made-for-TV features, and holiday-specific episodes of series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. With a Foreword by best-selling Free to Be You and Me author and That Girl star Marlo Thomas, along with commentary from other celebrities, historical quotes, and insights from entertainment journalists and archivists, Christmas TV Memories serves as the go-to companion to the small screen’s most cherished holiday programs.