The Worst Noel


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Does the thought of mistletoe give you hives? Does the sound of jingling bells instill fear in your heart? Do you hide under the covers from the day after Thanksgiving till New Year's Day? And even if you love Christmas, do the hyperconsumerism, overindulgence, and tinsel-covered everything make you crazy? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. You are not alone. Everyone has a Christmas-nightmare story to tell. Some of the best writers around have gone through some of the worst Christmases ever. Their tales of holly-draped horror are gathered here for your amusement, from NEAL POLLACK's Christmas-ham disaster to the accidental Santahood of JONI RODGERS to BINNIE KIRSHENBAUM's receiving what may be the worst gift ever given. And Stanley Bing gives us a peek at the lonely guy's Xmas feast. All this, plus many more recollections of Worst Noels past. So pour yourself a glass of eggnog, chisel off a piece of rock-hard fruitcake, and curl up in the big comfy chair by the fireplace where the stockings have been hung with such care -- and settle in to read The Worst Noel.




The Worst Noel


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The Worst Noel


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Feeling out-of-place when she visits her father's new family, Kathy decides to spend Christmas with the close-knit family of Erin, one of her friends from summer camp.




The Worst Noel


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Lia, Erin, Maddy, Jill, & Kathy are unlikely bunkmates & even unlikelier friends. But at Camp Wildwood, miracles do happen. Now that summer's over, can they keep up their friendship? Kathy is sentenced to spend Christmas with her busy father & his new wife & baby, & her stuck-up stepsister. So when her Holiday Five friend Erin describes the festivities at her house -- a noisy & joyous family gathering -- it sounds Christmas-card perfect to Kathy. She wrangles an invitation to spend Christmas at Erin's & -- without telling anyone -- slips out at the height of her father's holiday party. Part of The Holiday 5 SeriesÓ.




The Worst Noel: The Juniper Junction Mystery Series: Book One


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Dead bodies are falling like so much snow in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Juniper Junction, Colorado. And Suspect Number One is Lilly Carlsen, President of the local Chamber of Commerce, small business owner, and single mom of two teenagers. When her deadbeat ex-husband shows up and her mom starts showing signs of dementia, it's holiday chaos




Worst Noel


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Worst Noel


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The Worst Noel


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Hark the televangels sing... Lucifer sends the only innocent soul in hell to save a small town church in Bedford Falls and its century-old Christmas pageant. But Pilgrim knows that if Lucifer wants the church saved, it can't be good. When a televangelist declares on FOX News that ground zero for the War on Christmas is Bedford Falls the church becomes national news. Pilgrim befriends Elwood Wilson, descendent of the late Elwood P. Dowd, and George Bailey Jr., the church's pastor, to save the church. But they face what seems to be a losing battle against televangelists, megachurches and even the Governor of Texas, who have decided that the only thing to stop Chrismageddon is a Hal-lelujahpaloozah with rock bands and an all-star cast on national TV. A holiday novelette from the author of Raising Hell in the tradition of It's a Wonderful Life, only this devil will never earn his horns. Reviews for Stephens' work Raising Hell: "Punchy and grammatically flawless...Stephens mastered the one liner," and "unique it's like nothing I've ever read before." Seeing Jesus: "Well thought-out, fantastical journey through a spiritual life," and "Quirky story of high school bullying with surprise ending." Cigerets, Guns & Beer: "So many twists and turns and secrets to be revealed," and "Story-telling skills on par with the best. Engaging, fast-paced plot, witty dialogue."




Noel The First


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Radiance


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Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. She has picked up life where she left off when she was alive, living with her parents and dog in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. When she's summoned before The Council, she learns that the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure. She's been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a possibly cute, seemingly nerdy boy who's definitely hiding something. They return to earth together for Riley's first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was before he met Riley . . . Radiance is the first book in the Riley Bloom series from bestselling author Alyson Noël.