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An omnibus of novels by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross. With the fireplace crackling, the tree twinkling, and the carols humming, few things in life are as picture perfect as Christmas in Maine - until murder dampens the holiday spirit. It must be something in the eggnog ...
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Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December...
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Christmas box trilogy volume 1
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"Whatever the reason, I find that with each passing Christmas the story of the Christmas box is told less and needed more. So I record it now for all future generations to accept or dismiss, as seems them good. As for me, I believe. And it is, after all, my story." So begins The Christmas Box, the touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Together they discover the first gift of Christmas and learn what Christmas is really...
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A best-selling classic features six additional works on the joys and embarrassments of favorite holidays, in a volume that includes tales of tardy trick-or-treaters, the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to another culture, and a barnyard Secret Santa scheme gone awry.
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A Christmas homecoming: Former Air Force Pararescueman Kevin Matthews is back home in Texas, working at his family's Christmas tree farm while deciding his next move. Or maybe he won't move at all, if sparks keep flying with the town's new surgeon, Kate Stafford...
An unexpected gift: Widower Billy Morgan wishes his grown children still needed him. Good thing his longtime friend, Bella, does. She's planning her son's Christmas wedding and Billy is...
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Lucy Stone mystery volume 25.5
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"Yule log murder: Lucy Stone is thrilled to be cast as an extra in a festive period film-until the set becomes a murder scene decorated in blood and buttercream icing. Returning to her role as a sleuth, Lucy dashes to restore peace to Tinker's Cove, unwrap a cold-hearted criminal's MO, and reveal how one ornate Yule log cake could possibly cause so much drama. Death by Yule log: Hayley Powell's holidays aren't off to a very merry start. Not only has...
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Carolina Christmas collects for the first time holiday stories of Archibald Rutledge (1883–1973), one of the most prolific outdoor and nature writers of the twentieth century and the first poet laureate of South Carolina. Some of Rutledge's finest writing revolves around his vivid memories of hunt, hearth, and holidays. These memories are celebrated in this keepsake collection of enduring stories and poems, further augmented with traditional recipes...
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When eight-year-old Charlee and ninety-year-old Marva are both diagnosed with cancer, the prospects of having a merry Christmas seem bleak. That is, until a series of letters and gifts that coincide with the 12 days of Christmas begin appearing. And the last letter--for the 13th day of Christmas--might just be the most important one of all.
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"CHRISTMAS SCARF MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNOR When grinchy thefts steal the good cheer at a local nursing home, Siobhan O'Sullivan manages to identify one missing item before Kilbane, Ireland's Christmas tractor parade-a hideous shamrock scarf wrapped around a very dead body. Now, with her holiday farmhouse bash approaching, Siobhan must dash to stop a deadly Secret Santa from gifting another unwanted surprise. THE UNFINISHED SCARF by MADDIE DAY It's...
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Montana, 1910. Juliana loses the Indian school she runs, and the four children in her care are left with nowhere to go. They meet rancher Lincoln Creed, whose daughter is in desperate need of a governess. Providence just might find a way to bring them together for Christmas Eve...
13) Christmas jars
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Aspiring newspaper writer Hope Jensen receives an anonymous Christmas gift, and her search to find her benefactor leads her to an unusual family who inspires her to change her life forever.
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Rebecca's Christmas gift: During the Christmas season, Rebecca Yoder agrees to help new preacher Caleb Wittner with his mischievous daughter. As they spend time together, Rebecca's sweet manner has the widower smiling and laughing with his little girl -- and with the pretty housekeeper. Soon Caleb will have to decide whether to invite Rebecca into his life -- or lose her forever.
A Christmas to die for: Tyler Dunn came to Rachel Hampton's family...
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"From bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delightful stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the everyday miracles Christmas brings"-- Provided by publisher.
"Evergreen Love by Amy Clipston: Ryan Lapp had promised to marry Lorene Bontrager as soon as he was able to build them a house, but the day never came. Ryan moved away. Five years later, Lorene has settled in to her old maid role, and she's shocked when her younger sister announces...
17) Christmas farm
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Wilma decides to plant Christmas trees with the help of her young neighbor, Parker.
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Making Spirits Bright: "Melanie McLaughlin desperately wants to adopt two orphaned siblings and give them a real home for Christmas. A just-for-the-holiday marriage to Bryce Landry fits her plan perfectly, until unexpected sparks have Melanie dreaming of forever by his side." Runaway Christmas: "A glass of wine, lounging in pajamas, and catching up on movies--that's Heidi Bogue's idea of a perfect Christmas. Until her thirteen-year-old niece makes...
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A collection of four holiday romances includes Fern Michaels' "Christmas Passed," in which Brandy Heyers, who still finds it hard to celebrate the holidays three years after her husband's death, meets a handsome widower.
Christmas passed: Three years after her husband's death, Brandy Heyers still finds that celebrating the holidays without him is anything but jolly. Then handsome widower Ryan Rogers shows her that moving on is possible, and her frozen...
