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I need to tear my eyes away from Jake Jacobs—immediately. One glance at the hot older lawyer, and I knew I was in trouble. Jake unwrapped me like his little Christmas present, even though I was his new employee who he absolutely shouldn't have claimed... He wasn't the only one that broke the rules at his law firm. Jake's associates, Zachary and Thomas, also made my body tingle in ways that it never had before.

Fall in love with these four stories of Christmas in Crescent Falls.

She is Tenley Shay, the voice behind TJ ON PAR, a podcast for Practical Adult Relationships, who spends her days touting her disapproval of love and the practicality of remaining a single-bell for life.

When I, as my Love Guru persona, publish an article about spending a week at a couple’s retreat at my favorite Hawaiian resort, she’s quick to pass on her cynicism. So, I’m calling her bluff and inviting her on an all-expense paid trip to the Kamana Wanalaya Resort for a little R&R before the holidays.

When Karl and Nicole hosted their first New Year's party, they never imagined it would become a recurring holiday tradition with the same college friends for the next ten years. But when Karl's brother Mike dies in a head-on collision on his way to Karl’s house for the celebration, their hodgepodge group of party guests finds themselves bonded forever through an unexpected shared trauma. To honor Mike's memory, they make a pact to hold a New Year's Party each year, no matter what the circumstances.

Dr. Harris’ infamous psychiatric patient, Fiona, harbors some disturbing ideas about Christmas and Santa’s lists: The Naughty List, the Nice List, and the Dead List. But when his twisted client requests he look at a few stories, Dr. Harris sees no harm in humoring her. One after another, he reads the stories and becomes increasingly disturbed by what he finds.

A young writer is drawn to a small New England town in search of meaning for her life. Soon, she encounters kindness, romance, and is pulled into a mystery centered on an old, abandoned church and the death of a special girl. Are the images that only she can see in the church's stained-glass windows a warning, or is someone trying to reach her, to help heal this broken community? Manchester Christmas illustrates how God often uses the most unlikely among us to spread grace and healing in a wounded world.

When my ex-boyfriend sends me his wedding invitation eight months after breaking up with me, and the bride expects me to be in the wedding party, it's time for my tried-and-tested party trick: disappearing. And nowhere is better to escape to than the cozy English Cotswolds in the middle of December. Everything goes according to plan until I arrive in the Cotswolds. Snow is more slippery than I expected, my room is nothing like the listing described, and my pub owner landlord—well, he steps directly from my lumberjack fantasies and into my heart.

Scrooge has compelling reasons for hating Christmas, for rejecting his fiancée and his precious nephew, and for employing Tiny Tim’s father, despite his obvious incompetence. He is a doting uncle, beloved brother, successful businessman, and passionate lover, but a dark secret puts both him and his loved ones at risk. Scrooge struggles to embrace his true self and live in defiance of the Victorian era’s repressive moral standards.

Judy Farkas, klar, korrekt, elegant. Als Chefin muss sie harte Entscheidungen fällen. Sogar in der Weihnachtszeit. Notwendigkeiten, die ihr schwerfallen. Auch wenn ihr Weihnachten nicht viel bedeutet. Sie vermag einem heiligen Schein nichts abzugewinnen, der gleich nach Neujahr mit den Christbaumkugeln auf dem Dachboden landet. Woher auch, Judy ist in einem Waisenhaus aufgewachsen und kennt keine schönen Erinnerungen. Doch plötzlich drängen sich erstaunliche Ereignisse in ihr Leben und alles gerät ins Rutschen.

December 25th. Wrecker had no idea what was coming his way. A baby, wedding, and lots of cow print. It was time for the bearded wonder to make an honest woman of Alice, and oh, what a ride it was going to be.

Almost everyone in Calico Cove knows how I feel about Mari…well, except for Mari. Truth is, I've had a serious crush on her since high school, but I've been friend-zoned. Only now, her jerk face ex-boyfriend is back in town filming a Christmas movie, and she needs me to be her fake fiancé to prove she's moved on with her life. What do I want in exchange? Real Christmas dates. Hot chocolate, sledding, cookie baking, all of it. Oh, and did I mention the kisses? Yeah, there will be nothing fake about those.

För bästa vännerna Marilyn, Linda och Betty börjar inte december på bästa sätt. Marilyns ex meddelar att eftersom julen faller på hans vecka med barnen vill han bryta traditionen att fira tillsammans och istället fira med sin nya flickvän. Lindas man häver ut sig att han vill skiljas för han har träffat någon annan. Och Betty – hennes cancer är tillbaka... Julen är på intåg men julstämningen är svår att finna när livet har vänts upp och ner. Betty bestämmer sig för att inte berätta för sin familj och vänner om beslutet att vägra behandling, vilket är lättare sagt än gjort.

För Rosa kommer jobbannonsen om tjänsten som personlig assistent som en gåva från himlen. Hon har nyss fått lämna sitt arbete som vårdbiträde och hon bävar inför att fira jul med hennes syster Fredrikas till synes perfekta familj, jobblös och singel som vanligt. Men jobbet är inte riktigt som hon först trott. Max, en äldre rullstolsburen herre behöver hjälp under december månad. Hans bortgångna hustru har nämligen lämnat en adventskalender fylld med aktiviteter som är tänkta att hjälpa honom igenom den första julen som änkling.

En charmig feelgood om drömmen om den perfekta julen! Annas absoluta favorithögtid är äntligen på intåg. Listor ska skrivas, pyntet ska fram, julmaten ska planeras och klapparna inhandlas. Och Anna älskar det! Varje år sedan farfaderns bortgång har hon strävat mot en perfekt julafton med hela tjocka släkten, precis som hon minns sin barndoms jular. Varje år är det dock något som inte går vägen men Anna hoppas att detta är året hon kommer lyckas. Men när hon blir av med jobbet går alla hennes planer i kras.

The next morning, Anastasia once again heads to Ira's house before work to drop them off. When she arrives, she discovers Ira’s attacker dead in Santa’s sleigh. Ira becomes the prime suspect in the man’s murder and begs Anastasia to help clear his name.

Pru Parke takes on the most serious challenge of her life: cooking an entire Christmas feast alone. But she is distracted by a mysterious plant vendor at a local holiday market, who appears and disappears into the night. He seems familiar, and yet... Join Pru and Christopher as they suss out this stranger while Pru contends with cooking a turkey fit for a crowd. Just how many potatoes and sprouts can two people eat?

Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together—for better and for worse.

A Christmas comedy of errors from the Victorian author best known for his "Barchester" novels, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882). Mr. and Mrs. Brown are trying to return from the south of France to spend the festive season at Mrs. Brown's old family home, Thompson Hall at Stratford-le-Bow. Mr. Brown's sore throat makes him a reluctant traveler, but Mrs. Brown will stop at nothing to make sure they reach their destination by Christmas morning...

Oh, what fun it is to die! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to fight for their lives against a legendary killer because Candy Cain is slashing through the snow with a very long naughty list.

It's December in White Eagle, and Tess and Tony are preparing for a huge Christmas celebration. The town is planning their annual festival, which has Tess and Tony struggling to stay ahead of things. In addition to their work with the festival, Tess fills in for the mail carrier who took over her route, and Tony spends long days with Shaggy working to finish the development of their most recent video game. In spite of their busy schedules, things seem to be going smoothly until an unexpected visitor comes to town with an unusual request.