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Mason keeps to himself. His best friend, JJ, is the only one he chooses to be close to, plus his job keeps him busy. Excitement isn't something he needs or wants in his life. One night, that all changes when he's cornered, and his life is threatened. His saviors? Well, they turn out to be just as dangerous, and the mysteries surrounding them soon flip Mason's world upside down. Gabe and his brothers spend their lives making sure those who deserve death get what's coming to them. The one person they never see coming is Mason.

After a broken engagement, Cher decides to leave heartbreak behind by signing up for a holiday house swap. For the next few weeks, she’ll ditch sunny California to spend her first Hanukkah in New York City, a time of snow-covered sidewalks, festive store windows, hot cocoa, and...cute neighbors? As Cher is moving into her temporary new apartment, Eliot is moving his ex’s belongings out, and he soon finds himself offering to play tour guide. He’s nursing a broken heart too, and spending time showing the beautiful traveler around is exactly what he needs.

When I had a foursome with my father's best friends, the last thing I expected for the holidays was to fall in love… with all three men.

Ebenezer Scrooge is mean and unpleasant. He dislikes people and Christmas especially but on this particular Christmas Eve he’s visited by the ghost of his business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. As Ebenezer sees the effects he’s had on people’s lives, he is transformed.

Cette fois, c'est décidé, Lina ne passera pas les fêtes de fin d'année avec sa famille. Après un échec professionnel et une rupture amoureuse, il est urgent de faire le point. Exit la course aux cadeaux, les chants polonais et la traditionnelle soupe de betteraves ; elle n'aspire qu'à la paix, loin de la frénésie de Noël qu'elle ne supporte plus. Alors quand Yaya, sa grand-mère, lui propose d'aller se reposer dans la maison d'un vieil ami au Québec, elle saute sur l'occasion, rêvant de grands espaces isolés, de nature, de silence…

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Annie Murray's festive plans at the Secret Bookcase are thrown into disarray when a celebrity baker drops dead during a gingerbread-baking competition… As whispers of foul play swirl like snowflakes, Annie soon finds herself tangled in a web of secrets, small-town rivalry, and long-buried mysteries. With pub owner and new love Liam by her side and the help of her loyal bookstore colleagues, Annie sets out to solve Redwood Grove’s latest murder mystery.

When my Christmas plans go up in flames, the last thing I expect is Luke Covey to sweep in and save the day. Spending the holiday with him and his mom might make this my favorite Christmas I've ever had. Too bad for me, there's one unexpected gift that's going to last long past the holiday season. Ready or not, Luke and I are going to be parents.

Cherished by generations as a Christmas classic ever since it was first recorded and published, A Child's Christmas in Wales is Thomas's waxing, lyrical retelling of Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. Originally recorded by Thomas in 1952, this new recording is brought to life by renowned Welsh actor, Iwan Rheon.

5 CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORIES features five popular and heartwarming holiday stories, including THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING, THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, and ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

In the dead of winter, the Pennine Way is treacherous. As snowstorms hit, hikers have been told to stay away. A lone walker finds a parcel in the snow, addressed to her. Instead of a festive treat, there's a severed limb. DI Tom Stonem is called in to investigate as more gruesome packages appear under the trees. Each is wrapped like a Christmas present, with tags addressed to local residents.

Nobody had planned to spend their holiday like this … In mountainous West Virginia a crippling blizzard in the dead of night leaves a small band of Christmas travelers forced to seek shelter in an abandoned restaurant. Emergency services are shut down. Power is out. Complete strangers, they wait out the storm together sharing resources and stories. The long cold hours drag by. Then something unimaginable happens. Christmas offers yet another miracle.

Right before Christmas, Fair Haven is celebrating its annual Ice Fishing Jubilee. When a bad-mannered lawyer is found frozen to death inside his fishing shack, the police soon discover he was really shot. The prime suspect is local ice-fishing legend Jim Campbell, but Maggie thinks he is innocent. The culprit could be the long-suffering wife or the mistress, and soon, Maggie is off doing her own investigating, dragging Joshua along for the ride. As her boss, Joshua couldn’t possibly be romantically interested in her. So why did he hold her so close at the town dance?

He should be excited about their win streak, but he's distracted by his best friend, Lacey Daniels, sitting in the stands at his game with a date. When Lacey's date refuses to kiss her on the kiss cam, she's mortified…until Shawn saves the day, jumping in to kiss her in front of seventy thousand screaming fans.

Seit Kurzem lebt sie mit ihrem Traummann Nick zusammen, doch nun entpuppt sich ausgerechnet die Weihnachtszeit als fieser Beziehungstest: Erst nennt er ihre Adventsdeko Kitschkrempel, und dann werden auch noch ihre geliebten Weihnachtsrituale zum Brandbeschleuniger ernsthafter Startschwierigkeiten der frischgebackenen Patchworkfamilie. Als dann auch noch die teuren Präsente für Neles Kinder in der Post verloren gehen, legt Weihnachten den Schleudergang ein. Notgedrungen muss Nele mit ihren Freundinnen Fiona und Hermine Hobbydetektivin spielen.

Roisin O’Mara has already endured a pre-Christmas, Christmas in London with her insufferable soon to be ex-mother-in-law and husband. With her son, Noah, and an unexpected extra guest in tow, she’s arrived in Dublin for her second Christmas. It’s not just her family Roisin’s looking forward to seeing, though. She hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Shay, the man she met on her last visit home. But the timing was wrong. It still is, and she’s not sure he’s someone she should let get close.

Weil ihr Vater Unterstützung braucht, kehrt Imke zurück an die nordfriesische Küste. Hier kann sie die Erinnerungen an ihre ehemals beste Freundin und an ihre große Liebe Simo nicht mehr verdrängen; beide hat sie hier zurückgelassen und seitdem nicht mehr gesehen. Hin und her gerissen zwischen Gewissensbissen und dem Wunsch, zumindest die Freundschaft zurückzugewinnen, bereitet Imke den Weihnachtsbasar und die Christandacht in St. Peter-Ording vor und spürt, wie ihre Hoffnung auf ein Winterwunder wächst und sie allmählich Heilung findet.

Holly and the Christmas Tree is a holiday collection of tiny stories. Set in various time periods, each tale draws the reader into all that is magical about the Christmas season. Wild New Year's Eve parties, the first Christmas trees sold at market, a little girl's dream present, an injured Santa Claus, and a family healing each other's broken hearts are just a glimpse of the touching, fun, bite-sized stories. There's something for everyone!

Christmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a very long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so deeply at odds with violence, crime, and even murder. Many of the stories in this anthology have been written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, undoubtedly inspired by the juxtaposition of the disparate elements of love and hate.

Urlaubszeit auf Sylt – aber an Erholung ist nicht zu denken. Als Hannah Lambert bei einem selbst anberaumten Treffen nicht erscheint, witzeln ihre Kollegen zunächst noch. Bis aus dem Spaß tödlicher Ernst wird. Hannah ist spurlos verschwunden, und während bald schon niemand mehr daran glaubt, dass die Kommissarin noch lebt, kommen Ole und Ralf den Entführern Stück für Stück auf die Spur. Doch dieser Fall führt alle Beteiligten an ihre Grenzen und weit darüber hinaus, schließlich ist nicht klar, ob Hannah ihre Hilfsbereitschaft mit dem Leben bezahlen musste.