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Katie Johnson may make her living consulting with new moms on the latest, greatest baby gadgets no parent should be without, or which mommy meet-ups are the most socially desirable, or whether melon truly is the new black, but the success of her marriage to her husband, Alex, depends on controlling her own urges toward motherhood. He's adamant that they stay childless. Sure, Katie understands that he's upset over the fact that his out-of-town ex-wife rarely lets him see their 10-year-old son, Peter. But living vicariously through her anxious clients and her twin sisters' precocious children only makes Katie resent his stance more deeply.

Losing his wife and daughter to influenza shook James Colchester's faith in God. As another epidemic threatens, he's torn between what's best for his fragile son: fleeing to his Welsh homeland, or staying put. In a moment of weakness, the black-haired, green-eyed Gypsy's delicate touch on his palm quells his fears, and her beauty ignites a warmth he hasn't felt in years. Desperate to return to her people, Valentina Rupa goes against every lesson her mother taught her to soothe the Englishman into a false sense of security.

Love can come softly, like holiday snow. Or sweep you away like a riptide. World-class surfer Krystal Walters would have appreciated the beauty of her surroundings - a quaint cottage in a fragrant Portuguese olive grove - if a wipeout hadn't changed all her holiday plans. Now, suffering the dizzying aftereffects of multiple concussions, she's determined to make it home to Rhode Island for Christmas, even if she has to defy doctor's orders. Except those orders are being enforced by Adolfo Silva. A man as arrogant as he is ruggedly handsome.

Living in the dark, knowing the sunlight is above. Out of reach. Paulini could feel its warmth beam down on her face, like a lighthouse giving hope to a vessel. She was that vessel. An empty vessel. She is imprisoned in a hellhole, an abode of the damned. She is serving a sentence, her world not her own - no control over her life, no authority over her day, she must abide by the rules - but whose rules are they? And is she really imprisoned?

Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man whom she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at their Christmas party a year later, her best friend, Sarah, introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.

When Emmanuelle Sumter steps off the train in Cherish, South Carolina - a town simply glowing with the promise of Christmas - she finds herself praying God will help her find the broken pieces of her life. Shattered, like her beloved harp, her dreams, and her trust in men. Her friend Dorothy told her Cherish is a safe haven. But she never expected Dorothy's brother, Deputy Nicholas Thompson, would relight the one thing she thought she'd lost forever: a spark of hope.

Ten short BBC Radio 4 plays from an eclectic mix of writers, including Josie Long, Nick Warburton and Tim Key, exploring one of the most important human emotions. This accumulation of mini-plays encompasses romance, heartbreak and some adult themes; each play offering a very different perspective on love.

As the dying prepare to leave this world, they often begin to get a glimpse of what lies beyond through deathbed visits from deceased loved ones, strangers, and angelic or divine figures. Religious beliefs appear to have no bearing on these experiences - even atheists and nonbelievers have reported such phenomena. At times these visits are experienced by others in the room, offering incredible validity to the idea that life truly does continue.

[Contains explicit content] Josie Long is an award-winning comedian, but that doesn't mean she has accomplished everything in life that she'd like to. For example, she hasn't settled down with anyone or had any kids, and sometimes air travel proves a little difficult. She joined Eugene Mirman in the studio to discuss a story about life, love, and growing up. She originally told it at the Soho Theatre for her Cara Josephine stand-up special. Adorkable!

When a Miami investor calls in search of prime property-flip prospects, North Carolina real estate broker Candee Contando expects to meet a balding, steely-eyed land shark. Turns out the first customer she’s had in months is a hot prospect in more ways than one. Except his gaze has fallen on her dream house, a dilapidated Victorian she just bid her last penny on in hopes of creating a safe place for disadvantaged children - like the girl she used to be.

With a head full of get-rich dreams and a business idea, but no funding, Fran McBride embarks on a life-changing challenge. Immersed reluctantly into an equestrian life, Fran has to grasp the basics of not only how to care for a horse, but also how to ride and jump. In fact, her very future depends on it! For a capable adult, just how difficult can that be? Maybe not so. For our super intelligent yet super uncoordinated Fran? Very bloody difficult. Will she make it? Will she get her desperately sought-after investment?

Discover when, where and why you eat, then change your eating habits with personalized hypnotic suggestions.

Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one - and it happens to be government-sanctioned. But Donna earned it the hard way: Her husband was killed the day she delivered their third child. To avenge her husband's murder, Donna leads a secret life as an assassin. But espionage makes for strange bedfellows, and brings new meaning to that old adage, "Honey, I'm home...."

The Gratitude Jar is a book that has come to light when the world deeply needs to hear its message. The story itself is a heartwarming, inspirational tale of spiritual transformation and self-discovery, but it is also a guidebook with the power to instantly release the negative belief systems no longer serving you….and to direct your steps with new energy onto the path of joy and personal freedom.

Tratta delle vicissitudini di una giovane papera e dei suoi paperamici in una ridente e surreale contea.

Laurie no cree en el amor a primera vista. Piensa que una cosa son las películas y otra, la vida real. Sin embargo, un día de diciembre, su mirada se cruza con la de un desconocido a través de la ventanilla empañada de un autobús. Surge la magia y Laurie se enamora perdidamente, pero el autobús arranca y sigue su camino por las calles nevadas de Londres.

Bist du mutig genug, um die Liebe erneut in dein Herz zu lassen? Als Lydias große Liebe Freddie mit nur Ende zwanzig bei einem tragischen Verkehrsunfall ums Leben kommt, bricht für sie eine Welt zusammen. Sie weiß, dass er für immer fort ist und kann ihn doch nicht loslassen und ihr Leben weiterleben. Jonah, Freddies bester Freund, der neben ihm saß, als der Unfall passierte, ist der einzige Mensch, der Lydias Schmerz wirklich verstehen kann, der Einzige, für den Freddie genauso wichtig war wie für sie.

Please mind the HEART. London. An einem trüben Winterabend sitzt Lu im Bus, als sie einen jungen Mann an der Haltestelle bemerkt, der in ein Buch vertieft ist. Er blickt auf, und für einen wunderschönen Moment treffen sich ihre Blicke. Doch bevor er einsteigen kann, setzt sich der Bus in Bewegung. Monate vergehen, und Lu kann die Begegnung mit dem Bus Boy, so nennen sie und ihre beste Freundin Sarah den Fremden, einfach nicht vergessen. Erst ein Jahr später finden Jack und Lu sich endlich wieder. Doch mittlerweile ist Bus Boy mit Sarah zusammen. Und die ahnt nichts von dem furchtbaren Zufall...

"The Great Hair Robbery" by Alan Horsfield: Just before Christmas, Nellie discovers that someone has stolen everyone's hair. "Bad Eggs" by Steve Wide: The bad eggs, Eggbert, Rotten, Cracked and Fried, are in town, and they're hassling Omeletta du Champignon! "Who's Wheelie the Fastest?" by Josie Montano: Scooter, bike, skateboard, or rollerblades...whose wheels are the fastest? A group of kids who live in the same street decide to have a 'Wheel Race' to find out.

Maggie Gerber - one of the founding members of the Good Buy Girls - loves her quiet life in St. Stanley, Virginia. But all that changes when Sam Collins, her old flame, moves back to town as the new sheriff. On top of that, Claire Freemont, a librarian and the newest member of the Good Buy Girls, starts acting utterly strange. When Maggie goes to visit her the next day at the library, she finds the body of a very dead man. Turns out the man is someone from Claire's past.