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Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, between Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work, and Bobbie's reluctance to face what life has to offer. Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears.

Just before the winter holidays, the Pee Wee Scouts earn a music badge, solve a mystery, and help a friend in need. Includes suggestions for decorating, gift-giving, and spreading good cheer during the winter holidays.

Through an internet site, Charles and Emily arrange to swap houses for the holiday. Emily goes to Boston and discovers that her daughter has gone to Florida. Charles arrives in Leavenworth to discover that it's not the prison town, it's Santa's village! Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, romance begins to emerge in unexpected ways. Because everything changes at Christmas!

A collection of Christmas stories, retold for readers of evolved consciousness, liberated from archaic, sexist, ageist, classist, lookist and other environmentally unsound prejudices. A new twist on old holiday favorites. Santa is described as an "overweight patriarchal oppressor" and Rudolph becomes the "nasally empowered reindeer." Also includes politically correct interpretations of "Frosty the snowman," "The nutcracker," and "A Christmas carol."...

"In the crush of a Mardi Gras parade, Jo Marie meets Andre, her dream man. He stole a kiss, and Jo Marie's heart - she can't forget the stranger she met so briefly. Then, at christmas, she meets Andrew again - only to discover he's someone else's fiancé. But is the engagement between andrew and his intended all that it seems? Jo marie has her doubts, which increase when she finds herself back in Andrew's arms in a dance during the whirlwind of Christmas...

"It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan’s perfect Christmas getaway—a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy’s little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It’s a big ask, but what else are friends for? There’s nothing Alix won’t do for Christy. But Christy’s...

"When hopeful fashionista Meg Julliard must return to her hometown of Chicago to manage her late father's apartment building, she thinks her dreams of making it in the fashion business are over. Add in her father's eclectic roster of tenants who all need Meg's attention, a host of building-related disasters, and a handsome handyman she keeps embarrassing herself in front of, and this has all the makings for the worst Christmas she's ever had"--

"Pine Hills, Ohio, bookstore-cafe owner Krissy Hancock has high hopes for this holiday season, but a Grinch with murder in mind is set to ruin the celebrations for everyone . . . Christmas has come to Pine Hills, and Krissy’s blooming relationship with Officer Paul Dalton has her in an especially festive mood. The café’s new seasonal signature drink is a hit too. But not everyone shares the same holiday spirit. There are some loud complaints...