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Innkeeper Holly White is decking the halls this Christmas season, but someone is on the naughty list when a body is discovered in the fifth installment in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.

It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat. Hundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered. Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow.

When Haley’s parents left on a last-minute trip to a tropical island for Christmas, they knowingly left something important at home: their daughter. Faced with the reality of her first holiday alone, Haley and her roommate lose themselves in a wine-fueled movie marathon. Next thing they know, there are empty bottles on the coffee table along with a list of dares that turn the twelve days leading up to Christmas into a series of hilarious, festive challenges.

When delightfully disheveled detective novelist Mae Robards receives a message from her parents that they’re going to close the x-country ski center in New Hampshire, she decides to pack up her life in LA and move home to help keep the family business afloat. Mae wonders if she’s making a terrible mistake as she starts the December drive cross country with her dog Scarpetta. Her latest novel is already past due and there’s a new editor who dislikes Mae’s unconventional style of writing.

A cozy small-town Thanksgiving featuring a wedding, a cookoff, and a murder. The Inn at Holiday Bay is a heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again. After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos.

When Susan Miller’s parents leave to care for ailing relatives, she is to spend the winter with a kindly widow. Neither Susan nor the widow expect the arrival of the widow’s handsome grandson, Ezra, who suddenly turns up for the holidays.

Alice Lim had one rule. Customers were off limits. It was normally not a problem given that most of the Sin Den's clientele was looking for entertainment of the male variety. Still, the hours were good and the tips large. Look but don't touch was easy...before her.

Evelyn Crawford is having a tough time of late. Not only has her dad taken off on an impromptu holiday with his new floozy, but he’s also dropped Evelyn in the deep end at work. Becoming the CEO of a multi-million-pound pet supply empire was not on Evelyn’s horizon, but here she is. Battling a disgruntled board, fending off unreasonable budget requests, and catching her semi-serious girlfriend with another woman all before the dreaded festive season. What’s so good about Christmas, anyway?

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.

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.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

Yuletide is in the air. Get into this Christmas love story. SJ is always finding new ways to keep the listeners wanting more. This year, the holidays may just come with a twist.

Seventeen years ago, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits in the middle of the night, each with the same mission: to see the old miser redeemed. Were they spirits? Visions? Where did they come from? Through his previous painstaking journey through the past, present and future, Ebenezer once faced the terrifying truths of his existence to wake up the next morning a new man, putting aside his love of money and welcoming instead the love of mankind and charity...But his story was far from over.

Jeanette Winterson, una dintre cele mai inventive și mai îndrăznețe voci narative contemporane, ne propune în acest volum 12 povestiri și 12 rețete îmbietoare pentru cele 12 zile ale Crăciunului.

The weather outside is frightful this Christmas, and the heat is on for the Stag Brothers. Caramel sauce isn’t the only sticky mess for these broody brothers, who each face challenges in love and life.

Der Österreicher Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918) war bekannt für seine Heimatgeschichten aus der Steiermark. Leiser Humor und erzählerische Schlichtheit prägen diese Geschichten, die von der ländlichen Heimat und dem kargen, aber innigen Familienleben berichten. Als ich die Christtagsfreude holen ging ist ein besonders schönes Beispiel dafür - die Geschichte des jungen Peter, der auf den langen, mühsamen Weg in die die Stadt geschickt wird, um die Zutaten für das Weihnachtsmahl zu beschaffen.

Cooper Holloway would take nature over people any day—especially visiting relatives. That's why he's headed for a rustic cabin in remote Winter Valley, where he'll care for a herd of wild mustangs. But Cooper's plans are quickly thwarted by the arrival of two unexpected guests: one, a stranger in desperate need of his help, and the other, a very attractive young veterinarian.

Sternenzauber und Meeresrauschen ... Junia liebt schöne Kleidung, tolles Licht und das Meer mit all seinen Farben. Nicht so sehr mag sie die Tatsache, dass sie gerade ihren Job als Innendesignerin verloren hat und finanziell mit dem Rücken zur Wand steht. Als sie einen Flug nach San Michelle geschenkt bekommt, reist sie los, ohne zweimal zu überlegen. Leo liebt Sport, seinen Job und den Erfolg. Nicht so sehr mag er Schicksalsschläge, Liebeskummer und Hochzeiten.