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Charles Dickens' story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, has become one of the timeless classics of English literature. First published in 1843, it introduces us not only to Scrooge himself but also to the memorable characters of underpaid desk clerk Bob Cratchit and his poor family, the poorest amongst whom is the ailing and crippled Tiny Tim.

Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray’s cards, shotgun, and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they’ve gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple’s spending as far as Mexico.

For a time, Jimmy spent his expat days in Mexico unearthing pre-Columbian artifacts. Now he makes a living doing small trucking jobs and helping out with the occasional missing-person situation. But Jimmy’s laid-back lifestyle is being seriously imposed upon by a ninety-pound stalker named Louise. Add to this a sudden wave of hippies led by a murderous ex-con guru in search of psychic happenings, archaeologists unearthing (illegally) the Mayan tombs, and Louise and her weirdo husband’s quest for UFO sites, and Jimmy’s south-of-the-border existence is in danger.

Left penniless by the death of his father, nineteen-year-old Nicholas Nickleby seeks help, along with his mother and sister, from Uncle Ralph Nickleby. The hard-hearted money lender takes an instant dislike to his nephew and gets rid of the boy by securing him a teaching position at Dotheboys Hall, where the evil Wackford Squeers presides. Horrified by the barbarity he sees there, Nicholas defies Squeers and is forced to flee.

An American literary treasure, Charles Portis penned the Western classic True Grit. Set in the 1960s, Norwood is a picaresque romp taking audiences on a journey from Texas to New York and back again. An ex-marine, troubadour Norwood Pratt is on a mission to recover money he once loaned to a buddy in the service. Along the way, he gets into all manner of trouble involving stolen cars, beautiful women, and a chicken with a college education.

Moira is back on the family ranch, Circle O, for spring break. Although she's glad to be home again, she's slightly depressed. It's not easy to be in love with someone who doesn't even know you exist. That changes, however, when the very next day at the ranch, she sees Mitchell and discovers love for the very first time. Trouble is just around the corner, however, when Mitchell loses his mother and a can of worms is opened, threatening the fragile relationship between the two lovers.

Marcella is sick to death of being victimized by criminals, by Coventry County, and even by her husband Mike Phelan The time has come to put her needs first and take back control of her own life. What is she willing to do to accomplish it?

Here are five spooky stories to listen to near the fireplace. Sit back and relax with the Shiver and Fears first Christmas short tales!

In this true to life tale, Texas girl Amanda finds love in a young man named Andrew. However this new commitment is not all perfect. She has a variety of new worries including the approval of her father and pushing away difficult high school memories. Can their love survive rocky times?

In love with Maddie from the next ranch, Jim O'Connor has tried everything he knows to get her back. Everything except the one thing that Maddie asks for: a place of their own. His brother has made it a life mission to make things impossible for Jim and he needs to find a way to get around the unrelenting stance of his brother in order to get the love of his life.

Four very short stories, all told in the first person, some that cannot, and others that should not, happen in our lifetimes.

Depressed and struggling with grief after the death of her long-time fiancé, Emily travels to Texas as a favor for a friend. She falls in love with the big blue skies and the beautiful landscapes, but she knows it's only temporary. Then she meets big, gruff cowboy, Andrew O'Connor and almost everything she thought she knew about herself crumbles as she fights her attraction for the wary Texan.

In the winter of 1836, a young journalist named Charles Dickens held an infant in his arms. Only eight months of age, Ruby Spriggs was living under the most deplorable conditions that existed in London. Crushing poverty seemed her only future. Through the intervention of kind patrons, the child blossoms into a young woman instilled with a love of learning and books. But the forces that Dickens fought against for most of his life threaten to destroy her.

The battle continues. Sheriff Mike struggles to control. Marcella rebels and plots revenge. This is not a private fight; the whole family is invited! But what happens when someone crashes the party?

After the death of Joshua, his followers felt alone and scared. But Death just released the divine power of the Son of God. He returned to marshal his troops and ready them for battle. The goal?Nothing less than the conversion of the entire planet.

Coventry County is as lively as ever, even in the middle of the Covid crisis. There is a lot more danger than just a new pandemic. New lifestyles create new problems. Can the senior civic leaders manage in the middle of it all?

Tan and the Governor continue the struggle for Arizona, to secure the border to the south, and put an end to the greatest danger Arizona's people have faced. It's a wild ride, from the desert in the south to the beauty of the Red Rock country in the north, all to stop one man.

A clean historical western cowboy romance. When Torsten O'Conner's false love leaves him for another man, he decides a change of scenery just might be in order. His brother, Kieran, is now the mayor of New Hope, Montana, and the prospect of putting Ireland far behind him and starting fresh as a homesteader in America might be just the thing. But the life of a homesteader isn't just hard, it's brutally lonely. At his friends' urging, Torn writes off for a wife from the east only to have a villain from his past arrive on the train.

Kathleen Grady has faced hardship - and overcome it - at nearly every turn. Whether it's the death of her betrothed at sea or the fight with her tyrannical brother for what's rightfully hers, she has struggled for so long that can't remember what peace in her soul even feels like. But when the chance to become the wife of a stranger, a homesteader in a new world called Montana, presents itself, Kathleen must decide if leaving Ireland for America will give her the escape she desperately needs, or will it bring more danger?

Declan O'Bryan left Ireland to seek his fortune in the New World, but the journey was long for a man without a penny to his name. It took years of back-breaking work as a sailor and a journeyman for him to finally reach Montana, and to have enough money to his name to earn the title of proud homesteader. There's only one thing missing from his life now, and unlike the boys in town, he's not convinced a man should find a wife in a catalog, the same way he buys a plow.