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Can a trip away lead you home? After a bad breakup, eternal optimist Evie Miller has moved to the small village of Willowbrook to finally pursue her dream of opening a craft shop. Unfortunately, with money worries and an ex-boyfriend determined to track her down, her fresh start isn't going entirely to plan. Jake Hartwood is also looking to escape his past. Haunted by the loss of his wife, he's determined not to get close to anyone again - and the last thing he wants is to be celebrating this December.

Eve has never liked Christmas. So when her adored elderly aunt dies, the last thing she is expecting is to be left a theme park in her will. A theme park with a Christmas theme. And that's not the only catch. Her aunt's will stipulates that Eve must run the park with a mysterious partner, the exotically named Jacques Glace. Who is this Jacques, and why did Aunt Evelyn name him in her will?

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is derailed, along with the festive plans of its travellers. With the train stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages, picking off passengers one by one. Those who sleep on the sleeper train may never wake again. Can former Met detective Roz Parker find the killer before they kill again?

Come and spend summer by the sea! Wanted! A caretaker for Roundhouse Row holiday cottages. Where? Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little village. Nestled away on the Norfolk coast, we can offer you no signal, no Wi-Fi and - most importantly - no problems! Who? The ideal candidate will be looking for an escape from their cheating scumbag ex-fiancé, a diversion from their entitled cousin and a break from their traitorous friends.

Lara the Runaway Cat tells the story of Gobi, the loveable pug who followed Dion Leonard across a gruelling 155-mile trek across the Gobi Desert, and her mischievous cat sister, Lara, who runs away from her family, seeking a courageous adventure and different life.

Chloe Usher has had enough of men. After breaking up with the love of her life, Chloe's friends tell her she needs to get back out there and find another man before it's too late. But after a particularly disastrous date and one too many gins, Chloe has a revelation - she doesn't need a man to make her happy. It's up to her to do it herself. Never one to do things by halves, Chloe decides to make the ultimate commitment to self-love - she'll marry herself!

“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me the reason your husband had to die.” Anna Greenan finds the cryptic lyric shoved against her front door. Each day of Christmas brings Anna a new stanza with a new clue. Will this mysterious Christmas carol lead Anna to uncover her husband’s murderer or will these notes lead to her demise?

One wet winter night, two women meet on a bridge. One is Tess Taylor, a personal trainer on the way to meet her boyfriend for date night. The other is Kate King, a celebrity married to a handsome billionaire who just happens to make her cry. In the cold, dark evening, there is nothing to link them together but the bridge they shiver on. Little do they know they'll each hold the key to the other's future marriage....

This Christmas, a little dog is in for a big adventure.... Meet Claude. He's a loveable, big-eared, permanently hungry French bulldog who loves his humans - the McCawley family of number 11 Maple Drive, to be precise. When Daisy and Oliver McCawley start using new words like, ferry, chateau and France, Claude realises they won't be spending this Christmas at home. Only, when he finds himself on the street as the family car pulls away, Claude realises he is alone.

Becky Brandon, geborene Bloomwood, ist ins beschauliche Letherby in Schottland gezogen. Weihnachten steht vor der Tür, die Schaufenster funkeln, und die Schnäppchen locken - Becky ist im Glück! Doch dann beauftragt Mama Bloomwood sie plötzlich, das Weihnachtsfest zu organisieren, und vorbei ist es mit der Besinnlichkeit: Jessica, Beckys Halbschwester, möchte veganen Truthahn, und das perfekte Geschenk für ihren Mann Luke gibt es nur in einem exklusiven Gentlemans Club, der Frauen den Zutritt verwehrt.

The frost and fairy lights only remind her it's been a year since she lost the mother who took her in as a baby and raised her. She's never felt more alone - until she discovers her birth mother's identity. And where to find her. A lifetime and thousands of miles have separated Evangeline and Bonnie. Now, travelling to New Zealand could be Evangeline's chance to confront the woman who gave her up. But is she ready for what she'll find there? The answers she's been looking for, a new family to heal her... Or someone she could never have expected?

Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rushed their beloved dog Tim to the emergency vet on Christmas eve. The good news: Tim survived after the vet cleared the obstruction--a pair of women’s lace undies. The bad news: the undies were not Brenda’s. A year after the breakup, Brenda has put her life back together. She’s trained for a marathon, is writing a children’s novel, and she’s found purpose and healing as a volunteer with a dog rescue organization in Houston, Texas. The rescue partners with a program in Avalon, New York.

Grace Quinn loves her job at Cohens Convenient Storage Company, finding occasional treasure in the forgotten units that customers have abandoned. Her inquisitive nature is piqued when a valuable art collection and a bundle of letters and diaries are found that date back to the 1930s. Delving deeper, Grace uncovers the story of a young English woman, Connie Levine, who follows her heart to Italy at the end of the Second World war. The contents also offer up the hope of a new beginning for Grace, battling a broken heart and caring for her controlling mother.

Heather doesn’t want to remember her childhood, not when her mother’s extreme hoarding cast her family life into disarray. For Heather’s mother, every possession was intimately connected to a memory, so when Heather uncovers a secret about her past that could reveal why her mother never let anything go, she knows there’s only one place she’ll find answers - behind the locked door of her spare room, where the remains of her mother’s hoard lie hidden.

In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she’s spending the summer of 1953 on the magical island of Capri. Sixty years later, on a visit to her elderly grandmother’s cottage, photographer Maddie Williams unearths a box of old film memorabilia featuring a glamorous and beautiful young woman with platinum blonde hair. She also finds a postcard from the island of Capri, detailing the heart-breaking end of a passionate love affair.

Sicily, 1977. Ten-year-old Lily and family arrive for their annual summer holiday in Sicily. Adopted as a toddler, Lily's childhood has been idyllic. But a chance encounter with a local woman on the beach changes everything.... Ten years later... Ever since that fateful summer Lily's picture-perfect life, and that of her family, has been in turmoil. The secrets of the baking hot shores of Sicily are calling her back, and Lily knows that the answers she has been so desperately seeking can be found only if she returns to her beloved island once more....

After a devastating fire nearly destroys bear shifter Elle Swanson's home, she's facing the prospect that the big family Christmas dinner isn't going to happen this year. As the Swanson clan matriarch, she's always taken care of everyone. Now, she's struggling to accept her mate Justin's and her family's offers to help resolve the crisis.

Paul, Charles, Nicolas, Louise, Eléonore, Jeanne et les autres appartiennent à une même famille. Réunis dans un chalet pour fêter à la fois Noël et l'anniversaire de Louis, le patriarche, ils racontent tour à tour le huis clos dans lequel ils se retrouvent, le temps d'une soirée, coincés par la neige. Ouverture des cadeaux, ivresse, retrouvailles, guirlandes et cotillons, la magie de Noël opère jusqu'à ce que les vieux démons, les secrets et les cadavres dans le placard fassent irruption. Un roman à la Festen, à la fois cruel, acide et drôle.

Becky har nærmest lagt shoppingen på hylden, efter at hun og hendes familie er flyttet ud af London. For altså, onlineshopping er jo ikke rigtig shopping, vel? Og i år skal Becky og Luke ovenikøbet holde jul. For første gang. Nogensinde. Hvor svært kan det være? Det viser sig, at udfordringerne står i kø i form af en gammel rockstjerne-ekskæreste, der pludselig dukker op, meget specifikke juleønsker fra samtlige gæster og en lillesøster, der ikke afholder sig fra at påpege, hvor lidt bæredygtig julen er.

A Noël, tous les miracles sont permis. Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, Marybeth confie ses joies et ses peines à James, son grand amour épistolaire. Il est la personne qu'elle aime le plus au monde, le seul qui la connaît vraiment, celui sur qui elle peut compter. Mais voilà, James refuse de la rencontrer, de peur de briser la magie qui s'opère entre eux. Aussi est-elle bouleversée lorsque Craig, un séduisant inconnu, fait irruption dans sa vie. Lui, c'est un homme de chair et de sang, qui éveille en elle des sentiments inédits, une attirance irrépressible.