Author: Donna VanLiere
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250010667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and heartache as they attempt to move forward in the present while still holding onto the memories, joy, and heartache of the past. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation that has affected her whole family. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them are facing their own struggles, and all are finding their way through the dark. When they are brought together for a rather unconventional church Nativity, they will learn that with strength, courage, and love, there is always hope. The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved The Christmas Hope series returns with this new heartwarming, inspirational story about the power of love and faith to reveal the possibilities that lay right in front of you.
Author: D. W. Saur
Publisher: Christmas Town
ISBN: 9781962240000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Though the founders of Christmas Town are gone, the spirit of the North Pole experience lives on through their family. T.J., Sara's oldest grandchild, took on a larger role as the third major owner of Christmas Town. He picked up where his grandmother left off in continuing the traditions of the business and serving the community. Christmas Town expanded and was thriving but little did T.J. and his family know that it was the calm before the storm. Sydney Garcia of Garcia Entertainment shocked the residents of Fenton with the company's plans to build a resort and amusement park next to Christmas Town. The plans included all that Christmas Town has to offer, but bigger and better. For some, this means jobs and a way to provide for their family but for others, it means competition that could run them out of business. Sydney faces off with T.J. as both try to keep their dream alive, but the road takes an unexpected turn.
Author: Melinda Curtis
Publisher: ChelseaBeth Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Welcome back to Christmas Town, Maine! This holiday season works its romantic magic during Christmas Town High School’s ten year class reunion. It’s going to be a jam-packed holiday weekend for the returning class, beginning with preparations for the two day event – where a mysterious promise ring has been found in their time capsule – and culminating in a Reunion Ball – where something lost finally finds its home. No one’s expecting to discover love, but this is Christmas Town, where happily-ever-afters are delivered with holiday traditions, glowing twinkle lights, and tinsel. Consider this your invitation to the reunion where you’ll have a front row seat next to some of the class’s most memorable members – the prom queen, the jock, the mean girl, the drama kid, the teacher’s pet, the bad boy, the math nerd, the girl most likely to succeed, and some of your favorite administrators. From start to finish, this collection of connected, sweet romances from Harlequin Heartwarming authors will warm your heart. Compare this read to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Inside, you’ll find stories featuring best friend to lovers, best friend’s older brother, teen crush, enemies to lovers, second chance, reunion, and later in life romances.
Author: Peggy Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988475113
Category : Christmas stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Anne Stuart
Publisher: Impeccably Demure Press
ISBN: 1951309022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Madison Simcoe has had enough. She’s a cold, lonely workaholic who’s been harassed one too many times by a fellow worker, it’s Christmas and the spirit is gone, and she feels like a stranger in her own life. A little retail therapy should cheer her up. Macy’s is huge, a giant store full of wonders, and Madison’s happy place. So when she decides to indulge herself, pushing through the big doors on a cold afternoon in December, she’s not expecting to suddenly find herself in 1947, unable to leave the huge building. And she’s certainly not expecting to find incredibly hot Johnny Larsen, former Army spy during WWII, with a buttload of PTSD, artistic brilliance, and bad attitude, looking out for her. Bad things happen, even at Christmas, but there’s magic in the air, and Madison is inconveniently in love with a man who must be long dead. Surely there’s a happy ending among the mistletoe and holly?
Author: Elyse Douglas
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492852803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Traveling home for Christmas, two modern women in their 20s are forced to drive together during a snowstorm, and they get lost. They cross a covered bridge and, suddenly, they enter the past, finding themselves in a small picturesque Vermont town in 1943. They meet two handsome soldiers, who are about to be sent off to war, and they fall in love with them, while also struggling to find a way to return home to their own time. With the soldiers' help, on Christmas Eve, the two women finally have one chance to return to their own time, but they are caught between their love for the soldiers, and their desire to return to the present. At the last moment, they must make the difficult decision and, because it is Christmas, a miracle happens.
Author: Chris Heimerdinger
Publisher: Ivy Books
ISBN: 9780804118262
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Until he was three years old, Artemus Holiday and his twin brother, Andrew, had shared the adventures of life together. But when young Artemus lost his brother in a terrible tragedy on Christmas day, the miracle of the Christmas season seemed forever shrouded by a cloud of sadness and despair. But miracles have been known to happen during this time of year. This heartwarming Christmas story follows the lives of two eleven-year-old heroes--the weary and cynical Artemus and an outcast named Chess, a homeless con artist with a heart of gold. Through a simple twist of fate, these boys will find themselves swept into the adventure of a lifetime--one that takes them beyond their wildest imaginings. . . .
Author: Dana Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578616421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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In this special edition of the previously published book, "Where does Santa go after Christmas?", we learn where Santa and his family go each year once all of his Christmas Eve duties are complete. Read about Santa's travels and hobbies, reindeer fun, and the adventures of Mrs. Claus during her time away from the North Pole. In this special edition, we learn that Santa travels to the magical, sparkly Bakersfield Christmas Town each year following Thanksgiving, where he stays until Christmas Eve, when he must return to the North Pole so he can deliver toys to the children of the world. *Please note that this is a special edition of a previously published book and is written with great affection for the elves of Bakersfield's Christmas Town in Bakersfield, Calif.
Author: Peggy Gilchrist
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
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'TWAS WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE TOWN… Everyone was talking about the arrival of Jordan Scoville. The millionaire had been raised in Bethlehem, South Carolina, the town his family still owned. But Jordan hadn't been back in over ten years, and rumor had it that the savvy businessman had returned in order to close down their little "Christmas Town" forever! But that didn't stop struggling single mother Joella Ratchford. Everyone she really cared about lived in Christmas Town. And she was convinced that all Jordan "Scrooge" Scoville really needed was faith. For surely the joys of the season would make him realize that it was up to him to save this town…and maybe find a happily ever after of his own.
Author: Lauren Rosewarne
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498541828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
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Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.
