Author: Deanna Talcott
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1460353161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Courtesy of his rakish good looks and powerful prestige, Jared Gillette was every woman's fantasy. Yet, as far as Nicki Holliday was concerned, he was 100% Scrooge! Sure, she felt a jolt of electricity whenever Jared ravished her with his sexy-as-sin eyes…but a practically penniless Nicki was infuriated because her "Bah, Humbug!" boss had her fired. Then he proceeded to charm her into caring for his beloved daughter! Well, a soft-hearted Nicki couldn't resist the challenge of spreading warm holiday cheer throughout his arctic mansion. Before long, a gruffly tender Jared swept the orphaned beauty off her feet. But would it take a miracle to awaken the jaded tycoon to the wonder of love?
THE NANNY & HER SCROOGE
Author: Deanna Talcott
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1460353161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Courtesy of his rakish good looks and powerful prestige, Jared Gillette was every woman's fantasy. Yet, as far as Nicki Holliday was concerned, he was 100% Scrooge! Sure, she felt a jolt of electricity whenever Jared ravished her with his sexy-as-sin eyes…but a practically penniless Nicki was infuriated because her "Bah, Humbug!" boss had her fired. Then he proceeded to charm her into caring for his beloved daughter! Well, a soft-hearted Nicki couldn't resist the challenge of spreading warm holiday cheer throughout his arctic mansion. Before long, a gruffly tender Jared swept the orphaned beauty off her feet. But would it take a miracle to awaken the jaded tycoon to the wonder of love?
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1460353161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Courtesy of his rakish good looks and powerful prestige, Jared Gillette was every woman's fantasy. Yet, as far as Nicki Holliday was concerned, he was 100% Scrooge! Sure, she felt a jolt of electricity whenever Jared ravished her with his sexy-as-sin eyes…but a practically penniless Nicki was infuriated because her "Bah, Humbug!" boss had her fired. Then he proceeded to charm her into caring for his beloved daughter! Well, a soft-hearted Nicki couldn't resist the challenge of spreading warm holiday cheer throughout his arctic mansion. Before long, a gruffly tender Jared swept the orphaned beauty off her feet. But would it take a miracle to awaken the jaded tycoon to the wonder of love?
A Nanny for Christmas
Author: Lenora Worth
Publisher: Tule Publishing
ISBN: 1954894554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A winter wonderland provides the perfect holiday setting—but only if they can find a way to unwrap their hearts. When event planner Kara Benton walks into her latest client’s home and is mistaken for the new nanny, she impulsively says yes. Kara’s determined to elevate her career, and saving a high profile holiday party just weeks before Christmas is the perfect solution. Suddenly she’s saddled with two adorable kids, one excited dog, and a huge dilemma: can she pull off both jobs? Widower Richard Westfield may be a whiz at designing top-of-the-line security technology, but he’s flummoxed as to how to protect his kids and his heart from taking another emotional hit. He strikes a deal with Kara: she’ll work her organizational magic if he’ll make an effort to find his footing as a father again. But as they team up to return the Christmas spirit to his Colorado mountain chateau, sparks fly and Kara realizes she needs to let go of her own pain to embrace the love she's beginning to feel in her heart. Each book in the Sweet Inspirational Christmas Romance series is standalone: *A Nanny for Christmas *The X-Mas Club
Publisher: Tule Publishing
ISBN: 1954894554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A winter wonderland provides the perfect holiday setting—but only if they can find a way to unwrap their hearts. When event planner Kara Benton walks into her latest client’s home and is mistaken for the new nanny, she impulsively says yes. Kara’s determined to elevate her career, and saving a high profile holiday party just weeks before Christmas is the perfect solution. Suddenly she’s saddled with two adorable kids, one excited dog, and a huge dilemma: can she pull off both jobs? Widower Richard Westfield may be a whiz at designing top-of-the-line security technology, but he’s flummoxed as to how to protect his kids and his heart from taking another emotional hit. He strikes a deal with Kara: she’ll work her organizational magic if he’ll make an effort to find his footing as a father again. But as they team up to return the Christmas spirit to his Colorado mountain chateau, sparks fly and Kara realizes she needs to let go of her own pain to embrace the love she's beginning to feel in her heart. Each book in the Sweet Inspirational Christmas Romance series is standalone: *A Nanny for Christmas *The X-Mas Club
Analyzing Christmas in Film
Author: Lauren Rosewarne
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498541828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498541828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
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.
Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge
Author: Laura Levine
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 1496708512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
“Exemplary . . . a thoroughly enjoyable cozy with just the right balance of crime, humor, and holiday spirit” by the author of Death of a Bachelorette (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Freelance writer Jaine Austen is feeling festive about spending Christmas house-sitting at a posh Bel Air mansion, accompanied by her friend Lance and her cat, Prozac. But when a grumpy neighbor gets himself iced, she’ll have to find the culprit or she may spend the New Year in jail . . . Scotty Parker is a former child star who once played Tiny Tim, but now he’s grown up into the role of neighborhood Scrooge. He cuts the wires on his neighbors’ Christmas lights and tells local kids that Santa had a stroke. And his miserly, bah-humbug attitude lasts year-round—a fact known all too well by his current wife, his ex-wife, his maid, and many more. Scotty thinks he can stage a comeback with the screenplay he’s working on (The Return of Tiny Tim: Vengeance Is Mine!), and Jaine’s been reluctantly helping him edit it. So when Scotty is bludgeoned with a frozen chocolate yule log and the police start making a list of suspects and checking it twice, Jaine’s name is unfortunately included. True, she’s been under some stress, with Lance trying to set her up on dates and her fickle feline taking a sudden liking to someone else—but she’s not guilty of murder. Now she just has to prove it . . . Praise for the Jaine Austen mysteries “So outrageously funny.” —Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author “Jaine can really dish it out.” —The New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 1496708512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
“Exemplary . . . a thoroughly enjoyable cozy with just the right balance of crime, humor, and holiday spirit” by the author of Death of a Bachelorette (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Freelance writer Jaine Austen is feeling festive about spending Christmas house-sitting at a posh Bel Air mansion, accompanied by her friend Lance and her cat, Prozac. But when a grumpy neighbor gets himself iced, she’ll have to find the culprit or she may spend the New Year in jail . . . Scotty Parker is a former child star who once played Tiny Tim, but now he’s grown up into the role of neighborhood Scrooge. He cuts the wires on his neighbors’ Christmas lights and tells local kids that Santa had a stroke. And his miserly, bah-humbug attitude lasts year-round—a fact known all too well by his current wife, his ex-wife, his maid, and many more. Scotty thinks he can stage a comeback with the screenplay he’s working on (The Return of Tiny Tim: Vengeance Is Mine!), and Jaine’s been reluctantly helping him edit it. So when Scotty is bludgeoned with a frozen chocolate yule log and the police start making a list of suspects and checking it twice, Jaine’s name is unfortunately included. True, she’s been under some stress, with Lance trying to set her up on dates and her fickle feline taking a sudden liking to someone else—but she’s not guilty of murder. Now she just has to prove it . . . Praise for the Jaine Austen mysteries “So outrageously funny.” —Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author “Jaine can really dish it out.” —The New York Times Book Review
A Daddy by Christmas
Author: Teri Wilson
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488094039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A dog isn’t only man’s best friend… It could bring Anders the love of his life. Without a bride by his side, billionaire Anders Kent will lose his chance to be a father to his five-year-old niece. So when a gorgeous down-on-her luck dancer is claiming the same puppy as him, she might be the answer to his problems! Chloe Wilde’s not looking for a marriage of convenience, even to someone as captivating as Anders. But sometimes Christmas gifts come in unusual packages…
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488094039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A dog isn’t only man’s best friend… It could bring Anders the love of his life. Without a bride by his side, billionaire Anders Kent will lose his chance to be a father to his five-year-old niece. So when a gorgeous down-on-her luck dancer is claiming the same puppy as him, she might be the answer to his problems! Chloe Wilde’s not looking for a marriage of convenience, even to someone as captivating as Anders. But sometimes Christmas gifts come in unusual packages…
A Nanny Under the Mistletoe
Author: Teresa Southwick
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1426844654
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Nanny extraordinaire Libby Bradford spent her life nurturing children. So when her best friend's daughter was left unexpectedly orphaned, Libby lost no time in opening her heart to Morgan. Yet, she never expected to feel sparks for Morgan's guardian, real estate billionaire Jess Donnelly. Libby had felt overlooked by Jess for years, yet that didn't stop her pulse from careening into overdrive whenever she laid eyes on him. And when she moved into his home as Morgan's nanny, she was shocked to realize that her burning attraction for Jess was mutual. But this reluctant dad didn't know how to open himself to love. It was Libby and Morgan's job to show him the way….
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1426844654
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Nanny extraordinaire Libby Bradford spent her life nurturing children. So when her best friend's daughter was left unexpectedly orphaned, Libby lost no time in opening her heart to Morgan. Yet, she never expected to feel sparks for Morgan's guardian, real estate billionaire Jess Donnelly. Libby had felt overlooked by Jess for years, yet that didn't stop her pulse from careening into overdrive whenever she laid eyes on him. And when she moved into his home as Morgan's nanny, she was shocked to realize that her burning attraction for Jess was mutual. But this reluctant dad didn't know how to open himself to love. It was Libby and Morgan's job to show him the way….
Freedom, Common Sense, and the "Nanny State"
Author: Richard T. Stanley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475974310
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Why the title, Freedom, Common Sense, and the Nanny State? Freedom is the individuals ability to choose. The more choices one has in life, the greater ones freedom. America is world-famous as the Land of the Free. Common sense is the stuff wise decisions are based upon. Freedom and common senseand lots of good, old-fashioned ingenuityhave built the greatest nation the world has ever known, the United States of America. But freedom can be frustrating, because it allows for philosophers and fools. And common sense is not as plentiful as one might hope. We Americans are currently embroiled in a continuing culture warself-reliance vs. Social Justice. Social Justice is liberal code for the Nanny Stategovernment supervision from cradle to grave. Where has freedom gone when a few bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., can dictate to more than 300 million Americans what kinds of light bulbs and toilets we can use, to the quality of health care we must accept? And where is the common sense in SPENDING our way out of bankruptcy? May freedom and common sense replace the Nanny State in America before it is too late.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475974310
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Why the title, Freedom, Common Sense, and the Nanny State? Freedom is the individuals ability to choose. The more choices one has in life, the greater ones freedom. America is world-famous as the Land of the Free. Common sense is the stuff wise decisions are based upon. Freedom and common senseand lots of good, old-fashioned ingenuityhave built the greatest nation the world has ever known, the United States of America. But freedom can be frustrating, because it allows for philosophers and fools. And common sense is not as plentiful as one might hope. We Americans are currently embroiled in a continuing culture warself-reliance vs. Social Justice. Social Justice is liberal code for the Nanny Stategovernment supervision from cradle to grave. Where has freedom gone when a few bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., can dictate to more than 300 million Americans what kinds of light bulbs and toilets we can use, to the quality of health care we must accept? And where is the common sense in SPENDING our way out of bankruptcy? May freedom and common sense replace the Nanny State in America before it is too late.
A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Tom eMusic
ISBN: 1623210348
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This new version has been adapted in answer to the needs of today’s young readers. The text is dynamic and light, and yet retains the tale’s original literary beauty and the grandeur of its timeless message. The colorful illustrations by the renowned artist, Arthur Friday, stimulate the eye and inspire the child’s imagination.
Publisher: Tom eMusic
ISBN: 1623210348
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This new version has been adapted in answer to the needs of today’s young readers. The text is dynamic and light, and yet retains the tale’s original literary beauty and the grandeur of its timeless message. The colorful illustrations by the renowned artist, Arthur Friday, stimulate the eye and inspire the child’s imagination.
The Christmas Wager
Author: Holly Cassidy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735246483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From a bestselling Canadian author comes a delightful enemies-to-lovers holiday rom-com set in the quaint town of Maple Falls, about a city girl and a small-town boy who compete in the town’s annual holiday games in order to win the right price for a Christmas shop, perfect for fans of The Hating Game and One Day in December. One rivalry. Eight days until Christmas. Let the holiday games begin. When LA-based real estate developer Bella Ross arrives in the sleepy, mountain town of Maple Falls, she has one mission: to acquire the local failing Christmas shop, Always Noelle, securing the promotion of her dreams. Nothing can get in her way. Except the shop owner’s stubborn grandson, Jesse Harrison. Both refuse to budge, until an unlikely wager is struck: Bella and Jesse will compete in the Maple Falls Holiday Games, an annual tradition of eccentric feats of strength and skills. Winner decides the selling price. They’ll give each other a run for their money, but as the competition heats up, Bella and Jesse’s icy feelings toward each other begin to thaw. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for them to admit there’s a spark, but what if it’s just another game?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735246483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From a bestselling Canadian author comes a delightful enemies-to-lovers holiday rom-com set in the quaint town of Maple Falls, about a city girl and a small-town boy who compete in the town’s annual holiday games in order to win the right price for a Christmas shop, perfect for fans of The Hating Game and One Day in December. One rivalry. Eight days until Christmas. Let the holiday games begin. When LA-based real estate developer Bella Ross arrives in the sleepy, mountain town of Maple Falls, she has one mission: to acquire the local failing Christmas shop, Always Noelle, securing the promotion of her dreams. Nothing can get in her way. Except the shop owner’s stubborn grandson, Jesse Harrison. Both refuse to budge, until an unlikely wager is struck: Bella and Jesse will compete in the Maple Falls Holiday Games, an annual tradition of eccentric feats of strength and skills. Winner decides the selling price. They’ll give each other a run for their money, but as the competition heats up, Bella and Jesse’s icy feelings toward each other begin to thaw. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for them to admit there’s a spark, but what if it’s just another game?
The Cure for Modern Life
Author: Lisa Tucker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743492803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Rejected by his charity-minded ex-fiancée for his corporate beliefs, high-powered executive Matthew finds his life turned upside down by his unwitting involvement with a pair of homeless children. By the author of Shout Down the Moon. Reprint.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743492803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Rejected by his charity-minded ex-fiancée for his corporate beliefs, high-powered executive Matthew finds his life turned upside down by his unwitting involvement with a pair of homeless children. By the author of Shout Down the Moon. Reprint.