Download or read book A LONG HOT CHRISTMAS written by Barbara Daly and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketer Hope Sumner was forever dodging matchmakers, especially during the holiday season. This time, it was her own sisters trying to set her up. Their Prince Charming was apparently a drop-dead gorgeous workaholic who needed arm candy. Well, so did she. Lawyer Sam Sharkey wanted the sort of date he could take to the boss's Christmas party and not have to propose to afterward. Hope was perfect— radiant and rational. This could work out… very well. No one even suspected their lusty romance wasn't real, not after their lingering touches and hot glances started straying from the arm-candy script….

Download or read book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever written by Barbara Robinson and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

Download or read book How the Grinch Stole Christmas written by Dr. Seuss and published by RH Childrens Books. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get in on the Christmas cheer with Dr. Seuss’s iconic holiday classic starring the Grinch and Cindy-Lou Who—guaranteed to grow your heart three sizes! Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT! Not since “’Twas the night before Christmas” has the beginning of a Christmas tale been so instantly recognizable. From the Grinch and his dog, Max, to Cindy-Lou and all the residents of Who-ville, this heartwarming story about the effects of the Christmas spirit will warm even the coldest and smallest of hearts. Like mistletoe, candy canes, and caroling, the Grinch is a mainstay of the holidays, and his story is perfect for readers young and old.

Download or read book A Christmas Memory written by Truman Capote and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.

Download or read book All the Colors of Christmas Board written by Matthew Paul Turner and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of When God Made You and When I Pray for You captures the wonder of Christmas and the joy of Jesus' birth in a lyrical exploration of what makes the season so colorful, magical, and personal. In his trademark style, Matthew Paul Turner celebrates the Christmas season, particularly the colors that infuse the holiday and all the memorable sensations and experiences—including a festive market, sledding, and nativity scene—connected to those bright hues. Matthew draws his readers into a whirling ribbon of the familiar reds and greens of Christmas, as well as other festive hues, including white, gold, blue, and brown. Christmas is RED. It's a bright shiny sled. It's candy canes, and toy store lanes. It's sprinkles on sweet bread. Christmas is BROWN It’s pinecones scattered round… It’s a cradle soft with hay And a donkey’s gentle bray. It’s God within a baby’s skin on that very first Christmas Day. All the colors come together when readers are reminded that Christmas is YOU—you’re a part of the story, the joy and the glory! Matthew shows us again and again that the holidays are nothing without being with the people we love, celebrating treasured traditions, and making new memories—all in vivid color.

Download or read book The Worst Christmas Ever written by Kathleen Long Bostrom and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew is very unhappy about moving to snow-free California just before Christmas, especially after his dog disappears, but his little sister's faith in miracles is almost contagious.

Download or read book Auggie Wren s Christmas Story written by Paul Auster and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timeless, utterly charming Christmas fable, beautifully illustrated and destined to become a classic When Paul Auster was asked by The New York Times to write a Christmas story for the Op-Ed page, the result, "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story," led to Auster's collaboration on a film adaptation, Smoke. Now the story has found yet another life in this enchanting illustrated edition with Argentine artist Isol. It begins with a writer's dilemma: he's been asked by The New York Times to write a story that will appear in the paper on Christmas morning. The writer agrees, but he has a problem: How to write an unsentimental Christmas story? He unburdens himself to his friend at his local cigar shop, a colorful character named Auggie Wren. "A Christmas story? Is that all?" Auggie counters. "If you buy me lunch, my friend, I'll tell you the best Christmas story you ever heard. And I guarantee every word of it is true." And an unconventional story it is, involving a lost wallet, a blind woman, and a Christmas dinner. Everything gets turned upside down. What's stealing? What's giving? What's a lie? What's the truth? It's vintage Auster, and pure pleasure: a truly unsentimental but completely affecting tale.

Download or read book Red Hot Christmas written by Debbie McGowan and published by Beaten Track Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaunna has a complicated Christmas ahead of her. For more than twenty years, she and Kris were a couple. Together, they bought a house and turned it into a wonderful family home in which to raise Shaunna’s daughter, Krissi. Now Krissi is all grown up, and Shaunna and Kris are separated; Kris has Ade: his boyfriend of more than a year who adores him. And Andy—Krissi’s dad—is in love with Shaunna… She knows what she wants for Christmas. She’s had a long time to think about it. But is the ribbon binding these fabulous relationships strong enough to protect them? Or will turning on the lights reveal the true fragility of these precious ornaments? Either way, Shaunna knows she’s set for a Christmas that might just be too hot to handle. * * * * * Red Hot Christmas is a novella-length character special. Part of Hiding Behind The Couch series. This story follows chronologically from In The Stars Part II (Season Five) and runs parallel to A Midnight Clear (Novella). The story continues in Two By Two (Season Six). * * * * * WARNING: this story contains intimate (moderately explicit) scenes between consenting opposite sex (F/M) adults.

Download or read book Breaking the Bad Boy s Rules Their White Hot Christmas written by Reese Ryan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holiday seduction and mistletoe magic? Anything can happen in the latest sizzling romances from fan favorite Reese Ryan and USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett! Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules by Reese Ryan His best friend’s tempting sister could cost him everything… After a soured romance broke up his band, rock star drummer Vaughn Reed is restoring the run-down ranch he inherited. He hires his best friend’s sister to transform it from fixer-upper to fabulous. But annoying little Allie Price is now a talented interior designer—and an unexpected temptation. Vaughn refuses to allow his dream to implode a second time. But will it cost him Allie? Their White-Hot Christmas by USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett This sexy Scrooge has finally met his match! What should have been a relaxing dude ranch vacation for life coach Kira Lee has presented her biggest challenge yet! Property owner Paxton Hart is not only the sexiest man she’s ever seen—he’s also the resident Scrooge. But even Pax can’t resist Kira’s fiery spirit…or her kisses. But will passion be enough to create a Christmas miracle? Two sizzling Dynasties romances, one great value!

Download or read book Florists Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Long Hot Summer written by Rosemary Friedman and published by Arcadia Books. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lorna Brown has everything...so why does she feel so dissatisfied? The clothes, the house, the Poggenpohl kitchen do nothing to give her life meaning. The death of a friend makes her question her existence still further. Then she meets Armand, her daughter's friend, and Lorna's yearning for something different takes shape. Envying the assurance and spontaneity of her daughter and her companions, she suddenly makes a decision and abandons her easy comfort for a squat in Regent's Park. Will Lorna find there the contentment she craves?

Download or read book The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries written by Otto Penzler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

Download or read book American Florist written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moving Tigers written by Bob Franklin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean and her boyfriend travel to Nepal on a volunteering holiday, a Himalayan adventure and a chance to find themselves. But instead Jean finds herself tumbling into a vivid and unexplained psychosis. In traditional Nepalese game Moving Tigers, tigers hunt goats while the goats choke the tigers’ moves. Jean can’t work out if she’s being hunted or choked, or who is friend or foe. The cracks in her personality rupture, the chinks in her relationship become gaping holes, and Jean falls into the jaws of a catastrophe.

Download or read book Miracle on Christmas Street written by Annie O'Neil and published by Orion. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feel-good, funny and festive, this book is guaranteed to melt your heart this Christmas! Perfect for fans of Heidi Swain, Jo Thomas and Milly Johnson *** 'Heartwarming, funny and deliciously festive!' Debbie Johnson, author of Maybe One Day 'You'll simply fall in love with this scrumptious Christmas story' Sandy Barker, author of The Christmas Swap Behind every door is a festive wish... When Jess Green arrives at her new home on Christmas Street, she quickly realises that this will be a December to remember! After the disaster of last year, she was hoping to curl up and avoid the festivities - but her new neighbours have other ideas... Together, they're creating something extraordinary: a real-life advent calendar. As each house opens its door for wreath-making, gingerbread icing or carol singing, Jess finds herself swept up in the holiday cheer. Every house, that is, except for No. 24, home to the cantakerous Mr Winters. But when disaster strikes, can Jess pull off a festive miracle - and make her own Christmas wish come true? *** Your favourite authors love Miracle on Christmas Street! 'The Holiday meets Love Actually . . . the warm, fuzzy, feel-good Christmas tonic we all need this year' Helly Acton, author of The Shelf 'Warm, wonderfully wise and brimming with Christmas magic' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas 'A delightful Christmas read to curl up with' Bella Osborne, author of One Family Christmas 'A sparkling, funny, festive treat!' Laura Kemp, author of Bring Me Sunshine 'Oozes festive fun and charm! You'll definitely want this in your Christmas stocking' Fiona Harper, author of The Memory Collector 'Brimming with warmth and sparkle...Miracle on Christmas Street is sure to leave you filled with the magic of the season' Maisey Yates

Download or read book The Best Christmas Ever written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nick Gallagher returns to his hometown for his brother's Christmas wedding, the confirmed bachelor and military man has to exchange his usual army fatigues for the tux of a best man. Nick has never thought about settling down himself, but soon finds his attention straying…mostly to the very pretty neighbor next door. Allison Lee doesn't trust men—especially ones as handsome as Nick. She knows firsthand that they usually run off at the mention of the word commitment, and she won't risk having her heart broken again. But as Allison begins to see the tenderness behind Nick's charming ways, she's finding it harder and harder to give him his marching orders!