Download or read book Last Blue Christmas written by Rose Prendeville and published by Eridani Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not on Officer Maggie Kyle’s Christmas bingo card: • A homemade bomb in a bus station locker. • A child, the prime suspect in the bombing. • Her partner of ten years abandoning her to solve the case on her own. Max St. James might be the worst cop in the world—or at least in Toronto: • He fell in love with his partner. • He’s the reason she never became a detective. • He doesn’t much care who planted the bomb. The IED’s blast ignites years of tension, sending Maggie and Max careening in opposite directions—but opposites still attract. Can they find a way to come together to solve the case before another bomb goes off? And will it mean another ten years sacrificing the future they want for the partnership they already have? Keywords: contemporary romance, holiday romance, christmas fiction, holiday fiction, canadian romance, friends to lovers, police and detective romance, cinnamon roll romance, big city romance, toronto fiction, canada fiction, workplace romance

Download or read book The Last Christmas Carol written by Scott Michal and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Scrooge-like director attempts to stage the play A Christmas carol and is visited by a series of Christmas spirits including his former agent, an acid-tongued drama critic, and an Elvis impersonator.

Download or read book Mistress Mackintosh and the Shaw Wretch written by Rose Prendeville and published by Eridani Press. This book was released on 2022-09-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Determined heroine, sympathetic hero - up to a point - with an excellent mix of hijinks and danger. Rose Prendeville is an author to watch and Mistress Mackintosh and the Shaw Wretch is a delightful historical romance. Highly recommend!" —Elizabeth Everett, author of A Lady's Formula for Love Description In 1725, a secret convent has been established on the Aberdeenshire coast. Jory Mackintosh is more excited by healing herbs than husbands or holy prayers. She craves freedom—and a chance to sneak into medical school. Instead, on the eve of her escape, she becomes an unwilling pawn in her family’s schemes with a rival clan. Finlay Shaw, the disgraced younger brother of the laird, has spent ten long years atoning for his past failures, but nothing can wash away the stain of fratricide. When the clans order him to escort Jory to her new life as a nun, thus securing an alliance with the freshly formed Black Watch, it’s his last chance for redemption. Too bad for Finn, Jory has no intention of following orders. Trapped on the road together, often with only one bed between them, the two butt heads and match wits, forced to acknowledge the dark shadows that have haunted them both for years. Can they learn to trust each other, and themselves, to fly in the face of their families’ wishes, or will they choose the solitary futures they always believed they deserve in this unorthodox runaway bride story? Mistress Mackintosh & the Shaw Wretch is the first volume of the new Brides of Chattan series, a Highland historical romance, set in Jacobite Scotland featuring a feisty heroine and cinnamon roll hero, enemies to lovers on a road trip. If you enjoy authors like Elizabeth Everett, Jennifer Ashley, Manda Collins, Evie Dunmore, Joanna Lowell, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare, checkout this delightful romance today.

Download or read book True Blue Christmas written by Glenda Gabrielle and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Cozy Mystery Sampler written by Lorraine Bartlett and published by Polaris Press. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a sampler box of chocolates–-dip in and find your favorite! Included in A Cozy Sampler are selections of seven of Lorraine Bartlett’s novels. These include the opening chapters of four of the Victoria Square Mysteries (A CRAFTY KILLING, THE WALLED FLOWER, ONE HOT MURDER, and DEAD, BATH and BEYOND, as well as the companion cookbook, RECIPES TO DIE FOR); the opening chapters of the first Lotus Bay Mystery (WITH BAITED BREATH), and a bonus feature of the first three chapters from the Tales of Telenia adventure-fantasy series (STRANDED and JOURNEY). These chapters give readers an overview of her various series as well as a chance to get to know the characters.

Download or read book A Weary World written by Kathy Escobar and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Weary World, Escobar provides twenty-eight daily reflections paired with Scripture and prayer to tackle this difficult season. Weekly resources make this Advent devotional suitable for group study as well.

Download or read book Single Parents Unite written by Cheryl Pontius and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even with two parents, raising children is hard. When a parent is doing it alone, however, the simplest taskslike coaching childrens sports, surviving family holidays, and getting the kids dressed and on the buscan seem downright impossible. Cheryl Pontius, a single mother of four girls who are now single parents of their own, knows this all too well, and she looks back at her adventures in these essays that celebrate familyno matter what form it takes. In Half an HourWas It Too Much to Hope For? she writes about the time when daughter Brittany, ten, was asked to watch Melissa, eight, whose parents would be home by 10:00 p.m. What could possibly go wrong? (You have to read to find out!) In Birthday Insanity, she looks back at celebrating a party with several giggling girls followed by a scavenger hunt throughout her apartment complex. Throughout the adventures, which are exasperating, tiring, comedic, and poignant all at the same time, the children and the parents somehow survive.

Download or read book Once Upon A Christmas written by Lisa Plumley and published by Lisa Plumley. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Funny, tender, and occasionally wacky, this trio of short romantic comedies gets the holidays off to a lively start as three heroines find love in unexpected ways. Plumley's lighthearted sense of fun, sassy dialog, and likable characters make for an appealing holiday collection." --Library Journal This Christmas, chill out and cuddle up with these enchanting holiday stories... Mistletoe and Holly Accountant Holly Aldridge scrupulously plans everything in her life—until her boyfriend gets spontaneous by dumping her right before Thanksgiving. Still, Holly's sure he'll reconsider, given a little time...and a reason to be jealous. That reason, all six-feet-plus of him, is her new roommate, Sam McKenzie. If Sam has his way, Holly will have a sizzling new romance by Christmastime... Christmas Honeymoon Some women would consider it the perfect Christmas gift: an all-expenses-paid Vegas honeymoon. But Stacy Ames isn't some women. Actually, she's supposed to be posing as her cousin Janie. Too bad Stacy's faux hubby turns out to be her infuriatingly sexy ex, Dylan. Fortunately, mistletoe and free champagne have a way of turning "too bad" into very, very good... A Baby for Christmas Kahlúa, coffee, and sympathy—it's amazing the trouble they can get a girl into. Chloe Carmichal was only trying to help her best pal (and secret crush), Nick, drown his sorrows. She never expected they'd end up having a hot-and-heavy tryst that Nick's hangover would make him forget, but that Chloe will always remember...since she'll have his baby as a Christmas memento...

Download or read book Blue Christmas written by Diane Moody and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the best Christmas presents aren't found under the tree . . . Working late on Christmas Eve, college senior Hannah Brooks is in the midst of a full-blown pity party. When a last-minute customer brimming with holiday spirit invites her to a candlelight service and a late-night family dinner, Hannah reluctantly accepts. She has no idea this kindhearted woman is the mother of Jason McKenzie - leader singer of Out of the Blue, the hottest band in the country - and Hannah's childhood idol. The evening ends with an innocent kiss (sans mistletoe) as Hannah is swept away by Jason's unpretentious manner. Over the holidays Hannah and Jason's relationship grows, but when turmoil and tragedy strike at the very heart of his famous band, their newfound love is put to the test in the glare of the paparazzi spotlight. Throughout her rollercoaster of experiences with Jason and his friends, Hannah comes face to face with her own beliefs. Who knew she could learn more about prayer and faith by hanging out with a bunch of rock stars than she ever learned in church? The author first wrote Blue Christmas as a gift for her then-teenage daughter in honor of her affection for a wildly popular band in the late 90s. The short story grew into a full-length novel, eventually surfacing on one of the band's fan fiction websites where it became quite a phenomenon. More than 80,000 readers stopped by to read the story, with over 1000 of them sending personal emails to the author who still enjoys reading them today. Though the story's details have been changed, its band and all characters now fictional, the story line remains the same. Author Diane Moody has dedicated Blue Christmas to her now-grown daughter, Hannah Moody Schmitt.

Download or read book Ignore Scott written by Leigh Donnelly and published by Leigh Donnelly. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One chance at her big break. One charming cameraman standing in her way. Jackie Strauss is drowning in nautical-themed Christmas decorations. When her holiday-obsessed neighborhood is selected for a documentary, the DIY expert realizes she's in over her head as the cameras start rolling and she starts fumbling. But the variable most likely to result in her total failure falls solely on the broad, muscular shoulders of the charismatic cameraman who’s documenting her every move. The man she once had a fiery hot one-night stand with. Scott Davis uses work to avoid anything beyond a fling. Unfortunately, his strategy of quickly moving from one filming location to another leads him straight back to the one woman he never got over: Jackie Strauss. But he's only in town temporarily and getting involved with anyone in the documentary is strictly forbidden, so he keeps his camera up as a barrier and somehow resists the achingly strong desire to ravage Jackie under one of her perfectly placed mistletoes. With Scott’s next flight out already booked, can Jackie convince him their love is worth the risk of losing everything? *This spicy holiday rom-com has it all: an ornery cat, quirky neighbors who are like family, small-town holiday festivities, a ride-or-die bestie, multiple Richard Simmons mentions (because why not), and an HEA that's sure to melt hearts. It's a second in series but can be read as a stand-alone.

Download or read book The Fruit That Cracked the Stone written by R E Leyland and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Patterson didn’t always have his stony-disposition. There was a time when he lived from a place of exuberance and vitality that was witnessed and felt by those around him. Then, the unexpected happened and disfigured his unscathed world. From that day forth, he was never the same. Until she came in and he succumbed to temptation; partaking in the fruit from the Tree-of-Life.

Download or read book Lady Len and the Mysterious Mac written by Rose Prendeville and published by Eridani Press. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a marriage of convenience for everyone except the bride and groom. He never wanted to be a laird. She never wanted to marry one. Wee Ellen Mackintosh, sickly and quieter than a church mouse, holds a secret that even time hasn't healed. Unable to use her voice since childhood, she's not up to being lady of the castle, but her father wants a MacKenzie son-in-law. So when the giant Silas Mackenzie returns to the Highlands, both their fathers' schemes take off like runaway stallions. Too tall and broad for anyone's good, but especially his own, Silas breaks everything he touches. To appease his dying father and an increasingly rebellious clan, Si reluctantly agrees to the marriage, vowing to keep it in his kilt no less so when he sees the tiny, perfect creature they expect him to wed. Unwanted but undeniable, the spark between them burns hotter by the day, even as they try to push each other away. But can Silas fight the monsters within his clan—or at war within himself—without her? Or will Ellen finally find her voice, only to disappear forever?

Download or read book A Blue Christmas written by Janet Bensley and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sprucey the Blue Christmas Tree written by Donna Abear and published by I. E. Clark Publications. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blue Christmas written by Mary Kay Andrews and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tasty holiday treat as she brings back the winning characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze for a little Southern cheer. It's the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop for the Savannah historical district window decorating contest-which she intends to win. She throws herself into putting up a Graceland/Blue Christmas motif, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree, and all kinds of tacky retro stuff. The project takes up so much time that Weezie is ready to shoot herself with her glue gun by the time she's done, but the results are stunning. She's sure she's one-upped the owners of the trendy shop around the corner. But suddenly, things go missing from Weezie's display, and there seems to be a mysterious midnight visitor to her shop. Still, Weezie has high hopes for the holiday-maybe in the form of an engagement ring from her chef boyfriend. But Daniel, always moody at the holidays, seems more distant than usual. Throw in Weezie's decidedly odd family, a 1950s Christmas tree pin, and even a little help from the King himself, and maybe there will be a pocketful of miracles for Weezie this Christmas eve.

Download or read book Blue Christmas written by John Dufresne and published by Books & Books. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary reader with a bent towards the sub-genre of noir. Blue Christmas: Holiday Stories for the Rest of Us, is an anthology of seventeen holiday short stories by acclaimed fiction writers. Authors included in anthology: Diana Abu-Jaber, Preston Allen, Steve Almond, Lynne Barrett, Tricia Bauer, Colin Channer, Jon Clinch, John Dufresne, Ed Falco, Robert Goldrick, Ben Greenman, James W. Hall, Jane Hamilton, Ann Hood, Ana Menéndez, Les Standiford

Download or read book Blue Christmas written by Maines Bethany (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: