Download or read book The Best Man s Holiday Romance written by Gail Sattler and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JEFF SHAW EXPECTS A BLUE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR Reeling from a broken engagement, Jeff doesn't feel like celebrating. Especially with his ex-fiancée's younger sister, Natasha Brickson. But Natasha is determined to immerse Jeff in Christmas cheer, and to his surprise, her tender care begins to mend his heart. Unlike his ex, Natasha is warm, compassionate and lovely inside and out. Natasha's always stood in her sister's shadow, so she doesn't expect the man of her dreams to notice her. But when their friendship becomes something more, can Jeff convince Natasha that he was engaged to the wrong sister...and give her the Christmas gift of a lifetime?

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema written by S. Torriano Berry and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As early as 1909, African Americans were utilizing the new medium of cinema to catalogue the world around them, using the film camera as a device to capture their lives and their history. The daunting subject of race and ethnicity permeated life in America at the turn of the twentieth century and due to the effect of certain early films, specific television images, and an often-biased news media, it still plagues us today. As new technologies bring the power of the moving image to the masses, African Americans will shoot and edit on laptop computers and share their stories with a global audience via the World Wide Web. These independently produced visions will add to the diverse cache of African American images being displayed on an ever-expanding silver screen. This wide range of stories, topics, views, and genres will finally give the world a glimpse of African American life that has long been ignored and has yet to be seen. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1400 cross-referenced entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about African American cinema.

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Download or read book Christmas with the Best Man written by Ari Thatcher and published by Aspendawn Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quirky, sexy continuation of the Destination Weddings series featuring Joey and Jasmine, whom we first met in The Rock Star’s Wedding. Christmas in Ireland…what could be more romantic? The day after Chaz and Kenzi’s wedding in Ireland, Jasmine is still riding the romantic high. Then a polar vortex brings in the storm of the century and now she’s stuck in Ireland with the to-die-for best man, Joey. That slow sexy smile of his heats her up only to have his alternating hot and cold personality shatter her fantasies. Locals say it could be a week before they can leave the island. A week alone he could handle. A week in a small room with this perky event planner would be hell. Yes, she’s beautiful, she might even be hot if she’d slow down long enough for a guy to get to know her, but it’s probably a good thing she doesn’t. A “one week stand” between the best friends of the bride and groom would make life unbearable down the road.

Download or read book Not Your Average Vixen written by Krista Sandor and published by Candy Castle Books. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Dasher versus Rudolph with a little Vixen thrown in! A Christmas wedding is on the line in this steamy holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Krista Sandor. Maid of honor, Bridget Dasher, didn't think anything could ruin her sister's Christmas Eve wedding...until she met the best man. Scratch that-the worst man. Don't be fooled by his name, Soren Christopher Traeger-Rudolph-yep, Rudolph-is the Grinch of all groomsmen, and his plans for this wedding will only land him on the Naughty List. Or... Her bed. Naughty reindeer games like you've never seen ensue when Rudolph brings out the Vixen in this Dasher. With witty banter and laugh-out-loud moments, prepare to experience Christmas bliss in Not Your Average Vixen, an enemies-to-lovers holiday romance.

Download or read book A Wedding in December written by Sarah Morgan and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas wedding in Aspen brings family drama, shocking secrets, and festive flirtations in the USA Today–bestselling author’s holiday romance. The White family has arrived in Aspen for the whirlwind wedding of youngest daughter Rosie. The bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick, are determined to celebrate, even as they hide a devastating secret: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland. Rosie’s older sister, Katie, is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself! If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans . . . Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiancé but is having serious second thoughts. As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget!

Download or read book Christmas Love Stories written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is coming – and so is love. Love is in the air this Christmas, and three couples are finding that working at the holidays comes with an unexpected benefit – a soul mate. This holiday anthology includes three previously published novellas, together for the first time in one collection. Each steamy story features a midlife couple, an alpha male, an independent woman, meddling friends, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Dating Santa: A Hot Workplace Seasoned Romance Forty-year-old Samantha has never had much interest in falling in love. Her troubled childhood taught her that the only person she can rely on is herself. She’s done well for herself, working her way up to manage the second largest department store in the Pacific Northwest. She has a good job, friends, and a little dream house with her very own garden. Everything would be perfect if she could just get through the busy Christmas shopping season and find the perfect Santa to work at the store. It turns out the perfect Santa is also the perfect man for her. Recently retired after twenty-five years in the Navy, Dominick is taking some time off as he plans his next move. When his sister asks him to help her employment agency by applying for a Santa job, Dom figures it will be an easy way to pass the time. Little does he know he’s about to meet the woman he’s been looking for his whole life. She claims that she hates Christmas, but he’s going to make it his mission to make Sammie fall in love with Christmas. If he has any luck, she’ll also fall in love with Santa himself. Maid for Christmas: A Hot Female Billionaire Romance The woman sweeping the floor isn't who he thinks she is... When Nina slips into James' office to clean one evening, he assumes she is the maid. It's an understandable mistake, given that Nina is filling in for one of her vacationing employees. The high-powered CEO of Johnson Janitorial enjoys playing undercover boss to stay in touch with her employees and keep herself grounded. When James asks her out, Nina is cautious. She doesn't want to date a guy who hits on her staff and flaunts his wealth, but he finally wears her down. After years of guys trying to use her or feeling intimidated by her wealth, Nina likes the anonymity of being plain old Nina, cleaning lady. But as their holiday romance blossoms, it becomes harder and harder to justify not telling James who she really is. When her secret comes out, will James still like her when he realizes her net worth is so much higher than his? Or can this unlikely couple find a love that lasts longer than the holidays? Santa’s Claws: An Instalove Paranormal Christmas Romance This year Santa is getting a Christmas present…a brand new mate! Tony is transitioning back to civilian life after twenty years in the military and trying to figure out his next steps. When his mom signs him up to play Santa at Greysden's annual holiday festival, he's not happy about it. After so many years away from his family, he's lost his love of the holiday, and the last thing the grumpy wolf wants to do is spread Christmas cheer. Marissa just moved to town, looking for a fresh start to heal her broken heart. When a growly Santa tracks her down and says he's her fated mate, she wonders if he's got some kind of brain injury. Humans don't turn into wolves, right? Even crazier…falling in love with someone she just met. But is it real? Or just a Christmas romance? This book is perfect for fans of: Hope Ford, Frankie Love, LB Dunbar, Kylie Gilmore, Mia Brody, Lucy Score, Claire Kingsley, Kathryn Nolan, Pippa Grant, Daniella Brodsky, Kameron Claire, Fern Fraser, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Pamela Kelley, J.H. Croix, Kait Nolan, Donna McDonald, Erin Wright, Liz Isaacson, Tawna Fenske, and of course, Rose Bak. Download today! Keywords: Keywords: contemporary romance, romantic comedy, later in life, midlife, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, instalove, second chance, reunited, short read, romance novella, romantic novella, love at first sight, unexpected love, alpha male, curvy woman, strong female lead, steamy, series, paranormal, paranormal romance, fated mate, rejected mate, humor, rich, funny, millionaire, billionaire, seasoned romance, comedy, romance, love, work, workplace, mature couple, romantic, silver fox, milf, bbw, boss, shifter, shape shifter, wolf, bear, small town, holiday, Christmas, December

Download or read book The Plight Before Christmas written by Kate Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the international best-selling author of Drive and The Ravenhood Trilogy comes a heartwarming holiday romance with all of the feels. Now an AMAZON Top #10 Best Seller! A #1 Best Seller Holiday Romance A #1 Best Seller in Holiday Fiction A #1 Best Seller in Inspirational Romance A #1 Best Seller in Romantic Comedy Clark Griswold was onto something, at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug--another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn't get--I'm not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER. When Mom insisted that we all gather at my Grandparent's ancient cabin for an old school family Christmas, I fully intended to get into the holiday spirit with the help of the three wise men, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, and Jim Beam. But those boys did absolutely nothing to offset the shock or temper the sting of seeing my EX on our doorstep the first day of our holiday soiree. Apparently, Santa missed the memo, and this elf is pissed. Stuck for a week with the man who obliterated my heart nearly two decades ago, I did the only thing I could do and put on my game face, thankful for the home advantage. I knew better than to drink that last cup of eggnog. I knew better than to get tongue tangled beneath the mistletoe with the only man to ever break my heart. I knew better than to sleep with Satan's wingman on the eve of the Lord's birthday. I could blame the nog. I could blame the deceitful light blue eyes, thick, angelic hair, and panty evaporating smirk...but mostly, I blame Eli because he always knew exactly which of my buttons to push. I foolishly thought a family Christmas filled with nostalgia was going to turn my inner Scrooge around, but this year's festivities went up in flames. Leave it to the ghost of my Christmas past to be the one to light the match. Fa la la la la, la FML. The Plight Before Christmas is a full length, second chance, Christmas themed romance and most definitely on SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST!

Download or read book The Man Who Hated Christmas written by Shayla McBride and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a holiday-happy, workaholic do-gooder and a holiday-hating industrial mogul meet, can anything get them to admit their attraction? Lorne Foyle's employees call him The Grinch. His daughter Cassandra, sequestered in a dowdy high security Swiss finishing school, won't speak to him. The public, whipped up by a smear campaign created by a rival company, vocally deplore his distant relationship with his only child. Mothers in Boston are doing a novena. A Chicago group has a Bring Cassandra Home fund collecting her airfare. Will Lorne Foyle abandon his long-held abhorrence of the holiday? Let his employees wear holly in their lapels? Wear red and green at the same time? He can't. Lorne Foyle, 44, born into poverty, once a homeless child and now living in an East side brownstone mansion, self-made natural foods mogul, philanthropist...is afraid.Her employees call her an angel. Her clients would do anything for her. Hard-driving but gentle-handed, Mary Lynn Portman runs a hundred-bed shelter for battered women and their children. She routinely works hundred-hour weeks, sleeps on an air mattress in her office, and eats shelter kitchen leftovers. The cactus in her apartment has died of neglect.Will Mary Lynn Portman, 38, struggling to keep afloat a lifeline in a world increasingly hostile to her poverty-burdened clients, take time for herself before she collapses? She can't. Mary Lynn, struggling single-handedly to keep afloat a legacy she didn't want but fiercely loves...is afraid. What happens when these not-anywhere-near-alike people are brought together as they struggle to protect a lonely seventeen year-old girl, an eight year-old pickpocket at the top of his game, and their broken hearts? Buy your copy now of this feel-good story about love and loss, lousy cookies and superheated Santa costumes. A sequel is promised!

Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard and Holiday written by McClurg, Firm, Booksellers, Chicago and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christmas With The Best Man written by Susan Carlisle and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas with the Best Man by Susan Carlisle Dr Helena Tate still believes in love, despite her past heartbreak, and that one day she'll have a baby of her own. Her gorgeous-but-brooding colleague Dr Elijah Davenport, however, is not the man to pin her hopes on. He's no longer interested in long-term relationships. But being maid of honour and best man at a wedding in snow-covered Central Park heightens their attraction. Soon their Christmas fling becomes so much more! Can Helena tame Manhattan Mercy's playboy - so they both get the love they deserve? Navy Doc on Her Christmas List by Amy Ruttan Tension between Dr Ella Lockwood and ex-Navy doc, Zac Davenport, is sky high! All she can think about is how he once broke her vulnerable heart. Now she's a confident ER surgeon who'll never let him hurt her again. And being snowed-in together on Christmas Eve at Manhattan Mercy, reveals his last tour of duty has changed Zac too. But that compelling spark is still there - and one more irresistible kiss is all it takes to start healing the wounds that have held them back... Christmas in Manhattan All the drama of the ER, all the magic of Christmas!

Download or read book Veil and Vow written by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Using an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the influence of law, politics, and culture on marriage representations and practices, Henderson reveals how their kinship veils and unveils the fiction in political policy as well as the complicated political stakes of fictional and cultural texts. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," Veil and Vow makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture.

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Download or read book Reel Women written by Jane Sloan and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-03-26 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last several decades, the number of films featuring female protagonists has increased significantly. Many of these films reflect the vast cultural and sociological changes that have taken place since the early 1960s, highlighting not only a wide spectrum of female characters depicted onscreen, but the creative work of women behind the camera as well. In Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women, media librarian Jane Sloan has assembled an impressive list of more than 2400 films—from nearly 100 countries—that feature female protagonists. Each entry includes a brief description of the film and cites key artistic personnel, particularly female directors, producers, and screenwriters involved in its production. Reel Women also contains a critical survey in which Sloan charts the changes women have undergone both on screen and off, as moviemaking and audience sensibilities have evolved in the last forty-plus years. Listing many more films on the subject of women than can be found in any other source, this reference brings together important titles from area studies and genre markets along with titles associated with women's cinema and feminist film. In addition to title and actor indexes, the book contains a subject index that provides detailed access to place names, historical characters, time periods, and storylines, as well as the backgrounds—religious, racial, and ethnic—of the main characters. This directory is an ideal reference tool for researchers studying the evolution of female characters in films around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. It is also a resource for casual viewers who are looking for films that reflect the diversity of women's roles that can be found in independent and national cinemas as well as commercial blockbusters.

Download or read book Merry Ever After written by Donna McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Holiday Romances to Bring you Love, Laughter, and Good CheerNow you can buy all three of these three heart warming Christmas stories in a single ebook download. Here's what you get in this collection of holiday romances:Mistletoe MadnessWhat Eve wanted for Christmas was a dancing naked Santa. What she got was her best friend falling in love with her.Radio talk show host, Eve Kingston, would have said her neighbor down the street was one of her best friends in the world. After a simple kiss under the mistletoe, Sam now says he wants to sleep with her. Eve thinks maybe she wants to see Sam dancing naked in a Santa hat. Madness has obviously taken over both of them. Will either of them get their crazy wish for Christmas?Saving SantaHer Marine training hadn't quite prepared her for saving St. NickLike all bad deeds, her nickname for Nicolas North had finally come back to bite her on the butt. The too nice man she admired was determined to play Santa for the local Christmas parade while some shooting stalker was out there after him. For a geek, the man could nearly kiss the hard-ass Marine right out of her. Only she couldn't let him. At least not until she'd managed to save Santa.No ELFing WayWhat's on Dasher Sleigh's list for the holidays? Fixing his blunder with Vixen Dunder.Single dad and widower, Dasher Sleigh, is hoping for a much better Christmas this year. He'd have one too, if he could just talk Vixen and her daughter into spending it with him and Nicky. Playing Bad Santa to Vixen's Sexy Elf is a lot of fun. Next he'd like to see Vixen in his lap and both their children playing under his tree. Vixen says there's no elfing way she's going to let a Bad Santa like him break her heart a second time. Having learned the hard way how short and precious life is, Dash can't handle the thought of missing his second chance.

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