Download or read book Unexpected Christmas Joy written by Gabrielle Meyer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holiday matchmakers are full of surprises… Her surprise inheritance could make them a family. It’s a plot twist actress Kate LeClair never anticipated: becoming guardian to toddler triplets. But with guidance from experienced single dad Jacob Dawson, she and the boys can move on by Christmas. Pastor Jacob can’t ask Kate to swap stage lights for small-town Minnesota—even if he’s falling for her. But these tiny matchmakers might prove she’s found the only role she really wants…

Download or read book Christmas Joy written by Nancy Naigle and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE A HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON STARRING DANIELLE PANABAKER AND MATT LONG! From USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle, Christmas Joy is a heartwarming Christmas story about family, friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Joy Holbrook might be all work and no play, but that changes when her Aunt Ruby takes a fall that lands her in a rehabilitation center before the holidays. Joy takes a leave of absence from her job as a market researcher to run the family farm, even though the timing may hinder her chance at garnering the promotion of her dreams. Ben Andrews isn’t your average accountant. He also happens to be the handiest man in Crystal Falls. He’s helped his elderly neighbor, Ruby Johnson, decorate for the annual Christmas Home Tour—and win—the last several years. He’s not about to let some drop-in niece break their winning streak. Ruby seems overly concerned about Joy being able to handle Molly. Under the impression she’s referring Molly the bunny that is one of the menagerie of animals, Joy’s not worried at all until the next morning when a little girl named Molly shows up. For the sake of her aunt, Joy is forced to partner with Ben while Ruby is on the mend to help with preparation for the Christmas tour and, in the process finds her career-focused heart dreaming of a family. Will the magic of Christmas help her to open her heart and find her everlasting joy?

Download or read book Alaskan Christmas Redemption written by Belle Calhoune and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before he gives his heart... he’ll have to forgive himself. Returning to Owl Creek after years away, Braden North’s determined to help his best friend, Piper Miller, save her failing diner. But as they work to revitalize her business, Braden’s convinced he must hide the truth about a tragedy from their past...or risk losing Piper for good. If he can find the courage, might telling her everything make this Christmas a time for healing and forgiveness?

Download or read book An Unexpected Joy written by Ruth Reid and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abigail has driven other suitors away, but can Micah find a way to show her he cares? Being a caregiver for Micah Zook’s grandmother is the answer to Abigail’s prayers. In fact, the elderly lady keeps finding ways to set Abigail up with her grandson. Despite Abigail’s constant chatter, Micah realizes he’s beginning to care for her—until he makes a decision that leaves her feeling betrayed. With Christmas in their midst, can Micah find a way to reconcile with Abigail and to reveal the true feelings of his heart?

Download or read book An Unexpected Christmas Stories of Holidays Wrapped in Miracles Mishaps and Mischief written by Veronica Berry and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember that Christmas everything went as planned? No one had an argument? No Christmas ornaments broke? And all the dishes turned out perfectly? Every Christmas, something unexpected happens. Sometimes, it's a little thing. Other times, it's a lot bigger. An Unexpected Christmas is a collection of the stories of Christmases no one ever expected. Read about Santa sprinkling coal dust on a child. Watch an elderly man relive his life through the ornaments on a tree. Bundle up for a freeze in an otherwise tropical city. Check out the time Santa wore sneakers. And read about the time baby Jesus went missing. Some stories are humorous. Others, introspective. Some, quirky. Others, sorrowful. But even in the poignancy of grief, you can discover the thread of hope and joy woven throughout each story. Enjoy An Unexpected Christmas: Stories of Holidays Wrapped in Miracles, Mishaps, and Mischief.

Download or read book Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy written by Janice Lynn and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Christmas season creates an unexpected connection… Quilt shop owner Sophia Davis has always loved history and mysteries so when she finds a soldier’s journal in a box of donated books, she’s intrigued. Her father was a vet, so Sophia feels a deep connection to the young man and his deeply emotional entries. Wanting to return the journal, Sophia sets out to return the journal. Former Marine Cole Aaron battles to find his personal peace and purpose when he returns to civilian life. He enjoys his work as a fire fighter, but still can’t shake his memories of the battlefield. When an attractive, sunny young woman returns his journal, all he wants to do is trash it. But Sophia’s not that easy to avoid and soon they are both volunteering on several Christmas committees in their small Kentucky town. He doesn’t want to look back, but can he and Sophia look forward and find a future touched by joy?

Download or read book The Unexpected Christmas Gift written by Carol James and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Walker is a fun-loving entrepreneur. His job is to advise and restructure struggling companies. Holly's mission is to save the company she works for by finding new customers at a trade show in Dusseldorf. But when she fulfills her promise to her boss to visit the cathedral in Cologne, her quest changes. Filled with twinkling lights and snowflakes, Christmas markets and a romantic ferris wheel, Eli and Holly's time together in Germany is an unexpected gift. But when they return home, Eli must make a decision that could cost him what he wants most in life...Holly.

Download or read book Snowed in for Christmas written by Gabrielle Meyer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stranded together for the holidays… with one chance to heal the past. Ending up snowbound with her ex for Christmas is a shock for Liv Butler—especially when she learns Zane Harris secretly adopted their child. While Liv longs to know the daughter she was forced to give up as a teen, Zane’s girls are his priority, and the widower doesn’t trust Liv to stay after the snow clears. But could she be just what his family needs? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Download or read book The Little Book of Christmas Joy written by Jennifer Basye Sander and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving tribute to the true meaning of Christmas, this charming holiday collection features over fifty true stories that will make you laugh, cry and remind you that the greatest gifts in life can’t be wrapped. There’s something truly magical about Christmas. Combining two charming story collections—A Miracle Under the Christmas Tree and A Kiss Under the Mistletoe—into one beautiful package, these heartwarming stories of the kindness of strangers, reunions with loved ones and the blessings of answered prayers capture the spirit of the season. From a snowy impromptu game of Frisbee in the center of a holiday light display to a woman’s trepidation as she arrives home on Christmas Eve with crates of rescued shelter dogs, these stories will brighten the spirit of you and your family this season and for many future seasons to come. Some stories are funny, some are sweet and some are heartbreaking, but all of them show that if our hearts are open to giving and receiving love during this special season, incredible things can happen.

Download or read book An Unexpected Christmas written by Simone Graham and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull back the curtain of Time and take a peek into heaven as God reveals his plans for the very First Christmas - the angels are in for a surprise or two! An Unexpected Christmas tells the old familiar story from a whole new perspective, with a dash of humor and plenty of warm fuzzies, this story will become a Christmas read-aloud favorite. From the Author, Simone Graham: "I originally wrote this as a Christmas gift for my children; it is illustrated with the children of the world (including my own) as Heaven's angels. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed imagining it for you." The story was selected to be made into a short film by St Pauls' in Auckland for their Christmas event, where it was an instant hit on YouTube in Christmas 2012. In the past year, people from all over the world have contacted Simone thanking her for writing this beautiful (funny and touching) story. Now you can take it home and read it to your children this Christmas. "They won't be expecting that!" Scragger (from An Unexpected Christmas) (The film can be found on YouTube under the same title, An Unexpected Christmas)

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired October 2020 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Carrie Lighte and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: THE AMISH WIDOW’S CHRISTMAS HOPE (An Amish of Serenity Ridge novel) By Carrie Lighte When single mother Fern Glick inherits her uncle’s home at Christmastime, she has no intention of living in the same town as widower Walker Huyard—her ex-fiancé who left her to marry her cousin. But can he convince her to stay without breaking his promise to never reveal certain details of the past? FINDING HER CHRISTMAS FAMILY (A Golden Grove novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Ruth Logan Herne Only one thing stands between Sarah and her late sister’s daughters this Christmas: Renzo Calloway, their deputy sheriff guardian. Sarah never even knew her sister existed until recently, and Renzo is the only family her nieces know. Together, can they build a future that includes the girls…and each other? UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS JOY By Gabrielle Meyer Actress Kate LeClair doesn’t know the first thing about babies, yet she’s just become the guardian of eighteen-month-old triplets. Asking experienced single father Pastor Jacob Dawson for help with the little boys might just give Kate the greatest Christmas gift of all—family. For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired October 2020 Box Set—1 of 2

Download or read book Christmas in Germany written by Joe Perry and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For poets, priests, and politicians--and especially ordinary Germans--in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the image of the loving nuclear family gathered around the Christmas tree symbolized the unity of the nation at large. German Christmas was supposedly organic, a product of the winter solstice rituals of pagan "Teutonic" tribes, the celebration of the birth of Jesus, and the age-old customs that defined German character. Yet, as Joe Perry argues, Germans also used these annual celebrations to contest the deepest values that held the German community together: faith, family, and love, certainly, but also civic responsibility, material prosperity, and national belonging. This richly illustrated volume explores the invention, evolution, and politicization of Germany's favorite national holiday. According to Perry, Christmas played a crucial role in public politics, as revealed in the militarization of "War Christmas" during World War I and World War II, the Nazification of Christmas by the Third Reich, and the political manipulation of Christmas during the Cold War. Perry offers a close analysis of the impact of consumer culture on popular celebration and the conflicts created as religious, commercial, and political authorities sought to control the holiday's meaning. By unpacking the intimate links between domestic celebration, popular piety, consumer desires, and political ideology, Perry concludes that family festivity was central in the making and remaking of public national identities.

Download or read book My Unexpected Christmas Wedding written by Rachael Stewart and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this How to Win a Monroe story by Rachael Stewart, could a fake engagement have these best friends heading to the altar—for a real Christmas wedding? “You want me to be your fake wife?” When my best friend Aiden Monroe proposes, all my foolish, youthful dreams come true. But the guarded bachelor only wants a temporary fiancée to appease his family. Still, after my recent breakup, spending the holidays with Aiden sounds ideal. We didn’t expect our families’ enthusiasm for our engagement… Or that we’d be hurtling towards a real Christmas wedding! From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories. How to Win a Monroe Book 1: Off-Limits Fling with the Heiress Book 2: My Unexpected Christmas Wedding

Download or read book Love Inspired November 2021 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: AN AMISH BABY FOR CHRISTMAS (A Indiana Amish Brides novel) By USA TODAY Bestselling Author Vannetta Chapman In danger of losing her farm after her husband’s death, pregnant widow Abigail Yutzy needs help—even if she can’t afford it. And the local bishop is sure Amish property manager Thomas Albrecht is the perfect person to lend a hand. But can their uneasy holiday alliance heal both their hearts? THE PRODIGAL’S HOLIDAY HOPE (A Wyoming Ranchers novel) by Jill Kemerer Hired to work on his childhood ranch at Christmas, Sawyer Roth’s determined to prove he’s a changed man. The new owner’s daughter, Tess Malone, will be the hardest to convince. But as the single mom and her toddler son wriggle into his heart, can he put the past behind him and start over? SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS by Gabrielle Meyer For travel journalist Zane Harris, his little girls are his top priority. So when a holiday snowstorm strands them with the secret mother of his eldest daughter, he’s not sure he can allow Liv Butler to bond with the child she gave up as a teen. But Liv might just be exactly what his family needs… For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired November 2021 Box Set – 2 of 2

Download or read book Christmas Joy written by Judith Keim and published by Wild Quail Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family. Four years after Brady and Luna came into Hailey and Nick’s life, they, plus their three-year-old daughter, April, are happily settled on the Gulf Coast of Florida with their dachshund, Zeke, and their adopted fluffy white dog, Tiger. Building sandcastles is still something they all love to do. Hailey and Nick discover Brady is musical, and he and Nick enter a talent contest, which is covered in the local newspaper. Then, out of the blue, a woman appears on their doorstep claiming she is Brady and Luna’s grandmother. After researching and discovering the woman is who she claims to be, Hailey is forced into making room for a family member she hoped never to meet. Remembering how Maddie Kirby once took her in as a young child, Hailey works hard to make it happen even as she wants to protect her children, discovering along the way a new kind of Christmas Joy. If you’re a fan of small towns, heartwarming family holiday stories, along with a few furry friends, you’ll fall in love with the latest book featuring more from the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge Series written by USA Today bestselling author, Judith Keim. ✓ Don’t miss a Soul Sisters book - download them all today! Book 1: Christmas Sisters – perma-FREE prologue book Book 2: Christmas Kisses by Judith Keim Book 3: Christmas Wishes by Tammy L. Grace Book 4: Christmas Hope by Violet Howe Book 5: Christmas Dreams by Ev Bishop Book 6: Christmas Rings by Tess Thompson Book 7: Christmas Surprises by Tammy L. Grace Book 8: Christmas Yearnings by Ev Bishop Book 9: Christmas Peace by Violet Howe Book 10: Christmas Castles by Judith Keim Book 11: Christmas Star by Tess Thompson Book 12: Christmas Joy by Judith Keim Book 13: Christmas Shelter by Tammy L. Grace Book 14: Christmas Secret by Violet Howe

Download or read book The Baby Secret written by Gabrielle Meyer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrown together by a wedding. Bound by a secret from the past. When maid of honor Emma Holt arrives at the wedding resort early, she’s immediately drawn to best man Clay Foster and his six-month-old daughter. Despite the heartbreak they’ve both faced in the past, Emma and Clay find themselves falling for each other as the festivities unfold. But Emma’s keeping a secret from Clay, and revealing it will change everything… From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Download or read book A Joy Filled Christmas written by Rachel Anne Jones and published by Satin Romance. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is just around the corner, and nurse, Maria Marquez, faces her first holiday feeling lonely. She grieves the recent loss of her beloved sister, Liz. Burying herself in work and volunteering keeps her grief at bay while she seeks solace in familiar surroundings. When an unexpected bundle of Joy shows up on her doorstep, Maria’s secure little world tilts on its axis.. Maria’s search for Joy’s father leads her to the smoldering ex-soldier, Nick Laus, who’s very hands-on. It isn’t long and Maria and Nick discover sparks between them that won’t be ignored. While Maria’s main concern is establishing stability for Joy, Nick has other plans. Maria fights her attraction to the very persistent Nick, but how long can she resist his holiday cheer and feverish kisses? As Maria battles the elderly meddling match-maker Daisy, while struggling to resist delectable Nick and his ever-present touch, will her defense against heartache defeat her desire to be loved? When Nick relents; resigning himself to only friendship, will it be enough to satisfy Maria? As the Christmas season closes in on her, Maria discovers the value of community and selfless love, and that happiness and Joy are something to be shared.