Download or read book A Newport Christmas written by Cindy Nichols and published by Prickly Pear Press. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ice skating? Sleigh rides? A white Christmas? Not at the Newport Beach house. In Southern California, it’s twinkle lights on palm trees, boat parades with colored lights everywhere, gondola rides and beach-front mansions decorated with Santas. But also cookie exchanges, house decorating contests and hot chocolate. And Jen is determined to re-create all of her grandmother’s Christmas traditions, if it’s the last thing she does. The Christmas angels have different ideas, though, and Jen and her lifelong friends create an entirely different—and even more heartwarming—tradition.

Download or read book A Newport Christmas Wedding written by Shelley Noble and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s Christmas in Newport. The mansions are decorated, and the streets are filled with excitement. Across the bay, preparations are in full swing for the wedding of Meri Calder-Hollis and Alden Corrigan. A year ago, Meri never imagined that she would marry her best friend, Alden, or become stepmother to his two teenaged children, Nora and Lucas. But as the wedding day draws near, tension and emotions run high, and Meri’s happiness turns to uncertainty. Nora is suddenly acting sullen and withdrawn, Alden is preoccupied, and Meri wonders if her marriage will bring the family closer together or tear them apart. It seems like this wedding may be doomed before it begins until a special Christmas surprise brings home the meaning of family and the joy of the holidays.

Download or read book Colors of Christmas written by Olivia Newport and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the joyful hope of the Christmas season as characters find healing in the midst of heartbreak. New from Olivia Newport! Christmas in Blue In the wake of a personal loss deeper than anyone realizes, Angela plans to bypass as much of the season as possible and get through her duties as the church organist by going on autopilot. Instead, she finds herself in charge of the town’s celebration. After a mysterious young man arrives, townspeople suspect he is the reason that one set of plans after another disintegrate until little is left of their traditions. Yet Angela warms to Gabe because she suspects they share a secret—his real reason for coming to town. Even when all they have to work with is a garish supply of blue Christmas decorations, Gabe helps Angela discover the hidden beauty of hope. Christmas in Gold After eighty years, change is nothing new for Astrid. By the time she was twenty, she survived the destructive Nazi regime, caring for her family under brutal circumstances, moving to America, and losing her husband. At forty she was widowed again and left to build a new life with her children. Now, when she faces a move into an assisted living community and meets a young woman on the brink of despair, she resolves to stir up hope through tragedy one more time.

Download or read book A Newport Christmess written by Jess Heileman and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love can be downright messy.This last year has been a total disaster, but my failed six-month marriage takes the cake. While my ex is out having the time of his life, my coping mechanisms consist of an unhealthy obsession with true-crime podcasts and trying to revive my floundering social media account.So, when I get an offer from one of social media's darlings-Nikki Aker-to make gingerbread centerpieces for her Christmas wedding, I can't refuse. Not only because the job pays well (my maxed-out credit card will attest to how much I need this money), but it's a last-ditch effort to increase my following before I'm forced to get "a real job."There's only one small problem I didn't account for: Nikki's a self-proclaimed matchmaker, and apparently, I'm her next target. My only hope to escape unscathed is to conspire with Nikki's grumpy-albeit gorgeous-brother, Landon, who seems equally determined to get through this wedding with his single status fully intact.All we need to do is convince Nikki we're developing feelings for each other. What can possibly go wrong?

Download or read book Christmas Comes to Newport written by Kipper Williams and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant cartoons on Christmas that will amuse the whole family

Download or read book Jesus Is Missing written by Kenneth Proudfoot and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a true story about the Christmas preparations and decorations at the Newport mansions in December 2017. One of the biggest attractions for visitors is the expansive Christmas Nativity scene set up on a huge marble table on the second floor landing of The Elms. One day the figurine of Jesus suddenly disappears from the Nativity's manger. Everyone is looking for Jesus. Will Jesus be found before Christmas Day? It's a mystery no one can solve. This is the story of that mystery.

Download or read book A Gansett Island Christmas Gansett Island Series Book 18 5 written by Marie Force and published by Marie Force. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s Christmas on Gansett Island, but a blizzard is ruining everyone’s plans… Until Ned gets a big idea that might save the day for the McCarthys and their family. Take the ferry to Gansett Island and spend Christmas Day with Big Mac, Linda and the entire McCarthy family. Previously published through Marie’s online store on December 25, 2017. The Gansett Island Series Book 1: Maid for Love (Mac & Maddie) Book 2: Fool for Love (Joe & Janey) Book 3: Ready for Love (Luke & Sydney) Book 4: Falling for Love (Grant & Stephanie) Book 5: Hoping for Love (Evan & Grace) Book 6: Season for Love (Owen & Laura) Book 7: Longing for Love (Blaine & Tiffany) Book 8: Waiting for Love (Adam & Abby) Book 9: Time for Love (Daisy & David) Book 10: Meant for Love (Jenny & Alex) Book 10.5: Chance for Love, A Gansett Island Novella (Jared & Lizzie) Book 11: Gansett After Dark (Owen & Laura) Book 12: Kisses After Dark (Shane & Katie) Book 13: Love After Dark (Paul & Hope) Book 14: Celebration After Dark (Big Mac & Linda) Book 15: Desire After Dark (Slim & Erin) Book 16: Light After Dark (Mallory & Quinn) Gansett Island Episodes, Episode 1: Victoria & Shannon Book 17: Victoria & Shannon (Episode 1) Book 18: Kevin & Chelsea (Episode 2) Book 19: Mine After Dark (Riley & Nikki) Book 20: Yours After Dark (Finn & Chloe) Book 21: Trouble After Dark (Deacon & Julia) Book 22: Rescue After Dark (Mason & Jordan) Book 23: Blackout After Dark (Full Cast) Book 24: Temptation After Dark (Cooper & Gigi) Book 25: Resilience After Dark (Jace & Cindy) Book 26: Hurricane After Dark (Piper & Jack)

Download or read book The Westward Christmas Brides Collection written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take the journey into the American west alongside nine women who are chasing their dreams—Cynthia, for security; Beryl, for a new family; Adeline, for freedom; Molly, for marriage; Beth, for a new start; Belinda, for a place to heal; Suzette, for adventure; Juliet, for peace; and Caroline, for a future for her children. Celebrate Christmas alongside these pioneers as love finds them in nine distinctly different romances penned by leading Christian fiction authors, including New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter.

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas written by Clement Clarke Moore and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic poem of Saint Nicholas' visit on Christmas Eve.

Download or read book Twas the Night Before Christmas written by Clement Clarke Moore and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas written by Clement C. Moore and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis coming soon.......

Download or read book Christmas in America written by Penne L. Restad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. But the history of Christmas cannot be summed up so easily as the commercialization of a sacred day. As Penne Restad reveals in this marvelous new book, it has always been an ambiguous meld of sacred thoughts and worldly actions-- as well as a fascinating reflection of our changing society. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday. In colonial times, it was celebrated either as an utterly solemn or a wildly social event--if it was celebrated at all. Virginians hunted, danced, and feasted. City dwellers flooded the streets in raucous demonstrations. Puritan New Englanders denounced the whole affair. Restad shows that as times changed, Christmas changed--and grew in popularity. In the early 1800s, New York served as an epicenter of the newly emerging holiday, drawing on its roots as a Dutch colony (St. Nicholas was particularly popular in the Netherlands, even after the Reformation), and aided by such men as Washington Irving. In 1822, another New Yorker named Clement Clarke Moore penned a poem now known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," virtually inventing the modern Santa Claus. Well-to-do townspeople displayed a German novelty, the decorated fir tree, in their parlors; an enterprising printer discovered the money to be made from Christmas cards; and a hodgepodge of year-end celebrations began to coalesce around December 25 and the figure of Santa. The homecoming significance of the holiday increased with the Civil War, and by the end of the nineteenth century a full- fledged national holiday had materialized, forged out of borrowed and invented custom alike, and driven by a passion for gift-giving. In the twentieth century, Christmas seeped into every niche of our conscious and unconscious lives to become a festival of epic proportions. Indeed, Restad carries the story through to our own time, unwrapping the messages hidden inside countless movies, books, and television shows, revealing the inescapable presence--and ambiguous meaning--of Christmas in contemporary culture. Filled with colorful detail and shining insight, Christmas in America reveals not only much about the emergence of the holiday, but also what our celebrations tell us about ourselves. From drunken revelry along colonial curbstones to family rituals around the tree, from Thomas Nast drawing the semiofficial portrait of St. Nick to the making of the film Home Alone, Restad's sparkling account offers much to amuse and ponder.

Download or read book Twas the Night Before Christmas in Rhode Island written by and published by Night Before Christmas in. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic Christmas story featuring all the magic of Santa combined with the magic of your favorite city, state, or country. It's the night before Christmas and you're nestled snug in your bed. Your stocking is hung by the chimney with care--will Santa visit your house? Follow Santa's journey in this magical retelling of a Christmas classic starring the locations and landmarks that make the place where you live special!

Download or read book The Night Before Christmas written by Clement C. Moore and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 1981-09-15 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hague’s jolly illustrations and some ingenious paper engineering send Santa across the rooftops, up the chimney, and into the sky in a Christmas rendition that is sure to appeal." --Booklist

Download or read book A Plain and Sweet Christmas Romance Collection written by Lauralee Bliss and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a simple Christmas, sweetened by love, in historical communities of plain faith people. Four romances develop among the Ohio River Valley Quakers of the mid-1800s. Two Mennonite couples face influences from outside their old traditions. Two Amish couples from the early 1900s are affected by world events. And in an Amana community, childhood sweethearts are reunited. Each story also includes a recipe for a sweet traditional treat.

Download or read book Twas the Night Before Christmas a Visit from St Nicholas written by Clement C. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular book for all readers.

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