Download or read book Merry Friggin Christmas written by K. R. Hall and published by Karen Hall. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicholas Whittaker, a man who hates Christmas with a passion, moves to Manitou Springs, Colorado, to start a handyman business and escape the holiday he detests. But when Natalie Hughes and her five-year-old daughter Lainey move to Manitou Springs after her husband's death, Nicholas finds himself surrounded by the holidays he's tried so hard to stay away from. Can Natalie and Lainey convince Nicholas that Christmas is a wonderful time of the year and miracles do happen? Find out in this heartwarming holiday romance.

Download or read book Merry Friggin Christmas written by Joseph Cillo Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on The Life of Carlton St. Michael,the NUMBER ONE TOP RATED show on the URN!The perfect gift for that "Bah-humbug!" in your life!So, who is Carlton St. Michael?Carlton St. Michael is an up-and-coming atheist stand-up comic on the verge of fame and fortune. The only problem is, he's dead. Actually, twice dead.And, his life story has become the number one top-rated show on the Undying Rerun Network, (URN).A Christmas Comedy, of all things.But Carlton isn't buying any of it. He's out to prove it's all some near-death hallucination that will fade to black when he really dies, or vanish when he awakes.So, are you dying to see how this story turns out? Well, that's the only way to see it on the URN. You have to die first.But, you can get the print version, now! Warning: Merry Friggin' Christmas was written for adults and is too edgy for children under age 13.

Download or read book Analyzing Christmas in Film written by Lauren Rosewarne and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.

Download or read book A Cowboy s Christmas Promise written by Maggie McGinnis and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a captivating novel spiced with holiday magic—perfect for fans of Rachel Gibson, Susan Mallery, and Molly O’Keefe—a rugged Montana man mends a Northeast girl’s jaded heart. Boston veterinarian Hayley Scampini tends the city’s pampered pets but dreams of the rural life of a country vet. She’s single and determined to stay that way, convinced that love isn’t permanent enough to trust. Then a vacation to the Whisper Creek dude ranch introduces her to Daniel McKee, a sexy single dad who runs the kind of veterinary practice she aspires to—and rattles her conviction to keep men at a distance. Managing a thriving practice, coping with the loss of his wife, and fighting a custody battle with his in-laws over his twin daughters, Daniel couldn’t be more overwhelmed. Hayley is a godsend, accompanying him in the field and winning over his girls. It doesn’t take Daniel long to realize he’s falling for this woman, hard and fast. So before Hayley returns to Boston, he extracts a promise: that she will return to Whisper Creek for Christmas. It’s the perfect time and place to show Hayley that the promise of a beautiful life together is something she can believe in. Maggie McGinnis’s sweetly sensual Whisper Creek novels can be read together or separately: ACCIDENTAL COWGIRL | A COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PROMISE | ONCE UPON A COWBOY | UNLUCKY IN LOVE | MEANT TO BE | TAKING A CHANCE Praise for A Cowboy’s Christmas Promise “Witty dialogue, a heartwarming story, and a hero I’d like to take home with me combine for a compelling and enjoyable read. Maggie McGinnis has crafted a novel sure to make you want a cowboy of your own!”—New York Times bestselling author Cheyenne McCray “From the smart, snappy dialogue to the romance simmering between Hayley and Daniel, A Cowboy’s Christmas Promise is one of my favorite reads of the year! I could not get enough of these characters.”—New York Times bestselling author Claudia Connor “A Cowboy’s Christmas Promise will warm your heart from the very first page!”—Bestselling author Jane Porter “Sparks fly for many reasons and not just when Hayley attempts to make lasagna. . . . McGinnis keeps readers involved with blended plotlines that balance the characters’ complications.”—Library Journal “Maggie McGinnis has such a magnificent way of revealing the true nature and character of her players. I truly loved this story and will seek out others by this talented author.”—Fresh Fiction “I found myself drawn into the book by McGinnis’s humor and her talent at creating real characters I could empathize with. I also identified with the warmth of the circle of three friends.”—Idaho Statesman Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book An Ex for Christmas written by Lauren Layne and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s making a list—and checking it twice. But is there a nice guy among all her naughty exes? The New York Times bestselling author of Blurred Lines returns with a charming friends-to-lovers rom-com. “Lauren Layne writes characters I want to tackle and keep as my best friends, woven into smart, sexy, utterly romantic tales of love.”—Violet Duke When a psychic tells spunky, superstitious Kelly Byrne that she’s already met her true love, she becomes obsessed with the idea of tracking him down before Christmas. Kelly immediately writes up an “Ex List” and starts contacting old boyfriends to figure out which one is the one. When her college sweetheart rolls into town, Kelly convinces herself that they’re meant to be. The trouble is, sparks are flying with someone she’s never given a chance: her best friend, Mark. Mark Blakely has watched the guys on Kelly’s list break her heart, and he’s not looking forward to watching them do it all over again. Mark’s always been there for her, but the timing’s never worked out for their relationship to be something more. Now, just as Mark is ready to move on, the sexual tension between them is suddenly off the charts. With Christmas morning around the corner, he just hopes Kelly will wake up and realize that everything she wants has been right in front of her all along. Praise for An Ex for Christmas “Charming, witty, and sexy—An Ex for Christmas was so easy to devour! It had everything you want in a holiday read including a hunky best friend and quite a few tumultuous mistletoe scenes. Honestly, who knew mistletoe could be so hot?!”—R. S. Grey, USA Today bestselling author Lauren Layne’s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order: IRRESISTIBLY YOURS I WISH YOU WERE MINE SOMEONE LIKE YOU I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE I THINK I LOVE YOU Don’t miss any of Lauren Layne’s hot reads: The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE The Redemption series: ISN’T SHE LOVELY | BROKEN | CRUSHED The I Do, I Don’t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book The Paper Bag Christmas written by Kevin Alan Milne and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2008-09-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you'd expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving. But it is there that he meets a young man named Molar Alan, who desperately needs a new perspective on the underlying value of Christmas. Dr. Ringle recruits Mo and his older brother as volunteers at a nearby children's hospital for the holiday season. At the hospital, Mo is tasked to help bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients on the fifth floor. His biggest challenge is befriending a decidedly angry girl who is so embarrassed by her scarred appearance that she hides her face behind the safety of a paper bag. Almost in spite of himself, Mo finds that Christmas joy emanates from a source far greater than the North Pole, while the young girl learns that she is more beautiful than she had ever imagined.

Download or read book Vegging Out This Christmas written by Lisa Wilfred and published by Lisa Wilfred. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you vegan and do you dread the holiday season because your family insists on a traditional turkey dinner? Or maybe you are a non-vegan who will be welcoming and entertaining vegan family member for the Christmas holidays and you’re baffled over what to cook for your family this year? So why don’t you make holidays and special occasions deeply satisfying and a little bit surprising with these fun, delicious, and vegan-friendly festive recipes? This cookbook was designed specifically for home cooks who are preparing to celebrate this Festive Season with healthier and kinder alternatives, such as: Cauliflower Soup Creamy Mushroom Wellington Maple Glazed Roast with Garlic Mashed Potatoes for the mains Gingerbread Cookies and Pecan Pie with Homemade Whipped Cream for Dessert Spinach and Artichoke Dip and Creamy Jalapeño Poppers for Snacks Pumpkin Spice Latte and Hot Chocolate with Homemade Marshmallows for Drinks And lots more! I think we can all agree that holiday feasts can be contentious for vegans and their non-vegan family members when a supposedly welcoming season that should bring families together, does the opposite with of the use of animal products added to, or cooked-in popular holiday dishes as part of a long-standing tradition. This simple and easy to follow cookbook is completely meat and dairy-free. It also includes some freezer-friendly recipes so that you can prepare these delicious meals ahead of time to reduce your stress while also saving you time during the holidays. IN ADDITION TO OVER 100 PLANT-BASED HOLIDAY RECIPES THIS EBOOK HAS LOTS OF EXTRAS! Vegging Out This Christmas includes: Over 100 plant-based festive recipes for meals that are good for your health and good for the environment, including vegan roasts, pasta, salads and dressings, dips and finger-foods, mushroom wellington, steak and potatoes, tarts and pies, cookies, edible play dough and lots more. 25 fun-filled holiday activities for children of all ages, and the young at heart adults. A relaxing and energising kids yoga program complete with over 20 child-friendly yoga poses with step-by-step instructions. A 4-week holiday detox program including; - a 1-week detox sample meal plan, - a 3 week vegan sample meal plan, - and a 4-week fitness guide with exercise glossary. This recipe book will empower you to take control of your health and immune system with these plant-based dishes which you can share with the ones you love and finally enjoy fearlessly entertaining holiday parties that can include everyone, without all the stress. Scroll up to buy your copy now! And bring the festive joy to your doorstep this holiday season, while inspiring everyone with your delicious and inclusive menu.

Download or read book Two Gentlemen of Corona written by Jim Geoghan and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1963 and Joey and Carmine are low-level soldiers in the New York mob. Joey services jukeboxes and vending machines; Carmine makes two runs a week to South Carolina for illegal cigarettes. But things are looking up for the pair. The 1964 World's Fair is just around the corner and these Two gentlemen of Carona are plotting to help their boss, John, swindle thousands of foreign tourists. It looks like nothing can stand in their way ... oh, except for the fact that Joey is falling in love with his boss's mistress!

Download or read book Runaway Groom written by Lauren Layne and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one charming playboy, getting cast on a Bachelor-esque reality TV show is the shock of a lifetime—until he finds love where he least expects it. And now the chase is on! “Romantic comedy at its finest . . . Readers will not want to put it down.”—USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog Gage Barrett’s reputation as a ladies’ man has been greatly exaggerated, but none of that matters after a drunken bet lands him on Jilted, a reality TV show that matches runaway grooms with wannabe brides. Now he’s stuck at a Hawaiian resort with nineteen women competing to drag him back to the altar—and one contestant who’s even more miserable than he is. Gage has no idea how feisty, independent Ellie Wright wound up in the cast, but it’s obvious she hates his guts. And if there’s one thing Gage likes, it’s a challenge. . . . Ellie can’t believe she let her best friend talk her into exchanging her dignity for a glorified bikini contest. Still, she could use the exposure—her business is struggling—and she’ll probably be one of the first to get eliminated anyway. But Gage isn’t the shallow jerk Ellie anticipated—and he’s in no rush to send her home. As stolen kisses turn into secret trysts, she finds herself losing track of what’s real and what’s for the camera. With the wedding finale looming, this runaway groom is tempting Ellie to start believing in storybook endings. Praise for Runaway Groom “Lauren Layne gets the red rose for this one, and fans of The Bachelor will fall in love with this thoroughly charming story.”—Kate O’Keeffe, bestselling author of One Last First Date “It’s the perfect beach read—or snow day read, if you’re stuck in cold weather like me!”—All About Romance Lauren Layne’s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order: IRRESISTIBLY YOURS I WISH YOU WERE MINE SOMEONE LIKE YOU I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE I THINK I LOVE YOU Don’t miss any of Lauren Layne’s hot reads: The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE The Redemption series: ISN’T SHE LOVELY | BROKEN | CRUSHED The I Do, I Don’t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book The Christmas Blank written by Brian Rushton and published by Brian Rushton. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Co-authored with Amy, Kevin, and Dana Rushton] You know how there are a zillion Christmas movies, books, and TV specials with titles like “The Christmas” plus something else? It occurred to the authors that the formulas used in these stories could probably be applied – or shattered – using just about any noun in a title like that. So we came up with a new tradition. The rules are simple: 1. Open a Christmas book and point to a random spot on a random page. 2. Scan along the text until you come to a noun. 3. Write that story.

Download or read book A Christmas Family written by D. Allen and published by DN Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… Collette has made a happy life for herself in retirement. She’s active with church programs, volunteers at the library, and regularly meets with her friends for coffee and gossip. With Christmas around the corner, it becomes more apparent that Collette is alone. Until the love of her life walks through the door. Just like the ones I used to know… Eddie spends most of his time alone. Sure, he’s become the neighborhood handyman, but after the odds and ends are fixed up, he retreats back to his empty house and his quiet routine. But when his neighbor sets him up on social media and he discovers the profile of his high school sweetheart, he breaks the routine to go out and find her. Collette and Eddie’s reunion is what they’ve both been waiting for their whole lives. But before they can spend the rest of their lives together, they both agree they need to find the daughter they were forced to give up as teenagers. The daughter who could be anywhere in the world. A Christmas Family is the ninth book in the Small Town Christmas series. Each book in the series is an independent story and the series can be read in any order.

Download or read book The Right Path Taken written by Terry Lawrence and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The right path taken is a choice anyone can make, but it requires an explicit reason, a precise purpose, and a yearning motivation to walk the journey of life in the shadow of God. In this book, The Right Path Taken, poetry chronicles the rewards of change. It illustrates the various dimensions of love and how walking on the side of the Heavenly Father can provide the glories of remuneration that are not available on the road that is inherent with evil.

Download or read book Unwelcome written by Captain Dawn Ottman and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sample book created using QuarkXPress

Download or read book Beneath written by Roland Smith and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roland Smith, the master of middle-grade adventure, returns with a new novel full of high-speed chases, secret identities, and a dangerous underground world. What waits Beneath?Pat O'Toole has always idolized his older brother, Coop. He's even helped Coop with some of his crazier plans -- such as risking his life to help his big brother dig a tunnel underneath their neighborhood in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Coop is . . . different. He doesn't talk on the phone, doesn't use email, and doesn't have friends. He's never really cared for anything but the thrill of being underground and Pat. So it's no surprise to anyone -- even Pat -- that after a huge fight with their parents, Coop runs away. Exactly one year later, Pat receives a package containing a digital voice recorder and a cryptic message from his brother. He follows the clues to New York City, and soon discovers that Coop has joined the Community, a self-sufficient society living beneath the streets. Now it's up to Pat to find his brother -- and bring him home.

Download or read book Beyond the Wall written by Alivia C Tagliaferri and published by Ironcutter Media, LLC. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Dennis Michaels, a Vietnam combat veteran waging an invisible forty-year battle with survivor's guilt and PTSD, life changes when he mentors an Iraq War veteran undergoing rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center. Seeking to transform pain into healing, this warrior of old and warrior of today share glimpses into a world seldom discussed as they navigate their journey home and honor their Marine code of conduct: Never leave anyone behind. Formerly titled Still the Monkey, What Happens to Warriors after War (ISBN 978-0-9788417-3-7), this revised 2nd edition is an acclaimed must read.

Download or read book Death By Eggnog written by Lee Hollis and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hayley Powell, a small-town Maine food-and-wine columnist turned sleuth finds herself caught in another murderous mystery, this time at Christmastime. Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell has never cared much for Bar Harbor’s grouchy town librarian, Agatha Farnsworth. But that doesn’t mean she wishes this Christmas would be her last! Unfortunately, after the Scroogy senior has a fatal—and suspicious—allergic reaction to supposedly non-dairy eggnog. And now it’s up to Hayley to put her sleuthing skills to work and ladle out some justice . . . [*Previously published in Eggnog Murder]

Download or read book Eggnog Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An omnibus of novels by Lee Hollis, Leslie Meier and Barbara Ross. With the fireplace crackling, the tree twinkling, and the carols humming, few things in life are as picture perfect as Christmas in Maine - until murder dampens the holiday spirit. It must be something in the eggnog ...