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Book My Precious Gift  A Small Town Holiday Shifter Romance

Download or read book My Precious Gift A Small Town Holiday Shifter Romance written by Shelley Munro and published by Shelley Munro. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrap the gift in love… When Isabella found her forever mate in shifter Leo Mitchell, she shoved aside memories of her feckless parents and her past. Her inability to have children was more challenging, but she stashed those emotions, too. That’s until someone leaves a kid in a basket, right on their doorstep… Leo adores his strong, bad-ass woman, and when the mystery behind their Christmas keepsake creates danger for the small town of Middlemarch, he isn’t about to fail his mate. Together, they’ll fight this hidden threat while adjusting to life with an active child. The boy might bring them even closer—if they survive the experience. Reader advisory: this stand-alone series romance features oodles of shapeshifters, seasonal festivities and rituals, family life in a small rural town, an adorable kitten keen on Christmas tree baubles, and a puppy. Oh, and sweet, steamy loving between mates. What’s not to like?

Book Joy to the Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rose Bak
  • Publisher : Rose Bak
  • Release : 2021-12-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 75 pages

Download or read book Joy to the Wolf written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wolf-shifter saying she’s his fated mate? She’s been there, done that, and got the divorce papers to prove it. Joy is newly divorced and ready to start over. After her husband dumps her for his fated mate, she moves to a new town where there are other shifters around to provide support to her daughter. The little wolf shifter was always an outcast in their old pack, but in the town of Greysden, no one seems to care that what kind of shifter you are or if your mother is human. Playboy Luc knows his party days are over the minute he runs into his mate for the first time while Christmas shopping. The curvy little human already knows all about wolf shifters and fated mates, but unfortunately, she was burned by her ex. Joy is the only present Luc wants for Christmas. He's determined to prove to her that she's the only woman for him, and fortunately for him, her daughter is ready to help. Can he convince her to take another chance at love? About the "Shifters for the Holidays" series: The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its sexiest residents are finally finding their true mates. The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after. If you love short and steamy standalone romances with curvy women and growly shifter men who fall fast and hard, this is the holiday series for you. Download your copy of this instalove Christmas romance today! This book is perfect for fans of: C.D. Gorri, Milly Taiden, Zoe Chant, Liv Brywood, Laura Greenwood, Gina Kincade, Candace Ayers, Shifters Unleased, Layla Silver, Hope Ford, Frankie Love, LB Dunbar, Kylie Gilmore, Mia Brody, Daniella Brodsky, Kameron Claire, Fern Fraser, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Pamela Kelley, J.H. Croix, Kait Nolan, Donna McDonald, Erin Wright, Liz Isaacson, Lucy Score, Pippa Grant, Kathryn Nolan, Claire Kingsley, and of course, Rose Bak. 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

Book Christmas In Malsum Pass

Download or read book Christmas In Malsum Pass written by Kimberly Forrest and published by Kimberly Forrest. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is magic in Malsum Pass… For Allison Harris, the only thing to look forward to around Christmas is the extra money she could earn in tips working the ritzy holiday parties on the mountain. After all, when you’re alone, Christmas is just another day on the calendar. But when her car leaves her stranded on the side of the road with a blizzard breathing down her neck, she has no choice but to take shelter in the small town of Malsum Pass. Zachary Pierce is larger than life, with a playful nature that has Allison quickly forgetting her worries as her attraction to the man grows. It’s been too long since she’s taken a moment and just had fun, but thanks to Zack, Allison feels the spirit of the holiday take hold. Just the scent of Allison told Zack that she was his destined mate, but this blizzard that brought them together won’t last forever. He needs to work fast if he wants to keep her, and what better way, than to show her the true magic of Christmas?

Book The Real Werewives of Alaska Complete Series

Download or read book The Real Werewives of Alaska Complete Series written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Real Werewives for this fun and steamy season with The Alaska Bloodhounds and follow the Werewives as they find love with these wild football players. Meet the contestants: Running Wild Hi! I’m Naomi. I’m not in Alaska to meet some furry jock. I became a Real Werewife to find a platform for my travel blog. And it almost worked, too. When running back Sebastian mistakes me for a crew member at the kickoff party, neither of us can deny there’s something more. Much more. But none of my travel could ever prepare me for the adventure with this wolf shifter. Silver Fox Hi! I’m Jenna. Becoming a Real Werewife is my last resort to get the attention of veteran quarterback Landon Fox. I’m not an overzealous fan. I’m the mother of his teenage daughter. Our wild child is about to turn eighteen, and I need his help keeping her under control. But being this close to Landon again has intensified all my old feelings for the fox shifter. This time, is it for real? Catching the Vixen Hi! I’m Fiona. After I crashed an Alaska Bloodhounds bachelor auction, I got offered a contract to become a Real Werewife. But there’s one player I’ve got my eye on. Tyler Jones, the backup quarterback and my dad’s mentee. If that wasn’t enough drama, I’m about to shift for the very first time. Can this sexy lion shifter keep a fox like me safe? Wildcat Hi! I’m Molly. So far, my time as a Real Werewife has been a total disaster. I planned to write a book based on my time with the Alaska Bloodhounds, but I’ve been too shy to make a play for any of them. And my deadline is looming. When I find out wide receiver Graham Chase has been reading my super sexy romances, I’m intrigued. I might be in over my head with this dirty talking player, but this lynx shifter is ready to show me what romance is all about. Playing to Win Hi! I’m Shauna. Okay, that’s not my real name. I’m on the run from some goons in Vegas over a gambling debt. My plan as a Real Werewife? Play the long game and never make it on screen. That totally backfires when the three smokin’ hot bear shifters of the offensive line all decide I’m their mate, and production says I need to give them all a chance to stay on the show. But when my past troubles catch up with me, Troy, Corey, and Steele prove they’ll do whatever it takes to keep me safe and win my heart. Intercepting Christmas Hi! I’m Tessa. I’m the executive producer of The Real Werewives of Alaska and my husband managed to surprise me with taping our own episode of the show. Our busy lives have kept us apart, and he’s bringing my daughters and me to a mountain getaway in Idaho for Christmas. But when a rival resurfaces from Cole’s old wolf pack and threatens our family, it rivals any drama we’ve ever had on the show.

Book Silvertip Shifters Books 1 4  Bear Shifter Romance Series Box Set

Download or read book Silvertip Shifters Books 1 4 Bear Shifter Romance Series Box Set written by J.K. Harper and published by J.K. Harper. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot alpha males. Feisty fated mates. Sizzling chemistry. This sexy brotherhood of bear shifters will keep you up all night long as they claim the women destined to be theirs! ★★★★★ “This box set gets you so hot, you may need a cold shower!” ★★★★★ “Twists and turns, action-packed, hot and steamy!” Hunter's Moon: Quentin Abby Kenyon belongs to Quentin Walker body, heart, and soul. But she's a wolf shifter, and he's one brute of a bear shifter. He needs to win her over—and time is running out. Her pack's annual full moon mating run is his last chance to prove that only he can win the hunt for her heart. Mountain Bear's Baby: Shane Rough, gruff bear shifter Shane Walker left behind his fighting past for a fresh start in life. But when Jessie McMillan, the passionate three-night stand he also left behind, unexpectedly shows up with a baby boy that's his son just in time for Christmas, can he rein in his wild bear before he ruins everything again? Taming Her Bear: Beckett Bear shifter Beckett North can hardly control his inner beast on the best of days—until he meets captivating Pix Camden and she settles his wild, angry side. She's hiding something from him, and it threatens to drive his bear mad. Yet the fiery vixen is his mate—and he’ll do whatever it takes to spend the rest of his life with her. Rescue Bear: Cortez Thrill seeker Cortez lived life on a risky edge. But a terrible accident changed everything in a split second. Haunted by his failure to protect his friends, he now struggles to control his troubled inner bear. Then he meets Haley and faces the biggest risk of all: opening his heart and claiming her as his mate. To the reader: These stories are filled with heart-pounding romance, page-turning adventure, and some awesome sexy times. If you love big ole grizzly bear shifters who have a soft spot for their fated mates, the charming and funny details of a shifter-filled small town, and the beautiful power of true love to always save the day, this boxed set is for you. ★★★★★ "The Silvertip community was so well described, I want to live there." ★★★★★ "This was an amazing collection of the best shifter books I’ve read in awhile!" Keywords: bear shifter, wolf shifter, dragon shifter, bad boy, fated mates, paranormal romance with sex, pnr, box set, mountain man romance, small town romance, clan, pack, series, fantasy, steamy romance, paranormal romance books for adults, contemporary romance, hot romance, hot shifter romance, shifter romance series, emotional romance, instalove, shifter conflicts, urban fantasy, werebear, shapeshifter, wounded hero, romantic suspense, womens fiction, action adventure, rebel, thrilling, great chemistry, exciting, shifter mating human, holiday romance, action adventure romance, strong heroine, second chance romance

Book Christmas Night Bear  Wyatt

Download or read book Christmas Night Bear Wyatt written by J.K. Harper and published by J.K. Harper. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possessive, holiday-loving bear. Stubborn, holiday-hating reindeer. What could go wrong? A reindeer shifter fleeing her past... Brynna Darby can’t help that she’s a reindeer shifter. But she sure can do her darned best to ignore that part of her life, and has done so for years. Until she abruptly lands back in her tiny shifter hometown. Expectations there are suffocating her—but one sexy bear shifter might open up her guarded heart and show her how to find joy again. A bear shifter searching for home... Wyatt Webber returned to his hometown of Deep Hollow right before Christmas, his favorite time of year. Then he runs into the onetime love of his life, Brynna, and everything threatens to turn into a lump of coal. She’s the mate who broke his heart...but she also might be the only one who can put it back together again. *note: a previous version of this story, then titled The Reindeer Shifter's Christmas Gift, originally appeared in a group box set. The story has been lengthened, re-written, and re-edited. To the reader: This story is filled with heart-pounding holiday romance, page-turning action, and some awesomely romantic sexy times. If you love big ole grizzly bear shifters who have a soft spot for their fated mates, the charming and funny details of a shifter-filled small town, and the beautiful power of true love to always save the day, this book is for you. Keywords: holiday romance, bear shifter, reindeer shifter, fated mates, paranormal romance with sex, pnr, mountain man romance, small town romance, clan, pack, series, fantasy, steamy romance, paranormal romance books for adults, contemporary romance, hot romance, hot shifter romance, shifter romance series, emotional romance, instalove, shifter conflicts, urban fantasy, werebear, shapeshifter, womens fiction, action adventure, thrilling, great chemistry, exciting, christmas romance

Book The Real Werewives of Alaska Box Set Vol 1  Books 1 3

Download or read book The Real Werewives of Alaska Box Set Vol 1 Books 1 3 written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Real Werewives for this fun and steamy season with the Alaska Bloodhounds and follow the Werewives as they find love with these wild football players. Meet the contestants: Running Wild Hi! I’m Naomi. I’m not in Alaska to meet some furry jock. I became a Real Werewife to find a platform for my travel blog. And it almost worked, too. When running back Sebastian mistakes me for a crew member at the kickoff party, neither of us can deny there’s something more. Much more. But none of my travel could ever prepare me for the adventure with this wolf shifter. Silver Fox Hi! I’m Jenna. Becoming a Real Werewife is my last resort to get the attention of veteran quarterback Landon Fox. I’m not an overzealous fan. I’m the mother of his teenage daughter. Our wild child is about to turn eighteen, and I need his help keeping her under control. But being this close to Landon again has intensified all my old feelings for the fox shifter. This time, is it for real? Catching the Vixen Hi! I’m Fiona. After I crashed an Alaska Bloodhounds bachelor auction, I got offered a contract to become a Real Werewife. But there’s one player I’ve got my eye on. Tyler Jones, the backup quarterback and my dad’s mentee. If that wasn’t enough drama, I’m about to shift for the very first time. Can this sexy lion shifter keep a fox like me safe?

Book Christmas with the Shifters  A Paranormal Romantic Comedy Collection

Download or read book Christmas with the Shifters A Paranormal Romantic Comedy Collection written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is a time for family, love, and...men who turn into animals? The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its hottest residents are finally finding their true mates. When human women meet growly alpha males, there's going to be a little culture shock. Finding out shapeshifters exist is one thing, falling in love at first sight is another! The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after for these fated mates. "Holidays with the Shifters" includes five steamy instalove holiday novellas, including: Santa's Claws Bear Humbug Jingle Bear Silver Paws Joy to the Wolf Each book in this small-town paranormal romance anthology features a midlife couple over age thirty-five, strong independent women, shifters with hearts of gold, a little bit of humor, and lots of Christmas cheer. Download your copy today! This book is perfect for fans of: C.D. Gorri, Milly Taiden, Zoe Chant, Liv Brywood, Laura Greenwood, Gina Kincade, Candace Ayers, Shifters Unleased, Layla Silver, Hope Ford, Frankie Love, LB Dunbar, Kylie Gilmore, Mia Brody, Daniella Brodsky, Kameron Claire, Fern Fraser, Melissa Foster, Bella Andre, Pamela Kelley, J.H. Croix, Kait Nolan, Donna McDonald, Erin Wright, Liz Isaacson, Lucy Score, Pippa Grant, Kathryn Nolan, Claire Kingsley, and of course, Rose Bak. 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, bbw, boss, shifter, shape shifter, wolf, bear, small town

Book Christmas with the Shifters

Download or read book Christmas with the Shifters written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on 2022-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is a time for family, love, and...men who turn into animals? The shifter town of Greysden is gearing up for the holidays and some of its sexiest residents are finally finding their true mates. When human women meet growly alpha males, there's going to be a little culture shock. Finding out shapeshifters exist is one thing, falling in love at first sight is another! The road to love isn't easy, but with a little help from fate and some nosy small-town matchmakers, there's a guaranteed happily ever after for these fated mates. "Holidays with the Shifters" includes five steamy instalove holiday novellas, including: Santa's Claws Bear Humbug Jingle Bear Silver Paws Joy to the Wolf Each book in this small-town paranormal romance anthology features a midlife couple over age thirty-five, strong independent women, wolves, and bears with hearts of gold, a little bit of humor, and lots of Christmas cheer. Download your copy today!

Book Intercepting Christmas

Download or read book Intercepting Christmas written by Kristen Strassel and published by Kristen Strassel. This book was released on with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m the executive producer of The Real Werewives of Alaska. And for Christmas, my husband thinks I should get my own episode. Cole’s a football coach in Idaho. We’ve only seen each other via video chat since the season began. When I tell him I’m not sure I can break away from the show for the holiday, he surprises me with my very own camera crew. This wolf shifter plans to claim me all over again. It’s my turn for some hot tub time. But I didn’t leave the drama in Alaska. Our daughters are here with us too, and when one of them shifts for the first time, she catches the attention of a rival pack. Can Cole put a new team together on an unfamiliar playing field, or will this trip tear our family apart? Intercepting Christmas features a guest appearance from the Sawtooth Shifters!

Book Home for Christmas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maddie James
  • Publisher : Sand Dune Books
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 1622375165
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Home for Christmas written by Maddie James and published by Sand Dune Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A star-crossed, holiday romance story of young love, old love, holding on, and letting go. During the summer of 1989, Jenny Anders meets Ben Matson on a family beach vacation on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Fresh out of high school and ready to start their new lives—Jenny to Penn State in the fall, and Ben to work at the family hardware store—they didn’t expect to fall in love. But love-at-first-sight happens anyway. The long-distance relationship doesn’t deter them. And after a summer of love letters and clandestine trips in the fall, Ben travels to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving with Jenny’s family and asks for her hand in marriage. Much to Jenny’s horror, her father angrily denies his request. Ben and Jenny devise a plan to elope, enjoy a holiday honeymoon in the mountains, and settle in Ben’s hometown in the Adirondacks, the Village of Charmington. Jenny slips away in the night on Christmas Eve, certain her parents will come around and welcome Ben into the family. But plans go awry when Ben and Jenny argue, and a snow squall prevents them from getting to the judge. The young couple take refuge from the snowstorm in a farmhouse with an elderly couple. The pause in their getaway causes Jenny to have doubts about their elopement—until she witnesses the power of love and the magic of Christmas.

Book Mountain Bear s Baby

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. K. Harper
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-01-06
  • ISBN : 9781656657930
  • Pages : 154 pages

Download or read book Mountain Bear s Baby written by J. K. Harper and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silvertip Shifters series Book 2a feel-good Silvertip Shifters holiday story!★★★★★ "I love J.K. Harper's stories. They usually touch me right in the feels and this one definitely did."*** ***"Well written and I didn't want to put it down!" ★★★★★A bear shifter who found a fresh start in life...Rough, tough grizzly bear shifter Shane Walker left behind his gritty fighting past in the city for a fresh start. Living with his extended family at the shifter-only Silvertip Lodge in the beautiful, soothing mountains of Colorado changed him for the better. Now it's almost Christmas, everything is jingly and bright, and his life is pretty much perfect.A woman seeking a safe haven for her bear shifter son...Until Jessie McMillan, the passionate three-night stand he also left behind without saying good-bye, unexpectedly shows up in town with a shocking bombshell: her cute little baby boy is Shane's son.And a little sprinkle of holiday magic to create some lasting joy. Stunned at the news, Shane first runs like hell from the huge reveal that he is a father. But he must rein in his wild bear so he doesn't ruin what might turn out to be the most joyous holiday he's ever had: one with his precious son and the amazing woman who just might be his mate.To the reader: This story is filled with heart-pounding romance, page-turning adventure, and some awesome hawt times. If you love big ole grizzly bear shifters who have a soft spot for their fated mates, the charming and funny details of a shifter-filled small town, and the beautiful power of true love to always save the day, this book is for you.Silvertip ShiftersHunter's Moon: QuentinMountain Bear's Baby: ShaneTaming Her Bear: BeckettRescue Bear: CortezRanger Bear: RileyFirefighter Bear: Slade Superstar Bear: Bodhi (coming soon)

Book The Holiday Switch

Download or read book The Holiday Switch written by Tif Marcelo and published by Underlined. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two rival coworkers with two very big secrets . . . What could possibly go wrong? Cozy up with this charming holiday romance by USA Today bestselling author Tif Marcelo. Lila Santos is ready for her last winter break of high school. The snow in her small town of Holly, New York, is plentiful, the mood is as cozy as a fuzzy Christmas sweater, and she's earning extra cash working at the local inn—AKA the setting of the greatest film of all time, Holiday by the Lake—while moonlighting as an anonymous book blogger. But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew, Teddy Rivera, becomes her coworker. Lila is type A; Teddy is type “Anything but Lila’s Way,” and the two of them can’t stop butting heads over tangled icicle lights and messy gift shop merch. But when they accidentally switch phones one afternoon, they realize they've both been hiding things from each other. Will their secrets—and an unexpected snowstorm—bring these rivals together? “I swooned for the romance!”—Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal, on Tif Marcelo's The Key to Happily Ever After

Book Where One Goes

    Book Details:
  • Author : B. N. Toler
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2018-10-07
  • ISBN : 9781720119296
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Where One Goes written by B. N. Toler and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Cover-Same Beautiful Story What happens when the very thing ruining your life ends up saving it?I was never one to believe in spirits

Book Bear s Midlife Midwife

    Book Details:
  • Author : Meg Ripley
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2021-10-21
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Bear s Midlife Midwife written by Meg Ripley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I can't get the authorities involved in this," he pleaded, his brows drawing together. "I need you." When I got divorced and moved to the quiet Oregon countryside, The last thing I expected was for a hot stranger to pound on my door, Demanding I go with him in the middle of the night. His sister-in-law's in labor, and he swears she's on death's door. The weirder part? I'm not allowed to tell anyone what I'm about to see. This has WTF written all over it, but I took an oath to help. Looks like my cozy sweats, wine, and the remote will have to wait. Even after delivering babies for decades, Nothing could prepare me for this. Good god, the kid is hairy, And the ears, the eyes...they're all wrong. Because I didn't just deliver a baby. I delivered a freaking bear cub. Apparently, these folks are shapeshifters, And us humans aren't supposed to know their secret. Now, some of these bear-people want me dead. That hunky stranger is now my bodyguard, And we've gotten very close living under my tiny roof. Am I ready to jump into a relationship with another man? Especially one that can change into a bear? Steamy shifter love scenes and an HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Readers 18+.

Book Magic s Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cat Adams
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2009-02-03
  • ISBN : 9780765359636
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book Magic s Design written by Cat Adams and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "USA Today"-bestselling writing team of C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp--writing under the pen name Cat Adams--returns with a new stand-alone novel of paranormal romance. Original.

Book The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street

Download or read book The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street written by Karen White and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance in this festive new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Karen White. Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy—after all, it’s only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing more Colonial-era artifacts at the cistern, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house—and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer.... And these relics aren’t the only precious artifacts for which people are searching. A past adversary is convinced there is a long-lost Revolutionary War treasure buried somewhere on the property Melanie inherited—untold riches rumored to have been brought over from France by the Marquis de Lafayette himself and intended to help the Colonial war effort. It’s a treasure literally fit for a king, and there have been whispers throughout history that many have already killed—and died—for it. And now someone will stop at nothing to possess it—even if it means destroying everything Melanie and Jack hold dear.