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The only thing Lily wants is for her children to have a nice, warm home and to make sure her family’s diner survives. When handsome billionaire David walks in and leaves a rather generous tip, he not only helps her little family, he also gives her something she hasn’t had for a long time - hope.

Delightful Chanukah tales your family will enjoy again and again. Spell it however you like, this audiobook is more than one Hanukkah story! It goes to 11! A rediscovered classic for children and adults, that feels fresh, read by an Audie Award nominee. Once again, Izzy Abrahmson takes us on a visit to The Village. This collection of linked and overlapping stories about Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, culminates in a thrilling novella. As Mrs. Chaipul says, "It's like rye bread. You don't need to be Jewish to enjoy it".

November, 1941. Christmas is coming... and despite the blackout, shortages and a constant threat of air raids, the inhabitants of Kelthorpe on the Yorkshire coast are determined that war won't stop them celebrating. The run-up to Christmas sees sisters Connie and Lizzie and their good friend Pamela busier than ever. Between their jobs, carol-singing rehearsals with the church choir and night shifts doing their bit as Air Raid Wardens and ambulance drivers, it's all go.

This short story takes place between book five (Death Wish) and book six (Ghost Market). Christmas looks good on Limbo City, especially with Bub under the mistletoe. Lana Harvey’s holiday cheer is in overdrive, but when she and archangel Gabriel are summoned to harvest a holly jolly soul in Alaska, the spirit of Christmas brings all the villains to the tundra.

Tanzy Meadows works hard to keep the Canine Corral, her no-kill shelter for dogs, financially afloat. She provides the animals’ needs, often neglecting her own, and strives to find forever homes for them. But her problems mount when the city council threatens to put her out of business, and a close friend develops a life-threatening condition .Tanzy is smitten by Jake Strickland, a handsome but mysterious new arrival in town. Graphic designer and computer guru by trade, Jake revamps her shelter’s web page, helps bring in much-needed funds, and provides ways to find her dogs homes.

It’s 1941 and Christmas is approaching in St. Ives. Shy Lily wishes she could hide from the war. But when her friend Eva writes asking if she’ll join her in St. Ives, Lily can’t refuse. There are officers to nurse back to health and a Christmas party to plan. Eva came to St. Ives to be near Max, the stranger who almost gave his life protecting her from an air-raid. But the wounded pilot keeps pushing her away. Rose can’t help envying Eva, who turns too many heads. But when she suspects the orphanage next door is mistreating its charges, Eva is the only one who can help her.

A malicious spirit that hates Christmas, a freakish Sinterklaas in the woods, a child gifted with winter's touch...are only a few of the stories you'll find inside this short story collection. Included within you'll likewise find dark tales of legend and folklore, twisted fables, and various frights to delight. Vampires? Of course.... Insane killers? They're in there....

Belladonna Pagano is far too busy for love - she has until Halloween to wow the school board with Hartwood High’s Fall production of Little Shop of Horrors, or she’ll be out of a job. Besides, after her former fiancé traded their future for his burgeoning music career, she’s vowed never to give a man that kind of power over her again. Least of all a rock star.

Weihnachten auf der Insel Föhr. Pastorin Carola leitet im Friesendom die Chorprobe für Heiligabend. Alle sind voller Vorfreude aufs Fest, nur sie nicht. Denn nach der Christmette wird sie wieder allein zu Hause sitzen. Noch ist aber Vorweihnachtszeit, und es gibt eine Menge zu tun: Als "rasender Engel" fährt sie mit ihrem Motorboot auf die Hallig Langeneß, um dort eine Andacht zu halten. Der sympathische Organist Torin Hansen bittet sie anschließend um einen Gefallen: Seiner Urgroßmutter geht es gesundheitlich so schlecht, dass sie Weihnachten wahrscheinlich nicht erleben wird.

Florist Rose McDaniels is the unofficial matchmaker of Hartwood Falls. Her annual Secret Valentines have brought together more happy couples than she can count. Too bad the only person she can’t seem to help find love is herself. Try as she may, no one holds a candle to the boy who made her first believe in love...right before he left town with her heart.

Let the battle begin...A 30th birthday is a landmark, but Zoe is crushed when everyone - including her nine-year-old son - seems to forget it. Of course, she has no idea about the surprise party, or the even more surprising birthday kiss from her best friend’s brother and secret high school crush, Blake Peterson. Zoe doesn’t have time to dwell on it, though. She’s worked hard to rebuild her life after a divorce, and she fully expects the promotion dangled in front of her.

So unverzichtbar für Weihnachten wie "Dinner for One" für Silvester. Alle Jahre wieder müssen wir uns an Weihnachten mit der buckligen Verwandtschaft rumschlagen: die nervige Tante, der geizige Onkel, der streitlustige Schwager, die Cousinen unklarer Herkunft, die Youtube-süchtigen Nichten und Neffen. Opa, der sein Handy nicht versteht. Und Oma, die schon alles überlebt hat und darauf jetzt mal trinken will. Was soll man diesen Menschen schenken? Na, am besten dieses Hörbuch!

Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world, so she's gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium. But now she finally has a chance to follow her dreams, and what better place to start than the home of Christmas? Before she can say sleigh bells, Flora's on her way to Lapland. She cant wait to spend her days drinking hot chocolate and taking reindeer-drawn carriage rides, but something Flora didn't expect was meeting Connor, a Norse god of a man who makes her heart flutter and snowflakes swirl in her stomach.

We begin with a story published in McClure’s magazine, December 1899. This was the first story published under the pseudonym O. Henry. Let’s listen. 

Christmas Grace and Light is a collection of short stories and reflections on the promise of Christmas. While the reflections are based on actual events, the stories imagine a world where Christmas is new every year. Written for Christmas worship, they tell of people caught in the world’s worries, running away from hope, perplexed by their own lives, or discovering unexplainable events. Just like you and me. In those events and uncertainties, light breaks into the darkness. We discover the ever-present wonder of God’s grace that became human in the very first Christmas.

In book 16 in the series, Abby is offered the chance to participate in an author event being held at Firehouse Books with one of her own favorite authors. When the guest author turns up dead, Abby realizes that clues to the author’s death could be found in the new novel the woman had yet to release. Using her own sleuthing skills, Abby jumps into the investigation after it becomes clear that it just might take an author to find the meaning in the pages.

When she has to fire her pastry chef for incompetence, the last person Suzannah Monteil wanted as a replacement was YouTube celebrity chef Carlo Gianetti. Too handsome for his own good, Carlo is a distraction she doesn't need. Carlo never got over the beautiful young chef who ran out on him and broke his heart nine years ago. Now he's back in Suzannah's life. With a saboteur out to ruin both their reputations, will the attraction simmering between the two develop into a sublime dish...or a charred disaster?

All is set to change for Alice and Sam as they expect their first child together. Just how they are going to fit themselves, their baby, and Sam’s daughter Sophie into their little two-bed cottage is a mystery, but Alice is determined not to get stressed out. Her focus is on best friend Julie, who is trying unsuccessfully for a baby, and on Sophie, who is torn between staying in Cornwall with Sam, or moving to Devon with her mum. Then there are Alice’s parents, who don’t seem happy with their own move to Cornwall, and Jonathan, who also appears to be falling out of love.

Calla Bond and the staff of Belladonna cordially invite you to the New Year's Eve event of the season. As things have simmered in the kitchen, Belladonna is now the must-experience spot in Austin, and this New Year's Eve party is one not to miss! Together with their favorite seven-year-old, the entire Belladonna team has whipped up special tasting and libation menus sure to make all mouths happy. Join us for a magical night as we ring in the New Year with joy, laughter, deliciousness, a champagne toast, and a midnight kiss theme!  

Действие происходит в Париже начала 80-х годов ХХ века. Четыре встречи главного героя романа Поля Мартана с волшебным миром происходят на фоне его взросления и в итоге охватывают всю его жизнь. Все события происходят в двух параллельных мирах: реальном для нас и реальном для тех, в кого мы с возрастом перестаем верить.