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Christmas in Evergreen

Author : Nancy Naigle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 194789224X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Christmas in Evergreen written by Nancy Naigle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A snowy small town. A snow globe that grants wishes. A love that's meant to be. Evergreen, Vermont is about to be in the rearview mirror of Allie Shaw’s vintage red pickup truck. It’s hard to say goodbye to her small town and her veterinarian practice, but she’s moving to Washington D.C., where her big-city-loving boyfriend lives. Ever since Ryan Bellamy’s wife died, he hardly knows how to celebrate Christmas. He’s decided to take his daughter Zoe to Florida, and Evergreen is just a quick stop on the way to the airport. While they’re there, Zoe partakes in a local tradition, making a Christmas wish on the snow globe at the town diner. But neither Allie’s nor Ryan’s Christmas goes as planned. They’ve checked their wish lists twice, and they didn’t say anything about meeting someone new…or about a fresh chance at love. This sweet holiday romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Vermont Christmas Card Cookies.

The Holiday Trilogy

Author : Carlo Goldoni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Holiday Trilogy written by Carlo Goldoni and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three plays that make up The Holiday Trilogy are among the most outstanding works of Goldoni's maturity. Written in 1761, and published here for the first time in English, these plays take us behind the scenes as two Northern Italian families and their respective entourages prepare for a fashionable stay in the country, and in the process forsake all their cherished precepts of bourgeois prudence and parsimony. What starts out as a relatively straightforward satire, rather benevolently castigating the middle class for its craven infatuation with appearances, later develops into a scathing indictment of its entire system of values, with each of the three plays contributing an ever bleaker portrayal of social fatuity and mendacity. At the mercy of fashion's every whim, the middle class is mercilessly caught in the act of aping the aristocracy, clumsily grappling with trends it cannot comprehend, ignorant as it is of the underlying codes of savoir-faire. But Goldoni takes comedy's traditional decision of the bourgeoisie's fashion foibles to an extreme which can only be ascribed to sheer comical genius. Indeed, as this tripartite work unfolds, the extent to which Goldoni succeeds in subverting the very constrictions of his favorite genre becomes increasingly evident, the bittersweet finale constituting a fittingly ambivalent rendition of comedy's requisite happy end. The Holiday Trilogy is the first of a series of volumes that Marsilio plans to devote to the works of the great Venetian playwright, under the editorship of Franco Fido, to commemorate the bicentennial of Goldoni's death. Anthony Oldcorn's version of the Trilogy received one of the 1993 Kayden Translation Awards.

The Duke's Holiday

Author : Maggie Fenton
Publisher : Montlake Romance
ISBN 13 : 9781477828021
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Duke's Holiday written by Maggie Fenton and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cold, precise Duke of Montford demands things his way: neatly ordered, in place, and adhering closely to the rules. So he is furious when he learns that the tenant of his ducal estate has been dead for a year, and a stranger has been running the Honeywell business--which, by contract, is now Montford's. When he arrives in Yorkshire to investigate, he discovers that the estate is being run by an unruly, tomboyish woman--and a bluestocking at that! Fiery redhead Astrid Honeywell is independent and educated. She's been handling the Honeywell family business for years. And she's not about to relinquish it to anyone--not even Montford--because of some archaic contract. Montford and Astrid have an instant hatred for one another...and an undeniable, unspeakable attraction. They must resist this improper desire--after all, Montford has a fiancée in London. But when Astrid's life is placed in terrible danger, Montford finds he may be willing to risk everything to save her. Revised edition: This edition of The Duke's Holiday includes editorial revisions.

A Christmas Trilogy

Author : P.J. McKenzie
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462061923
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Christmas Trilogy written by P.J. McKenzie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The holiday season is about the spirit of giving. Friends and neighbors take a few extra minutes, put aside their differences, and share the holiday spirit through giving and generosity. A Christmas Trilogy is a representation of that same spirit, sharing three Christmas stories that focus on the joy of giving to others. In The Christmas Gift, youll meet Mike OConnor, a young man from Chicago who hasnt been to visit his family for Christmas in several years because of an argument with his father. But when he finally decides to make amends, he becomes caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, stuck overnight at a diner. Will he find a way to make the rest of the journey, or will he head back to Chicago and leave things the way they were? The Christmas Spirit shares the tale of a boy named Billy who learns there is no Santa Claus when his classmates make fun of him for believing in a fairy tale. Billys grandfather steps in and shows him that theres a way to keep the spirit of Santa aliveno matter how old you become. The final story, The Christmas Guests, tells of the untimely death of Andrew Hennesseys wife and son, leaving him a lonely and bitter man, oblivious to the Christmas season. Can the arrival of some unexpected guests cause him to rediscover the Christmas spirit? A Christmas Trilogy will warm your heart and put you in the holiday spiritno matter what time of year it is!

Home for the Holidays

Author : Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442406852
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Home for the Holidays written by Heather Vogel Frederick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becca, Megan, Emma, Cassidy, and Jess are not home for Christmas but traveling.

Christmas as Before

Author : James C Reinhold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Christmas as Before written by James C Reinhold and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was my favorite time of year-Christmas Time. I absolutely loved Christmas ever since I was a child. Being in my late 60s, I have more great memories of Christmas than I can count. I loved the feeling of Christmas: the snow, the decorations, the giving and receiving, the warm feeling, and the smiling faces. Your life was transformed for 30 days and I always just loved the anticipation of it all. Being a child and going to bed Christmas Eve and constantly hearing things like, "Don't get out of bed or Santa won't stop here" just pushed my imagination. I spent the entire night thinking about Santa Claus visiting my house, Santa and his Reindeer landing on my roof, coming down my chimney, and setting up presents under my Christmas tree all while I was sound asleep. There was no other feeling in the world that could replace that!

A Lowcountry Christmas

Author : Mary Alice Monroe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501125567
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book A Lowcountry Christmas written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “lovely and memorable tale” (Luis Carlos Montalván, New York Times bestselling author) of a wounded warrior and his younger brother who discover the true meaning of the Christmas holiday in this timeless story of family bonds. As far as ten-year-old Miller McClellan is concerned, it’s the worst Christmas ever. His father’s shrimp boat is docked, his mother is working two jobs, and with finances strained, Miller is told they can’t afford the dog he desperately wants. “Your brother’s return from war is our family’s gift,” his parents tell him. But when Taylor returns with PTSD, the stress and strain darken the family. Then Taylor’s service dog arrives—a large black Labrador/Great Dane named Thor. His brother even got the dog! When Miller goes out on Christmas Eve with his father’s axe, determined to get his family the tree they can’t afford, he takes the dog for company—but accidentally winds up lost in the wild forest. In the midst of this emergency, the splintered family must come together and rediscover their strengths, family bond, and the true meaning of Christmas.

A Forever Christmas

Author : Sandi Lynn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781505520118
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book A Forever Christmas written by Sandi Lynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black family is back in this Christmas holiday story! Join Connor, Ellery, Julia and Collin, as they prepare for and celebrate the holiday season with their family and closest friends.

The Holiday Switch

Author : Tif Marcelo
Publisher : Underlined
ISBN 13 : 0593379551
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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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

Manhattan Holiday Loves: The Complete Trilogy

Author : Ayla Asher
Publisher : Reading Goddess Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1953471498
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Manhattan Holiday Loves: The Complete Trilogy written by Ayla Asher and published by Reading Goddess Press, LLC. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete series: Three fun, fast-paced, steamy holiday stories! Book 1: His Holiday Pact Who knew a fake holiday relationship could be so fun? But can Kayla protect her heart from the player of the century? Book 2: Her Valentine Surprise Sam has a secret he holds close to his heart…and Joy is determined to discover it! Book 3: Her Patriotic Prince It was only supposed to be one night. Years later, can Laura and Adam put their fears aside to find happiness together? Take the journey with three best friends as they navigate falling in love in the big city! * * * The Manhattan Holiday Loves Trilogy (also available as audiobooks) #1: His Holiday Pact #2: Her Valentine Surprise #3: Her Patriotic Prince Search terms: holiday romance, christmas romance, thanksgiving romance, curvy heroine, fake relationship, first in series, complete trilogy, complete series, friend family, neighbor romance, hot romance, steamy romance. * * * * If you’re a fan of Lucy Score, Melanie Harlow, Amy Daws, Kayley Loring, Adriana Locke, Claire Kingsley, & Nicole Snow, the Manhattan Holiday Loves series is perfect for you!

The Daily Stoic Journal

Author : Ryan Holiday
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525534393
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Daily Stoic Journal written by Ryan Holiday and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful daily journal to lead your journey in the art of living--and an instant WSJ bestseller! For more than two thousand years, Stoic philosophy has been the secret operating system of wise leaders, artists, athletes, brilliant thinkers, and ordinary citizens. With the acclaimed, bestselling books The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman have helped to bring the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus to hundreds of thousands of new readers all over the world. Now Holiday and Hanselman are back with The Daily Stoic Journal, a beautifully designed hardcover journal that features space for morning and evening notes, along with advice for integrating this ancient philosophy into our 21st century lives. Each week readers will discover a specific powerful Stoic practice, explained and presented with related quotations to inspire deeper reflection and application, and each day they will answer a powerful question to help gauge their progress. Created with a durable, Smyth-sewn binding and featuring a helpful introduction explaining the various Stoic tools of self-management, as well as resources for further reading, this is a lasting companion volume for people who already love The Daily Stoic and its popular daily emails and social media accounts. It can also be used as a stand-alone journal, even if you haven’t read the previous books. For anyone seeking inner peace, clarity, and effectiveness in our crazy world, this book will help them immensely for the next year—and for the rest of their lives.

Stillness Is the Key

Author : Ryan Holiday
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525538585
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Stillness Is the Key written by Ryan Holiday and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Wall Street Journal Bestseller In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead. All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you. In this book, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living. Drawing on a wide range of history's greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus. Holiday also examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose study of Zen made him the greatest home run hitter of all time; Winston Churchill, who in balancing his busy public life with time spent laying bricks and painting at his Chartwell estate managed to save the world from annihilation in the process; Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye; Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity. More than ever, people are overwhelmed. They face obstacles and egos and competition. Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media. The stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever.

Winter Street

Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316376094
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Winter Street written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cozy up with New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand's first Christmas novel, hailed “a diverting tale… filled with humor, romance, and realism” by USA Today, in which a family gathers on Nantucket for a holiday filled with chaos, caroling, and cheer. Kelley Quinn is the owner of Nantucket's Winter Street Inn and the proud father of four, all of them grown and living in varying states of disarray. Patrick, the eldest, is a hedge fund manager with a guilty conscience. Kevin, a bartender, is secretly sleeping with a French housekeeper named Isabelle. Ava, a school teacher, is finally dating the perfect guy but can't get him to commit. And Bart, the youngest and only child of Kelley's second marriage to Mitzi, has recently shocked everyone by joining the Marines. As Christmas approaches, Kelley is looking forward to getting the family together for some quality time at the inn. But when he walks in on Mitzi kissing Santa Claus (or the guy who's playing Santa at the inn's annual party), utter chaos descends. With the three older children each reeling in their own dramas and Bart unreachable in Afghanistan, it might be up to Kelley's ex-wife, nightly news anchor Margaret Quinn, to save Christmas at the Winter Street Inn. Before the mulled cider is gone, the delightfully dysfunctional Quinn family will survive a love triangle, an unplanned pregnancy, a federal crime, a small house fire, many shots of whiskey, and endless rounds of Christmas caroling, in this heart-warming novel about coming home for the holidays. Follow the Quinn family through the entire Winter Street Series: Winter Street Winter Stroll Winter Storms Winter Solstice

Duke, Actually

Author : Jenny Holiday
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062952099
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Duke, Actually written by Jenny Holiday and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another delightful contemporary Christmas romance, set in the heart of New York City, about a playboy baron and a woman who has said goodbye to love. “[A] master of witty banter.”—Entertainment Weekly There’s a royal wedding on, and things are about to get interesting. Meet the man of honor Maximillian von Hansburg, Baron of Laudon and heir to the Duke of Aquilla, is not having a merry Christmas. He’s been dumped by a princess, he’s unemployed, and his domineering father has sent him to New York to meet a prospective bride he has no interest in. In the city, he meets Dani Martinez, a smart (and gorgeous) professor he’s determined to befriend before their best friends marry in the Eldovian wedding of the century. Meet the best woman Newly single, no-nonsense New Yorker Dani is done with love—she even has a list entitled “Things I Will Never Again Do for a Man”—which is why she hits it off with notorious rake Max. He’s the perfect partner for snow angels in Central Park and deep conversations about the futility of love. It’s all fun and games until their friendship deepens into attraction and, oops… Falling in love was never part of the plan.

Christmas at Holiday House

Author : RaeAnne Thayne
Publisher : HQN Books
ISBN 13 : 148805603X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Christmas at Holiday House written by RaeAnne Thayne and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the town of Silver Bells, there’s always a feeling of Christmas in the air… Let love—and RaeAnne Thayne—melt your heart this holiday season! This New Year will bring widowed nurse Abigail Powell a fresh start in a different city. Excited about the chance to create an unforgettable Christmas for her young son in picturesque Silver Bells, Colorado, Abby has been hired to take care of her dear friend’s recuperating grandmother. But sprightly senior Winnie insists she doesn’t need looking after. What she does need is help decorating her historic mansion, Holiday House, for a seasonal town fundraiser. Abby warms to the festive task, but she’ll have to contend with her own personal Grinch: Winnie’s prickly grandson, Ethan Lancaster. Ethan Lancaster is good at a lot of things. Relationships surely aren’t one of them. His ex-fiancée convinced Ethan he was incapable of love, and he believes her…up until the moment he impulsively kisses Abby. What is it about this vibrant woman and her sweet son that knocks his world off-kilter? He knows they’re leaving town after Christmas. He just didn’t expect they’d be taking a little of his heart with them. But as he and Abby work together on the magical Holiday House through the record cold weather, visions of a different future dance in his head…one filled with warmth, love and a new beginning for them both. Return to Hope’s Crossing this Christmas in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne’s latest heartwarming story of matchmaking at the holidays, All is Bright!

Nice & Naughty

Author : Cat Johnson
Publisher : Cat Johnson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nice & Naughty written by Cat Johnson and published by Cat Johnson. This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trilogy Collection What’s better than a fireman? Twelve of them, naked, on the pages of your calendar. Secret Recipe: A famous lifestyle maven who secretly can't cook? Good thing a sizzling hot fireman/calendar model knows his way around the kitchen and is there to rescue her and her charity event from certain disaster. If they detour to the bedroom on the way to the kitchen, even better. Mr. December: When the real December calendar man gets sick, a rich department store owner has to step in for him and play Santa. Once he meets the pretty lady photographer sent to cover the event, things really start to heat up. The only problem is, she has no idea who he really is, and he’s not all that keen on telling her. Can't Buy Me Love: What do you get when you take one over-worked caterer on the brink of a nervous breakdown and add a hunky fireman for sale at the charity bachelor auction she's catering? You get a woman who finally finds the one gift to buy herself that she's never going to want to return. If you love the old black-and-white classic holiday movies such as Christmas in Connecticut, Shop Around the Corner and Holiday Inn, you’ll love the three Nice & Naughty stories they inspired.

The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny

Author : Willa Nash
Publisher : Devney Perry
ISBN 13 : 9781950692903
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny written by Willa Nash and published by Devney Perry. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One week with one little girl-an angel, according to my staffing agency. Acting as the short-term nanny for a single dad should have been an easy way to make some extra cash. Until I show up for my first day and face off with a demon disguised as a seven-year-old girl wearing a red tutu and matching glitter slippers. Oh, and her father? My temporary boss? Maddox Holiday. The same Maddox Holiday I crushed on in high school. The same Maddox Holiday who didn't even know I existed. And the same Maddox Holiday who hasn't set foot in Montana for years because he's been too busy running his billionaire empire. Enduring seven days is going to feel like scaling the Himalayas in six-inch heels. Toss in the Holiday family's annual soiree, and Christmas Eve nightmares really do come true. But I can do anything for a week, especially for this paycheck, even if it means wrangling the naughty, impressing the nice, and playing the nanny.