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Dining With A Vampire (Midnight Desires, #2)


Rachel Hawke - 2012
    Lea is now stuck with her new roommate, Ryder, who wants nothing to do with her because she’s a vampire. Surrounded constantly by humans, Lea must deal with her lust for blood by herself after she’s discovered her blood dealer has mysteriously gone missing. As Lea tries to take control of her life, she unexpectedly encounters her past.For interest in werewolves, check out Sienna in The Shifter's Touch by Misty Traven, also from the Midnight Desires series.Series for Lea:Book 1: Alone With A VampireBook 2: Dining With A VampireBook 3: Fighting With A VampireCheck us out at:facebook.com/MidnightDesiresbookseries

Christmas With the Hearts and Royals


Antoinette Sherell - 2018
     Wanting to put a spin on Christmas, the wives—Liberty, Sempri, Gi’Dore, Teagan, and Mo’Nae—decide to recruit their husbands for the organizing and planning of their annual Christmas Eve party. Having no other choice, their husbands—Legacy, Philan, Achilles, Adonis, and Quame—agree in order to keep their wives happy. Unfortunately, they’ve all bitten off more than they can chew with the task. On top of preparing for Christmas, a few couples are having to deal with the growing pains of their now teenage children. Follow these couples as they try to find a balance between their marriage, children, and friends while making it through the holidays drama free.

A Christmas Ball To Remember: A Historical Regency Romance Novel


Sally Forbes - 2021
    

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!


Dr. Seuss - 1957
    No one quite knows the reason."Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small. This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos.

The Velveteen Rabbit


Margery Williams Bianco - 1922
    This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.

Winter Wonderland (The Tiara Club)


Vivian French - 2008
    The prize is a trip to the fabulous Winter Wonderland theme park. In spite of nasty twins Diamonde and Gruella, will the Rose Room princesses win the competition and go to the park?

The Polar Express


Chris Van Allsburg - 1985
    The Polar Express is a treasured holiday tradition. This lavish gift set includes a CD audio recording read by Liam Neeson, a keepsake "All Aboard" ornament, and a note from author Chris Van Allsburg.Awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1986, The Polar Express has sold more than 7 million copies, become a classic holiday movie, and been translated into stage productions that take place across the United States during the holiday season.

Twas the Night Before Christmas


Ellie O'Ryan - 2008
    To find the answer to their question, the Super Readers fly into the classic story Twas the Night Before Christmas?. While in the story, the Super Readers meet Santa and discover that he visits all the children because it makes both him and them happy.

How Santa Got His Job


Stephen Krensky - 1998
    So Santa tried just about everything -- from a chimney sweep to a postman to a circus performer. But none of these worked out. It wasn't until he met a group of elves who helped him use all his special talents, that Santa was able to find his dream job.

Big Susan


Elizabeth Orton Jones - 1947
    and Mrs. Doll and their six children, Nurse and the old Cook all lived in a house which had no front and belong to Susan. Susan was just an ordinary-sized little girl with taffy colored pigtails. But to the dolls she was a very Big, very Wonderful, very Important Person. There was one short night in every year when they needed no help from Susan - that Wonderful Night when all Dolls come alive and can speak. An exciting story full of ups and downs scaled to dollhouse proportions, full of sense and nonsense, fantasy and truth, with glimpses of the Christmas miracle that can happen anywhere - even in a dollhouse. A different sort of Christmas book, one that will be enjoyed at any time of the year and by the whole family.

Never Deny a Duke at Christmas


Harriet Caves - 2021
    But attend the Christmas festivities of the Ton she must. Even if she has to go through hell just for the sake of her father.Nothing stings more than unrequited love and Ducnan Matthews, the Duke of Reedson, learned this the hard way. And despite living in sin for the past years, his heart still betrays him at the sight of the very woman who broke it.Threatened with financial ruination, Duncan desperately needs a wealthy wife and Kendra needs a savior. With their own futures at stake, it’s finally time to confront the past, to trust in each other, and against the odds, find the love they lost—if she will only say yes.

Snowday: A festive feel good romantic comedy (The Riverside Series Book 1)


B.R. Maycock - 2018
     Eloise is too busy juggling the chaos of three kids, an ever present ex-husband and a demanding boss to even remember the last time dating crossed her mind. But as soft snow falls silently all around, romance twinkles with the flakes. After being single for so long, Eloise suddenly has a lot of choices. Too many choices. Will anyone be worthy of melting the guard around her heart to let love in? A fun-filled, festive read for fans of Christie Barlow, Fiona Gibson and Colleen Coleman

Father Christmas


Raymond Briggs - 1973
    Meet Father Christmas: a very human gift-giver with a tough job to do. You'll find out that he sometimes gets a little grumpy living at the icy North Pole and squeezing down chimneys, but he more than makes up for it in heart and humour. Raymond Briggs brings this endearing character to life in over 100 wonderfully illustrated vignettes that follow the adventures of Father Christmas on his big night of the year.

Stuck Together for Christmas


Layla Valentine - 2021
    It was supposed to be my getaway Christmas,Now, I’m stuck sharing with my brother’s best friend,This has just turned into the holiday from hell!For the first time in years, I was excited about the holidays,A week of sun, sea and luxury, curtesy of my newly loaded brother.I should have known there’d be a sting in the tail…The moment I arrive in Hawaii, I realize there’s an intruder in the house,And it’s no burglar—no, it’s far worse than that,Because Ryan Finch—my brother’s business partner, and the same man my mother’s been trying to hook me up with for years—is apparently here for the holidays as well.The longer we spend together, the harder it is to remember all the reasons why I told myself that going there would be a terrible idea,And my relaxing Christmas getaway has just turned into the ultimate exercise in restraint.Will I give in to temptation and find that he’s more than his reputation, or will the truth that I’m trying to ignore leave me crushed?

Her Billionaire Ex-Boyfriend Fake Fiancé (Christmas in Emerald Falls) (Emerald Falls Romance Book 4)


Christine Kersey - 2019
    Eager to raise money for more computers, books, and other critical supplies, when the auctioneer announces that a date with Ashleigh is on the auction block, she goes with it. Too bad her ex casts the winning bid.Billionaire Chase Matthews hadn't planned on spending December in Emerald Falls. And he certainly hadn't planned on offering the winning bid for a date with his ex. But now that both of those things have happened, he'll have to deal with the fallout.When Chase tells Ashleigh that his mother is dying and that her only wish is to see him happily engaged, he makes her an offer she can't refuse. But will her wounded heart be able to remember that this is all pretend?