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Snowed in with the Billionaire
By Caroline Anderson. 2013
One magical Christmas Eve... Caught in a blizzard, Georgia Beckett is forced down a narrow lane she'd hoped to avoid...and…
not just because of the snow! The road takes her past the beautiful abandoned house of her youth-the new residence of her childhood sweetheart. Sebastian Corder's shocked to hear the doorbell ring-he never expected to see Georgia again. Nine years ago, both chasing different dreams, they went their separate ways. Now Sebastian's hand hesitates. Is he ready to open the door to the past? But the snow's getting heavier...and there's only one way to find out!It Happened One Night
By Kathie Denosky. 2013
Get ready for a baby surprise in USA TODAY bestselling author Kathie DeNosky's Texas Cattleman's Club novel. Josh Gordon has…
no intention of funding the Texas Cattleman's Club day-care center, even if sexy Kiley Roberts is the one asking. Neither has forgotten the explosive night they spent together three years ago. The temptation to mix business and pleasure is undeniable, but it's Kiley's devotion to her daughter that has Josh dreaming of a family of his own. But when Josh questions who the little girl's father really is, will the truth drive them apart or bring them even closer together?The Gift
By Richard Paul Evans. 2007
There is no hurt so great that love cannot heal it Nathan Hurst hated Christmas. For the rest of the…
world it was a day of joy and celebration; for Nathan it was simply a reminder of the event that destroyed his childhood until a snowstorm, a cancelled flight, and an unexpected meeting with a young mother and her very special son would show him that Christmas is indeed the season of miracles. From the beloved author of the international bestseller The Christmas Box comes another timeless story of faith, hope, and healing.Proposal at the Lazy S Ranch
By Patricia Thayer. 2013
Return to ranching country with bestselling author Patricia Thayer-don't miss the second in her enthralling Slater Sisters series!Driving through the…
Lazy S Ranch after ten years away, the first person Josie Slater sees is the gorgeous-as-ever Garrett Temple! The memories of her first love and her first broken heart come flooding back.She doesn't have time for old attractions, as the Lazy S needs her help! But when a snowstorm blows in, Josie and Garrett are left stranded together. With nowhere to run, the feeling that they still belong together is undeniable....A Cadence Creek Christmas
By Donna Alward. 1994
It's Christmas in Donna Alward's Cadence Creek...Taylor Shepard has come to Cadence Creek to organize her brother's Christmas wedding. Organizing…
such a special event might be a little bit stressful-but she can't deny she's swept away by the town's holiday charm...and by brooding rancher Rhys Bullock.Loner Rhys has been burned far too many times in the past. He's sure he has city girl Taylor all figured out-she'll be hightailing it straight back to the city in a few days! But as the snow starts to fall, Rhys and Taylor embark on a tentative winter romance. Could Taylor be the Christmas present Rhys never even knew he wanted?Substitute Creacher
By Chris Gall. 2011
Chris Gall's vibrant artwork with dynamic comic book aesthetic will grab both parents and monster-loving kids! Includes Read Aloud/Read to…
Me feature where available. The troublemaking students of Ms. Jenkins' class arrive at school one day to discover a substitute creacher has come to put a stop to their monkey business! He regales them with mind-boggling stories about his former students who didn't follow the rules: Keith the glue-eater, Zach the daydreamer, and Hank the prankster, to name a few. But even this multi-tentacled, yellow-spotted, one-eyed monster's cautionary tales about the consequences of mischief-making can't seem to change the students' wicked ways until he reveals the spookiest and most surprising story of all: his own.Home, Sweet Haunt
By P. J. Night. 2013
Every home has its secrets...For Nora, the truth starts to be revealed on Halloween night.It's been a bad few months…
for Nora Wilson. There was a huge fire in her family's apartment this summer, and her parents have been acting superweird ever since. They won't let her or her brother out of the apartment anymore, not even to go to school. So when Nora's parents say she can go trick-or-treating on Halloween, Nora is thrilled. And she's even more thrilled to make a new friend, Caitlin, who just moved into the apartment building. Caitlin knows nothing about what happened to Nora's family, but she does seem to know a lot about the ghosts that are rumored to haunt the building. As she shares these ghost stories with Nora, Nora can't help but be chilled by them. Are they hitting just a little too close to home? This spooky story is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.Sweet Sixteen Princess (Princess Diaries #7.5)
By Meg Cabot. 2006
Sixteen is the magic number Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet…
sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmère has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing -- Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable viewers. Will Mia be able to stop Grandmère's plan? Will her friends ever forgive her if she does stop it, since it involves all of them taking the royal jet to Genovia for an extravaganza the likes of which would turn even Paris Hilton green with envy? Why can't Mia get what she really wants: an evening alone with Michael? With a little luck, this sweet sixteen princess might just get her wish -- a birthday that's royally romantic.The Monsters of Morley Manor
By Bruce Coville. 2001
What do you get when you mix together-- werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, alternate dimensions, tiny people, Transylvania, ancient…
curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers, shape-changers, fallen angels, journeys through hell, zombie warriors, body snatchers, and two clever kids in whose hands rests the fate of Earth? --The latest madcap adventure-comedy-fantasy-mystery from bestselling novelist Bruce Coville, that's what.A Boo-tiful Halloween! (Barbie)
By Mary Man-Kong, Kellee Riley. 2013
The Best Halloween Ever
By Barbara Robinson. 2010
The Herdmans plus Halloween have always spelled disaster. Every year these six kids -- the worst in the history of…
Woodrow Wilson School, and possibly even the world -- wreak havoc on the whole town. They steal candy, spray-paint kids, and take anything that's not nailed down. Now the mayor has had it. He's decided to cancel Halloween. There won't be any Herdmans to contend with this year, but there won't be any candy, either. And what's Halloween without candy? And without trick-or-treating? The Herdmans manage to turn the worst Halloween ever into the best Halloween ever in this uproarious sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.After the Silence
By Rula Sinara. 2015
Does following her passion mean losing her way? Marine Ben Corallis is an expert at facing death, but nothing comes…
close to the terror that grounds him when his wife is killed in a car accident the day he returns from duty. He's left to raise an infant, a toddler and a ten-year-old girl who hasn't uttered a word since her mother's death. It's hard not to care for the widowed marine with three young children. Yet he's still grieving, too burdened with guilt to fall in love again. And Hope Alwanga's future as a doctor awaits her on the other side of the world, in Nairobi. If two such opposites can't agree on a common country, how can they ever create a safe place to call home?A Christmas Sonata
By Gary Paulsen. 1992
A young boy and his mother spend Christmas 1943 with relatives in northern Minnesota while his father is fighting in…
the war in Europe. They take a long journey by train to a snowy land of vast frozen lakes, deep and sparkling cold, and the most magical Christmas tree the boy has ever seen. He knows this will be the last Christmas he will spend with his cousin, who is dying. The boy's uncle overhears the two cousins say there is no Santa Claus, and in a grand gesture that is nothing short of a Christmas miracle, he restores the children's faith in the spirit of the season.From the Trade Paperback edition.The Jack-o'-Lantern That Ate My Brother
By Dean Marney. 1994
Trick or treat! Smell my feet! Give my pumpkin a kid to eat! Elizabeth is causing big trouble this Halloween.…
All because she has to go trick-or-treating with her little brother, Booker. Maybe she should stay home instead, because something very strange has been going on. She thinks she might be seeing things, but deep down she knows that something crazy is going to happen on Halloween night. Will Elizabeth trick her way out of trouble before Booker becomes a treat?A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season
By Katherine Paterson. 2013
A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season is a collection of modern-day short stories by Katherine Paterson,…
award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins--both loved by children and adults for over twenty years. This compilation includes stories of real-life people such as a shopping mall's night watchman, a lonely widower, a pregnant teenage runaway, a political prisoner in China, a grieving mother, and a privileged American, who have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas because of loss, pain, greed, or circumstances. Through unexpected and uplifting ways, each is reminded of the first Christmas story and the vision of hope and peace it offers the world. They realize that even in the darkness, the light and song of Christmas can be seen and heard. This heart-warming gift book, filled with stories of realistic people finding hope, courage, and faith amidst life's circumstances, radiates the spirit of the season and reminds each of us what Christmas truly means. Originally written to be read during her church's Christmas Eve service, this collection of holiday stories is perfect for individuals, families, and churches to read and share during the season.Happy's Holiday (Big Apple Barn #5)
By Kristin Earhart. 2007
When Happy Go Lucky, a young quarter pony, is moved from his home to the stables at Big Apple Barn,…
endless adventures await him! Happy Go Lucky is excited to share a holly-jolly Christmas with all of his friends. But then Roscoe overhears some bad news. Happy might be sold to a new owner! Would Diane really let someone take him away? Happy and his friends aren't about to wait around and find out. They're going to do whatever they can to keep this holiday merry and bright --- and that means keeping Happy at Big Apple Barn!Santa's Secret
By Serenity Woods. 2014
Will the magic still be there when they wake on Christmas morning? Having long since lost his Christmas spirit, Rudi…
comes to Santa's Secret Village looking to sell the resort. His seven-year-old daughter already knows the truth about Santa, and neither of them is particularly in the mood for the festive season. Practically a recluse since the death of her husband, Eva's not looking for romance. Her trip to Santa's Village is for the sole purpose of making Christmas more festive this year for her young son. But Eva brings an unexpected sparkle to Rudi and Isabel's lives that renews their belief in the spirit of Christmas. As the weather grows colder, things heat up between Rudi and Eva. But will the magic still be there when they wake on Christmas morning?48,102 WordsA Nutty Nutcracker Christmas
By Wilson Swain, G. Riley Mills, Ralph Covert. 2009
This is no ordinary Nutcracker! This time, it's Fritz's story. The traditional Nutcracker tale gets turned on its head in…
this rollicking Christmas adventure, based on the hit musical A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas by the popular family music rock star Ralph Covert and playwright G. Riley Mills.The Christmas We Moved to the Barn
By Cooper Edens. 1997
Taffy's all set for a warm and cozy Christmas with her family, but then she's notified on Christmas Eve that…
they've got to move out of their house by midnight. Don't worry! Taffy, her two daughters, and their twelve animals, an unusual and closeknit family, won't let the bad news get them down. Trekking back and forth across the snowy landscape, they move all of their belongings into an abandoned barn. And in the true spirit of the season, they clean up the barn, light the woodstove, hang their stockings, and put up their tree. It turns out to be a Christmas they'll never forget. Complete picture descriptions added.The Haunting Hour TV Tie-in Edition
By R. L. Stine. 2001
Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever . . . Read the spine-tingling story of a baby-sitter who loves…
evil tricks . . . the terrifying tale of a boy who dared to lie down in the tomb of an ancient mummy . . . the ghastly story of two boys just dying to have the scariest Halloween ever?.?.?.?and more. These are the original stories that inspired the hit TV show R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour. This bone-chilling collection of ten of the author's most frightful tales is guaranteed to give you chills in the night and turn any dream into a nightmare.