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'twas the bite before christmas: An andy carpenter mystery (Andy Carpenter #28)
Par David Rosenfelt. 2023
"Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a David Rosenfelt novel is like sliding into favorite slippers at the end of a…
long day: One feels the joyful gratification of a perfect fit." — AudioFile on Bark of Night In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt's 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas , all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this latest case at his door. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that's come through the rescue—and their families—are invited to celebrate. This year's party is no exception. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation's best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder. Andy discovers Derek—whose real name is Bobby—is in the witness protection program after giving evidence against his former gang. The police believe Bobby murdered a member. But Bobby swears to Andy he didn't do this. He's built a new life, a new business, has two new dogs after being a double foster-failure. There isn't much Andy likes about this case, but he likes Bobby. If he's innocent, Andy wants to help. Before Andy can settle down for his long winter's nap, he has a client's name to clear, a murderer to catch, and two new dogs to look after: a golden and a Dalmatian. Andy's golden retriever, Tara, will have to adjust to not being the only golden at the house while Andy gets to the bottom of this one... A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur BooksA christmas to remember: A novel (Blessings #11)
Par Beverly Jenkins. 2023
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in…
the town of Henry Adams, Kansas. Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi "Mal" July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they're finally ready to say "I do." Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle hits a speed bump that may derail everything. But Mal and Bernadine's relationship isn't the only one being tested. Preston Mays aka Brain, loves his girlfriend as much as he does physics but when she decides being a couple is no longer a good thing, his heart is broken. Will connecting with his bio dad's family ease his pain? Reverend Paula Grant has been patiently waiting for God to send her someone to share her life. When the town's charming new chef arrives in town, she wonders if he could be the one. And then there's former mayor Riley Curry who throws a parade with his hog Cletus! There's always a lot going on in Henry Adams, and this will be a Christmas to rememberThe twelve dogs of christmas: A novel
Par Susan Wiggs. 2023
"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this…
book with both paws." —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love Flowers The ultimate holiday gift from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs: a delightful novel about a Christmas transport of rescue puppies that's guaranteed to warm readers' hearts. Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rushed their beloved dog Tim to the emergency vet on Christmas eve. The good news: Tim survived after the vet cleared the obstruction—a pair of women's lace undies. The bad news: the undies were not Brenda's. A year after the breakup, Brenda has put her life back together. She's trained for a marathon, is writing a children's novel, and she's found purpose and healing as a volunteer with a dog rescue organization in Houston, Texas. The rescue partners with a program in Avalon, New York—a small, snowy town deep in the Catskills. Now Brenda is arranging the transport of rescued dogs from Houston to Avalon—just in time for a merry Christmas with their forever families. Brenda's friends worry about her driving a van two thousand miles with twelve dogs in crates, but she shrugs off their concern. How hard can it be? She knows the way, and she's just looking to escape the Christmas overload for a while. But a blinding snowstorm, an escaped mutt, and a life-saving encounter with Adam Bellamy—a single dad and paramedic—means Brenda has to stay in Avalon longer than she planned. As she drops off each precious pup at their new homes, some of the comfort and joy of the season begins to creep up on Brenda despite her determination to avoid the holidays. Perhaps you can bring Christmas into your heart after all...if you have the right furry friends to guide the wayThe christmas orphans club: A novel
Par Becca Freeman. 2023
From bookfluencer and host of the BAD ON PAPER podcast, a riotous holiday rom-com about four friends in NYC who…
hold onto their unconventional Christmas tradition even when their paths diverge—but the changes they fear might be exactly what they need… Hannah and Finn have spent every Christmas together since college. Neither has anywhere else to go—Hannah’s parents died, and Finn’s disowned him when he came out. Their tradition of offbeat holiday adventures only grows more outrageous with time. When the pair starts their adult lives in New York City, they add stylish Priya and mysterious Theo to the group, solidifying a found family and sense of belonging they’ve always craved. But now, when Finn announces a move to L.A., this Christmas may be their last. Hannah is terrified of losing the family she’s built for herself, even as her boyfriend nudges her toward commitment. Meanwhile, Finn struggles with the things he’s about to leave behind—namely, his unexpressed feelings for Theo. Does growing up mean growing apart? This Christmas the changes these friends fear may be exactly what they needLies come easy: a Posadas County mystery (Posadas County mystery #23)
Par Steven Havill. 2018
"One blizzardy New Mexico night, Posadas County Deputy Pasquale picks up a toddler scooting his Scamper along the shoulder of…
State 56. Yes, it's horrifying-a child apparently dumped out of a truck by his father. Nearly as horrifying is what unrolls while Christmas approaches after dad Darrell Fisher's arrest: a request arrives from the US Forest Service to locate a missing range tech and his unit last reported headed for nearby Stinkin' Springs, and the brutal murder of Constance Suarez in the border town of Regál, population 37. The Sheriff's Department is stretched to its limits as its dedicated personnel juggle working cases and caring for citizens with their own relationships and family celebrations. The irony of so much wickedness at the holidays is not lost on anyone. Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman, heading out her door to a crime scene, reflects: "It would be a glorious holiday evening for somebody." As their mother joins her colleagues in dealing with the Fisher family, the Forest Service's absent Myron Fitzwater, the murder, and who knows what else in Regál, Francisco and Carolos, the sons of Estelle and physician Francis, arrange to jet in to spend Christmas with their parents. Francisco the musical prodigy is now a celebrated pianist and composer with an international career. Carlos is thriving at Stanford. Both sons bring special surprises with them. And retired Sheriff Bill Gastner is cooking up a Christmas gift of his own. In Steven Havill's twenty-third Posadas County Mystery, family dynamics play a huge role as Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman and the whole department work to pull the right threads out of a tangle of seemingly small lies. It makes for a mix of the mundane with the harrowing. And justice for all will prove elusive." -- Provided by publisherRestoring Christmas: A Novel
Par Cynthia Ruchti. 2016
Interior Designer Alexis Blake seeks to elevate her career by renovating an old Wisconsin home in just eight weeks. Working…
with an unknown videographer and the elderly homeowner, self-doubt and hidden anxieties come to light as she races to finish the project during the Christmas season. AdultChristmas by accident
Par Camron Steve Wright. 2018
Carter is an insurance adjuster whose longing for creative expression spills over sometimes into his accident reports. Abby works for…
her Uncle Mannie in the family bookstore, the ReadMore Cafe. Carter barely tolerates Christmas; Abby loves it. When an automobile accident throws Carter and Abby together, Uncle Mannie sees a chance for lasting happiness for his little girl. LDS fiction. AdultA cup of Christmas tea
Par Tom Hegg. 1982
Shortly before Christmas a young man receives a letter from a great-aunt asking that he stop in for a cup…
of Christmas tea. Although he doesn't want to replace his childhood memories of her with what she might be like now, he reluctantly accepts. For senior high and older readersThe Christmas scorpion (Jack Reacher novel #22.5)
Par Lee Child. 2017
"On Christmas Eve, Jack Reacher stumbles into a no-name bar in the California desert, desperate to take refuge from an…
unexpected snowstorm. Reacher came to Barstow for a little R&R. Instead, he's sequestered in a dark little roadhouse with a bartender, a bewildered elderly couple--and two members of Britain's Royal Military Police. They tell Reacher they were escorting a VIP to a top-secret meeting at a U.S. military base when they became separated from their charge. That's when the threat came in from a notorious assassin: the Christmas Scorpion. Now they need a miracle to save the day. Or maybe all they need is Jack Reacher." -- Provided by publisherA precious Christmas gift (Redemption's Amish legacies #02)
Par Patricia Johns. 2020
"Unwed and heavily pregnant, Eve Shrock faces a difficult Christmas--soon her baby will arrive and be adopted by another Amish…
family. Though Eve finds a friend in Noah Wiebe, the baby's uncle-to-be, she can't afford to fall for him. He might just make her wish for a future that seems impossible...one with her baby in her arms and Noah at her side." -- Provided by publisherGrace in autumn: Heavenly Daze book two (Heavenly Daze series)
Par Lori Copeland. 2001
"It's November, and as the island residents prepare for the coming months of cold and snow, they are surprised by…
God's unexpected lessons of humility, trust, and hope. Authors Lori Copeland and Angela Hunt revisit the Island of Heavenly Daze in the second book of the highly acclaimed series about a small town where angelic intervention is commonplace and the Thanksgiving feast a community affair." -- Provided by publisherThe Sleigh Bells Chalet (Christmas House romances #02)
Par Jennifer Stewart Griffith. 2019
"Hotel owner Ellery Hart's business is on the rocks. Rooms are empty, the lobby is ugly, and a huge loan…
payment is due. Unless she can pay, she will lose her grandpa's legacy, the Bells Chalet. While her mom would have her marry the rich banker who is holding the hotel's title ransom, that idea is beyond unacceptable. Ellery needs brilliant business solution. But how to make one happen fast? Bing Whitmore has been running the family business, Whitmore Thoroughbred Stables, on his own. But when his heart is broken by two females-horses, that is-he is thrown for an emotional loop, and all he wants to do is quit. Sell the stables. Never look at another horse again. Instead, his cousin convinces him to take a vacation. They travel nine hours to the quietest hotel he can find-the Bells Chalet. Meeting a beautiful hotel owner makes this escape better than he could have hoped. When Ellery needs help, Bing wants to do anything to make her smile, even if it means helping her fill the perfectly serene hotel with more guests. But when he learns that her hotel-saving plan involves the very thing he's traveled so far to avoid, can Bing put aside his pain and help Ellery save her grandpa's business and the jobs of the employees she loves?" -- Provided by publisherA Victorian Christmas
Par Catherine Palmer. 2009
The Christmas visitor: an Amish romance
Par Linda Byler. 2013
"One moment, Ben Miller was high up in the rafters at his neighbor's barn raising. The next, his foot slipped…
and he plunged to his death, leaving behind a young wife and six children, the youngest born four months after his death. Ruth Miller is not alone. Her Amish neighbors help her to make the difficult transition from wife to widow. But while the community has been generous, raising six growing children, each grieving their father's death, is overwhelming. Devastated by her loss, Ruth isn't sure how she'll make ends meet or restore order to a house full of rambunctious kids. With help from her mother and her energetic, but untidy neighbor, Mamie, Ruth finds a way to start over. Preoccupied with the effort to create a new life and manage her shrinking bank account, Ruth barely notices John King, the handsome newcomer to her community. Besides, how could she, if she had a chance, replace Ben? Does one ever replace a husband? As Christmas approaches, Ruth knows that she can't afford gifts for her children this year. It's hard enough to find money for groceries each week. But then banana boxes full of food, treats for the children, and even money begin to appear on her front porch. Who is leaving her these generous gifts? Is it a neighbor or a friend? Or, Ruth wonders, could it be John, who keeps unexpectedly appearing when Ruth most needs help?" -- Provided by publisherShow me the bunny (Melanie Travis canine mystery #28)
Par Laurien Berenson. 2022
"Aunt Rose already has a strike against her for not being too fond of dogs or Aunt Peg. But Melanie…
still agrees to organize Easter festivities at Gallagher House, the new women's shelter opened by the stern former nun, even if it takes all the jellybeans in Greenwich to sweeten the arrangement. No sooner does Melanie arrive to dye multicolor eggs and stuff baskets, than she learns devasting news about Beatrice Gallagher, the respected benefactor of the estate. Beatrice has fallen to her death, and the circumstances are shocking. No one can say why or how charitable Beatrice got pushed into an early grave. Yet for a supposedly warm and generous philanthropist, rumors have her pinned as an overbearing manipulator who used money to control the unfortunate few trapped in her inner circle. Facing an uncertain future as danger lurks around Gallagher House, Melanie and Aunt Rose must tolerate each other's company long enough to discover the truth about Beatrice's true nature and identify a vengeful killer before another person's idyllic spring break becomes a serious nightmare." -- Provided by publisherThe Christmas cookie house (Christmas House romances #01)
Par Jennifer Stewart Griffith. 2019
"Leela Miller's mom passed away last spring. Now, Leela is desperate to fill Mom's shoes in the Ladies' Auxiliary by…
chairing the Cookie House fundraiser. The hitch: mean-eyed Mrs. Coldicott refuses to host the event at her Society Row home as planned. Leela must find a new venue big enough and fancy enough to draw in customers, or Mom's event might get canceled. There's only one perfect place: the Layton Mansion. New vet school graduate Jay Wilson has been remodeling the Layton Mansion since he inherited it this summer. It's almost Christmas, and the house is nearly ready to flip! If he can get a good price for it, he can buy a partnership at a veterinary clinic out of town. However, by stipulation of the will, Jay can't sell the house until he cleans out the attic. Jay needs help completing the enormous task before his deadline. The beautiful Leela will eagerly help-if he agrees to allow her to use the house for her event. But, when Jay learns that the Cookie House event is the same day as his sale deadline, will he sell the house out from under the girl he might just be falling in love with?" -- Provided by publisherThe holiday hunting lodge (Christmas House romances #03)
Par Jennifer Stewart Griffith. 2019
"Music composer Jesse Parrish has a dream contract! He's been signed to write the soundtrack for a film with award…
potential. This one job could make his whole career. Twelve themes, all due to the producer at Christmas-but he's completely blocked. He doesn't have a single theme, let alone twelve. He needs to get out of Vancouver and somewhere he can think. Aspiring private pilot Mattie Daines has been crushing on Jesse since before he started dating Mattie's older sister. His music makes her heart sing-but what kind of creep-o falls in love with her sister's boyfriend? That's half the reason she's been working as an outdoors guide anywhere but Vancouver for the past couple of years. When Mattie hears that Jesse is desperate for a private plane to take him to a friend's mountain lodge, she leaps at the chance, if only to prove that she can be around him without her knees going weak. Mattie whisks Jesse off to the mountains in her plane, but when bad weather threatens the flight, will this dangerous plane ride also threaten Mattie's firm resolve not to let feelings for Jesse back into her life?" -- Provided by publisherA Christmas waltz
Par Josi S Kilpack. 2020
One dance, once a year. Marta and David first meet at the Yuletide Ball. Now, dancing the annual Christmas Waltz…
is a tradition in which they agree to tell each other the truth about their lives. Over the years, their lives take different directions, wrong turns, and heartbreaking spirals, but they never miss their chance to reconnect and encourage one another to live their best lives, even if they can't live them side by side. LDS fiction. Adult. UnratedHistorical Christmas stories 1990
Par Nora Roberts, Ruth Langan, Patricia Potter. 1990
Roberts reintroduces the MacGregor family, when a young widow falls for wounded minuteman Ian MacGregor. Another story explores the conflicting…
emotions of relatives and sweethearts divided by the Civil War. Lastly, a rancher's daughter and a former town troublemaker are reunited. Some descriptions of sexQui a kidnappé le père noël ?: Conte de noël illustré
Par Tatiana Di Rosa. 2023
À quelques jours du réveillon de Noël, Lina se réveille et fait face à une terrible nouvelle : le Père…
Noël a été kidnappé ! Et la demande de rançon est aussi troublante qu'étonnante : le ravisseur exige un kilo de tendresse, une tonne de bonheur et un zeste d'amour. Il n'en faut pas plus pour éveiller le cœur de Lina qui y voit davantage un geste désespéré plutôt qu'un acte malveillant. Désormais convaincue de connaitre l'identité du ravisseur, Lina dispose de quarante-huit heures pour tenter l'impossible... Conte de Noël – tous publics