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Star baker Mattie has hated Christmas ever since she had her heart broken on Christmas Eve. The only thing she hates more is the insufferable Tom, who has rubbed her up the wrong way since she started running the tearoom next door to his bookshop. So when Mattie and Tom are left in charge in the frantic festive days before Christmas, it might be cold outside, but things are sure to heat up. Can a bookshop full of romantic novels, a life-size reindeer and a mistletoe kissing booth persuade two scrooges to fall in love with Christmas...and each other?

Eighteen months ago, Sophia Jones finally walked out on her unhappy life. With a tricky divorce ongoing, money is tight, and so when friends offer her a housekeeping job while they’re away travelling, she accepts. Nate McKinley is hesitant when his brother, Gabe, offers him the use of their home in the picturesque village of Wishington Bay. But he has a book to a write and an imploded marriage to recover from, so maybe a change of scene is exactly what he needs.

Everyone has secrets but some are bigger than others. Wendy Walker can count on two fingers the number of birthdays until she's fifty. She can also count on six hands the number of years she's been married to controlling Derek. Whatever happened to the boy she used to lark around with in the back of a Ford Escort? Just like Derek's hairline, that lad has gone.

Quiet and reliable, Douglas Ashburner has never been much of a womaniser. So when he begins an extra-marital affair with Nina, a bossy, temperamental artist with a penchant for risky sex, he finds adultery a terrible strain. He tells his wife that he needs a rest, so she happily packs him off for a fishing holiday in the Highlands. Only, unknown to her, Douglas is actually flying off to Moscow with Nina, as a guest of the Soviet Artists' Union. It is then that things begin to get very complicated indeed...

A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Twelve days, twelve stories. Meet Fat Billy Partridge, possibly the worst...

The Winter Secret is a thrilling mystery from Lulu Taylor, top ten bestselling author of The Snow Rose. ‘My dear boy, the place is cursed. It always has been and it always will be . . .’ Buttercup Redmain has a life of pampered luxury, living in beautiful Charcombe Park, Dorset. Her older...

At 30, Claudia's life is stale and the romance with long-term boyfriend Seth has disappeared. Determined to inject some festive spark back into their love life, Claudia and Seth go on their first date in a very long time. But when the night ends in disaster, Claudia suddenly finds herself facing life - and Christmas - alone. Life alone is exciting, scary and full of soon-forgotten exercise regimes and ill-advised attempts at crafting sexy underwear. It's also filling up with dates, surprisingly. 

DANNY WALLACE IS A MAN.And a man is a very tricky thing to be these days. A toe-curling moment, an embarrassing faux-pas or a bewildering social situation is always just round the corner. As well as annoying his wife in a dream, getting stuck in a Vapour Room and being invited to a government task force meeting with TV's Jon Tickle, Danny's life is turned upside down by a huge surprise.

Join Danny and his friends as they have many misadventures in a southwestern Pennsylvania steel town during the late 1950s and early 60s. The story has many memorable and odd characters. It was a much simpler time; there were no cell phones, computers, or video games. People still gathered around the radio to listen to Superman and Fiber Magee and Molly. If they were lucky enough to have a TV, it was black and white and all kitchen appliances were white.

Robert Winter hat keine Lust auf Geschwätz und keine Zeit für Unsinn. Ihm ist egal, was andere Menschen über ihn denken. Sie sollen ihn einfach nur in Ruhe lassen. Und so versteht er auch überhaupt nicht, was seine Frau Sophia an ihrem Beruf als AVON-Beraterin so liebt. Für ihn sind Beauty-Produkte so ziemlich das Letzte, womit er seine Zeit verbringen möchte. Erst als ein Unfall Sophia aus seinem Leben reißt, ändert sich alles schlagartig. Um nicht in Trauer zu ertrinken, beschließt Robert, in ihre Fußstapfen zu treten und für Sophia den Titel »AVON-Beraterin des Jahres« zu gewinnen.

Jack Frost invades Hell. Intriguing right? Well, hold onto your hats, there is more to this story. Demon Winters follows Dee - a pudgy, slacker, emo, and a want-to-be poet all wrapped up into a husky, hoofed Hellion. As he sets out on an adventure with his trusty shovel and treasured journal, overcoming the new snow-covered landscape while battling foreign ice creatures of legend to restore Hell from the icy grip of Jack Frost. ***This book uses explicit language from time to time.***

Unverhofft gerät unsere Online-Omi an ein schmuckes Grundstück und beschließt, es ihrem Neffen Stefan zu überlassen. Schließlich heißt es ja immer, ein Mann solle in seinem Leben ein Haus bauen, einen Sohn zeugen und einen Baum pflanzen! Gut, beim Hausbau helfen alle mit - vor allem Kurt, der Mann von Ilse, ist groß mit von der Partie. Aber auch eine Renate Bergmann ist sich nicht zu fein für Spaten und Mörtel, denn wie heißt es doch so schön: Ein Stein, ein Kalk, ein Gläschen Korn! Am Ende steht Stefan mit 14 Apfelbaum-Setzlingen da. Ob das Haus fertig geworden ist?

An episodic adventure of life in the confines of "the city." The reality of renting, dating and mingling with eight million others takes place in Rent (minus) Control. This narrative follows our main character to Brooklyn and back in search of a new beginning after learning that things aren't always as perfect as they appear and that sometimes you need to let life take control.

The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s “late plays.” It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. His daughter is found and brought up by a shepherd on the Bohemian coast, but through a series of...

Do you love animals and enjoy laughing? This is a collection of over 30 humorous animal shaggy dog stories and jokes about animals and their interaction with people. These tall tales were recorded live on The Jay and Julie Show, a radio program which ran for three years in South Florida. Jay and Julie explored the lighter side of politics, culture, and technology and they opened almost every show with a humorous story. This compilation contains the best animal tales from those broadcasts. They will make you laugh, and they will often surprise you.

Five mommies are just one misstep away from entry into the elite Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club. Everyone has a scandalous secret to hide, but who will be the next to fall? With just four spots remaining, will the five remaining ladies turn cutthroat? Or will their newfound friendships be strong enough to help them band together?

Caiden can't stop asking, "Why?" It might be a small word, but it causes big fear for his friends and family. The only way they are going to stop him using it is to answer every single one. This book is suitable for under fives.

Klappentext: Horst-Frank Demmler, ein "Immo-Mann" aus Berlin, setzt am 24. Dezember auf die idyllische Ostsee-Insel Hiddensee über - samt Frau, Sohn und Hund. Sein Chef hat sie alle eingeladen, gemeinsam mit ihm und seiner Gattin Heiligabend auf dem Eiland zu verbringen. Da wittert Demmler plötzlich Morgenluft! Wochen zuvor hatte er über den Flurfunk der Firma erfahren, dass der Chef einen neuen Führungsjob ausloben will, um zum Angriff auf den Insel-Immo-Markt zu blasen.

Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Tom in Egypt. Then they talk about Costello's brother Pat. They talk about President Truman. Lou wants a date with Veola Vonn. Veola wants a date with Burt Lancaster. Hal Winters sings.

Bud and Lou talk about Aunt May and Uncle Mike being married 20 years. Lou keeps reading others' lines. Hal Winters talks about a song fit for January.