The 28th book and the seventh Christmas mystery in the Meg Langslow series, The Gift of the Magpie is yet another wonderfully merry and funny book from New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews.Meg's hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when the magpie that has been bringing her bits of tinsel and costume jewelry shows up with a gift that may hold the clue to solving a crime.Full of intrigue, this Christmas mystery will take readers home to Caerphilly, where the suspense falls as thick as the snow.
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9781250760128
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The Twelve Dates of Christmas
By Bayliss, Jenny
When it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug." The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood caf. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with twelve different men. The odds must finally be in her favor . . . right Yet with each new date more disastrous than the one before--and the whole town keeping tabs on her misadventures--Kate must remind herself that sometimes love, like mistletoe, shows up where it's least expected.
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9780593085387
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A Dog's Perfect Christmas
By Cameron, W. Bruce
The perfect, feel-good holiday story from W. Bruce Cameron, the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose .The holidays are swiftly approaching when the Goss family suddenly faces a life-or-death crisis. Setting their differences aside to come together to weather the storm is easier said than done, and the last thing the family needs right now is to add a little lost puppy into mix. Sometimes, though, the most priceless holiday gifts are the unexpected. And the key to setting things right might just come in the smallest, scrappiest of packages. A Dog's Perfect Christmas is a poignant, uplifting Yuletide tale of family members, both two-legged and four-legged, and the ties that bind even when modern life seems determined to pull them apart.
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9781250163585
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The Noel Letters
By Evans, Richard Paul
"The king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) returns with a heartwarming, and inspirational new story that explores faith, love, and redemption during the festive Christmas season.
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9781982129606
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A Princess for Christmas
By Holiday, Jenny
From USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday comes a modern fairy tale just in time for Christmas about a tough New Yorker from the other side of the tracks who falls for a princess from the other side of the world.Leo Ricci's already handling all he can, between taking care of his little sister Gabby, driving a cab, and being the super of his apartment building in the Bronx. But when Gabby spots a "princess" in a gown outside of the UN trying to hail a cab, she begs her brother to stop and help. Before he knows it, he's got a real-life damsel in distress in the backseat of his car. Princess Marie of Eldovia shouldn't be hailing a cab, or even be out and about. But after her mother's death, her father has plunged into a devastating depression and the fate of her small Alpine country has fallen on Marie's shoulders.
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9780062952073
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A Christmas Message
By Macomber, Debbie
This season, discover the magic of two classic heartwarming stories and the message of love and giving at Christmas! Christmas Letters: Katherine O'Connor spends her days at a cozy café writing Christmas letters for other people,making their everyday lives sound more interesting. But for renowned child psychologist Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means deception. Katherine argues with Wynn about his theories while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything - but as the days move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn may find that love means accepting your differences while discovering what you share.Call Me Mrs. Miracle: For Jake Finley, owner of Finley's Department Store in New York City, Christmas means only one thing to him: profit.
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9780778388227
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Christmas Card Murder
By Ehrhart, Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Peggy
A collection of three holiday-themed novellas includes Leslie Meier's "Christmas Card Murder," In the midst of holiday home renovations, Lucy Stone accidentally unwraps a murder mystery decades in the making when she discovers an old Christmas card with a nasty message belonging to one of her farmhouse's previous residents. In Lee Hollis' "Death of a Christmas Carol," The Island Times Christmas soiree gets off to a scroogey start when Hayley Powell, Mona Barnes, and Rosana Moretti receive a Christmas card from the town flirt, Carol Waterman, who threatens to run off with one of their husbands! The ladies chalk it up to an imprudent prank...until they find Carol mistletoe-up under her tree. "Death of a Christmas Card Crafter" by Peggy Ehrhart. Slay bells ring when the body of Arborville High School's beloved art teacher (and annual Christmas card designer) , Karma Karling, is discovered on the first day of the Holiday Craft Fair.
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9781496728227
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Mistletoe and Mr. Right
By Morgenthaler, Sarah
"How the moose (almost) stole Christmas.Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs...even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.And really...how hard could it be? The last few years have been tough on Rick Harding, and it's not getting any easier now that his dream girl's back in town. When Lana accidentally tranquilizes him instead of the Santa Moose, it's clear she needs help, fast.
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9781492693161
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A Christmas Resolution
By Perry, Anne
A smitten young woman is about to marry a dangerous man--unless Detective Hooper and his new girlfriend can prevent it--in this wickedly tangled holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry.Detective John Hooper, William Monk's right-hand man at the Thames River Police, has fallen in love with Celia, the cousin of the victim in their most recent murder case. Now Celia has discovered that the man her good friend plans to marry this Christmas is far from what he seems. Her fianc's first marriage ended with his wife walking into the sea--not of her own accord--and Celia hopes Hooper can help show her friend the truth. But Celia herself has not always been truthful--especially not in the murder trial following her cousin's death. How can she be believed now when she lied on the stand With Christmas fast approaching and both Celia and her friend's lives on the line, Hooper must put his own moral code to the test in this suspenseful holiday mystery from bestselling writer Anne Perry.
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9780593129586
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Hardcover
CHRISTMAS AT THE PLAZA DVD
By Henstridge, Elizabeth
With Christmas approaching in New York City, Jessica, an archival historian enmeshed in a declining romantic relationship, is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. There, she meets Nick, a handsome decorator whos been commissioned to deck out the iconic landmark. When theyre paired together to prepare the exhibition, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday traditions together and find themselves falling for each other. Tensions soon rise as Jessica must figure out her romantic priorities and decide with whom shell ultimately spend Christmas at The Plaza.
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767685164006
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DVD
A Christmas Duet
By Cyran, Catherine
Well-loved music duo Averie and Jesse, famous for their duet "Wouldn't Be Christmas," haven't played together since they went their separate ways years ago. Averie gave up music and opened a beautiful lodge in a snowy Vermont town - while Jesse still tours, struggling to find the same kind of success they had as a duo. When fate brings them together over the holidays at Averie's lodge just in time for the annual Yuletide Festival, can the magic of Christmas help reunite them once again?
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767685164051
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DVD
A Christmas Miracle
By Mowry-housley, Tamera
Ever-optimistic single mom Emma Sanderson is looking for a Christmas miracle to write about for the lifestyle magazine at which she has landed a temporary job. While following her lead on the story, Emma discovers unexpected romance with a supportive colleague and takes it upon herself to bring about a Christmas miracle for a lonely street musician.
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767685164082
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DVD
Double Holiday
By Mcbrearty, Don
Career-minded Rebecca's plans for Hanukkah don't go as expected when a promotion opportunity comes up at work. When the company CEO asks Rebecca and her insufferable office mate, Chris - also her main competitor for the promotion - to plan the company's Christmas party, she realizes they must overcome their opposing styles in order to succeed. Forced to work together on the party, Chris learns more about Rebecca and embraces her family's Hanukkah traditions, while she also begins to see him in a new light. Although feelings slowly develop between the two, the ongoing competition over the promotion threatens to undermine it all.
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767685164044
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DVD
Picture a Perfect Christmas
By Patterson, Merritt
The movie centers around a photographer who returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor who needs assistance watching his nephew.
The Gift of the Magpie
By Andrews, Donna
The 28th book and the seventh Christmas mystery in the Meg Langslow series, The Gift of the Magpie is yet another wonderfully merry and funny book from New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews.Meg's hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when the magpie that has been bringing her bits of tinsel and costume jewelry shows up with a gift that may hold the clue to solving a crime.Full of intrigue, this Christmas mystery will take readers home to Caerphilly, where the suspense falls as thick as the snow.
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
By Bayliss, Jenny
When it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug." The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood caf. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with twelve different men. The odds must finally be in her favor . . . right Yet with each new date more disastrous than the one before--and the whole town keeping tabs on her misadventures--Kate must remind herself that sometimes love, like mistletoe, shows up where it's least expected.
A Dog's Perfect Christmas
By Cameron, W. Bruce
The perfect, feel-good holiday story from W. Bruce Cameron, the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose .The holidays are swiftly approaching when the Goss family suddenly faces a life-or-death crisis. Setting their differences aside to come together to weather the storm is easier said than done, and the last thing the family needs right now is to add a little lost puppy into mix. Sometimes, though, the most priceless holiday gifts are the unexpected. And the key to setting things right might just come in the smallest, scrappiest of packages. A Dog's Perfect Christmas is a poignant, uplifting Yuletide tale of family members, both two-legged and four-legged, and the ties that bind even when modern life seems determined to pull them apart.
The Noel Letters
By Evans, Richard Paul
"The king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) returns with a heartwarming, and inspirational new story that explores faith, love, and redemption during the festive Christmas season.
A Princess for Christmas
By Holiday, Jenny
From USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday comes a modern fairy tale just in time for Christmas about a tough New Yorker from the other side of the tracks who falls for a princess from the other side of the world.Leo Ricci's already handling all he can, between taking care of his little sister Gabby, driving a cab, and being the super of his apartment building in the Bronx. But when Gabby spots a "princess" in a gown outside of the UN trying to hail a cab, she begs her brother to stop and help. Before he knows it, he's got a real-life damsel in distress in the backseat of his car. Princess Marie of Eldovia shouldn't be hailing a cab, or even be out and about. But after her mother's death, her father has plunged into a devastating depression and the fate of her small Alpine country has fallen on Marie's shoulders.
A Christmas Message
By Macomber, Debbie
This season, discover the magic of two classic heartwarming stories and the message of love and giving at Christmas! Christmas Letters: Katherine O'Connor spends her days at a cozy café writing Christmas letters for other people,making their everyday lives sound more interesting. But for renowned child psychologist Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means deception. Katherine argues with Wynn about his theories while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything - but as the days move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn may find that love means accepting your differences while discovering what you share.Call Me Mrs. Miracle: For Jake Finley, owner of Finley's Department Store in New York City, Christmas means only one thing to him: profit.
Christmas Card Murder
By Ehrhart, Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Peggy
A collection of three holiday-themed novellas includes Leslie Meier's "Christmas Card Murder," In the midst of holiday home renovations, Lucy Stone accidentally unwraps a murder mystery decades in the making when she discovers an old Christmas card with a nasty message belonging to one of her farmhouse's previous residents. In Lee Hollis' "Death of a Christmas Carol," The Island Times Christmas soiree gets off to a scroogey start when Hayley Powell, Mona Barnes, and Rosana Moretti receive a Christmas card from the town flirt, Carol Waterman, who threatens to run off with one of their husbands! The ladies chalk it up to an imprudent prank...until they find Carol mistletoe-up under her tree. "Death of a Christmas Card Crafter" by Peggy Ehrhart. Slay bells ring when the body of Arborville High School's beloved art teacher (and annual Christmas card designer) , Karma Karling, is discovered on the first day of the Holiday Craft Fair.
Mistletoe and Mr. Right
By Morgenthaler, Sarah
"How the moose (almost) stole Christmas.Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs...even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.And really...how hard could it be? The last few years have been tough on Rick Harding, and it's not getting any easier now that his dream girl's back in town. When Lana accidentally tranquilizes him instead of the Santa Moose, it's clear she needs help, fast.
A Christmas Resolution
By Perry, Anne
A smitten young woman is about to marry a dangerous man--unless Detective Hooper and his new girlfriend can prevent it--in this wickedly tangled holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry.Detective John Hooper, William Monk's right-hand man at the Thames River Police, has fallen in love with Celia, the cousin of the victim in their most recent murder case. Now Celia has discovered that the man her good friend plans to marry this Christmas is far from what he seems. Her fianc's first marriage ended with his wife walking into the sea--not of her own accord--and Celia hopes Hooper can help show her friend the truth. But Celia herself has not always been truthful--especially not in the murder trial following her cousin's death. How can she be believed now when she lied on the stand With Christmas fast approaching and both Celia and her friend's lives on the line, Hooper must put his own moral code to the test in this suspenseful holiday mystery from bestselling writer Anne Perry.
CHRISTMAS AT THE PLAZA DVD
By Henstridge, Elizabeth
With Christmas approaching in New York City, Jessica, an archival historian enmeshed in a declining romantic relationship, is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. There, she meets Nick, a handsome decorator whos been commissioned to deck out the iconic landmark. When theyre paired together to prepare the exhibition, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday traditions together and find themselves falling for each other. Tensions soon rise as Jessica must figure out her romantic priorities and decide with whom shell ultimately spend Christmas at The Plaza.
A Christmas Duet
By Cyran, Catherine
Well-loved music duo Averie and Jesse, famous for their duet "Wouldn't Be Christmas," haven't played together since they went their separate ways years ago. Averie gave up music and opened a beautiful lodge in a snowy Vermont town - while Jesse still tours, struggling to find the same kind of success they had as a duo. When fate brings them together over the holidays at Averie's lodge just in time for the annual Yuletide Festival, can the magic of Christmas help reunite them once again?
A Christmas Miracle
By Mowry-housley, Tamera
Ever-optimistic single mom Emma Sanderson is looking for a Christmas miracle to write about for the lifestyle magazine at which she has landed a temporary job. While following her lead on the story, Emma discovers unexpected romance with a supportive colleague and takes it upon herself to bring about a Christmas miracle for a lonely street musician.
Double Holiday
By Mcbrearty, Don
Career-minded Rebecca's plans for Hanukkah don't go as expected when a promotion opportunity comes up at work. When the company CEO asks Rebecca and her insufferable office mate, Chris - also her main competitor for the promotion - to plan the company's Christmas party, she realizes they must overcome their opposing styles in order to succeed. Forced to work together on the party, Chris learns more about Rebecca and embraces her family's Hanukkah traditions, while she also begins to see him in a new light. Although feelings slowly develop between the two, the ongoing competition over the promotion threatens to undermine it all.
Picture a Perfect Christmas
By Patterson, Merritt
The movie centers around a photographer who returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor who needs assistance watching his nephew.