The Christmas Match
The Christmas Match

Author: Pehr Thermaenius

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2014-12-10

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1910500070

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After four months of intense fighting, the war in Flanders between German and British soldiers fell silent on Christmas Eve 1914. The soldiers started singing instead of shooting. On Christmas Day they came out of their trenches and met in No Man's Land. Some chased rabbits. Some played football. This true story is about two footballers and soldiers, one Saxon and one Scot, who were in units that played a match in a field between the French villages Houplines and Frelinghien. Scotsman Jimmy Coyle had played professional football before the war. Saxon Albert Schmidt played in the third team for his local club. On Christmas afternoon they each got the chance to defeat their opponents without weapons. Pehr Thermaenius has tracked both Jimmy's and Albert’s stories through military archives; from mobilization in August to the hard frozen mud in that field in Flanders that became a football field on Christmas Day. The story of the football match is a light in the darkness as the world remembers the tragic waste of a hundred years ago.

A Mistletoe Mismatch
A Mistletoe Mismatch

Author: Sally Britton

Publisher: Pink Citrus Books LLC

Published: 2021-11-17

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781685270025

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If Jessica and Ellis can put the past behind them to work together, it will be a Christmas miracle. Former childhood friends fight to end one relationship while trying not to fall into one of their own. Christmas comes but once a year-a relief for Jessica Nettle, because that means she need only see the horrid Mr. Webb when he visits his cousin. Jessica has been at war with Mr. Webb for seven long years. What started as innocent pranks accelerated into a war. This year promises to be the worst of all, especially when Jessica learns that her sister is falling in love with that cousin. A match between the two of them would be a disaster. Ellis Webb spends every Christmas in the country with his cousin. The holiday is one of the highlights of his year, despite the prickly Miss Nettle's attempts to ruin it for him. This year, Ellis's cousin has a mind to marry, and he's looking with increasing interest at Miss Nettle's younger sister. Such a marriage, with such a family, will surely end in disappointment and broken hearts. When Miss Nettle proposes to Ellis that they join forces to keep the ill-fated couple apart, he swallows his irritation and agrees to her plan. Amid the merriment of celebrations, Jessica and Ellis scheme to keep two hearts apart. But as the days pass and the magic of season works upon Jessica, she realizes she may have lost her clever game-and her heart-to her enemy. ★★★ Other books in A Christmas Matchmaker Series: A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins A Sleighride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet A Mistletoe Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton A Tangled Wreath by Laura Beers

Mix and Match: Christmas
Mix and Match: Christmas

Author: Roger Priddy

Publisher: Priddy Books US

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780312525262

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There's lots kooky, Christmas fun of to be had with Mix and Match: Christmas! Flip the pages of this fun mix-and-match book to create some of the funniest, Christmas characters you've ever seen! Kids will enjoy making magical mischief by swapping the heads, bodies, and legs of Santa and his friends. There are six Christmas characters to play with, including a roly-poly snowman, Santa's elf, a Christmas fairy, and a toy soldier. With colorful illustrations to play with and fun text to read, Mix and Match: Christmas is the perfect stocking-stuffer for your child this Christmas.

A Match Made at Christmas
A Match Made at Christmas

Author: Courtney Walsh

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735527611

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Hayes McGuire never believed the stories about the famous Nantucket matchmaker, Noni Rose, until he's roped into filling in while Noni leaves the island for Christmas. So he enlists the help of the one person he can trust with this crazy scheme-his best friend, Prudence. Armed with a series of rules, a book of success stories and the promise of Christmas magic, the pair of old friends sets out to make a Christmas match that would make Noni Rose proud. Little do they know that magic doesn't discriminate, and the pair soon finds their years of friendship deepening into something more. Will Pru and Hayes ignore the electricity in the air between them or will there be more than one match made at Christmas?

The Christmas Match
The Christmas Match

Author: Allie Burton

Publisher: Alice Fairbanks-Burton

Published: 2017-08-17

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0996302441

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The season for second chances. After heartache at a young age, single mother Danielle Marstrand has finally found her place in her hometown. A good job, a good home, a great daughter—nothing can sway her from her course until Luke Logan returns to their small Colorado mountain ski town. Champion skier Luke Logan is ready to return home to Castle Ridge, even if he’s not quite sure the town’s ready to welcome him. Especially his high school sweetheart Danielle. Nursing an injury that nearly ended his career, Luke’s struggling to get back more than his range of motion…he’s hoping returning to where his career began might help reignite the passion he’s lost. But instead of discovering his passion for skiing he discovered the daughter he never knew he had. Hurt that Danielle never told him about Brianna, Luke is determined to know his child. Danielle is reluctant to allow Luke in, fearing he’ll just leave again, but she’s willing to compromise when Luke suggests fake dating with Brianna tagging along. Why then, does a kiss for show feel oh so real? In this classic reunion story, love finds a second chance. Other books in the series include The Romance Dance, The Flirtation Game, The Playboy Switch, The Billionaire's Ploy, and The Heartbreak Contract. 5 of 5 STARS! "Second chance romance...never anticipating the hero's reaction..."-Cashmere 4 of 5 STARS! "Full of second chances, lies, longing, secrets, steamy moments and love."-Sairaika

The Rancher's Christmas Match
The Rancher's Christmas Match

Author: Brenda Minton

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-12-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1488090920

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This Christmas, a wounded veteran in Oklahoma gets his own forever family in this heartwarming holiday romance novel. Struggling single mom Rebecca Martin could use a Christmas miracle. So when she hears a philanthropist is offering commercial buildings rent-free for a year, she can’t pass up the chance to start her own business. She knew that starting a new life in Hope, Oklahoma, would be full of surprises. But she certainly never expected the gruff cowboy Isaac West to help her business thrive. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan . . . but as she watches the wounded veteran connect with her daughter, it’s a gift that’s hard to resist.

Their Texas Christmas Match
Their Texas Christmas Match

Author: Cathy Gillen Thacker

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2022-11-29

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0369733479

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Will a temporary match… Lead to a permanent family? A sudden inheritance stipulates commitment-phobes Skye McPherson and Travis Lockhart marry and live together for a hundred and twenty days. Then they’ll inherit the Winding Creek Ranch and can split the proceeds…and their marriage. An easy arrangement! Until Skye discovers she’s pregnant with her temporary husband’s baby and Travis starts falling for his short-term wife. With a million reasons to leave, will love win out this Christmas? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Lockharts Lost & Found Book 1: His Plan for the Quintuplets Book 2: Four Christmas Matchmakers Book 3: The Twin Proposal Book 4: Their Texas Triplets Book 5: Their Texas Christmas Gift Book 6: The Triplets' Secret Wish Book 7: Their Texas Christmas Match

Her Forbidden Christmas Match
Her Forbidden Christmas Match

Author: Emma Miller

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2024-09-24

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0369753828

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An Amish woman. A man who’s lost his way. Can they find love this Christmas? After leaving a harsh religious community, widower Aaron Raber won’t let anything separate him from his five-year-old daughter—not even his new job on a construction site. But that’s before he meets the disapproval of Willa Koffman. The stubborn Amish woman is convinced she has the perfect solution: she’ll babysit the little girl while the cranky Mennonite works. But neither expects their growing attraction. Now Willa must make a choice before Christmas—between the community she loves…and the man she doesn't want to live without. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Seven Amish Sisters Book 1: Her Surprise Christmas Courtship Book 2: Falling for the Amish Bad Boy Book 3: The Teacher's Christmas Secret Book 4: An Unconventional Amish Pair Book 5: Her Forbidden Christmas Match Book 6: The Widower Takes a Wife

A Yorkshire Carol
A Yorkshire Carol

Author: Jennie Goutet

Publisher: Jennie Goutet

Published: 2023-02-21

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13:

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The heart is deceitful above all things. Who can understand it? When Juliana Issot’s godmother invites her to spend the month of Christmas at a house party in Yorkshire, Juliana feels compelled by affection to accept. Never mind that she escaped Yorkshire at the first chance to secure a more glittering match in London and that the only matrimonial prospect back home is her childhood playmate, Willelm. Willelm Armitage is a born-and-bred Yorkshireman, and as far as he is concerned, Juliana belongs here, too - here at his side. However, the one time he dared to convince her of this, she speedily gave him the right-about, making him question whether she truly is the right choice for him. After all, if she cannot see how well they suit, why should he force her hand? A Christmas house party with pudding, games, charades, riding, and carols turns out to be just the thing to remind Juliana of how much she loves Yorkshire. But when her nostalgia slips into love, will she be able to admit that Willelm knows the longings of her heart better than she knows her own?

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story

Author: Jean Shepherd

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-10-27

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 0307768732

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A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox. The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. This edition of A Christmas Story gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”? The pieces that comprise A Christmas Story, previously published in the larger collections In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.