It started out as strictly business. Will the power of Christmas transform it into more? Bo Harris’s proposal is the last thing newly widowed Ruth Miller expects. But the marriage arrangement could be the only chance to save her family business. It’s just for one year, and the new business partners promise to keep their vows a secret. But as Bo starts falling for Ruth and her boys, will he allow their first Christmas together to be their last? A SECOND CHANCE BLESSINGS ROMANCE From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Second Chance Blessings Book 1: A Secret Christmas Family Book 2: The Nanny Next Door
He's a fun-loving cowboy with a heart of gold. She's the woman who keeps putting him on hold. Can Ace and Holly Ann make a relationship work this Christmas?Ace Glover loves to laugh, and everywhere he goes, luck seems to follow. When Holly Ann Broadbent, the woman he's been dating for a while, tries to break-up with him because she's just been named the chairperson for the Christmas Festival in Three Rivers, he decides - nope.He drives to town to fight for their relationship. Holly Ann doesn't really want to break-up with him, so they agree to keep seeing each other despite her busy holiday season ahead. She also has a secret she can't tell him...Holly Ann is busier than ever as she puts on the festival and continues to run her new catering business. She seems to get called away to fix "emergencies" at odd times, and Ace is frustrated by what he feels like are half-truths.As family secrets pile on top of him, he turns to Holly Ann for strength and comfort. She's falling for him, but she still hasn't told him anything about the red suit she keeps in her closet.When Ace learns the truth about all of those "emergencies," he's heart-broken and furious that Holly Ann didn't share her secret with him, the one person she claims to trust. Will he keep his discovery to himself or will Holly Ann's secret become front-page news on Christmas Day?
Trevor Jarrod enjoys his hobbies, works hard and ends his days with liquor and music. All he needs now is a beautiful woman. Then one day, as he revels in his bachelorhood, he receives a Christmas present—a baby son! Trevor requests a DNA test and asks Haylie, who is raising the child, her late sister’s, to live with him until they get the results. Haylie was distrustful of Trevor before they met, but she imagines she is safe living with him. After all, she’s the opposite of her flashy sister, so there’s no way anything could happen between them, right?
A collection of holiday tales by four different authors includes Fern Michaels' "Mister Christmas," in which attorney Claire O'Brien travels to Ireland to change a wealthy client's will, only to face resistance from his nephew.
After centuries of closely guarding ancient secrets, Santa Claus has decided that the time has come to share the magical mysteries behind Christmas. All of the miraculous happenings that contribute towards making Christmas the most remarkable time of the year are finally to be revealed to the world.
Set on the beautiful Scottish island of Islay, The Christmas Secret is a gripping story filled with emotion from Karen Swan, bestselling author of Christmas Under the Stars. Alex Hyde is the leaders’ leader. An executive coach par excellence, she’s the person the Great and the Good turn to when the pressure gets too much; she can change the way they think, how they operate, she can turn around the very fortunes of their companies. Her waiting list is months’ long, but even she can’t turn down the unorthodox but highly lucrative crisis call that comes her way a few weeks before Christmas, regarding the troublesome – and troubled – head of an esteemed whisky company in Scotland: Lochlan Farquhar is a maverick, an enigma and a renegade, and Alex needs to get inside his head before he brings the company to its knees. It should be business as usual. She can do this in her sleep. Only, when she gets to the remote island of Islay, with the winter snows falling, Alex finds herself out of her comfort zone. For once, she’s not in control – Lochlan, though darkly charismatic, is unpredictable and destructive, her usual methods gaining no traction with him – and with Christmas and her deadline fast approaching, she must win his trust and find a way to close on this deal. But as she pulls ever closer to him, boundaries become blurred, loyalties loosen and Alex finds herself faced with an impossible choice as she realizes nothing and no-one is as they first seemed. 'Fun and great escapism' –Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass 'I devoured it like a tray of warm mince pies. A delicious winter tale' – Sarah Morgan, author of Moonlight Over Manhattan ‘If you’re anything like us, then a book by Karen Swan has become synonymous with Christmas, and her latest is arguably her best yet . . . smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance’ – Heat
Sean Hughes likes being single—much to his family’s dismay. They want him to settle down...now. When he gives fun-loving snowboarder Zoe Flynn a ride to the slopes, Sean hatches a plan to throw off his matchmaking relatives. He asks Zoe to pose as his girlfriend at Thanksgiving dinner, which will take the pressure off him and make the evening more enjoyable all around. Zoe agrees to be Sean’s fake girlfriend. Who wouldn’t want a free meal or a chance to hang out with the handsome mountain rescuer and his adorable husky? When an injury occurs, the two are forced to continue their one-night ruse. As Christmas approaches, make-believe turns into reality. But Zoe has a secret...a big one. Is their new relationship strong enough to withstand the truth, or will she find herself with no one to kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve? Previously published as Christmas Magic on the Mountain. Mountain Rescue Romance series Book 1: His Christmas Wish Book 2: Her Christmas Secret Book 3: Her Christmas Kiss Book 4: His Second Chance Book 5: His Christmas Family
When Eireanne O'Conner returns to Ballynaheath, her home in Ireland, for Christmas, she finds that her brother has married, her new sister-in-law’s family is ever-present, and her friends, the Hannigan twins (Year of Living Scandalously) are up to their usual tricks. During the twelve days of Christmas, there are secrets and surprises that will either sink Eireanne deeper into the scandals that have surrounded her family, or send her to London to find a titled husband who will hopefully add some dignity to a family who can’t seem to keep away from scandal!
A surprise holiday family! Christmas came early for Erica Lindholm! Suddenly a mum to adorable twin baby boys and part owner of a snowy small–town Pennsylvanian farm, Erica is living her dream. Until the boys' estranged uncle, Jason Stephanidis, comes home to celebrate the holidays. The handsome, brooding detective turns out to be a natural with the babies...and with Erica's wounded heart. But if Jason knew the truth about their identities, her picture–perfect life could melt away. She's finally found the warm home, the loving family and the cozy Christmas she always wanted. Will Erica's secret cost her everything?
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 Words
