Ginny Graham's life was right on schedule. She was near the top of her marketing field in New York when her mother's cancer returned. Ginny gave up her career to care for her mother until Ophelia Graham passed away just before Thanksgiving. Faced with her mother's huge Victorian house, in a small southern city, Ginny had few friends and no family with which to share the upcoming holidays. Arlo Michaels was just living day by day, not really thinking too much about the future until he meets his neighbor's daughter, Ginny Graham, and his life changes in ways he never imagined. Now his days have a purpose: bring the Christmas spirit back into Ginny's heart.
He doesn't remember his past, but could she have a future with him? Angie Lopez, a widowed mom, works hard at Singleton’s Jewelers. Sam Singleton, her often-irritating boss, hardly does anything besides work. He doesn’t spend time with friends and family, even around the holidays. That’s why Angie’s the one who winds up taking care of him when a head injury leaves him with amnesia. As Sam attempts to remember who he is, he learns about the luxurious but empty life he leads…and he’s not impressed. Meanwhile, Angie sees a new side of him as he shares Christmas traditions with her, her son Pepe, and her extended family. Angie shares touching, emotional moments with Sam. But if he gets his memories back, what will happen to her heart? This heartwarming holiday romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken and Rice.)"
Single mom Leah Shriver is doing her best. But raising a teen boy who grunts and barely speaks doesn't help, especially when she's trying to deal with her health. Her dreams of meeting Mr. Wonderful have been kicked to the curb, not that they amounted to much anyway. She's stood by and watched everyone around her fall in love. It doesn't matter now. Finding that elusive soulmate isn't important, not when she has more serious matters to contend with. Brody Holt is a good guy, even if at first glance he doesn't look like one. The six-foot two inch brick wall of muscle is a workman; a handyman who fixes things. A man who's recently been dealt a blow. He's not bothered about being single, though women desperately try to catch his eye. Attracting attention when he doesn't seek it is a hazard he's grown used to; women seem to like a strapping man with a tool belt around his waist. But then he meets a woman who isn't trying to catch his eye. A woman who wants to be left alone. A woman who is alone, in the one place she shouldn't be. And he finds himself in the peculiar position of having to catch her eye. A CHRISTMAS WISH is the ninth book in the Starling Bay series. It is a STANDALONE romance and can be read without having to read the earlier books.
A budget-friendly guide for needleworkers, quilters, and crafters to help you design the best workspace to let your creativity flow. Does your creative den leave you feeling overwhelmed or uninspired? Energize your crafting space with jazzy ideas for organization and accessibility! With over one hundred and fifty photos, this lookbook offers an endless visual parade of ideas to help your studio reach its full potential. Smart storage solutions, furniture, and accessories can help quilters, needle artists, knitters, and crafters keep their creativity on track! Whether you’re undergoing a radical reinvention or looking for tiny tweaks, you’ll finally be able to plan and organize your projects in a workspace that works for you. Inspired workspaces! Get a sneak peek inside creative studios of all sizes, designed on budgets large and small Keep creativity flowing and stay organized with smart systems in place Make your space accessible! Pursue your passion in spite of physical challenges
A time-limited holiday set of three small-town Southern romance novellas, including: DANCE ME A DREAM As guardian to her younger siblings, Tara Honeycutt has forgotten what it's like to be a normal twenty-something. When a major gas line breaks, leaving them with no heat, no hot water, and no way to cook for Christmas, Jace Applewhite invites Tara and her sibs out to his family's Christmas tree farm. Will a good old fashioned farmhouse Christmas be enough to get Tara to give him a second glance? THE CHRISTMAS FOUNTAIN After finding out her Mr. Right was actually Mr. Wrong, Mary Alice is taking a break from love to chair her favorite holiday charity. Chad thinks volunteering is the perfect way to get to know his Christmas crush. Will he manage to overcome her once bitten, twice shy caution? A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Hannah's waiting tables at Wishful's Dinner Belles diner and dreaming of getting an interior design business off the ground. What better way to practice and show off her skills than with some holiday decorating? Jaded Ryan, an Army medic on leave, and his cantankerous great uncle, Percy, are desperately in need of Christmas cheer—and a referee. Can Hannah's warmth thaw these frosty hearts? A VERY CAMPBELL CHRISTMAS The Campbell clan is in for a very special Christmas surprise in this exclusive bonus short story!
Everybody loves a parade! Well, everybody except Evan… Evan, the county sheriff, knows that businesses are struggling in the small town of Clark Creek. But unlike the mayor—who happens to be his mother—he doesn’t think that hiring a “Christmas Consultant,” whatever that is, will help. Especially when this Christmas Consultant proposes a holiday parade that seems likely to overwhelm his staff and leave the town in even more debt. Mary is sure the parade is going to be a superb fundraiser. She’s going to make sure of it, overcoming every obstacle…including those put in place by the stubborn sheriff. But in the middle of her planning, the unexpected happens: she and Evan begin to see one another in a different light. Could the parade bring about more than one Christmas miracle? This funny, feel-good holiday romance is perfect for fans of Sheila Roberts, Susan Mallery, and Jenny Hale.
" And leaving all others be faithful unto her til death do you part. Ginny stood there listening to the words the preacher said. Would Lucas agree to the vows he had just heard---could he say the words? I do. He said them. Now it was up to her. Could she bring herself to say them? Could she agree to a marriage that was only a bargain between them? They were strangers, but here they stood, ready to commit to a lifetime with each other. The time had come. She must give an answer; an answer that would determine the rest of her life I do. She said them. The words that would make her one with this man standing here beside her. Had she lied to God? Had he? What happened to people who lied to God? When Ginny Carver, a young woman who was raised with wealth and had only known a lifestyle that goes along with having money and Lucas Kane, a poor country preacher who struggles just to support his family are brought together by desperate circumstances, can they find a way to survive in a loveless marriage? Will the commitment they made and their need for each other be strong enough to see them through the hard times ahead? When a man from Ginnys past returns and offers her the love she craves and the lavish lifestyle she was used to, will her commitment to God and to the marriage keep her faithful to Lucas and the vows she took on her wedding day? "
1491: Leonardo looked upon his invention, understood its powers, and knew he must hide it from the men of his age. Thus, a profound treasure was lost for five centuries. Now the race to find it begins. Hurtling across the Atlantic, a plane goes down -- taking with it a page from the journals of Leonardo da Vinci. In Georgetown, the home of museum curator Rollo Barnett burns to the ground. Only his young son, Reb, escapes alive. Are the tragedies connected? Are they merely accidents or acts of murder? Twenty years later, Hollywood stuntman Reb Barnett, an educated, art-loving, high-risk-addicted daredevil on the run from his nightmares, refuses to believe so. Until a phone call rips him from his world of cinematic illusion, and sends him to Italy on a desperate quest where danger and violence are chillingly real. Reb seeks da Vinci's Circles of Truth, a coded fifteenth-century map that reveals the hiding place of the Medici Dagger, a weapon made of an alloy so light and indestructible it is worth a fortune to today's arms manufacturers. To Reb, it is worth even more -- it is his only link to finding the truth about his father's death, and to laying bare the dark demons of his own heart. But finding the Circles of Truth is only the first step. Breaking their complex code means matching wits with Leonardo himself. And staying alive means keeping one jump ahead of a shadowy adversary: the killer who haunts Reb's dreams. From the brilliant Tuscan landscape to the lush California coast, The Medici Dagger sweeps readers into an intriguing intellectual puzzle that delivers shattering suspense and fiery romance with the velocity of a 9mm bullet. Cameron West generates the roller-coaster thrills of the great classic adventure stories -- with the adrenaline rush of walking on a knife's edge between excitement and terror.
As the owner of Stoneham, New Hampshire's mystery bookstore Haven't Got a Clue, Tricia Miles can figure out whodunit in the latest bestseller long before she gets to the last page. But when her friend is killed in a freak accident, Tricia must use her sleuthing skills to solve a murder mystery that promises to be much more sinister than the books on her shelves.