Spending their first Christmas together, mystery author Maggie Kelly and Alexandre, Viscount Saint Just, find their holiday bliss shattered by death threats from a deranged fan who is targeting the authors, including Maggie, who contributed to a horrible mystery collection. Reprint.
Matchmaking is the theme of the season in this beloved Christmas novella from Sherryl Woods, the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the hit Sweet Magnolias Netflix series. What's a holiday without a handsome husband? To Aunt Mae, it isn't very festive at all! So she sends the perfect man to her single niece, Savannah Holiday. But can wealthy bachelor Trace Franklin become the perfect groom-to-be by Christmastime? Previously published.
Two hearts. One snowstorm. A second chance at love. Penelope Swirling snow may have stranded me at this tiny airport in the middle of nowhere on Christmas Eve, but it has nothing on the storm raging inside me when he walks into the terminal. Artemis Warren. My first love and the man who shattered my world. I thought I locked my feelings for him safely away in the past, but one look is all it takes for me to drown in his icy blue eyes again. So much time has passed. I’m no longer that naïve teenager standing on a beach, wishing the boy would choose me. Now, I’m hiding a secret that could unravel both our lives. Artemis The emergency landing in Nowheresville is more than an inconvenience. It’s a disaster. The annual family holiday party in NYC was my chance to make the statement I’ve been dreaming of for so long. Now, all my best laid plans will have to wait until I can get out of here and back to civilization. Nothing can salvage this day. Yet seeing Penelope Barnes again turns this bad situation into the opportunity of a lifetime. Reuniting with the only woman I’ve ever loved would be the ultimate Christmas gift. But how can I heal the old wounds and or fit into the new life she created? When temperatures drop and snowflakes fly, can love find a way to weather the storm for the ultimate Christmas miracle?
Wanted: one bride for marriage to billionaire heir at New Year’s Eve wedding. Submit resume and photo to [email protected] ARCHIMEDES All I want is to be CEO at Warren Enterprises Worldwide, but the newly revised Warren Trust makes it clear... I won’t inherit the company or the family fortune unless I’m hitched before the first of the year. Too bad I don’t have a girlfriend or fiancée. What I do have is charm, dashing good looks, a prestigious lineage, an email address, and a faithful assistant willing to help me sort through all the applicants. But the longer we spend weeding out the duds, the more I appreciate the woman in front of me. Too bad Blaire doesn’t fit the requirements for a Warren bride. And one way or another, this New Year’s Eve, I’ll be kissing my wife at the stroke of midnight. BLAIRE Helping my hot boss find a bride isn’t really part of my job description. It’s busy enough around the office during the holidays without having to comb through applications from vapid bimbos who only want the Warren money. But Archie needs my help, and I’m hopeless to deny him when he flashes me that panty-melting grin and sings my praises. He says I’m invaluable. As an employee...or more? Because with every moment we spend together planning his loveless New Year’s Eve wedding, my heart inches closer to falling in love with him. Holiday miracles are the things of fairy tales, but this New Year’s Eve, one might be found in the place they least expect it.
A big favor. Mistaken identity. One interesting Thanksgiving dinner. ATHENA If there’s anything I hate more than Warren family holidays, I can’t think of it. The last two years have been real doozies too. My brothers’ choices have made my life a living hell. Because now all the Warren focus has fallen on me. What they want from me. What they expect from me now that I’m about to graduate. I couldn’t care less, though. My only goal going home this Thanksgiving is to ensure everyone around that table understands exactly how I feel about their expectations. And I have just the plan to do it. All I need is a fake boyfriend who can really get under their skin. ISAIAH All I wanted was a little time away from stresses of work. The cross-country motorcycle trip was just what I needed. Pulling into sunny California and climbing off my bike feels like a fresh start. But when a beautiful woman mistakes me for someone else and says she needs my help… I can’t resist, despite knowing it means going back to the East Coast. And that I’ll be walking into the Warren lion den for Thanksgiving dinner. No one knows who I am, and I plan to keep it that way. Until I realize the fake relationship I have with Athena is turning into something very real. When an entire relationship is based on lies, will the truth destroy new romance or will love be discovered in time to ring in the holidays?
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jaci Burton’s “must-read” (Fresh Fiction) Play-By-Play series now arouses the sexy holiday spirit as a passionate young couple discovers the boundless rewards of pleasure. All Elizabeth and Gavin Riley want for Christmas is a baby. Despite over a year of trying, conception hasn’t been successful. But for a high-achiever like Elizabeth, she must succeed at everything. That means making the very most of every opportunity with her husband. And when it comes to nonstop sex Gavin’s not really complaining. Exhausted, maybe... Unfortunately, this holiday season they’re not exactly given a lot of private time. Elizabeth is hosting the holiday, Gavin’s sister is getting married, and the house is wall-to-wall with family. For Elizabeth and Gavin the nights may be chilly, but the urge is still hot. And they’re not about to let any distraction get in the way of their necessary pleasures during a holiday game that yields so many unexpected surprises. This all-new Play-By-Play novella Includes a preview of Jaci Burton's upcoming novels Melting the Ice and Hope Flames.
From USA Today Bestselling Author Claire Marti comes a sizzling collection of romance novellas sure to keep you warm and get you in the holiday mood! Holiday Queen Camille Taylor needs a partner for a charity scavenger hunt now that her cheating ex is history. When a sexy text from an intriguing stranger leads to a scorching cocktail date, she asks him to step in. Chemistry sizzles between them and Trent Bell is happy to play the hero now that fate sent him the most incredible woman he’s ever met. Can a wrong number be the beginning of everything right? Wrapped Up With You ♥2021 RONE Award Winner Best Novella♥ 2021 CRWA Stiletto Award Best Contemporary Short♥ When cocky financial genius Rafael Cruz is forced to partner with his snarky office rival Phoebe Hollingsworth to land a prestigious new client, nothing goes as planned. At work, they ignore each other, but at the Jingle Ball, their unexpected chemistry changes the game. Will their secret holiday hook-up ruin the deal or is it the start of a deeper connection? All I Want is You Jenny Ericsson is shocked and furious when her Tinsel & Tatas Tournament partner turns out to be her Vegas one-night stand, the hot firefighter she can’t forgive... or forget. Tyler Reyes is determined to take advantage when fate offers him a second chance with the most incredible woman he’s ever met. Can their Vegas one-night stand turn into true love?
This book is the only in-depth ethnographic study of British charter tourists. It is based on several months of participant observation of British charter tourists on holiday in Palmanova and Magaluf on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca. With a focus on space, the body, and food and drink practices, the book explores the experiential nature of touristic practice which provides insight into constructions, understandings and knowledge of the self in relation to national, regional, class, and gender identities. These issues in turn highlight elements of power and control which are mainly articulated through the attempts to manipulate tourists' consumption practices by the mediators of tourists' experiences.