A feel-good, heartwarming, rom-com quite unlike any other story you've read with Christmas in the title. The parties and preparations began in November, and Christmas means two weeks off work for the guys who work for Sky High Scaffolds, Yes, two weeks is typical for the British construction industry, Connor and Lee have only been dating since September. In secret. They just want to spend the holiday time together, like any other gay men newly in love: Alone and mostly naked. And we all know the true meaning of Christmas is explaining and justifying to friends and family how you are spending the holiday and who with. This Sky High Scaffolders story is 44,000 words. A long novella, not quite long enough to be a novel when size matters. Our Secret Christmas is not a standalone story but a companion to Our Secret Wedding.
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
Having fled Thatcherite Britain, Alex Jackson, almost penniless and nursing the wounds of consecutive failed relationships, attempts to rebuild his life in post Franco Spain.
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!
Indulge in the perfect winter's day treat and escape to the snow-fringed fjords of Norway with The Christmas Lights, a delicious tale full of drama and mystery, heartache and hope by Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. Bo lives a life most people can only dream of. She and her boyfriend Zac are paid to travel the globe, sharing their adventures with their online followers. And when Zac proposes, Bo's happiness is complete. With Christmas coming up, Bo can't wait to head to the snow-fringed fjords of Norway. Arriving at the picturesque and remote hillside farmhouse that will be their home for the next few weeks, Bo's determined to enjoy a romantic Christmas under the Northern Lights. Everything should be perfect But the mountains hold secrets from the past and as temperatures plunge and tensions rise, Bo must face up to the fact that a life which looks perfect to the outside world may not be the life she should be living... What readers are saying: 'This is a perfect winter's day read, that will have you utterly absorbed...' 'Full of intrigue, secrets, heartbreak, love' 'If you're after a book with a truly Christmas feel, full of drama, mystery, heart and hope then The Christmas Lights is a book for you' 'Crammed with love, heartbreak and powerful secrets this Christmas story with substance is not to be missed!' 'The Christmas Lights is the perfect Christmas read . . . The festive season can now commence!'
A secret angel tells the story of the Nativity and explains that the gifts we receive from Santa Claus are less important than the gift of God's love. Book is accompanied by a secret angel doll.
The most OTT romantic friends-to-lovers, feel-good gay romance. Contains an elopement to Gretna Green for a British secret wedding and a whole lot of man-on-man love action. Impulsive, Connor is set to take over the family business, Sky High Scaffolds, with his siblings. But he might be ruled out as possible CEO, because even though he's almost thirty, he's still single. Connor makes a life-changing chance discovery about a member of his construction team. Lee is gay, but no one at work knows. The macho scaffolding crew aren't known for their gay-friendliness. At twenty-nine years of age, sexy scaffolder Lee is looking for love and commitment. He's not about to hook up with any straight guy who's going through a gay experimental phase. Especially not his work colleague, Connor. Lee fears rejection if and when Connor wakes up and realizes he's not bisexual and not into guys. Connor fears losing the love of his life if he can't prove he's serious about him and win Lee's heart. A standalone novel. There is no cliffhanger, no cheating, and there is a happy ending. 55,000 words of gay construction workers friends to lovers romance. This is book 1 in the Sky High Scaffolders series. Our Secret Wedding & Our Secret Christmas: both books are available as one volume in print and audiobook. And then read on as the characters appear in the stories of their friends. All stories in the series take place at overlapping times so you see some of the same situations from other points of view. The night before the wedding is in Tread the Boards and the big party arranged by Connor's parents is in The Glass Ceiling.
The fundamental difference between rhetoric and poetry, according to Yeats, is that rhetoric is the expression of ones quarrels with others while poetry is the expression of ones quarrel with oneself. Through exquisite attention to outer and inner forms, Vendler explores the most inventive reaches of the poets mind.
Remember, Now, it will be Our Secret By: Charlene Canada Remember, Now, it will be Our Secret tells the story of a beautiful and well-educated wife and mother who loses her self-identity due to abuse by an overbearing man. This story tells of a family who enjoyed peace and joy in the beginning, and then embraced the terrible bondage of hate due to the alcoholism and physical bearing by a cruel man. Read on and find how the family found renewed peace in faith and how this wife and mother change their lives for the better. Faith and love in Christ can lead anyone out of pain and suffering to a life of joy.
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.
