Public relations executive Kayla Green hates Christmas and is intent on locking herself away to work during the holiday season, until her newest client, Jackson O'Neil, invites her to visit his newest business venture, Snow Crystal Resort and Spa.
Jackson O’Neil meninggalkan bisnis utamanya untuk kembali ke rumah dan menyelamatkan resor keluarganya. Ia telah mencapai kesepakatan bisnis dengan Kayla Green untuk membuat Snow Crystal dikenal banyak orang. Ia harus fokus. Tetapi, sekeras apa pun mencoba, ia tak bisa menyangkal godaan Kayla. Natal jelas bukan hari favorit Kayla Green. Wanita gila kerja itu ingin Natal segera berakhir. Jadi, ketika pekerjaan menuntutnya untuk meluncur ke Vermont demi mendapatkan kesepakatan kerja sama dengan klien baru, Kayla dengan senang hati menjadikan hal itu alasan untuk menghindari Natal. Di tengah salju yang terus turun, akankah Kayla akhirnya bisa memercayai keajaiban Natal yang penuh cinta?
A workaholic woman finds holiday warmth and a spark of romance in a “beautiful story full of fantastic characters, steamy chemistry, and Christmas spirit” (Smexy Books, Grade A). Once upon a time, Christmas was Kayla Green’s favorite time of year. Now all she wants for Christmas is for it to be over! So when duty calls her to snowy Vermont to close a deal with a new client, Kayla is grateful for an excuse to avoid the holidays for another year. Jackson O’Neil left a thriving business to return home and salvage his family’s resort. Now that he’s got marketing whiz Kayla Green helping him to put Snow Crystal on the map, success is on the horizon. As an added bonus, the sparks between them could power all the Christmas lights in Vermont. Kayla might be an expert at her job, but she’s out of her depth with Jackson—he makes her crave the happy-ever-after she once dreamed of, and it’s terrifying. As the snowflakes continue to swirl, will the woman who doesn’t believe in the magic of Christmas finally fall under its spell?
From the tender and moving to the bustling and cheerful, this stunning collection of poems and songs captures Christmas in all its magical glory. Full color.
Can magic come in the form of a sleigh bell, or through an orphaned dog? Follow ten-year-old Aspen Pepin and his little dog, Oreo, when he becomes lost in New Hampshires Wapack Mountain Range on Christmas Eve. During the night, a stranger appears. He doesnt offer a rescue, but words of hope and an unusual gifta sleigh bell. As Aspen grows up, the mysterious lure of his sleigh bell beckons him to the wilderness, and he finds himself entering a magical valley, where he finds the true origins of his sleigh bell and the personal connection he has to the Legend of Bell Mountain. A tale for the young and young at heart, THE SECRET OF THE SLEIGH BELL teaches us that there is a little magic in each of us, and through positive thinking, we can overcome many obstacles in our lives.
Gabrielle is uneasy when she's called back to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for Granddaddy Buchanan's 80th birthday. Facing the nightmares that plagued her there isn't her idea of the best way to spend a Christmas holiday. And sure enough, things don't get off to a great start, when she has to be rescued from a violent storm by handsome respiratory therapist Joseph Garrison. Joseph and his baby girl quickly steal a piece of Gabbi's heart, but is it enough to make her realize Gatlinburg is where the Lord wants her to be? Or will she move back to the city she claims to love?
When Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas" debuted in 1942, no one imagined that a holiday song would top the charts year after year. One of the best-selling singles ever released, it remains on rotation at tree lighting ceremonies across the country, in crowded shopping malls on Black Friday, and at warm diners on lonely Christmas Eve nights. Over the years, other favorites have been added to America’s annual playlist, including Elvis Presley’s "Blue Christmas," the King Cole Trio’s "The Christmas Song," Gene Autry’s "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Willie Nelson’s "Pretty Paper," and, of course, Elmo & Patsy’s "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." Viewing American holiday values through the filter of familiar Christmas songs, Ronald Lankford examines popular culture, consumerism, and the dynamics of the traditional American family. He surveys more than seventy-five years of songs and reveals that the “modern American Christmas” has carried a complex and sometimes contradictory set of meanings. Interpreting tunes against the backdrop of the eras in which they were first released, he identifies the repeated themes of nostalgia, commerce, holiday blues, carnival, and travesty that underscore so much beloved music. This first full-length analysis of the lyrics, images, and commercial forces inextricably linked to Yuletide music hits the heart of what many Americans think Christmas is--or should be.