Christmas Virgin
Christmas Virgin

Author: Claire Adams

Publisher: Ownit Publishing LLC

Published:

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13:

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I’m Tristan Dubois, and I’ve led a charmed life. As a millionaire real-estate developer, I’ve achieved spectacular success and now am about to open my third resort in Hawaii. Women, money, influence, fame. I have it all. There’s no reason I should feel dissatisfied. Except for one little reason: Molly. She’s the younger sister of my best friend. I’ve wanted her for a long time, but I set her in the “off-limits” pile, even after I let my feelings get the better of me and I kissed her. A man can’t just break the Bro Code, you know? But Molly’s in a tough spot. She just got laid off, and she’s not feeling great. I know I hurt her in the past, but a free trip to a Hawaii resort over Christmas should be just the pick-me-up she needs. Yeah, I still want her badly, but I can control myself. This is about paying her back, not going after a woman I know I can’t have. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.

His Christmas Virgin
His Christmas Virgin

Author: Carole Mortimer

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2010-12-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1426875924

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Jonas Buchanan is a man renowned for being arrogant and seemingly emotionless, both inbusiness and in his private life. He never combines work and pleasure, and steers clear of any woman who doesn't play by his rules…. Rule 1: He doesn't bed virgins. Rule 2: He doesn't do Christmas. Mary "Mac" McGuire loves the festive season, and she's as pure as the snow falling outside Jonas's window. But by Christmas Day she might well have Jonas breaking every rule in his book!

Virgin River Christmas Collection
Virgin River Christmas Collection

Author: Robyn Carr

Publisher: MIRA

Published: 2018-11-12

Total Pages: 839

ISBN-13: 1488050171

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Look for Robyn’s new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life—order your copy today! Celebrate the season in Virgin River! Together for the first time, every Christmas story set in the fan-favorite small town—four stories in one value-priced complete box set, only from New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr. A Virgin River Christmas Marci Sullivan is on a journey to find the man who gave her three extra years with her late husband. Veteran Ian Buchanan doesn’t know what to make of the determined young widow who forces him to look into his painful past and the uncertain future. But it is a season of miracles and maybe, just maybe, it’s time to banish the ghosts and open his heart. Under the Christmas Tree When the townfolks discover box of adorable puppies under the town’s Christmas tree, they call on local vet Nathaniel Jensen for help. But it’s his budding romance with Annie McCarty that really has tongues—and tails—wagging! Bring Me Home for Christmas When Becca Timm crashes her brother’s men-only hunting weekend, an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, and she finds herself stranded with Denny Cutler, the guy who broke her heart. As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine. My Kind of Christmas Angie LeCroix wants to spend Christmas in Virgin River relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets her uncle, who would prefer she never go out at all. And certainly not with navy pilot Patrick Riordan. But Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wants—and the kind of man. Patrick and Angie thought they wanted to be left alone this Christmas—until they met each other. Now they want to be left alone together. But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angie—and for Christmas, Virgin River style!

The Virgin Birth –The Celebration of Christmas as Proof of the Virgin Birth
The Virgin Birth –The Celebration of Christmas as Proof of the Virgin Birth

Author: John Weldon

Publisher: ATRI Publishing

Published: 2012-12-12

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1937136965

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Because the virgin birth really happened the world was forever altered. Although this "once in an eternity" birth is usually only considered at Christmas – and then often peripherally – this unique doctrine upon which the Bible and Christianity stand or fall nevertheless impacts every single person's life for eternal good or its opposite. How could something so ancient and unseen be the most important teaching for the human race? And how could a global cultural celebration prove the truth of a miracle 2000 years ago? This eBook will explore one of the most fascinating events in human history.

Queen of the Virgins
Queen of the Virgins

Author: M. Cynthia Oliver

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2010-06-30

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1496800265

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Beauty pageants are wildly popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands, outnumbering any other single performance event and capturing the attention of the local people from toddlers to seniors. Local beauty contests provide women opportunities to demonstrate talent, style, the values of black womanhood, and the territory's social mores. Queen of the Virgins: Pageantry and Black Womanhood in the Caribbean is a comprehensive look at the centuries-old tradition of these expressions in the Virgin Islands. M. Cynthia Oliver maps the trajectory of pageantry from its colonial precursors at tea meetings, dance dramas, and street festival parades to its current incarnation as the beauty pageant or “queen show.” For the author, pageantry becomes a lens through which to view the region's understanding of gender, race, sexuality, class, and colonial power. Focusing on the queen show, Oliver reveals its twin roots in slave celebrations that parodied white colonial behavior and created Creole royal rituals and celebrations heavily influenced by Africanist aesthetics. Using the U.S. Virgin Islands as an intriguing case study, Oliver shows how the pageant continues to reflect, reinforce, and challenge Caribbean cultural values concerning femininity. Queen of the Virgins examines the journey of the black woman from degraded body to vaunted queen and how this progression is marked by social unrest, growing middle-class sensibilities, and contemporary sexual and gender politics.

My Kind of Christmas
My Kind of Christmas

Author: Robyn Carr

Publisher: MIRA

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1460395972

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Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all… While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman. Angie LeCroix wants to spend Christmas in Virgin River relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets her uncle, Jack Sheridan. If he had his way, she’d never go out at all. And certainly not with Patrick Riordan. But Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wants—and the kind of man. Patrick and Angie thought they wanted to be left alone this Christmas—until they met each other. Now they want to be left alone together. But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angie—and for Christmas, Virgin River style!

About Christmas
About Christmas

Author: Nicolae Sfetcu

Publisher: Nicolae Sfetcu

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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Christmas characters and food, Christmas-linked holidays and music, Santa Claus and traditions. Related to Annunciation, Incarnation; Crucifixion; Advent, the four weeks preceding Christmas; and the period between the day after Thanksgiving and the Sunday after New Year”s Day, the American holiday season. Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees, display of Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings. Users of the Gregorian calendar observe the holiday on December 25. Some Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate on December 25 by the Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to January 7 on the Gregorian calendar. These dates are merely traditional; the great majority of scholars agree that the actual birthdate of Jesus is unknown. In Western culture, the holiday is characterized by the exchange of gifts among friends and family members, some of the gifts being attributed to Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Basil and Father Frost). However, various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American, British and Australian Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.

Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone
Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone

Author: Scott C. Lowe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1444341456

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From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans

All I Want for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas

Author: Robyn Carr

Publisher: MIRA

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1488052247

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Look for Robyn’s new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life—order your copy today! Come back to Virgin River with two beloved holiday stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr. With snow falling over the redwood forests, this secluded mountain town is the ideal place to spend the season. A Virgin River Christmas Last Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband. This year she’s come to Virgin River to find the man who saved his life and gave her three more years to love him. Marcie’s letters to marine Ian Buchanan have gone unanswered, but she’s tracked him to the tiny mountain town. As Marcie pushes her way into his reclusive life, she discovers a sweet but damaged soul beneath a rough exterior. It is, after all, a season of miracles, and maybe it will be enough to banish the ghosts of the past and open hearts to the uncertain future. Under the Christmas Tree When the close-knit community of Virgin River discovers a box of adorable puppies under the Christmas tree in the town square, they call on local vet Nathaniel Jensen for help. But it’s his budding romance with Annie McCarty that really has tongues—and tails—wagging!

How Christmas Became Christmas
How Christmas Became Christmas

Author: Nathaniel Parry

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2022-10-31

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1476647089

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In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holiday's core character. By tracing Christmas's origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europe's Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earth's movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmas's magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.