The author has always had a special affinity for Christmas. His celebrated National Public Radio debut, The Santa Land Diaries, which first appeared in print in Barrel Fever was hailed the Seattle Times. The New York Times also wrote of this book. Now The Santa Land Diaries & five other hilarious Christmas stories are available in a wonderfully subversive holiday gift package. For anyone who has had enough of the forced good cheer, family madness,...

Brimming with holiday romance and Christmas miracles, this collection features Fern Michaels's "Comfort and Joy," in which Angie Bradford finds herself constantly butting heads with her boss, Joss Eagle, until a devastating storm brings them together.

The Radcliffs, a dysfunctional Miami family, find new hope during a Christmas spent at magical Oak River Plantation in Virginia.

Returning home to Vermont, Jonas Concannon meets his first love, single mother Bridget O'Shea, and, with some holiday magic, finds himself back in her life and falling in love with her and her daughter Molly.

It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment. And there's a strange man in her kitchen. Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their...

Mister Christmas. "A week before Christmas, attorney Claire O'Brien is summoned to Ireland to change her wealthy client's will--only to encounter resistance from his handsome nephew. Will Claire be forced to spend the holidays up close and personal with her irresistible Irish nemesis?"--Page 4 of cover. The Yellow Rose of Christmas. "Though Miss Velvet Tudmore wrote off romance years ago, rumor has it she has a secret admirer. And when her surprise...

"At Ridgewood High, Amy, Frankie, Rachael, and Nina formed a deep bond. Now, fifteen years after leaving school behind, they're back for a reunion, laughing, reminiscing, and chatting how much has changed and how much hasn't. All four are strong, successful, and somehow, still looking for the right partner. But Frankie has an idea to help solve that: a singles cruise for the holiday"-- Provided by publisher.

"Set in the fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, the story of fifth grader Felix Funicello in the months leading up to Christmas 1964"--Provided by publisher.

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An earth-sick little angel newly arrived in the celestial kingdom finds his recent transition from boy to cherub a difficult one.