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Christmas at the Keanu Kindess Cafe
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Blurb: Evie is running from her past with Joe... but Keanu has a Christmas present for her!
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When career burnout brings EVIE and JOE together in Glastonbury, random acts of festive kindness are the last thing on their minds. One month ago to the date, Joe mysteriously disappeared on Evie at their mutual friend’s Yuletide bierkeller bash in London, just as they were getting very well acquainted… an act that has sworn her off men for life. Both fellow city dwellers are determined to spend their December sabbatical in the quirky town alone, as planned, focusing on their make-or-break New Year’s resolutions… whilst stubbornly ignoring the fact they fancy the Christmas jumpers off one another. But nobody walks through the twinkly-lit doors of the mistletoe-decked Keanu Kindness Café without the selfless magic of the Hollywood star rubbing off on them! Especially when calamity strikes on Christmas Eve, ensuring Evie and Joe lock their reindeer antlers at last… A steamy will-they-won't-they forced proximity holiday romance.
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Deck the Shelves
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Blurb: Cuddle up by the fire this season with this sweet, Christmas novella that takes place in a London bookshop. A story filled with humor, heart, and hope.
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Alice Evans is trying hard to keep the Holly Jolly in Christmas this year. After her longtime boyfriend decides he wants to see more of the world (without her, that is), she is left figuring out how to piece hers back together. But no one wants a Grinch bringing down the office spirit, so her boss convinces Alice to take a leave of absence from her role as fashion executive at a London marketing firm. She returns home to the small village of Berkingsley and her parents’ bookshop and soon realizes that there are bigger problems than not having a boyfriend to share Christmas morning with. Hiding her breakup from her family, she learns that her parents are also keeping a secret, one that will take the help of the entire village to resolve. With the help of her friends and (possibly) a new love interest, Alice is determined to bring joy to herself and her parents this holiday season. What kind of miracle will it take to make it a Happy Christmas for all? Deck the Shelves is a sweet romance that can be read as a standalone Christmas novella or a sequel to its sister novel, What's Handed Down. Whichever way you read it, be prepared for a story filled with humor, heart, and hope.
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The Heartbreak Hex
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A witch and a vampire who is secretly in love with her get magically tied together when a drunken spell goes awry.
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Gertrude Nightshade never thought that she’d be heartbroken right before Halloween. A busy potion witch in the middle of Holiday Village with a thriving shop, Gertrude thought that she’d be with her werewolf boyfriend forever. That is, until he unceremoniously dumps her at the busiest time in her career. While drowning her sorrows in pumpkin ale (and a mug of ill-advised peppermint schnapps), Gertrude drunkenly decides to put together the ultimate heartbreak healing potion, drinks it and goes to bed. But when she wakes up, she’s not alone. Vlad Everdark is the charming vampire mayor of the Halloween Neighborhood of Holiday Village. The last thing he expects is to wake up in bed with the beautiful, hungover witch who sells him his morning brew. The one he’s been secretly dreaming about for years. Not only that, but they are tethered together at the wrist with an unbreakable magic red string that doesn’t allow them to go more than six feet away from each other. Halloween is only days away, the biggest night of the year for both of them. Can they break the hex that is keeping them together? And, as they spend more time with each other, will they find that they want to?
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The Peppermint Problem
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: When two friends save Christmas, one kiss changes everything
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Gretchen Nightshade has three big problems. First, her twin sister is crazy about her new vampire boyfriend and keeps leaving Gretchen on her own to mind the shop. Second, because of this, she’s completely behind on her candy orders and if she can’t fill them she’ll never be able to afford her own shop. But last and biggest of all: she’s in love with her childhood best friend who just sees her as another little sister. What’s a witch to do? Nick Kringle is the fifth of his name and is drowning under his father’s expectations. The only relief he gets is when he sneaks off to hang out with his best friend and taste her amazing sweets. When the Christmas Neighborhood’s main candy chef quits just days before Christmas, Nick knows there’s only one person he can count on to bail him out and save the holiday. But when pushback happens against a Halloween witch taking charge of the candy kitchens, Nick impulsively announces their engagement to smooth things over and protect Gretchen with the Kringle name. They can always just end the fake engagement when Christmas is over, right? But what happens when a kiss changes everything? Can they save Christmas and admit their feelings? It may take a Christmas miracle.
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The Cupid Conspiracy
Series: Holiday Village Romances
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Strictly business is about to get very personal in this rivals-to-lovers marriage of convenience
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Beatrix Nightshade is used to being weighed down by responsibility. First with raising her two younger twin sisters after their parents died, then with her job championing the underdog Forgotten Holidays at City Hall, a life of hard work and fighting for what she wants is all she’s ever known. Just once she’s like things to be easy. Curtis Heartson is a cupid who’s charms and good looks have gotten him far in life. A lobbyist for Valentine’s Day, Curtis loves to win and make it look easy. He especially loves rubbing it in the face of his adorably angry rival, Beatrix. But romantic love is highly prized in the Valentine’s Neighborhood and Curtis can’t seem to take his career to the next level without being in a serious relationship. He can’t just fake it: cupids can sense bonds of strong emotion. But hate is easy to confuse with love and even if no one loves him, Curtis does know someone who hates him. Curtis comes to Beatrix with a proposition: a marriage of convenience. A way to pull the wool over his superiors’ eyes. One where he helps her with her goals and she helps him with his. A business arrangement. What could go wrong? But even the best plans have a way of going awry. When real feelings start sneaking into their strictly-business relationship, Curtis will have to choose: his career? Or his heart?
A Blend of Magic
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Blurb: A witch cannot exist on potions and tea alone
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Hiding in the shadows, staunch singleton Willow Anderson is content running her successful business, The Enchanted Emporium. With Christmas days away, she’s eager to exchange selling bespoke tea blends and spells for extended bubble baths and binge-watching festive movies snuggled next to her Maine Coon, Vincent. Nate never usually runs away from his problems, but drunk and disorientated, he finds himself in a small fisherman’s cottage in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. After discovering his girlfriend’s affair, he is in no rush to return to the City. His wish for time alone in a Christmas-free zone comes true until an uninvited feline guest arrives. Neither Nate nor Willow want company, especially from each other, but they have little choice when concussion means they must spend at least twenty-four hours together. Sparks fly and not just the romantic kind. When darkness from Willow’s past returns and threatens to destroy all she has worked for, pursuing a love affair is the last thing she needs. With meddling ghosts and a teenage apprentice with her own matchmaking agenda, love and change are in the air. But can Willow face her fears, and the past, to capture the happiness she deserves?
Christmas on Inishmore
Series: Home (Abroad) for the Holidays
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: She’s trying to get away from it all…but maybe not *this* far away.
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As a tech founder, Emma Kells is used to being the only woman at the table. Her app brought her success, fame, and riches, but it also stole her social life. The success was unexpected, but so was a tech thief, claiming her invention actually belonged to him. When Emma tries to defend her work, things take a turn for the worse when she makes a mess in the media and jeopardizes her future dreams. Her team suggests that lying low is the answer and what better place to do that than in Galway, Ireland? Only, Emma’s trip doesn’t exactly go as planned. Instead she becomes stranded on the tiny island of Inishmore where the handsome pub owner offers her a bed. He reminds Emma of the comfort, laughter, and relaxation she has been putting aside for years, and now she’s wondering if her success was worth it. When the real world comes calling, Emma has a choice to make. Will she return to her workaholic ways, or will she take a chance on an Irishman and love?
Christmas at Terminal One
Series: Home (Abroad) for the Holidays
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: This Christmas, love takes an unexpected flight.
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Claire and Jack, both bound for New Jersey just days before Christmas, find their plans disrupted by an overbooked flight. Enticed by the promise of a cozy hotel room and complimentary meals, they each decide to stay an extra day in Munich. Claire's financial worries drive her choice, believing her career is on the brink of collapse, while Jack simply seeks adventure. As the magical Munich winter unfurls before them, their paths collide in a whirlwind of misadventures and laughter. Amidst the Bavarian scenery and holiday festivities, an initial misunderstanding soon turns into a serendipitous encounter. With each shared moment, laughter, and stolen glance, Claire and Jack discover that the unplanned detour in Munich has given love a chance to blossom. Can the enchantment of Christmas and the charm of Munich ignite a romance that will last a lifetime?
Only You for the Holidays
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Blurb: When returning to their roots, can two wandering souls find love at last?
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She made excuses to stay away. He'll give her a reason to remain. Piper Deacon had a spotless flying record while serving in the Army until a careless mishap from her flight partner had her questioning her own skills and responsibility. Foolish pride kept her away from home for too long; the one place she should've known she could always return to no matter what. When circumstances force her back to Idaho, she'll have to face life-altering decisions which include whether or not to succumb to the match-making devices of her mother and co-conspirator friend. With the appealing lawman, Logan Shaw, in her path, will she realize the easy choice right in front of her is all she'll ever need? Logan Shaw didn't always walk the straight line, but service in the Marines gave him a better direction. After twenty-one years away, he's settling back home, working with the Sheriff's Department, and wondering if he has a future that'll include a woman to love. Thanks to the machinations of his mom and her friend, he's already halfway there with a woman he has yet to meet. And when he does, can he convince Piper you really can come home again?
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Blurb: A visitation on Christmas Eve with diabolical intentions...
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A visitation on Christmas Eve with diabolical intentions… Ellie and her family are preparing for their annual festivities, while the weather begins to deteriorate and threatens to cut them off from the outside world. A man arrives out of the snowstorm, stranded and in need of their help, so they invite him to join them for the evening. But as the snow continues to fall, Ellie discovers that behind a façade of innocence may hide the face of evil.
Alone
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Blurb: The past refuses to stay buried when Jessica accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with an old flame and finds herself stranded by a snowstorm…
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All things must end. Recovering from a recent accident and faced with the prospect of spending another Christmas alone, Jessica accepts the invitation of an old flame to spend Christmas with him and his aged aunt at his manor house in the midst of the Brecon Beacons. Feeling her arrival is unwelcome, Jessica awaits her reunion with a face from the past, while a snowstorm postpones his arrival and renders her trapped within the house. Behind the silence, something dark is lurking. Left with little choice, Jessica finds she must face the secrets the old house hides. Yet what she may come to learn is that nothing haunts us more than the secrets of our own pasts, and that burying them does not make them forgotten.
Silent Fright
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Blurb: For fans of Inside No. 9 and Black Mirror, experience a collection of chilling Christmas short stories from horror author Lex Young.
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"Lex Young has gifted us early this Christmas with a series of thrilling, heart-wrenching, and imaginative short stories" "What a rush! Read in 24 hours! Couldn’t put it down. Funny, clever, spooky and interesting!" "A chilling collection of eerie compact stories that creates tension and fear in a short span" - Amazon Reviews This collection features the following short stories: Later We'll Have Some Pumpkin Pie – Katie is dreading Christmas Day lunch with her boyfriend's family. They are rich, successful, and have a fabulous estate. Katie wants it all. Until Christmas lunch is served... Help Them To See – Four friends gather for their annual Christmas meal at their local pub. Only this year, one of them has something special planned. But it requires some careful manipulation... Do You Hear What I Hear? – What sort of kid is scared of Christmas? What could possibly be frightening about going downstairs, in the dark early hours of the morning, without your parents, to see if Santa has left you presents? So what if he's still there, waiting for you, in the dark...? A World Outside Your Window – The escapades of an office Christmas party are abruptly brought back to earth after a major announcement. Surveillance – Being an MI5 agent is a great job. Unless you're working the Christmas Eve shift. A Family Christmas Lunch – Everyone loves spending time with family at Christmas. So did Jessica... until the year Charlotte reveals a family secret. A Dog is Not Just for Christmas – Harry is a grumpy old man who seeks isolation. But when fate takes control, and he crosses paths with a dog in need, Harry questions his attitude towards life. Download now to add some festive fear to your winter reading list!
Festive Fears
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Blurb: Are you ready to face your fears this Christmas?
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Prepare for another chilling collection of Christmas short stories this festive season from Lex Young, the writer of Silent Fright, which reached #1 and #4 in the Amazon Kindle charts* (wedged between a couple of Stephen King novels). This collection features stories such as: All of the Other Reindeer - Chantelle is desperate to impress the girls and grab those Insta likes this Christmas. But she's missing the perfect Christmas tree. This year, she'll discover exactly what she's willing to sacrifice to reach social media acclaim. Once Bitten - Santa Claus is coming to town, along with his team of charity collectors. But Harriet is skint this year. However, there's one collector who may accept a special donation that she can provide. A donation that's definitely not on the menu... (S)he Sees You When You're Sleeping - Mario, the manager of a local independent cinema, has a grand marketing plan this Christmas. He's convinced his bosses to show a horror film called Crone, blacklisted by the major cinema corporations due to its satanic nature. But before the big premiere, he wants to watch it himself. After all, it's just a film - how bad could it be? Add Festive Fears to your Christmas collection today - perfect for fans of Stephen King, The Twilight Zone, Inside Number 9 and Black Mirror. * see lexyoung-author.co.uk for full chart position details.
Snow Fall: A Prophecy Series Short Christmas Story
Series: Prophecy Series
Series Number: 0
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Blurb: Sometimes spreading holiday cheer leads to a bit of disaster.
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In "Snow Fall," readers are transported to a fantastical world filled with elemental magic and mighty warriors. In this short side adventure, readers are introduced to the world of Zodia and the central characters. The Chosen One, Tabatha, longs to share a piece of her native land with a strange world full of fierce warriors, but her naïveté may bring about the opposite of holiday cheer. As Tabatha struggles to control her abilities and spread holiday spirit, she must also navigate the path to doing the right thing in a world filled with danger and uncertainty. Will she be able to make amends and save the holiday season, or will her actions lead to devastation and ruin? **The Prophecy Series, a three-part adventure, is set in a fantastical world rife with elemental magic and mighty warriors. This novella, a short side adventure, introduces the world of Zodia and the central characters.** Audiobook version exclusive to Audible.
Creepy Christmas
Series: Skin Crawlers
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Will Noel be able to maintain his Christmas spirit or will the world supposedly celebrating all year round break it?
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If you were able to visit a world, where Christmas was celebrated all year round, would you step through a portal hanging in mid-air to get there? Self-confessed Christmas fanatic Noel has gone through to find and rescue his friends before its too late. Behind the Christmas cheer and wonder, not all is as it seems. Dark reindeer prowl the forests, people and creatures are going missing and there are threats around every corner. Will Noel be able to maintain his Christmas spirit or will the world supposedly celebrating it all year round break it? Creepy Christmas is book 3 in the Skin Crawlers series, written by Matthew James.
A Salmonweird Sleighing
Series: Salmonweird
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: A season of goodwill to all, but someone isn't playing along - there's another murderer in Salmonweir
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It's December and for Karl Blackman, the only living person in the Cornish ghost village of Salmonweir, that means unleashing his inner 6-year-old. Mince pies, presents, cold nights and bright lights. But all is not well in Salmonweir. Following the Advent Sunday service, one resident willingly returns to the afterlife with only Karl to witness it. Did Karl really see something that night or did Harry spike the mulled wine with Cornish moonshine? Karl must also contend with a TV medium who turns up on his doorstep to help the un-departed re-depart to the afterlife, Babajide continues his war with the coffee machine, while another resident finds a lost love among the new arrivals. At least Karl's daughter Claire is coming for Christmas. Maybe his other visitor might have gone by then?
Angel's Mass: A Medieval Ghost Story
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Blurb: Christmas Eve sometime in the 1340s, a man appears to Brother Edmund that only he could see and hear
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Historians believe aside from two days in which the great monastic house of Tintern Abbey gave sanctuary to a king fleeing a usurper, nothing of note ever happened there. But they are wrong. In the early hours of Christmas Eve sometime in the 1340s, a man appears to an ordinary monk named Edmund. A man who only Edmund could see and hear. Edmund, find me. Who is the man? What does he want with Edmund? And can Edmund uncover a great mystery that threatens to change the world that Edmund knows and loves?
The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece: A Gothic Ghost Story
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Blurb: Two men who've not seen each other in decades, an 80-year old tale of newlyweds, linked by one artefact
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It is the 1830s: Two men who have not seen each other in decades encounter each other quite by chance on Advent Sunday, many miles from where they both grew up. Moving their conversation to the home of the younger man, discussion soon switches to the small bronze carriage on his friend's mantelpiece. It has a strange tale, one that goes all the way back to the 1750s and the tale of a young newlywed couple heading to Oxford to spend time with the new groom's extended family.
The Dream Haunters: A Metaphysical Mystery of Magick
Series: Witches of Maple Hollow
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Travel beyond time and space into a world of unexpected portals, ancient traditions, and dreamscapes.
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Book 1 of the Witches of Maple Hollow Trilogy. Winner of the 2024 International Firebird Book Award Discover the Key. Open the Portal. Save our Legacy. Hannah Skye, a young woman in search of meaning, receives a cryptic letter from her missing and eccentric Aunt Jewelia. Her experience of a recurring powerful pumpkin patch dream unfolds into a spiritual journey to a mysterious island of eternal autumn, Maple Hollow, where she discovers the mystical Skye Manor and her magickal family legacy. Haunted by shapeshifters bent on trapping people in their nightmares, Hannah, with the help of wise villagers and feline companions (including a talking cat dream guide), must solve the riddle, unlock her powers, and dive into the dream dimension to save her aunt by Halloween night, when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. Escape into this metaphysical mystery of magick, where spells, music, and dreams converge in a vortex of secret societies and spiritual inheritance. Travel beyond time and space into a world of unexpected portals, ancient traditions, and dreamscapes. You can also purchase from other retailers and direct from the author at https://meganmary.com/indie-booksale-links. Audiobook available from author, Audible, Apple, Chirp, Kobo, NOOK, Audiobooks, Spotify & More
The Dream Dimensions: A Metaphysical Mystery of Magick
Series: Witches of Maple Hollow
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: Time travel, astronomy, alchemy and dreams to illuminate the dimensions beyond time and space.
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Book 3 of the Witches of Maple Hollow Trilogy. During a magickal ritual, Hannah Skye receives a prophetic message. She then encounters a series of seven riddles which lead her to discover that there is more to her ancestry than she thought. But someone has been following her, lurking in the shadows. As Hannah begins to unravel the mystery behind what really happened to her parents, she faces a force greater than anything she’s ever imagined, that is bent on destruction. If she doesn’t solve the riddle by Halloween night, her legacy will remained locked forever, and someone else may die, maybe even her. A tale of ancestral healing, this fall-themed final installation of the Witches of Maple Hollow Trilogy blends time travel, astronomy, alchemy and dreams to illuminate the dimensions beyond time and space. *To be released October 2025. Also available direct from author and at other retailers here https://meganmary.com/indie-booksale-links/
A Dragon, a Gargoyle, and a Faery Catch a Secret Santa
Series: Dragon and Gargoyle - side quests
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: Join Aiden and Loch as they unravel a festive mystery in this Christmas special!
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When someone starts pilfering presents from under the tree at Raven & Spritestar Inc., the detectives are on the case, determined to save the spirit of the season. With twists, humor, and a touch of holiday magic, this short story will warm your heart and leave you believing in the power of goodwill and joy.
Not Our First Fairy Tale: Fairy Tale Retellings
Series: Ink Slingers Guild Presents
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Sit back and enjoy as the Ink Slingers Guild tell you what really happened...
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Featuring "Just One More Beanstalk", "A Charming Christmas", "The Boy Who Cried Dragon," and others!
As the Snow Drifts: A Cozy Winter Anthology
Series: And You Anthologies
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: An Original, Feel-Good Collection of Short Stories by Women Writers Inspired by the Winter Season
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Don your cozy socks, snuggle under your favorite reading blanket, grab your tea (or hot chocolate!), and get ready to settle in with As the Snow Drifts, a brand-new collection of short fiction that will transport you from the blistering cold of the midwestern prairies and farmlands to the warmth of festive inns and coffeeshops while snow falls gently outside. Whether donating their time with nonprofits, volunteering their personal space for the sake of a memorable family event, or risking their reputation or even their own health to make sure their loved ones are healthy and happy, the characters who appear in As the Snow Drifts put the reason for the season first, focusing on family and friends and the love and support of their neighbors and community members. Reviews: “What a terrific anthology, encapsulating all that is the warm and cozy season. Each of these stories brings something unique to winter. I laughed, smiled, cried, almost threw my book a few times, and fell in love with (most) of the characters. Find out why when you get your mittens on As the Snow Drifts!” “This is a charming book filled with sweet, heartfelt stories, perfect for this busy time of year. I normally read novels, but this collection of short stories is perfectly filled with engaging, funny, poignant, and romantic tales to cozy up to.” “Heartwarming, captivating and really well written. All of the authors bring a different twist on their idea of Christmas spirit and the magic of winter that is bound to have you reading this compilation while curling up in front of the fire with a cozy blanket and a hot cocoa.”
Another Chance to Get It Right: A New Year's Eve Anthology
Series: And You Anthologies
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: The countdown to midnight is on with this collection of New Year’s Eve–themed short stories that spans from heartwarming to heartbreaking
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The last night of the year is often associated with champagne and music, resolutions, and, for many, finding that perfect person to kiss upon the stroke of midnight. And while the nine stories in this collection certainly don’t lack the music and the dancing, the kissing and the goal setting, the characters in Another Chance to Get It Right: A New Year’s Eve Anthology experience a wide range of emotions as they find themselves closing out one year and looking to the next. As you reflect on your achievements from this past year and decide whether you’ll be making resolutions for the upcoming one, spend some time with these featured stories. Whether they’re welcoming the birth of a child, grieving an unexpected loss, contemplating a career move, or simply looking forward to counting down to midnight with their best friend and the girl they have a massive crush on, these characters all find themselves in similar positions as the clock runs out on the year: a decision looms that will set the tone for the next one—and possibly many more to come. Reviews: “Hope, romance, second chances, and finding self-confidence are just a few of the themes you'll come across in this book. I recommend Another Chance to Get It Right not only for the holidays, although it would make a great gift, but also for all throughout the year.” “Here are nine short stories to take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions regarding New Years Eve! Stories of hope, new beginnings, understanding and more on a night for resolutions and choices.” “What I especially appreciated was the balance between humor and depth. It wasn’t all cracks and giggles; several stories had open or even bittersweet endings that reflect the reality of New Year’s for many. Not everyone rings in the new year with a kiss at midnight; some characters need to spend New Year’s alone and find contentment within themselves, while others take the time to gain a new perspective. Those kinds of stories were my favorite! It felt so human, if that makes sense? The characters and their struggles felt genuine and relatable.”