A Prince for Yuletide

A Prince for Yuletide
Author: Anthea Lawson
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2016-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1680130730

A heartwarming Victorian-set holiday novella from USA Today bestselling, RITA-nominated author Anthea Lawson, celebrating the best of the season - Christmas trees, mulled wine, deceptions, and, of course, true love~ Miss Eliana Banning attends the Midwinter Masque and meets a gentleman in wolf’s clothing who might prove to be her heart’s desire… or her worst enemy. A Prince for Yuletide is a sweet (kisses only) Christmas-themed romance of approximately 100 pages. KEYWORDS: Victorian Historical Romance, Regency, Sweet Clean Romance, Holiday Novella, Short Romance, Royalty, True Love, Mistaken Identity, Winter Traditions, Masked Ball, Sherry Thomas, Meredith Duran, Mary Jo Putney, Courtney Milan

Yuletide Blessings

Yuletide Blessings
Author: Nan Corbitt Allen
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433681153

From the ancient biblical story of Jesus to those modern holiday favorites seen on television each year, these heartfelt and fun insights into the truths, myths and legends of December point you back to the reason for the season every time.

A Prince for Christmas

A Prince for Christmas
Author: Jennifer Lewis
Publisher: Mangrove
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939941334

Lifestyle blogger Serena Harris is known for her advice on how to live your best life—ashamed to face her family’s questions after a breakup, she finds herself alone for Christmas and goes into hiding at a luxurious beach house. European royal Sandro Leone refuses to let his friends spend Christmas alone, so he rents a house for them to share—and finds a strange and lovely woman already there. Serena is embarrassed to be alone and unloved—despite her glamorous reputation—and fights her attraction to the playboy prince. Things get worse when a surprise winter storm prevents his friends from arriving and leaves them stranded—together.

A Prince for Christmas

A Prince for Christmas
Author: Kindra Woods
Publisher: Alpha Temptress Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

What if Cinderella went to the ball...and got knocked up? One invitation meant for her roommate. A dress borrowed. She’s ready to enjoy this Royal Holiday Party. Scarlet first dance with a man isn’t prince charming. More like charmless so she bolts out and gets lost in the palace. In an attempt to make her way back she comes across the Crown Prince… ...and things heat up, quickly. The day after she feels more like a pumpkin than a princess and she’s ready to move on to celebrate the holidays in true peasant fashion. The problem? Prince Massimo isn’t finished with Scarlet. Not for a second. Not even when he finds out she's carrying his heir on Christmas Day.

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345802985

The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

Christmas Ever After

Christmas Ever After
Author: Karen Schaler
Publisher: Hawktale Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781734766134

From Karen Schaler, the writer of the Netflix phenomenon A Christmas Prince and Hallmark's Christmas Camp comes this new heartwarming holiday romance. Mamma Mia meets The Bachelorette in Christmas Ever After... While promoting her next novel, a Christmas love story, author Riley Reynolds is caught off guard when she's asked during a live national television interview how she can write about romance when she still hasn't found "the one" herself. Scrambling for an answer, she quickly answers that she has had great love in her past and that love inspired her novels. Little does she know that this one offhanded remark will turn her world upside down. Three of her ex-boyfriends see the interview, and each, believing she's talking about him, shows up for her Christmas Camp book event at the Christmas Lake Lodge, determined to rewrite his happily-ever-after with her! Over the festive weekend, Riley's old boyfriends compete to win her heart, pulling out all the stops while planning the most romantic Christmas dates on the planet. Despite herself, Riley starts falling for each guy- again-but for different reasons. As Riley revisits each relationship and discovers more about herself, she embraces the magic of Christmas and finally finds true love and her own Christmas ever after... Bonus Content: Christmas Ever After includes delicious original Christmas recipes and fun holiday crafts and activities

The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook

The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook
Author: Rita Mock-Pike
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1646040724

Make every day a spell-tacular celebration with the cookbook mugglenet.com calls "beautiful, well-laid out, and easy to read" and features "a large variety of recipes – something for every event". What better way to celebrate than by whipping up a magically delicious meal in your kitchen? From sumptuous fall and winter feasts to delectable desserts and tea-time treats, this book has all of your holidays and special occasions covered, with an extra magical twist. Celebrate in true wizard style with recipes like: - Pumpkin Pasties - Cauldron Cakes - Roast Beef - Yorkshire Pudding - Chocolate Gateau - Bath Buns - Rock Cakes - and many more! Bring your love for wizardry and magic into the kitchen and onto the table with The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook—the perfect gift for any fan. With 75 delicious recipes, easy step-by-step instructions, and spellbinding full-color photographs, this cookbook is sure to stupify any fan of the boy who lived. Tuck in!

World of Wanderlust

World of Wanderlust
Author: Brooke Bellamy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 176014343X

What are the world’s greatest destinations? Where are the best places to travel solo? From airport fashion to road trip rules, professional traveller Brooke Saward shows us where to go, what to do and how to get that holiday feeling without even leaving home. Full of beautiful photographs that will ignite the imagination and featuring enduring favourites like Paris, New York, and London, this is the book that will inspire you to make every day an adventure.

You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince
Author: Timothy Janovsky
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1728250633

An "effervescent" (Rachel Lynn Solomon) stand-alone Christmas LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect for fans of Schitt's Creek and Red White & Royal Blue. BRING A LITTLE JOY TO THE WORLD? NOT TODAY, SANTA. Matthew Prince is young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled. So what if his parents barely remember he exists and the press is totally obsessed with him? He's on top of the world. But one major PR misstep later, and Matthew is cut off and shipped away to spend the holidays in his grandparents' charming small town hellscape. Population: who cares? It's bad enough he's stuck in some festive winter wonderland—it's even worse that he has to share space with Hector Martinez, an obnoxiously attractive local who's unimpressed with anything and everything Matthew does. Just when it looks like the holiday season is bringing nothing but heated squabbles, the charity gala loses its coordinator and Matthew steps in as a saintly act to get home early on good behavior...with Hector as his maddening plus-one. But even a Grinch can't resist the unexpected joy of found family, and in the end, the forced proximity and infectious holiday cheer might be enough to make a lonely Prince's heart grow three sizes this year. While part of a series, this book stands alone. People Are Raving About Timothy Janovsky: "This book made my queer heart so very full and deeply happy."—Anita Kelly "A cinematic daydream guaranteed to steal your heart."—Julian Winters "Wonderfully upbeat and sweet."—Suzanne Park "Full of hope and heart."—Alexandria Bellefleur "[A] fresh, sweet, and swoony love story that blends coming-of-age comedy with the nuances of exploring sexual identity."—Alison Cochrun

Analyzing Christmas in Film

Analyzing Christmas in Film
Author: Lauren Rosewarne
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2017-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1498541828

Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.