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A Christmas Date

Author : Camilla Isley
Publisher : Pink Bloom Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788887269284

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No one wants to be single at the holidays. Even Little Miss Grinch, Nikki, a successful and independent woman, must face her bachelorette status at the most horrible time of the year. December is her personal version of holly-jolly hell: a merry torture made of couples kissing at every corner, forced vacation days, and an inescapable family reunion. And when her baby sister announces she’s engaged—to Paul, the man Nikki is secretly in love with—and that he’s spending the holidays with them, Christmas starts looking bluer than ever. Nikki can’t possibly survive an entire week trapped home as the family’s spinster. But she has no time to meet men or to try the newest dating app, she’s too busy working as a video producer for an advertising agency. So what’s a girl to do? Nikki has the perfect solution: to hire a fake boyfriend. Luckily, her job gives her access to an endless catalog of gorgeous actors to choose from. But Nikki will soon discover that keeping business and pleasure from mixing isn’t so easy, and that she might not be immune to a little mistletoe magic. Especially not when she picked out the perfect man as her Christmas date... A fun, festive romantic comedy with lots of bad behavior and Christmas spirit. Like a creamy hot chocolate with marshmallows, you won’t want to put this deliciously hilarious novel down. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Sally Thorne, and Jo Watson. First Comes Love is a series of interconnected romantic novels. However, each book in the series can be read as a standalone.

The Twelve Dates of Christmas

Author : Jenny Bayliss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593085370

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'Tis the season for finding romance in this hilarious and uplifting holiday read When it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug." The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with twelve different men. The odds must finally be in her favor . . . right? Yet with each new date more disastrous than the one before--and the whole town keeping tabs on her misadventures--Kate must remind herself that sometimes love, like mistletoe, shows up where it's least expected. And maybe, just maybe, it's been right under her nose all along. . . .

Her Pretend Christmas Date

Author : Jackie Lau
Publisher : Jackie Lau Books
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781989610152

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She’s home for the holidays with her starchy fake boyfriend… Although she’s the fun and outgoing one, Julie Tam has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Charlotte. Now Charlotte has a good career and a great boyfriend whom their parents love, and Julie has neither of those things. Her blind date with Tom Yeung is disastrous; however, he’s exactly the sort of guy her parents would like—a methodical, strait-laced pharmacist who even folds his underwear and wears paisley ties. So, she pretends they’re a couple to impress Mom and Dad in their phone conversations. When her mother insists that Julie bring Tom to her hometown for Christmas, Tom, who has no plans for the holidays, agrees. But Julie doesn’t know how she’ll tolerate a whole weekend in his company, especially when they have to share a bed and participate in a gingerbread house competition together. The man is irritatingly proper and set in his ways. Except after hours of baking and skating and opening presents, she’s starting to find Tom annoyingly attractive and even endearing. And now, she doesn’t want this holiday weekend to end… * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters. This novella is part of the Cider Bar Sisters series, a collection of interconnected standalones about friends who regularly meet up at a cider bar in Toronto. 1. Her Big City Neighbor 2. His Grumpy Childhood Friend 2.5 Her Pretend Christmas Date 3. The Professor Next Door 4. Her Favorite Rebound 5. Her Unexpected Roommate Also available in audio. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. KEYWORDS: Christmas romance, holiday romance, fake dating, novella, Asian hero, Asian heroine, Asian romance, rom-com, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, Canadian romance, opposites attract, baking, ice skating, bad first date, happy ending

The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015015204509

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Read & Listen Edition

Author : Dr. Seuss
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385372138

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“Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot . . . but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!” Not since “’Twas the night before Christmas” has the beginning of a Christmas tale been so instantly recognizable. No holiday season is complete without the Grinch, Max, Cindy-Lou, and all the residents of Who-ville, in this heartwarming story about the effects of the Christmas spirit on even the smallest and coldest of hearts. Like mistletoe, candy canes, and caroling, the Grinch is a mainstay of the holidays, and his story is the perfect gift for young and old. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

Mr. Grumpy's Christmas Date

Author : Cat Johnson
Publisher : Cat Johnson
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Pure grumpy-sunshine fake relationship fun! He's a grinch, she's full of cheer. Can fake dating turn into something sincere? He’s a rich and grinchy workaholic. She’s one of his merriest and most annoying coworkers. They couldn’t be more opposite. But when he needs a plus-one for a friend’s yuletide wedding, he’s betting on Christmas to lure her into being his last-minute date. What he doesn’t count on is her demanding his quid-pro-quo performance as her fake boyfriend for her matchmaking family over the holidays… or them both enjoying fake dating so much. Fall in love this holiday season with this must-read boss-employee, fake dating romantic comedy! Introducing: The Betting On Christmas Collection A big city billionaire with a bride from a small town. A high society New York City wedding with a momzilla being bossy boots. And one crazy bet. Will the bridesmaids and groomsmen find their own dates to the wedding of the century this Christmas, or will they all fall victim to Momzilla's decree? Find out in 10 standalone romances by ten bestselling authors: Zee Irwin, Cat Johnson, Delancey Stewart, Amy Stephens, Tracy Broemmer, Peggy McKenzie, Megan Ryder, Sofia Aves, Kim Law, Harper Cross

A Christmas Carol

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Creative Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1568462786

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From the bustling, snowy streets of 19th-century London to the ghostly apparitions of Christmases past and future, award-winning artist Roberto Innocenti vividly renders not only the authentic detail but also the emotional impact of Charles Dickens's beloved Christmas tale. In both crowded urban scenes and intimate portraits of familiar characters, we gain a sense of the timeless humanity of the tale and perhaps catch a glimpse of ourselves.

A Christmas Story

Author : Jean Shepherd
Publisher : Crown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307768735

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A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox. The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. This edition of A Christmas Story gathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parker’s shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and father’s pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphie’s duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphie’s unstoppable campaign to get Santa—or anyone else—to give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid”? The pieces that comprise A Christmas Story, previously published in the larger collections In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.

Christmas

Author : Bruce David Forbes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520933729

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Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas—from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture. DID YOU KNOW For three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas? Puritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal? St. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas"? President Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season? Coca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?

Boyfriend by Christmas

Author : Jenny Stallard
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405922494

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Get into the festive spirit with this romantic, hilarious and festive story about bad dates, eternal optimism and what it's really like to be alone at the most wonderful time of the year. All she wants for Christmas is him . . . It's bad enough to be perpetually single, without also being the dating journalist for a major lifestyle website. And Genie Havisham has just been set her toughest deadline yet: find a boyfriend by Christmas or find a new job. Determined not to end the year alone and jobless, Genie sets out to find where all the eligible bachelors in London have been hiding, using whatever means possible. But among the terrible dates, one night stands and the unexpected return of her 'supposedly reformed' ex-boyfriend, could Genie have overlooked what's been right under her nose all along? A fun and flirty debut from Jenny Stallard about one woman's race to find a man in time for Christmas.

10 Blind Dates

Author : Ashley Elston
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781368044271

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Sophie wants one thing for Christmas—a little freedom from her overprotective parents. So when they decide to spend Christmas in South Louisiana with her very pregnant older sister, Sophie is looking forward to some much needed private (read: make-out) time with her long-term boyfriend, Griffin. Except it turns out that Griffin wants a little freedom from their relationship. Cue devastation. Heartbroken, Sophie flees to her grandparents' house, where the rest of her boisterous extended family is gathered for the holiday. That's when her nonna devises a (not so) brilliant plan: Over the next ten days, Sophie will be set up on ten different blind dates by different family members. Like her sweet cousin Sara, who sets her up with a hot guy at an exclusive underground party. Or her crazy aunt Patrice, who signs Sophie up for a lead role in a living nativity. With a boy who barely reaches her shoulder. And a screaming baby. When Griffin turns up unexpectedly and begs for a second chance, Sophie feels more confused than ever. Because maybe, just maybe, she's started to have feelings for someone else . . . Someone who is definitely not available. This is going to be the worst Christmas break ever . . . or is it?

A Blind Date for Christmas

Author : Jo-Ann Carson
Publisher : JRT Publications
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781989031193

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Oscar Andersson is a cursed barista who cannot find love, and Annabelle Gibson is the witch who intends to fix him. In Mystic Keep, a small Pacific Northwest town where everything goes bump in the night, there is an enchanted coffee house called The Perfect Brew. Oscar and Annabelle lace every cup of coffee with magic to heal the hearts of their customers and help them make their dreams come true. But the barista's lives are far from perfect. Oscar Andersson has the Nordic good looks of a movie star. Not only is he hot; he's also kind, thoughtful, and generous. Oscar is the kind of man every mother dreams her daughter would marry, and every woman dreams of bedding. But he's not available. It's not that Oscar doesn't want to find love, and it's not that he hasn't tried. He's dated blondes, redheads, brunettes, witches, humans, and even gargoyles, but his attraction never turns into love. He's a serial one-night stand. Annabelle Gibson is a feisty, red-headed beauty, with a reputation for breaking hearts. While all sorts of men drool at her feet, she’s never found the right one. Oscar’s lukewarm response to her charms shocks her. No matter what she does, she can’t get him to see her as anything but a friend. When Belle hatches a plan to win his heart, his world is turned upside down and sideways. Now she has to break the curse and bewitch him permanently. Meanwhile, Venomilia, the dark sorceress who cursed Oscar, watches them in her crystal ball, ready to step in if Belle comes close to breaking her spell. If you like clean, sweet romance with a side of magic and mistletoe, you’ll love this short novella. Buy A Blind Date for Christmas today to read a heartwarming Christmas romance.

A Wedding Date for Christmas

Author : Kate Keedwell
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369740328

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A fake Christmas courtship Might open the door to something more… Going to a Christmas Eve wedding solo is the last thing old rivals Elizabeth Brennan and Mark Hayes want. Especially when it’s their exes tying the knot. But there is a solution—Elizabeth and Mark could pretend to date. Somehow they’ll need to convince their family and friends that their courtship is real. They’ve got nothing to lose…except maybe their hearts. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

A Merry Christmas Date

Author : Syndi Powell
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369714527

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This Christmas… She's giving her heart Bookstore owner Melanie Beach has only ever loved her best friend, Jack Cuthbert. Everyone thinks they belong together. But Jack isn't interested romantically in Mel. So now she is making some changes in her life and looking for love. And Jack doesn't like it. At all. Will Jack's heart open up before Christmas? Or will he lose his best friend—and the woman he's always loved—to someone else? Matchmaker at Work Book 1: A Hero for the Holidays Book 2: The Bad Boy's Redemption Book 3: A Merry Christmas Date

Christmas in America

Author : Penne L. Restad
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199923588

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The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. But the history of Christmas cannot be summed up so easily as the commercialization of a sacred day. As Penne Restad reveals in this marvelous new book, it has always been an ambiguous meld of sacred thoughts and worldly actions-- as well as a fascinating reflection of our changing society. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday. In colonial times, it was celebrated either as an utterly solemn or a wildly social event--if it was celebrated at all. Virginians hunted, danced, and feasted. City dwellers flooded the streets in raucous demonstrations. Puritan New Englanders denounced the whole affair. Restad shows that as times changed, Christmas changed--and grew in popularity. In the early 1800s, New York served as an epicenter of the newly emerging holiday, drawing on its roots as a Dutch colony (St. Nicholas was particularly popular in the Netherlands, even after the Reformation), and aided by such men as Washington Irving. In 1822, another New Yorker named Clement Clarke Moore penned a poem now known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," virtually inventing the modern Santa Claus. Well-to-do townspeople displayed a German novelty, the decorated fir tree, in their parlors; an enterprising printer discovered the money to be made from Christmas cards; and a hodgepodge of year-end celebrations began to coalesce around December 25 and the figure of Santa. The homecoming significance of the holiday increased with the Civil War, and by the end of the nineteenth century a full- fledged national holiday had materialized, forged out of borrowed and invented custom alike, and driven by a passion for gift-giving. In the twentieth century, Christmas seeped into every niche of our conscious and unconscious lives to become a festival of epic proportions. Indeed, Restad carries the story through to our own time, unwrapping the messages hidden inside countless movies, books, and television shows, revealing the inescapable presence--and ambiguous meaning--of Christmas in contemporary culture. Filled with colorful detail and shining insight, Christmas in America reveals not only much about the emergence of the holiday, but also what our celebrations tell us about ourselves. From drunken revelry along colonial curbstones to family rituals around the tree, from Thomas Nast drawing the semiofficial portrait of St. Nick to the making of the film Home Alone, Restad's sparkling account offers much to amuse and ponder.