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eBook HighlightsDecember 2025 |
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A Train is Late This Christmas
by Cp Ward
A Train is Late This Christmas - a magical romantic comedy from CP Ward, author of Christmas at Snowflake Lodge and Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse. It's the weekend before Christmas, and thirty-five-year-old office nobody Julia Adams is heading home from Brentwell to spend the holidays with her family. Fresh from seeing her ex-boyfriend locked up after stealing and trashing her car, it doesn't matter that less desirable family are visiting and her old room had been given to her nightmarish cousins, home is home. However, fate has other ideas, and when a freak snowstorm leaves the train delayed and the passengers marooned in the tiny village of Birch Valley, Julia is about to embark on a Christmas adventure like no other. Against a backdrop of Christmas tree farms, wolves, and bad karaoke, Julia could be able to find that special person so far missing from her life. Or is there another twist in the fairytale? From CP Ward, the much-loved author of Christmas at the Marshamallow Café, Autumn in Sycamore Park, and Summer at Blue Sands Cove, comes another magical Christmas romantic comedy to warm your heart by the fireside on cold, winter nights.
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Christmas Cookies: 50 Recipes to Treasure for the Holiday Season
by Lisa Zwirn
From basic sugar cookies to decadent chocolate treats, 5o easy-to-make recipes for holiday cookies (that can be enjoyed any time of year)Filled with dozens of irresistible treats, Christmas Cookies offers the tastes and smells of the holiday season. Enjoy fragrant, delicious goodies filled with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, chocolate, molasses, peppermint, honey, and maple syrup, all dressed in their holiday best with colorful icings, crystals, and dustings of powdered sugar. In its pages bakers will find beloved classics as well as new recipes for sure-to-become family favorites.Taste the magic of this feastive season in delicious Meringue Kisses, Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, Frosted Lemon Rounds, Pecan Sandies, Walnut Stars with Chocolate Drizzle, Ginger Coins, Chocolate Mocha Sandwiches, Hazelnut Biscotti, Coconut Squares with Chocolate Glaze, and many, many more. This indispensable resource comes complete with tips for making ahead, decorating, storage, packing and mailing, and cookie-decorating parties.Packed with festive recipes, sweets, and seasonal favoritesPerfect for Christmas gatherings, cookie swaps, and celebrationsBrings warmth and flavor to every holiday table
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Christmas Presence: Four Festive Stories
by Liz Hedgecock
Four Christmas mysteries to bring good cheerWhat makes Christmas special?Is it the tree and the decorations?Is it the excitement of giving and receiving presents?Is it the gathering of family and friends?Experience four different takes on Christmas: the pleasure of shutting up shop and exchanging gifts, the whirl of Christmas shopping in London, a present hunt in nineteenth-century India, and a Sherlock Holmes tale featuring a pudding with a twist! Each story links to a different mystery series, but the stories can stand alone too.This short, feel-good collection is perfect for enjoying with a slice of Christmas cake, or for reading with your feet up after a session of Christmas shopping or present wrapping - or for popping under the tree!
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Evergreen Christmas
by Janet Dailey
The first in a new cozy Christmas series where the 12 annual Competitions of Christmas in the, close-knit town of Noel, North Carolina are underway! This year horse breeder, and newcomer, Jordyn Banks decides to take on the resident Christmas tree decorating champion, who happens to be her handsome next door neighbor.
Barrel racer Jordyn Banks is thrilled to discover affordable land for sale in charming Noel, perfect for breeding her horses. But that’s not all. A nomad with no family - other than her beloved Quarter Horse, Star - she also hopes to find a home within the close-knit Appalachian Mountain community. Yet Jordyn didn’t bargain on inheriting a controversial Fraser Fir - or falling for a handsome single dad whose adorable little girl tempts her to dream of being far more than a property owner…
Since losing his wife in childbirth six years ago, Nate Reed has devoted himself to their daughter, Roxanna, and built up their thriving Frosted Firs Ranch. For nine years straight he’s won Noel’s contest for the most perfect Christmas tree for the Town Square. It’s a tradition he began with his late wife. But this year, Jordyn Banks is determined to harvest her Fraser Fir and compete - meaning Nate will finally be challenged - in more ways than one…
Throughout the event, Nate can’t help noticing that Roxanna is dazzled by Jordyn’s strength, beauty, and quirky sense of humor. Soon enough, Nate is falling for her, too. But can a feisty wanderer ever really settle down? Is Nate ready to open his heart to someone new? And is it possible that sometimes love does grow on (Christmas) trees?…
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The Christmas Ring: A Holiday Romance
by Karen Kingsbury
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
While searching for her family’s long-lost heirloom ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield meets handsome antique dealer Ben Miller. The two are drawn to each other and forge a friendship that soon becomes a deep and breathtaking romance. But neither are sure that what they’ve found can last.
As Vanessa organizes her annual Columbus Cares Christmas Military Dance, she looks forward to her daughter’s return from college. But Vanessa hasn’t told Sadie about Ben. After all, Vanessa hadn’t anticipated finding love again after losing her husband. And now she wrestles with feelings that are becoming hard to ignore.
Just as Ben is about to declare his love for Vanessa, he learns more about her missing Christmas ring: her great grandfather found it in France on D-Day, and engraved on the band is a single meaningful word. The details confirm a terrible truth, one that Ben cannot ignore.
Certain he now knows where Vanessa’s ring is, Ben leaves town in a frantic rush. But can he stop a certain sale, or will Vanessa’s ring be lost forever? Days before Christmas, when all seems hopeless, Ben and Vanessa learn an important eternal truth: Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Faking Christmas
by Cindy Steel
One little white lie--that's all it took. Now I'm suddenly having to fake-date my work nemesis to get through a week at a Vermont Christmas lodge with my family. The problem? I can't stand Miles Taylor. Not only that, but I don't date people I work with. But I can handle it. I've had practice faking my emotions for years. So it shouldn't matter that Miles never lets me get away with anything. And that he happens to boil my blood hotter than a steaming pot of wassail. So when he throws his annoying grin my way or forces me on dates he knows I'll hate, I'll just grit my teeth and smile. Or maybe not. Did I mention that Miles is the one person in the world I can't seem to fool? When my emotions begin feeling less like a sham and his arms feel way too comfortable, it makes me think that maybe Miles had a plan of his own. And I'm starting to like it a lot more than mine.
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Christmas Stories: Volume II
by Kevin Moore
Unwrap the Magic of Christmas Stories: Volume IIStep into the enchanting world of Christmas Stories: Volume II by Kevin Moore, where the spirit of Christmas comes alive through tales that will warm your heart and spark your imagination.In this eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 Amazon bestseller, Christmas Stories: 7 Original Short Stories, Moore masterfully crafts a tapestry of unforgettable characters and heartwarming narratives that embody the essence of the holiday season. Journey with a young boy who creates a profound and mystical Christmas for his community, a woman who stumbles upon a mysterious pink gift card filled with unexpected surprises, and a troubled young man who hears the magical sound of snowflakes falling. Each story invites you on a path of self-discovery, love, and miracles.With a range of stories from heartbreaking to humorous, magical to everyday, Moore's protagonists experience profound transformations. They find hope, learn valuable lessons, and uncover the true meaning of Christmas. Perfect for savoring by the fire or during life's daily journeys, this captivating collection reminds us that the magic of the holiday is real-if we only open our hearts to it.
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Family Christmas
by Beth Farrar
Family feuds can be triggered by different factors, including misunderstandings, pride, greed, and envy. This Christmas season, genealogist Ellie McLellan is put in charge of organizing the Percyville holiday festivities. Together with her dwindling senior genealogist group, she endeavors to plan an exceptional event for the town. But when a family feud is unexpectedly thrust upon her, she must find a Percyville treasure before the last generation renews the feud or destroys the the town's Christmas tradition. Will the elders of the community have the clues Ellie needs to solve this mystery? Will she recover the item before it is stolen a second time and lost forever?
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Gail Borden Public Library District
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Main Library - 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 - 847-742-2411
Rakow Branch - 2751 W. Bowes Rd., Elgin, IL 60124 - 847-531-7271
South Elgin Branch - 127 S. McLean Blvd., South Elgin, IL 60177 - 847-931-2090
http://www.gailborden.info/
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