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| Good Spirits by B.K. BorisonIn this cozy contemporary spin on A Christmas Carol, antique store owner Harriet York receives a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past in the form of handsome Irish fisherman Nolan Callahan, who died 100 years ago. As the two revisit Christmases past, Harriet discovers she might not be the only one who needs help, and that her store may hold the key to freeing Nolan's spirit. For fans of: Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick. |
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The Christmas Countdown
by Holly Cassidy
Recently dumped Callie participates in a Christmas Advent calendar challenge, where she meets single chef Marco, who agrees to help her with her tasks in exchange for financial advice. Will their blossoming romance survive when Callie discovers the extent of Marco's financial woes? Try this next: Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison.
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Love You a Latke by Amanda ElliotLove comes home for the challah-days in this sparkling romance. As the only Jew on the tourism board of her Vermont town, Abby's been charged with planning their fledgling Hanukkah festival. Desperate for support, she signs up for a Jewish dating app to meet others in the Jewish community and is matched with Seth, the only other Jew in town. He agrees to help her if she’ll come with him to New York City and play the part of his fake girlfriend to make his parents happy. Once there, she quickly finds herself falling hard for Seth. You might also like: The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer.
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A Home for the Holidays by Taylor HahnFor wedding singer Mel Hart, the holidays have always retained a certain magic. Her mother Connie always managed to pull off spectacular Santa hijinx that convinced Mel to keep believing in Santa way longer than other kids. Those moments meant everything to Mel because the rest of the year, life was unpredictable because of her mother's alcohol use. Two weeks before Christmas Mel learns that her mother has died. Then a woman shows up on Mel's doorstep, claiming to be Connie's estranged best friend, promising to tell Mel a different narrative. Instead of spending Christmas alone in her dead mother's lonely house, Mel agrees to stay with Barb for the holidays, finding herself in the middle of Barb's lovely but complicated family. You might also like: The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans.
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A Sea View Christmasby Julie KlassenSarah Summers once discouraged the interest of a handsome Scottish widower, but his return stirs up regret. Meanwhile, her younger sister Georgiana anticipates the Christmas of her dreams, not expecting to be surprised by young love. Does the festive romance of a Sea View Christmas hold the key to a happily-ever-after for both sisters? A Seaview Christmas is the fourth book in the On Devonshire Shores series following The Seaside Homecoming.
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A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber Avery and Reed Bond grew up sharing a close-knit relationship, weathering life's storms side by side. Facing their first Christmas without their beloved Grams, the woman who raised them, Reed and Avery decide to spend the holiday together at Reed's home. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when the ferry Avery's traveling on stalls in the middle of Puget Sound, stranding its passengers. What is at first an inconvenience threatens to ruin the plans of a number of commuters, but Avery and Reed soon discover that this unforeseen delay might end up being be a perfectly timed blessing in disguise. For fans of: The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley.
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The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean MeltzerEvelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and she's shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor. It's been two years since David walked away from Evelyn and their life in Manhattan, and his ex-wife is still the same workaholic who puts her career before everything else--especially her health. But when Evelyn begins hallucinating 'ghosts' tied to her past heartbreaks, and every single one leads to David, he finds himself spending much more time with her than he anticipated. For fans of: The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan.
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The Christmas You Found Me by Morgenthaler, SarahWhen single father Guy Maple shows up in Idaho as the result of a misunderstanding, the handsome Montana construction worker asks Sienna Naples for a marriage of convenience so he can get the medication his daughter, who has chronic kidney disease, needs. You might also like: A Christmas Duet by Debbie Macomber.
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Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew NormanNearly a year after losing their spouses, Grace and Henry agree to watch a Holiday movie marathon. With each movie, Grace and Henry's shared grief eases as they start to see a life beyond the sadness. But as they draw closer, other romantic possibilities leave them uncertain about their future together. Is their bond merely the result of loneliness and shared circumstances, or have they found something that's worth taking a shot at again? Try this next: A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods.
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Christmas is All Around by Martha WatersA former child actress with a deeply held grudge against Christmas comes to embrace the magic of the holiday season when she falls for the owner of an infamous, historical holiday house. You might also like: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren.
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