Christmas Short Stories Anthology

In this glittering and heartwarming collection, three of today's bestselling sweet romance novelists offer up the gift of cheer for the winter holiday season. On the Way to Christmas features a return to small town home, a Christmas cross-country train ride, and a Christmas bakery. Perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas movies and Debbie Macomber.

24 Geschichten, Lieder und Gedichte für die ganze Familie erfüllen das Zuhause mit vielseitigen Klängen, Freude und weihnachtlicher Stimmung. Die Themen umfassen die komplette Weihnachtszeit, vom Beginn des Advents über Nikolaus bis hin zum Dreikönigstag. Gesprochen und gesungen werden die Geschichten, Lieder und Gedichte von ausgewählten Stimmen, die die weihnachtliche Atmosphäre unterstreichen. So wächst die Vorfreude von ganz allein.

With her Beach Café closed for the winter, Evie should be looking forward to lazy days and a happy Christmas… But her sister Ruth is coming to stay, following her marriage breakdown and her boyfriend Ed breaks the news that he's going to spend Christmas in London, for family reasons. There are still a few surprises in store for Evie though, that look set to make this Beach Café Christmas the most memorable one yet....

One night. Two hearts. Three spirits. A new twist on a Christmas classic. Over the course of the night, three ghosts visit bitter surgeon Carol Sullivan, causing her to reconsider the choices she's made and the person she's become. But can she truly make the difficult transformation or is compassion - and love - lost forever?

Christmas Tales are a variety of short stories, with a Christmas theme, for those who enjoy a short listen as opposed to a full length novel, and is suitable for all ages from one to 92

In separate vignettes, we meet Katherine, who is taking care of her ailing husband; Julianna, juggling with construction paper, scissors, and rubber cement in a room full of high-spirited four-year-olds; Adrianna, struggling with the difficulties of marriage; Cassandra, tending her toddlers; Victoria, searching for a love to call her own; Alexandra, waiting for word from her doctor about an uncertain diagnosis; and Isabella, discovering the gift of motherhood.

Weihnachtsstimmung mit Astrid Lindgrens schönsten Geschichten aus dem vorweihnachtlichen Schweden. Mit dabei sind Lasse, Bosse, Lisa, Britta, Inga, Ole und die kleine Kerstin aus Bullerbü, Madita und ihre kleine Schwester Lisabet, Pelle, Johann und sein Kälbchen sowie natürlich Pippi Langstrumpf. Gelesen von Peter Weis, Gabriele Blum, Dagmar Dreke, Wolf Frass und Carla Sachse. Mit den Geschichten: "Pippi Langstrumpf feiert Weihnachten", "Ein Kalb fällt vom Himmel", "Wie gut, dass es Weihnachtsferien gibt, sagte Madita", "Pelle zieht aus" und "Weihnachten in Bullerbü".

Lady Elizabeth craved excitement and adventure. Unwilling to endure further boring Seasons, she convinces her uncle, who has lived a more adventurous life than anyone else she knew, to let her work for him. A few years later, Elizabeth was established in Tuileries Castle, a servant in Napoleon's court known as Lisette Renard. John Phillip Trent has been working in the stables of Tuileries as Jean Pierre Bouvier for the past two years.

Christmas carols capture the spirit of Christmas like nothing else, and Sing We Now of Christmas brings beloved carols to life like never before. Walk in the footsteps of good King Wenceslas. Experience anew the bells on Christmas Day. Witness the journey of a soldier who lost his voice as he participates in the miracle of Silent Night. Experience all this and more in these heartfelt, entertaining tales donated by a team of authors from across the country, teaming together for a good cause.

When an 83-year-old woman dies, she is not transported straight to heaven. She is taken on an unexpected detour back to her life shortly before she died. Only this time, she is seeing the world from a different point of view. This is the first time she has ever experienced a detour being the best part of a journey.

Christmas, the happiest time of year. Plum puddings, candy canes, carols by the fireside. But outside, the mist lies deep and still. Frost gnaws at your fingertips. Shadowy forms lurk in the evergreens. It’s the season for ghost stories.

As Violet Sidhu and her friends prepare to sell hats at the Halloway Hills Middle School Christmas fair, they discover their hats have gone missing! In book two of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after a box of crocheted hats goes missing, Violet and her friends must come up with an alternative plan to raise money at the annual Christmas fair. When Violet discovers what’s happened to her hats, thanks to the new guy at school, getting them back turns out to be harder than she thought. Will Violet get her hats back in time for the school’s Christmas fair?

Rasmus Klump og vennerne elsker december! Og selvom december kan føles lang, er der både travlt og tid til eventyr i Rasmus Klumps juletid. Rasmus Klumps Pixi®-julekalender indeholder 24 Pixi®-historier med en sød historie fra Rasmus Klumps trygge univers til hver dag i december.

Christmas is being celebrated in style at Purley Hall in Hampshire because renowned actress, Dame Pamela Harcourt is holding a special Jane Austen conference. Everybody's there: Katherine and Warwick, Robyn and Dan, Kay, Adam and Gemma, and Sarah and Mia. Oh, and Mrs. Soames.

Originally published in the 1876 Christmas edition of The Graphic, Christmas at Thompson Hall is a Victorian tale concerning the proper Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their journey from southern France to Thompson Hall to celebrate Christmas with their relatives - a trip that becomes a comedy of errors once Mr. Brown's throat condition, a malady that almost prevented the trip entirely, worsens.

Outshone by a gregarious stepsister and overbearing stepmother, Lady Athena Cummins is used to fading into the shadows. Beloved only by her youngest sister, Persephone, Athena has accepted her destiny as a spinster. But Persephone has a different scheme in mind, and conspires to send Athena out for one night of fun at Lord Finchley’s masquerade Christmas Ball. The masked beauty catches the Lord’s eye but, determined to avoid the wrath of her stepsister, Athena leads Lord Finchley on a wild chase to discover her true identity.

In their first encounter, Isabella becomes infatuated with Marc, a handsome young man who makes fantastic potato chips. Fifteen years later while Isabella purchases a picturesque Victorian house she discovers Marc is the seller. His magnetism stirs her emotions and pulls her into his troubled world. Soon Isabella realizes her new house, nestled deep in the woods, is haunted. By communicating with the house's spirit, she hopes to learn secrets, which can help Marc resolve his conflicted past and move him into the future.

Welcome to the town of Kismet Bay where magic and fate are a way of life...Have all eight stories in one place and all new bonus material! Listen to the series epilogue never before been published! Follow the Strange family through their journey to love and their eventual happy-ever-after.

Moderne Weihnachtsgeschichten: Wer einen neuen Hauch aus vergangener Zeit vernehmen will, kommt nicht umhin sich mit den Weihnachtsgeschichten von Jürgen Thomas zu beschäftigen. In dieser Sammlung weihnachtlicher Kurzgeschichten werden die alten Weisheiten nochmal neu ausgelegt und in einem modernen Licht betrachtet.

Friends and family gather in stately Graymoor Mansion to celebrate the holiday season, but a blizzard traps them in the massive Victorian home Christmas Eve and all of Christmas Day. To entertain themselves, the guests take turns sharing their Christmas memories and special holiday stories. Join Sean, his family, and his friends in their Christmas celebration. There's plenty of food, including wonderful desserts, Christmas cookies, and steaming hot cocoa to go with this set of Christmas tales.