When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

For Taylour Wilde, life has been full of hardship and heartache since the day she was born. After growing up, depending solely on her older brother, becoming self-sufficient and successful enough to return the affection is her number one goal. Upon returning from college, she learns that her brother has found someone new to accommodate. When his vision gets blurred and lines get crossed, she’s forced to do the unthinkable in honor of him. But after he unexpectedly turns on her, she’s left feeling isolated and forced to search for new, meaningful relationships. Kato is like a breath of ...

Crime runs crazily through Philly and beyond going unchecked until one vigilante couple comes along to turn the tables. The adoration that Mr. and Mrs. Cerasani share hasn’t gone much unappreciated by either in over a decade. They raise their children and love philanthropy work. However, they also moonlight as vigilante killers behind each other’s backs. The wife fell into her hobby when she took out a murderous maniac who brutalized her nearly to death. The husband, however, has seen his fair share of dismembered body parts in service of his country and a pastime of killing in the name...

“Way too deep.” This is the phrase that Raheem and Jameela have used to describe the tight bond they have as friends. They’re not only friends, but they’re roommates too. While they both have lives and relationships outside their apartment, inside, it’s their private world all to themselves... much to the irritation of their respective partners. Raheem and Jameela have just been good friends. It doesn’t matter how many times they explain it, Raheem’s boyfriend swears that a man and woman as tight as they are can’t just be good friends. He’s tired of them being “way too ...

Some people deserve love – that good kind. A love that experiences difficulties, yet never waivers. Ship has had enough traumatic experiences to last a lifetime. However, he still pushes through like the real one he is. Learning that his daughter isn’t actually his, he’s devastated and feels hopeless. Not to mention, Ship has no mama or daddy – just his best friends. Figuring it’ll be good for him, his bros encourage him to take advantage of his newfound fame and appear on the dating show Smoke with Me. Ship is presented with a flock of women; but he can only choose one to smoke ...

When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew. -William Shakespeare Molina King is young, successful, beautiful, and single. Love is not on her mind when she meets successful pediatric surgeon, Dr. Gavin Navarro, but it’s love at first sight. The two hit it off quickly and begin a whirlwind romance, and everyone around them thinks they’re crazy. Dr. Gavin Navarro meets Molina at the perfect time. She’s everything he never knew he wanted, and he’s ready for love just as she arrives. Their relationship is perfect until his ex-fiancée shows up, and all those old ...

Joshua Walker is falling hard. The one woman who steals his heart is the woman he claims for years he cannot stand. He and Alexandra Cunningham always make it clear that they dislike each other. Alexandra feels he is too much of a player who does not care about anything but his business. Whereas Joshua thinks Alexandra is too stuck up and a control freak. That all changes when they have a one-night stand. They hook up when Tamara Walker-St. John, Alexandra’s best friend and Joshua’s sister, is going through drama with her now husband, Michael St. John, II. They sleep together that one ...

Giselle Monet is a rising singer about to take the acting world by storm. The only thing hindering that is her relationship with her boyfriend of five years, Levi Kingston, a music producer and CEO of Kingston Records. She is signed to Kingston Records, and that makes their relationship more difficult. The past two years of their relationship, Giselle has put up with Levi’s philandering ways and public humiliation. Things reach their breaking point when Giselle has a near breakdown at her concert after another one of Levi’s humiliating stunts. Fed up, Giselle wants out of the ...

So much blood and pain has been shed as Lauren reflects on the killings of her best friends. But this story doesn’t leave off where It ended. Instead it takes you back to 2014, the year She decided to call Florida her new home. Being fresh out of high school with no plans but college, she soon enters the trials and tribulations of adulthood. While doing so she accidentally bumps into the King of Miami; Julian aka Poppi. His smooth words and sexy demeanor is nothing but a disguise from his wicked ways. Setting his eyes on Lauren he quickly snatches her away from her dreams, throwing her ...

In the heart of Remedy Falls, NFL player Moss Hale and Vlogger/content creator Sire Tempton embark on an unexpected journey from friendship to love. When their respective relationships implode on the eve of a couples retreat to Jamaica, Moss and Sire find solace and sparks in each other's company. Battling insecurities, jealous exes, and the sizzling chemistry that has always lingered beneath the surface, can they leave it all on the island or will love find its way back to Remedy Falls? Join this dynamic duo as they discover that sometimes, the perfect match has been right in front of you ...

Finding the love of your life in your childhood is rare, but that was the reality for Halo Sinclair and Haven Palmer. They wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of their lives together. But sometimes life throws you curveballs and after a huge misunderstanding leaves them separated, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. While they both struggle to adjust to life without the other, life is not being kind to Haven. After a series of unfortunate events, she is not feeling the Christmas spirit this year. It’s this sequence of events that leads them to reconnect in the most ...

Holly St. Joy is a striving new business owner with an agenda to make this year the best holiday ever. With new beginnings on her wish list, she never expected them to come so fast. Getting the green light on a contract with the towns largest company, she runs into him – Mr. Kringle. Yule Kringle is a business owner and resident of a small town in North Carolina. On a new venture with his new sports complex, he's planning the first tournament in Snowden. Stumbling upon a local café, he becomes a frequent customer; being they offer a few of his favorites. But when Yule meets the owner, he...

After losing their parents on Christmas Day, twin siblings Crimson and A'Miracle, lives took them in two different directions. A'Miracle set out to be one of the top defense attorneys of Chicago while Crimson ended up on the opposite end. Crimson's addiction to cocaine has everyone around him fighting for a new life for him but in his eyes, why fix what's not broken? Finding out some unexpected news is all he needs to turn his life around but is it enough to make him change forever? Fighting addictions is hard and it's even harder when someone you love is on the other end. Will these two ...

Giavonna Hamilton is a woman suffering from an unimaginable loss. She’s dealing with overwhelming grief behind the death of her newborn daughter Gia. Besides grieving she’s dealing with hurt. The father of her daughter DaMeeko blames her for their daughter’s death and wants nothing to do with her. The life she dreamed of with him and their daughter will end before it ever got a chance to begin. Loss and rejection will have Giavonna spiraling out of control mentally. So, she moves to Atlanta for a fresh start with her father’s side of the family. Meet Billionaire Balmaine. He’s ...

Cassaundra Moore, event planner extraordinaire, never believed in fairy tales, only in creating them for her clients. Why would she believe something so magical would happen to her after being scammed by her ex causing her loss of business and social standing?

As the founder of the Melanin Movement, a popular social networking site, Yiannis Graham is at the top of his game. The renowned bachelor is much too busy building his empire to commit to one relationship. However, when Yiannis spots Corrine Michaels while celebrating his thirty-fifth birthday, he can't explain why he’s so enamored by her. The attraction is so intense, he’s shaken to the core, and he vows that she would be his. After spending many years reinventing herself, Corrine Michaels is at the height of her career. She’s focus driven, successful, and beautiful. Long gone was ...