A family flees its native country in a small boat and lands in America on a particularly appropriate holiday. Mom and Dad and the boy and girl are coming to America in a big boat.

"It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan's perfect Christmas getaway--a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy's little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It's a big ask, but what else are friends for? There's nothing Alix won't do for Christy. But Christy's request to...

"Two lifelong friends, a bartender and a pastor, decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Peter Rhinehart and Hank Meyer are best friends, but their lives couldn't be more different. Peter is a local pastor who is dedicated to his community. He spends his time visiting the flock, attending...

Beautifully educated, born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday is given an awful choice at the age of twenty-two: die within months in Atlanta or leave everyone and everything he loves in the hope that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Young, scared, lonely, and sick, he arrives on the rawest edge of the Texas frontier just as an economic crash wrecks the dreams of a nation. Soon, with few alternatives...

14 songs by Billie Holiday

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas comes a heartwarming Texas-set tale of romance and adventure in which the Civil War is over, Christmas is coming-and it's time for a rugged fighter to become a lover. Dispirited by war, Trapper Hawkins accepts a job hauling five little rich girls to Dallas. All he cares about is the money. He doesn't expect the girls will awaken his spirit-much less that their intriguing nursemaid,...

Jess and Alex are flatmates Follows one year in the love lives of flatmates Jess and Alex, from when they meet just before Christmas and through the next twelve months of attraction and awkwardness. "Two people. One house. A year that changes everything. Twenty-nine-year-old Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It's December, and she's taking a room in a crumbling, but grand, Notting Hill house-share with four virtual strangers. On...

Small-town nurse Nina Wentworth has made a career out of being a caretaker. More "Mom" than their mother ever was, she sacrificed so that her sister could break free. Which is why she isn't thrilled to see Averil back on Blackberry Island. Nina finds herself juggling two men-her high school sweetheart and a maverick pilot who also wants to claim her heart. Averil doesn't seem to want the great guy she's married to and doesn't seem to be making headway...

Celebrate special occasions all year round with sparkling stories and irresistible recipes by Nadiya, Britain's favourite baker. Whether it's Valentine's Day, Holi or Chinese New Year, there are so many special moments to be enjoyed as a family throughout the year. And what better way to celebrate than to share stories, enjoy crafts and make delicious food with Nadiya, Britain's favourite baker? Bake some Pumpkin Rattle Biscuits for Halloween, then...