A Wallflower Christmas [BARGAIN PRICE] (Hardcover)
From Publishers Weekly
American cad Rafe Bowman goes bride shopping in London and must choose between love and money in Kleypas’s coy Christmas romance. Rafe is wealthy in his own right, but his grossly wealthy father demands he marry the uninteresting Lady Natalie. Rafe, naturally, falls in love with someone else: Natalie’s commoner cousin, Hannah. As his courtship of Natalie progresses, Rafe keeps returning to Hannah, who rejects his courtship because she thinks he is destined to marry her cousin. As Christmas draws closer, Rafe must choose between the woman he is falling in love with and his father’s fortune. Throughout, veteran romancier Kleypas gracefully balances Regency mores, light humor and a dash of Christmas magic, a (more…)
Bear Stays Up for Christmas (Hardcover)
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–It’s the day before Christmas, and Bear’s friends have gathered in his lair to wake him up to celebrate the holiday. They get a tree, pop corn and bake fruitcake, and hang stockings and hum songs. The others doze off, but Bear keeps busy wrapping presents, baking cookies, and decorating, unaware that a certain plump, red-suited gentleman is watching from outside the cave. The rhyming text sings, shouts, whispers, and crows, and the appealing acrylic illustrations are dear. This is an exuberant tale of friendship and perseverance, and holiday storytimes will be the brighter for it.–M. A. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (more…)
A Christmas Beginning: A Novel (The Christmas Stories) (Hardcover)
From Publishers Weekly
Mystery author Perry returns to holiday fare (after last year’s A Christmas Secret) and sends rumpled London policeman Runcorn to a lonely Welsh island for Christmas, where he gets pulled into the case of the murder of Olivia Costain, the town vicar’s lively single sister. Runcorn employs his bare-knuckle investigative skills in interviewing Olivia’s family and her various suitors, to the chagrin of the local constable, Sir Alan Faraday, whose pursuit Olivia rejected. Runcorn’s modest, unflashy ways carry this moody, understated mystery. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
“One of the best books to brighten the joyous season.” (more…)
Cajun Night Before Christmas (Miniature Edition) (Hardcover)
Review
This Cajun Christmas classic is now available in fullcolor. Take the traditional story of jolly old St. Nicholas, dress him in muskrat from his head to his toes, pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly flying alligators. — From the Publisher
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
A miniature book of Cajun Night Before Christmas to hang on your tree (hanger provided).
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Christmas With Southern Living 2005 (Hardcover)
Review
If you’re one-stop shopping for great trimming, gift-giving, and cooking ideas, it’s hard to do better than Christmas with Southern Living. Filled with glorious photos, excellent directions, and extensive recipes, the large, lush volume presents a bounty of ways to decorate, craft, and entertain in true Southern Living style. Elegant centerpieces feature pears and partridges, candles and kumquats. Chandeliers drip with ribbons, glass ornaments, and greenery. A clever mantel scarf disguises pockets to hold gifts and treats. Imaginative cookie houses mimic a barn or a country church. Soups and stews, cakes and chocolates are just the beginning when it comes to recipes; there are also full menus for a Mediterranean fea (more…)