This year, don't let Christmas sneak up on you again. The wonder and awe of the Christmas season can easily get overshadowed by lights, tinsel, bows, and paper-not to mention last-minute trips to the mall and visits to the in-laws. In all the hustle and bustle, we often lose sight of what's most important. This book of daily readings for the month of December by best-selling author Paul David Tripp will help you slow down, prepare your heart, and...

A Santa Claus Origins Tale As town villagers, Nicholas and his wife do not know that their lives are about to change. What sparked as an idea becomes an enchanted adventure into the mystical spirit of Christmas. Their wish of bringing Christmas cheer to children is not as easy as they expected, however, and they quickly realize they need extra help before time runs out. Beyond what is thought to be possible, they discover something wonderful about...

Looking to celebrate the holidays with quick and delicious recipes? Become a 15-minute foodie! Mix up a batch of rich, spiced Mexican hot chocolate to honor Día de los Muertos. Assemble a cute marshmallow puffed rice turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. Make latkes out of hashbrowns to commemorate Hanukkah. These quick, fun, yummy recipes will be ready to eat in 15 minutes or less.

Nick Parker has already climbed the ladder to success as an in-house corporate attorney. But Nick is dead to Christmas and numb to anything relating to the welfare of others or that touches upon human emotions and imagination. Suddenly, without warning, everything changes. While driving over a mountain in snowy and icy conditions, Nick slides down an embankment and finds himself trapped with his life on the line. A unique encounter proves to be lifesaving...

Carrying her Brazilian boss's baby! For chambermaid Emma Fane, her best friend's winter wedding promises to be the perfect distraction for her troubles. Until, heart racing, she spies Lucas Marcelos-infamous lothario and father to her unborn child! Lucas may have lost his head over innocent, spirited Emma for one glorious night, but he won't lose his heir! He lures her away from snowy Scotland back to sultry Brazil. But Emma is no man's mistress....

Marta is finally old enough to have her own slice of the special, sneaky dessert she loves so much--la Rosca de Reyes. The colorful crown of sweet bread is so tempting, but Marta knows the truth--there's a baby hiding in the dessert: el Niño Dios. Marta can't help but wonder what will happen if she accidetnally eats the little figurine of baby Jesus. Suddenly, Marta will do whatever it takes to avoid picking the last slice of la rosca--no matter...

Wedding bells are ringing for us. I hope.The path of true love has sometimes been bumpy for Ava and me. I mean, I was her best friend's ex-boyfriend, the son of a disgraced politician, and a former campus playboy. Ava was the hard-working, single-minded scholarship student with no time for romance. We were the couple least likely to succeed.But almost two years later, love for us is better than ever. I'm pursuing my dream of being a college professor,...

Crave ~ Desire ~ Lust ~ Longing . . . emotions that Eric De La Fuente feels for Sylvia Taylor while she dated another man. It's been months since their close encounter and Eric needs to come to terms with that, maybe, she isn't so out of reach after all…One night he sees his chance with Sylvia and takes it. The morning after he knows deep down that he hasn't just scratched an itch, and with the help of his brother, he realizes it was so much more....

Back Stateside after a three-year absence, Staff Sergeant Logan Richards is lacking any enthusiasm for the holidays looming ahead of him. With a heavy heart he unpacks his kitbag and comes across a bundle of letters. Logan is instantly struck by their significance and his head is quickly filled with sweet words, expressions of comfort and pages of hope. He starts to think of the woman behind the neat script, would she be happy to meet him?Emma struggles...

The first book in Philippa Carr's celebrated Daughters of England series is at once a love story, a mystery, and an epic historical saga set during the tumultuous reign of Henry VIII Damask Farland, named after a rose, is captivated by the mysterious orphan Bruno. Discovered upon the abbey altar on Christmas morning, then raised by monks, Bruno becomes the great man whom Damask grows to love-only to be shattered by his cruel betrayal. This dramatic...