It’s Christmas and Sheriff Maggie Kingston wants no nonsense in her small town. Unfortunately for Maggie, a prankster Santa is leaving ancient televisions on front porches and costing Steele Ridge precious resources. Fed up, Maggie recruits her football star boyfriend Jayson to help her nab the naughty Santa. But will they catch him before he makes a fool of all of them?

This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford's story is not just a family affair. He was a "self-made man" living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the "self-made man" may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.

After a disastrous Christmas Eve where Santa and his elf Roy only just managed to complete all their deliveries, he is now ready for retirement. To do that he must find a replacement for himself who Roy can train up. Can Roy get the person ready to work in the mall in the run up to Christmas and take on deliveries to the most notorious street in North America? Well there is one, but he needs help when bundling into the wrong chimney. He also needs a team who can pick up the pieces when his calamitous attempts to deliver gifts goes horribly wrong.

This is the story of how I died…repeatedly. J has been cursed for all eternity. In her very first life on Earth, she made the mistake of falling in love with her sister’s betrothed… and it was all downhill from there. In revolutionary France, J and the other members of Marie Antoinette’s court are forced into hiding, desperate to escape a wild uprising out for their blood. From there, she is reincarnated in America in the late 1800s, where she disguises herself as a man in the Confederate army and is surrounded by carnage and blood. In Austria in the 1930s, she became the only hope for her Jewish friends’ survival against the Nazi storm. Now, as a 21st century teenager, she faces mountains of extracurricular volunteer work and a ruthless bully all on her quest to get into a competitive college. Talk about a bummer. Beside her in each life, Sebastian finds himself on the wrong side of every battle. Always a soldier, he makes it his mission time and time again to rescue J with the hope that maybe someday they’ll get the chance to be together, if only that were possible. They say that everything happens for a reason, but can J and Sebastian find a way to break their curse and finally make a life together?

What happens when an unlikely threesome is thrown together by circumstance? Fate intervenes and three lives are changed forever. Danny Simon, a 13 year old Jewish refugee, lost his entire family in Poland to the Holocaust. Now he must adapt to a new life in America -- with an aunt and uncle he never met. It is not easy for him. Images of his horrifying ordeal often come to visit him at night. And he must contend with neighborhood bullies. But his life takes a turn in a different direction when he tries to rescue a wounded pigeon. That’s when he meets Mike Delaney; a man whose past is filled with secrets. And so, a Jewish refugee, a battle weary war veteran, and a wounded pigeon form an unlikely bond. Together they will learn valuable lessons from one another. And together they must find a way to heal old wounds. Only then can they begin life anew.

Bad Santas is not a book for children. Here you will find the bloody, the bawdy and the downright bizarre in a celebration of the most imaginative, macabre and curious Christmas figures and customs from across Europe. Drawing on that continent's legacy of disquieting folk tales told at wintertime, Paul Hawkins' gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore is the perfect book for reading around the fireside.

"Kelsey Browning's Stay with Me is charming, emotional, and steamy. A must read!" ~ New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster The Romance Reviews Top Pick! “…the chemistry between [Cal and Delaney] ignites when they’re together. Like fire and water, the two created such steam that it was almost palpable.” Does heartbreak really make you stronger or does it simply make the heartbreaker impossible to resist the second time around? After losing a love as big as Texas, he’s moved on… After ten years in the military, Cal Maddox knows exactly what he wants: a quiet life in his hometown, a little piece of land, and the love of a good woman. Nothing on that list describes Delaney Shields, the woman who once jilted him. Now, she’s back in town, and with one kiss, their past attraction flames from teenage infatuation to full-fledged lust. …but she’s back, sexier and sassier than ever… Delaney never expects to see her first love, but a run-in with sexy-as-sin Cal sets off her craving for a second chance at the passion they once shared. Acting on those naughty fantasies would be disastrous, because she’s not the sticking kind, and Cal has roots a mile deep. …and they’re both hiding heart-breaking secrets. When Delaney is backed into a corner, her first instinct is to bolt. But with every kiss, every touch, she finds herself falling for the man she once believed was her soul mate. Will Cal be able to seduce his way back into her heart, or will her secrets from the past tear them apart for good? NOTE: STAY WITH ME was previously titled A LOVE TO LAST Prophecy of Love series Book 1 - Stay with Me Book 2 - Hard to Love