When a little girl dreams of lighting up like a firefly, she decides to catch lightning bugs in a jar so they will show her how to see in the dark. She makes a wish upon a star and even talks to the man in the moon but soon learns that once the fireflies are set free, she makes their wishes come true.

Write a wish. Place it in the jar. Speak the wish out loud. Hide the jar in a safe and secret place. Your wish will come true at midnight. 27-year-old attorney Julia Lynton, fed up with uncouth and immature men, wants to meet a proper gentleman like the ones in her grandmother’s Regency romance novels. After discovering a mysterious jar in a secret compartment of an antique desk, she travels to Linwood Park in Surrey, England, to discover the jar’s origin. Shortly after arriving, she begins having dreams of things that happened over 200 years in the past. Using the wishing jar, she travels back to 1815 Regency England, where she meets Matthew, the perfect gentleman of her dreams. Viscount Matthew Linwood, trapped in an arranged betrothal to cold and haughty Miss Caroline Lambert by his Grandmother Linwood and Uncle Devon, meets Julia, and the two are instantly smitten with each other. But little does Matthew know that Devon is also enamored with Julia and is plotting with his grandmother to compromise her and force her into marriage. Will Julia be able to stay in the past and find her happily ever after with Matthew, or will her remaining result only in heartbreak and disaster for them both?

He may be hot on the ice and tall in the saddle, but this cowboy has a lot to learn if he wants to find love in time for Christmas. Rancher and hockey coach Logan Rivers's attempts to hire a housekeeper are hindered by women more interested in marriage than meal-planning. So when snarky Harper Evans arrives with zero romantic interest in him, he couldn't be happier. But as he gets to know her, he finds himself hungering for more than her cooking. Down-on-her-luck single mom Harper Evans came to Colorado with one goal: to find her son and bring him home. Temporary work for a local rancher seems perfect, but to keep the job she has to deny her feelings for the hot cowboy who's heating up her kitchen. Logan's secret learning disability has caused a financial mistake that could cost him everything. With the holidays approaching and a storm closing in, he and Harper have to save his ranch and fight for her son. But can Harper trust the cowboy who is offering her both a home—and his heart?

Attorney Jeannie Carmichael can’t wait to celebrate Christmas at her grandparents’ Butterfly Lake Lodge in the Canadian Rockies. The night before she leaves, Jeannie and her colleagues stop for drinks at a local pub, where she chats with the handsome, charming guitar player of the house band. He shares his number, but Jeannie’s eyes are on her colleague and the promise of an invite to his fancy New Year’s Eve party, so she stuffs the number into her purse. Everett McCarthy is shocked when the beautiful Jeannie from the bar calls him, but it’s about a Christmas Eve gig at her grandparents’ lodge, not a date. Still, he and the band accept and head to the mountains. Over the course of an eventful party, a tussle with an errant elk, and midnight snowshoeing through the woods under the glow of the romantic Northern lights, Everett is smitten. Christmas morning pancakes, a family hockey game and an evening sharing dreams by a bonfire under the stars seals the deal. He’s in love. But can he convince Jeannie that their Christmas kiss is just their beginning?

Are you ready for some Christmas magic? Or holiday romance? Or both? Grab your hot chocolate (or wine) and snuggle up with a cozy blanket for this collection of holiday romance stories. Nineteen authors worldwide link arms to bring you nineteen short holiday romance stories to get you in the mood for holiday cheer and romance. You will be swept away with the timeless tales of men and women who found love in others, themselves, and the holiday spirit. Co-Authors: Athena Law, Rev. Libbii Armstrong, Beth Walker, Jen Taylor, Kerri-Ann Sheppard, Emily M. David, Zachary Shiloh Watts, Alicia Thorp, Roberta A. Pellant, Magnolia Tiberii, Lisa Stamey, Paula Eberling, Pallavee Yovana Periapayen, M. LaRae, M.Sc., Mayuko Fukino, Kim Pierre, Kathryn Denhof, Heidi Plumberg, and Blair Hayse.