Three sizzling romance novellas set in the enchanting Kingdom of Maatkare during Christmas. Join Ana, Maia, and Sondra as they find love, passion, and holiday magic with the irresistible Yared Sheikhs. Get ready for spicy kisses, heartwarming moments, and happily ever afters that will leave you wanting more. Book 1: "The Sheikh's Christmas Fling" 'Tis the season for a royal rendezvous! When Ana Rizzo, a chef on a mission for redemption, lands a gig cooking for the royal family, she's not prepared for the sizzling heat that ignites between her and Noel Yared, the smokin' hot middle son. Can Ana resist his charm and focus on their fling, or will love spice up her Christmas feast? Get ready for a scrumptious mix of steamy kisses and culinary delights! Book 2: "The Sheikh's Christmas Family" Deck the halls with love and laughter! Maia Kurtz's world turns upside down when she locks lips with Yonas Yared, the youngest Sheikh of Maatkare. Sparks fly, temperatures rise, and her heart dances to a whole new beat. But will their holiday fling become a forever thing? Find out in this delightful romp that proves Christmas miracles do come true. Book 3: "The Sheikh's Christmas Lover" Sondra Wilson-Woods, a meticulous event planner, takes on the challenge of organizing a traditional Maatkare Christmas. When the handsome Sheikh, Robel, offers his help, Sondra's carefully scripted plans go awry, and sparks fly between them. As they navigate mishaps and unexpected attraction, Sondra must decide if she can protect her heart and successfully complete the Christmas season. But even the best-laid plans can give way to the irresistible power of love.

Who would have thought one little kiss would throw Maia Kurtz’s orderly world into complete chaos? It’s Christmas time in Maatkare, and it’s Maia’s job to make sure the Sheikh’s palace is decorated for all the holiday festivities in this tiny, Orthodox Christian kingdom. The decorating is the easy part. Yonas Yared, the youngest son of the family, is a bit more of a challenge. Maia knows she’s in trouble when she sees how wonderful Yonas is with her young son, and how his seductive smiles cause her to go warm all over. Protecting her heart from the one man who makes her think naughty thoughts she shouldn’t is proving more difficult than she thought. Yonas will go crazy if he’s forced to spend the entire, endless, holiday season with his family. He’d much rather be partying the nights away than stuck in the palace helping their new razor-tongued decorator. Still, Maia’s got something irresistible about her, and he certainly hadn’t planned on getting his socks knocked off by one simple kiss. As events transpire to keep him in the palace, he’s surprised to realize he’s glad to be home—and equally surprised to find that getting his serious little decorator into his bed is becoming more and more important. The problem is, once she’s there, he doesn’t want her to leave. And nothing in his life has ever scared him more.

Ah, chaos. What would any holiday be like without it? For Sondra Wilson-Woods, who craves order but has a knack for handling disorder, pulling off a traditional Maatkare Christmas is the ultimate accomplishment. Hired to make the kingdom’s Advent season a success, despite the absence of their beloved matriarch, Sondra may have taken on more than she can handle—especially when the gorgeous heir to the kingdom, Robel, decides she needs his help. But despite her best efforts, each of Sondra’s plans go awry, and not even Robel, with his meticulous preparation, seems capable of mapping out an event that will go off without a hitch. If Sondra can just get through this Christmas season successfully, she and her orphaned niece will at least have financial security. And if she can just resist the charms of an infuriating Robel, she can leave Maatkare with her heart intact. Robel loves order and is more than happy to help out their event planner when a broken ankle leaves him palace-bound. He firmly believes if he plans well enough, nothing can detract from the traditional Maatkare Christmas season that he demands. But as each carefully scripted event goes off the rails, Robel finds himself more and more attracted to Sondra—something that was never part of the plan. It’s best to end things before it’s too late, before saying good-bye is too difficult. Too bad Robel’s strategy forgot about protecting his heart. When faced with the worst Christmas morning ever, Robel realizes that it’s the untraditional and unplanned moments that bring the brightest light.

WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in lifeâe(tm)s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.

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