The most wonderful time of the year, or the most scandalous? Find out in this pregnancy story from USA TODAY bestselling author Sharon Kendrick! An extraordinary Christmas Eve An unexpected gift! Illegitimate prince Xanthos Antoniou has never needed the family who didn’t want him. It’s simply as a favor to his half brother that he attends the royal nuptials—where he’s stopped in his tracks by defiant bridesmaid Bianca Forrester. Bianca has always wanted someone safe and reliable. So accepting a flight home with Greek playboy Xanthos is totally out of character! Yet when they’re suddenly snowbound together, Bianca chooses to embrace their deliciously dangerous chemistry, just once… Only to find herself carrying a shocking secret! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Secrets of the Monterosso Throne books: Book 1: Her Christmas Baby Confession

"As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website.

Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.

What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life

In the tradition of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, comes a poignant memoir about a marriage that was as deep and strong as it was mysterious and complex Upton and Sally Brady were a rare breed: cultivated and elegant, they lived a life of literary glamour and high expectations. Sally a debutante; Upton a classics major from Harvard, they met at the Boston Cotillion. He was articulate, witty, and worldly, and he danced like Fred Astaire. How could she resist? Despite raising four children on Upton's modest wage as the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Monthly Press, theirs was a world of champagne, sailboats, private islands, famous writers, family rituals, and ice-cold martinis. They lived life on their terms. But as time wore on, Upton, the charming and brilliant husband, the inventive, beguiling partner, grew opinionated, cranky, controlling, and dangerous. When Upton died suddenly one evening in their Vermont cottage, Sally began uncovering secrets. As she went through his papers, she discovered that her husband of forty-six years had desired the love of other men. Her riveting, charismatic husband was not quite the man he appeared to be, and a year of mourning became for Sally a time to unravel the dark and unexpected web he had left behind. Hers is a moving and powerful story of coming to terms with what cannot be changed. It is also a story of great love.

Marco De Luna is head over heels for Claudia, his little sister’s new best friend…until he hears where she’s living?the old mansion on the outskirts of town that Primo Vasile stole from the De Luca family! Before long, though, she’s won him over in spite of his misgivings and they’re an item. But when Marco hears that Claudia has placed his sister, Bianca, in danger, he walks out on her in the middle of the night. Four years later, his heart burns for vengeance. So when Claudia is forced to marry a man she doesn’t love to save her father, it’s Marco’s chance to strike! Claudia feels her heart stirring with old feelings for Marco…but there’s no room in his heart for anything but cold-blooded revenge!