What is this solitary billionaire’s tragic reason for hating Christmas? After losing her home in a fire, Joy jumps at the opportunity to work as a live-in maid. With her young daughter, Holly, in tow, Joy meets Sam, a billionaire whose handsome appearance isn’t what she expected. Though he hides behind a cold exterior, Joy catches glimpses of kindness in his face. Why does he shun Christmas, and small children, the way he does? As Joy tries to reach the answers to her questions, she finds herself drawn to him more and more…

--An Earl and a Lady's Maid-- Charlotte Drake is failing miserably at her duties as a lady's maid. The Earl of Mapleton is failing miserably at wooing Charlotte's mistress. Perhaps they can fail together... aided by the magic of the season and some harmless mistletoe. BOOK 1 A Christmas Novella The Mapleton Family Saga

One night leads to a pregnancy bombshell in a novel of unexpected family twists and turns from the USA Today–bestselling author of Twins for the Texan. Chicago real estate hotshot Brooks Newport is on a quest to find his true father. But tracking him to a small Texas town puts Brooks on a collision course with horse trainer Ruby Lopez. After a no-strings-attached night together, he’s on his way. When Brooks finally meets the father he never knew, he must come to grips with the past—and the very shocking present. Because Ruby works for the man. And she has a secret of her own—not only is Brooks finding his father, he’s about to become one!

What is this solitary billionaire’s tragic reason for hating Christmas? After losing her home in a fire, Joy jumps at the opportunity to work as a live-in maid. With her young daughter, Holly, in tow, Joy meets Sam, a billionaire whose handsome appearance isn’t what she expected. Though he hides behind a cold exterior, Joy catches glimpses of kindness in his face. Why does he shun Christmas, and small children, the way he does? As Joy tries to reach the answers to her questions, she finds herself drawn to him more and more…

This work, a companion to the author's Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1918 through 1993 (McFarland 1996), provides information about all sheet music published (1843-1918) from all Broadway productions--plus music from local shows, minstrel shows, night club acts, vaudeville acts, touring companies, and shows on the road that never made it to Broadway--and all the major musicals from Chicago.