Sixteen tales of Christmas by Hugo winner Cora Buhlert. Romance, cozy fantasy, murder mysteries, pulp thrillers, science fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, horror and humor – we have all that and more. Watch young people find love in the pre-holiday shopping rush at Hickory Ridge Mall, at a Christmas tree lot, on the parking lot of a shuttered outlet mall and at the one bar in town that’s open on Christmas Eve. Experience Christmas in Hallowind Cove, the permanently fog-shrouded seaside town, where strange things keep happening. Watch as Santa’s various helpers unite to depose him. Massachusetts 1695 AD: Follow apprentice witchfinder Matthew Goodson and condemned witch Grace Pankhurst, as they try to dodge both witchfinders and a creature that lives in the woods and hunts around the winter solstice. Follow Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd and her team as they investigate the death of a robber dressed as Santa Claus as well as a wave of thefts at a Christmas market. Meet Richard Blakemore, hardworking pulp author by day and the masked crimefighter known only as the Silencer by night, as he fights to save an orphanage from demolition in Depression era New York City. Watch Alfred and Bertha, an ordinary married couple, as they decorate the Christmas tree and live their marvellous twenty-first century life. No one ever expected the robot apocalypse to begin in the little town of Brighthaven. And no one ever expected it to involve murderous robot turkeys and their even more terrifying brethren, robot Santas that fire laserbeams from their eyes. Experience Christmas on the space colony of Iago Prime as well as after the end of the world. Enjoy sixteen novellas, novelettes and short stories in six genres. This is a collection of 136000 words or approx. 420 print pages. Contains the following stories: Christmas Gifts Christmas Shopping with a Broken Heart The Crappiest Christmas Ever Christmas Eve at the Purple Owl Café Driving Home for Christmas The Bakery on Gloomland Street Revolt at the North Pole The Solstice Horror A Bullet for Father Christmas Santa’s Sticky Fingers St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen The Tinsel-Free Christmas Tree The Robot Turkey Apocalypse Invasion of the Robot Santas Christmas on Iago Prime Christmas after the End of the World

Celebrate the holiday season with this hilarious Christmas swear word coloring book for adults, filled with cursing Santas, mean reindeer, sarcastic snowmen, and other holiday-themed illustrations dripping with inappropriate language. With illustrations ranging from simple to complex, this adult coloring book will provide hours of fun and relaxation to help you get through the Christmas season!

Space for nearly 400 guests messages/doodles. Gloss cover so can be wiped if needed.

Jessica is having the worst Christmas ever, when her parents announce that they are getting a divorce two days before the holidays. Stuck on her own with no home to go to, Jessica heads for the mall to buy a Christmas tree for herself. Here she meets Matt, who sells Christmas trees and is having a really awful Christmas himself. Matt and Jessica bond over their shared pain and also manage to make each other laugh. So maybe, this won't be the worst Christmas ever after all... This is a short and sweet holiday romance of 12000 words or approximately 40 print pages.

Three gorgeously sexy, romantic Christmas stories to spice up your winter nights! ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS - by Olivia Harvey Sometimes the best presents just can't wait to be unwrapped .... Ella is dreading Christmas. She vowed to change her life this year, and although breaking up with her boring boyfriend was the first step, she's been too scared to take the next. But then, when working at a Christmas party, Ella meets Joe. The attraction is instant. And, as the snow piles up - and Ella and Joe's clothes come off - Ella realises that maybe all she wants for Christmas is Joe after all... LAST CHRISTMAS - by Harriet Reuter Hapgood It's the sexiest time of the year ... Incurable romantic Candy is determined to ace her big end-of-term Cambridge essay, but with a classful of emos and a professor keen to see her darker side, she is going to need a crash course in misanthropy. Cue the posting of an ad looking for a professional pessimist who can help; and cue the appearance of gorgeous Scottish Jamie one snowy Cambridge night, who is surely the one to give her lessons in being cynical - and maybe lessons in something else too ... UNDER THE MISTLETOE - by Kate Kingsley Kissing is just the beginning... New Yorker Ness is decidely not thrilled at the prospect of spending time with her dad in the English countryside over Christmas. Spending the festive period with a bunch of sheep and cows is not Ness's idea of a good time. Until, a major distraction presents itself in the form of Dominic Dumont. There's something about him that Ness just finds irresistible ... the only problem is, he's arrogant, selfish and reckless. Or is there more to Dominic than meets the eye?

The uplifting family festive read from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Christmas for Beginners Can the imperfect family really have the perfect Christmas? Juliet Joyce adores Christmas. She loves the presents, the tree, the turkey, the tinsel, everything. Already the festive spirit is upon her, which is just as well as this Christmas things are starting to get out of hand. Her son Tom is out of work and bringing home a slew of unsuitable partners; pregnant daughter Chloe and her little boy have moved back in; Juliet's father, Frank, is getting over a heartbreak of his own and Rita, her eccentric mother, is behaving more erratically each day. And has the chaos got too much for Juliet's husband Rick? With the big day fast approaching, Juliet hopes that she can stop everything spiralling out of control, because the only thing she wants is her family all around her and her home to be filled with love at Christmas . . . Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews: 'A gorgeous novel that will delight' KATIE FFORDE 'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic' MILLY JOHNSON 'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY 'An irresistibly warm-hearted story' TRISHA ASHLEY 'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed' SARAH MORGAN 'The queen of funny, feel good fiction' MIKE GAYLE

Need to unwind during the 'hustle and bustle' of the holiday season? Need the perfect gift for your family, friends, co-workers, or gift exchanges? Or, is 'jingle bells' starting to piss you off? Bah Fucking Humbug, the latest adult coloring book from best-selling illustrator John T, is jam-packed with fun coloring pages including: Coloring pages include: Cheap Ass Wrapping Paper, Shitty Xmas Cards, 'midnight edition' coloring pages (designs printed on black backgrounds), holiday cookie typography, and more! Get a copy of Bah Fucking Humbug for yourself and a copy for your family, friends, co-workers, and gift exchanges!