When besties Allison and Avery swear off desperation holiday affairs and write their Christmas bucket list, suddenly men find them irresistible. How can they turn down their dream dates? They show up everywhere the girls happen to be, charming and cute and practically begging for romance. Are they for real? Should the girls give in and trust that these guys want more than just a holiday fling? See how this new wrinkle wreaks havoc on their bucket list.

Could the search for the perfect holiday tree-topper help turn friendship into forever? There is nothing that Emily loves more than Christmas. She eats, sleeps, and breathes in holiday spirit. When a local Winter Festival announces there will be a competition for who will host next year’s festival, Emily is hired to put Sagebrush Dude Ranch on the map. If she helps them win, she’ll get hired permanently as the resort’s holiday decorator. Unfortunately, nothing ever goes according to plan. Seth has always prided himself on being a protector and the one person Emily can count on ever since they were kids. So when Emily enlists his help in finding the perfect Christmas star to mount on the spotlight tree, there was no chance he’d turn her down even if it means taking time off from his security job. No matter how hard they try, obstacles continue to thwart Emily’s perfect plans. Despite it all, their long-held friendship suddenly evolves into something deeper which presents problems when Emily’s priorities remain fixed to her personal mission. Can Emily secure the coveted Christmas star, or will the distraction of her growing feelings for her best friend get the better of her? One-click this uplifting Christmas romance to learn whether wishes can come true under the glow of a magical star.

"Santa's Best Friend, Rovan" is an extraordinary tale of loss, love, rejection, and heroism from the affection and loyalty of Rovan, the Italian sheep dog. Although little is known about him, Rovan is a true hero up at the North Pole. Learn about how this brave dog meets Santa and becomes an integral part of the Claus household. Find out about the love that develops between Santa and Rovan, and how misunderstandings and assumptions nearly cause their permanent separation from one another. Applaud when Rovan is able to prove his worth and his ability to adapt through his unselfish devotion and courage. Children who listen to or read this story will not only get a glimpse into Santa Claus's life during the off-season, but will also learn a lesson about the inherent dangers of prejudging and stereotyping others who are different from them. This is a must-read for all children and will surely expand their joy and understanding of what Santa Claus brings to the Christmas season.

This story is about a little boy who misses out on spending Christmas with his best friends. Until one year he writes Santa Claus a letter asking him for the best wish ever! Come along with Andrew and his friends Stephen, Leila, and Dragyn as they take you on a journey and experience the magic of their holidays!

It is the year 1944, and six-year-old Marie lives with her mother, father and brother in Baden-Baden, a spa town in the German Black Forest. Her home town has not been bombed and her father, an orchestra musician, has not yet left to fight in the war as German musicians were told to stay at home to keep up the people’s spirits. But tragedy strikes in late 1944 as Marie’s father is sent to fight the Russians, and she is forced to move in with her grandmother, a pub owner in Eastern Germany. Marie becomes best friends with the girl next door and it is through their friendship that Marie is able to get through scary and uncertain times. Together with her friends, Marie learns just how valuable true friendship is.

Best Friendship Beacons is a collection of personal life reflections regarding best friendship connections. The reader will come to appreciate how life is made more rewarding as you discover the beauty of having a lasting best friend relationship. This creative work is very insightful, delightful, amusing, and sobering as it targets numerous best friend relationship scenarios. B. L. Gordon skillfully demonstrates how life is made more beautiful when a best friend mirrors your goodness as your double. That's when you discover that you are not alone. That is the beginning of realizing that you having an inner source that is your essence, which reaffirms the fact that you are innately good and deserving of being happy, as you attract another individual in your life with the same kindred spirit. What an awesome experience, two individuals agamically bonding and sharing a relationship based on unconditional and unselfish love.

When sophisticated Texas oil heiress Catharine Houston, who had led a high-profile, luxurious life of wife and mother, comes to Beverly Hills after her divorce and meets elegant Elizzabeth Brighton, who had lived an exciting, glamorous life of a model and actor's wife with heartbreak of her own, the two join forces in their search for appropriate new husbands. Bolstered by Catharine's wealth and sense of adventure and Elizzabeth's celebrity connections, the two look for love in all the right places, including London, New York, Huston and St. Croix. The shared master plan is to meet the right man and live happily ever after but on the way, they recreate themselves, make up for lost time and live life to its fabulous fullest. After involvement with a number of Mr. Rights which are ultimately wrong for the right reasons, the search continues but the sustaining relationship is the one they forge with each other as best friends. With this roman a clef, Jean Sanders Torrey follows her nonfiction success, "Why Men Marry and Why Men Don't" with a loosely disguised glimpse into the personal world of glamour, passion and survival. In "Best Friends Forever," she explores the deep bond of friendship between two very different modern women who under the skin, deep in the valley of values, are soul sisters. They share happiness, heartbreak, hilarity and hope over the rocky course of several decades.