It’s about to be a very Merry Christmas… Olive: Moving to Wolf Valley has been the best decision of my life. It’s the perfect place to run my bakery and it’s also where I meet Xavier Grady, the man of my dreams. He’s tall, grumpy, and guarded, my opposite in almost every way, but none of that matters to me. I know that he has secrets and that he’s wounded from his time in the military, but that only makes me want to break down his walls even more. Xavier: I was finally starting to get used to being back in this small town. Then Olive Baker moves in across the street from me and flips my life upside down. I thought I liked my boring life and sleepy town, but now, I’m not so sure. There’s something addictive about the curvy little spitfire that I can’t seem to resist. I know that nothing could happen between us because she could never want a grumpy scrooge like me, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting her. When I finally confess how I feel about her, will it end up being too late, or am I about to get everything that I ever wanted this Christmas?

A wickedly funny satire of Charles Dickens' beloved classic, A Christmas Carol-with all the naughty bits Dickens left out."Bah, humbuggery!"You know the story: a bitter miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by three ghosts who teach him the true meaning of Christmas. How heartwarming! There's just one problem: ghosts don't exist. So, what really happened that fateful Christmas Eve?Maybe Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's overworked employee, hatched a cunning scheme with his con artist son Tiny Tim, an aspiring actor who happens to be Scrooge's nephew, and the old cheapskate's former fiancée. It's a dangerous plan, it's practically impossible to carry out, and it's guaranteed to teach Scrooge a lesson he'll never forget.They've got just one chance to pull off a holiday hoax that involves outrageous ghost costumes, an entire theater of performers, copious amounts of alcohol, and one unforgettable Christmas goose. Can they convince Scrooge to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas before he figures out it's all a trick? And along the way, will romance bloom for three very different couples?There's only one way to find out what really happened?It's a naughty and nice tale that will make you believe in Christmas miracles!

THE STORY: Famous the world over, the often bizarre and ultimately heart-warming story of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the others needs no detailing here. Mr. Horovitz's adaptation follows the Dickens original scrupulously but, in bringing i

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