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The Ultimate Christmas Collection: 150+ authors & 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends

by Louisa May Alcott, James Allen, Hans Christian Andersen, L. Frank Baum, William Blake, Anne Brontë, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov, G. K. Chesterton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, F. Marion Crawford, Emily Dickinson, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry Van Dyke, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Nikolai Gogol, The Brothers Grimm, Kenneth Grahame, Thomas Hardy, Frances Ridley Havergal, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Felicia Hemans, O. Henry, Oliver Herford, E. T. A. Hoffmann, William Dean Howells, Ben Jonson, Washington Irving, John Keble, James Joyce, Rudyard Kipling, Selma Lagerlöf, Winifred Kirkland, Andrew Lang, Stephen Leacock, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, H. P. Lovecraft, George MacDonald, Charles Mackay, William Topaz McGonagall, Alice Duer Miller, Emily Huntington Miller, Olive Thorne Miller, John Milton, S. Weir Mitchell, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Clement C. Moore, William Morris, Mary Noailles Murfree, John Mason Neale, Thomas Nelson Page, Elia W. Peattie, Marjorie Pickthall, Beatrix Potter, Katharine Pyle, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Mary Darby Robinson, Christina Rossetti, Damon Runyon, Saki, Walter Scott, Edmund Hamilton Sears, William Shakespeare, Nora Archibald Smith, Robert Southwell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frank Stockton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Algernon Charles Swinburne, John Addington Symonds, John Banister Tabb, Booth Tarkington, Nahum Tate, Sara Teasdale, Lord Alfred Tennyson, William Makepeace Thackeray, Edward Thring, Henry Timrod, Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Tusser, Mark Twain, Katharine Tynan, Henry Vaughan, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Lucy Wheelock, John G. Whittier, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Oscar Wilde, John Strange Winter, George Wither, William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats, Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, H.P. Lovecraft, Virginia Woolf, Edgar Allan Poe ...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, ... Read more

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If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels,
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Joy to the World

How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does)

by Scott Hahn ...

What could be more familiar than the Christmas story--and yet what could be more extraordinary?The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels, and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical context.Bestselling ... Read more

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What could be more familiar than the Christmas story--and yet what could be more extraordinary?The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels, and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical context.Bestselling
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The Screwtape Letters

by C. S. Lewis ...

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable AnswerC.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the unique vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to “Our Father Below.” At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis ... Read more

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A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable AnswerC.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the unique vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to “Our Father Below.” At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis
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George MacDonald

by C. S. Lewis ...

C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these ... Read more

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C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these
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The Haunting Season

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and the perfect Halloween read

by Bridget Collins, Natasha Pulley, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Imogen Hermes Gowar ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDon't miss the brand new collection of never-before-seen ghostly tales from these eight authors plus four more. The Winter Spirits is out in October 2023 and available to pre-order now.'You won't find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDon't miss the brand new collection of never-before-seen ghostly tales from these eight authors plus four more. The Winter Spirits is out in October 2023 and available to pre-order now.'You won't find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The
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Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis ...

"C.S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way." — Anthony Burgess, New York Times Book ReviewOur moral consciousness and moral judgements are proof to the human race that a moral being exists—God.Mere Christianity explores the core beliefs of Christianity by providing an unequaled opportunity ... Read more

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"C.S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way." — Anthony Burgess, New York Times Book ReviewOur moral consciousness and moral judgements are proof to the human race that a moral being exists—God.Mere Christianity explores the core beliefs of Christianity by providing an unequaled opportunity
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The Story of Christianity: Volume 1

The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation

by Justo L. Gonzalez ...

Series Book 1 - The Story of Christianity
From its very beginning, the Christian message was grafted onto human history.But how did a persecuted sect from a forgotten corner of the Roman Empire become one of the most powerful forces in the world? In this masterful first volume of The Story of Christianity, acclaimed historian Justo L. González tells the epic story of the faith's first fifteen hundred years. This engaging work of Christian ... Read more

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From its very beginning, the Christian message was grafted onto human history.But how did a persecuted sect from a forgotten corner of the Roman Empire become one of the most powerful forces in the world? In this masterful first volume of The Story of Christianity, acclaimed historian Justo L. González tells the epic story of the faith's first fifteen hundred years. This engaging work of Christian
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Christmas Spirits at Honeywell House

Meet the ghosts of Christmas past in Sharon Booth's new cosy paranormal romance

by Sharon Booth ...

Get into the Christmas spirit(s) and escape to the cosy and ghostly village of Rowan Vale ❄️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.In the beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale, tourists mingle unknowingly with the ghosts of Christmas past...When Clara first arrived... ... Read more

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Get into the Christmas spirit(s) and escape to the cosy and ghostly village of Rowan Vale ❄️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Wonderfully warm and romantic - with a magical twist!' Jessica RedlandEvery book in the Ghosts of Rowan Vale series can be read as a standalone.In the beautiful Cotswold village of Rowan Vale, tourists mingle unknowingly with the ghosts of Christmas past...When Clara first arrived...
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Final Words From the Cross

by Adam Hamilton ...

In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves:Father Forgive ThemToday You Will Be with Me in ParadiseBehold Your Son…Behold Your MotherMy God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken ... Read more

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In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves:Father Forgive ThemToday You Will Be with Me in ParadiseBehold Your Son…Behold Your MotherMy God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken
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La fête de Pâques

"Je suis la résurrection et la vie"

by Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov ...

Series series Brochures (FR)
«La résurrection est un processus spirituel de purification, d’illumination qui, porté à un certain degré d’intensité, finit par produire des effets jusque dans le moindre atome du corps physique. Ressusciter, c’est ouvrir à la vie divine des passages dans toutes les régions de notre être, car le propre de la vie, c’est de ne pas rester en place, mais de couler et de s’introduire partout pour tout ... Read more

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«La résurrection est un processus spirituel de purification, d’illumination qui, porté à un certain degré d’intensité, finit par produire des effets jusque dans le moindre atome du corps physique. Ressusciter, c’est ouvrir à la vie divine des passages dans toutes les régions de notre être, car le propre de la vie, c’est de ne pas rester en place, mais de couler et de s’introduire partout pour tout
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Christmas Shoppe, The

A Christmas Novella

by Melody Carlson ...

The small town of Parrish Springs is not ready for Matilda Honeycutt. A strange older woman with scraggly gray hair and jewelry that jangles as she walks, Matilda is certainly not the most likely person to buy the old Barton Building on the town's quaint main street. When it becomes apparent that her new shop doesn't fit the expectations of Parrish Springs residents, a brouhaha erupts. After all, ... Read more

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The small town of Parrish Springs is not ready for Matilda Honeycutt. A strange older woman with scraggly gray hair and jewelry that jangles as she walks, Matilda is certainly not the most likely person to buy the old Barton Building on the town's quaint main street. When it becomes apparent that her new shop doesn't fit the expectations of Parrish Springs residents, a brouhaha erupts. After all,
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Christmas at the Beach Hut

The perfect heartwarming read to escape with over the holidays!

by Veronica Henry ...

Don't miss the delightfully festive read from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry!'Full of hope and magic!' CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect cosy read' SARAH MORGANAll she wants for Christmas...It's meant to be the most wonderful time of the year - but Lizzy Kingham is fed up. It's just days until Christmas and, as usual, the family's present-b... ... Read more

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Don't miss the delightfully festive read from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry!'Full of hope and magic!' CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect cosy read' SARAH MORGANAll she wants for Christmas...It's meant to be the most wonderful time of the year - but Lizzy Kingham is fed up. It's just days until Christmas and, as usual, the family's present-b...
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Who Needs Christmas Bible Study Guide

by Andy Stanley ...

Rediscover the improbable story of Christmas.Four thousand years ago, God promised he would do something through the bloodline of Abraham. Two thousand years later, Jesus was born. And two thousand years after that, we’re still talking about it.Why?The story of Jesus’ birth was not what anyone expected: a baby . . . born in the armpit of the Mediterranean . . . to save us from sins that no one ... Read more

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Rediscover the improbable story of Christmas.Four thousand years ago, God promised he would do something through the bloodline of Abraham. Two thousand years later, Jesus was born. And two thousand years after that, we’re still talking about it.Why?The story of Jesus’ birth was not what anyone expected: a baby . . . born in the armpit of the Mediterranean . . . to save us from sins that no one
... Read more
Reaching to God - The Christmas Edition

Reaching To God

by R. A. Mathews ...

Series series Reaching To God
Do you know the event that begins the Christmas story? It happens fifteen months before the birthof Jesus.Do you know the person Mary spoke to first about her visit from the angel Gabriel? It wasn't Joseph.Did you know that Herod sided with Marc Antonyand Cleopatra against Rome in the years beforeJesus was born? Do you know how the Roman Civil Wars affected the birth of our Lord?Did you know there ... Read more

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Do you know the event that begins the Christmas story? It happens fifteen months before the birthof Jesus.Do you know the person Mary spoke to first about her visit from the angel Gabriel? It wasn't Joseph.Did you know that Herod sided with Marc Antonyand Cleopatra against Rome in the years beforeJesus was born? Do you know how the Roman Civil Wars affected the birth of our Lord?Did you know there
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An Amish Family Christmas

by Murray Pura ...

After tragedy strikes the family of young Naomi Bachman, her sister-in-law Rebecca Bachman does all she can to help. But things get complicated when Micah—Rebeccas brother and Naomis husband—returns from a combat tour in Afghanistan. He is under the Meidung—the shunning—because of his enlistment, and none of the Amish are permitted to speak to him or eat with him, even his wife Naomi. How then can ... Read more

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After tragedy strikes the family of young Naomi Bachman, her sister-in-law Rebecca Bachman does all she can to help. But things get complicated when Micah—Rebeccas brother and Naomis husband—returns from a combat tour in Afghanistan. He is under the Meidung—the shunning—because of his enlistment, and none of the Amish are permitted to speak to him or eat with him, even his wife Naomi. How then can
... Read more
Till Morning Is Nigh

A Wortham Family Christmas

by Leisha Kelly ...

It is December of 1932, just one year after the Worthams and the Hammonds lost Wilametta Hammond and Emma Graham in one terrible night. The Christmas spirit seems largely absent again this year. George Hammond has disappeared, and Julia Wortham's house is filled to overflowing with the Hammond children, several of whom are coming down with a mysterious illness. As Christmas nears, the children's ... Read more

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It is December of 1932, just one year after the Worthams and the Hammonds lost Wilametta Hammond and Emma Graham in one terrible night. The Christmas spirit seems largely absent again this year. George Hammond has disappeared, and Julia Wortham's house is filled to overflowing with the Hammond children, several of whom are coming down with a mysterious illness. As Christmas nears, the children's
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Christmas Dog, The

A Christmas Novella

by Melody Carlson ...

Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. There's church, of course. But who can she bake for these days? And who would care whether or not she pulled out the Christmas decorations? Her new neighbor just adds to the problem. He's doing home improvements that don't appear to be improving much of anything. These days when Betty looks ... Read more

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Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. There's church, of course. But who can she bake for these days? And who would care whether or not she pulled out the Christmas decorations? Her new neighbor just adds to the problem. He's doing home improvements that don't appear to be improving much of anything. These days when Betty looks
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The Gift of the Cross

Embracing the Promise of the Resurrection

by Charles F. Stanley ...

Have you ever looked more closely at the Easter story and wondered how Jesus' death on the cross transforms every day of your life? In The Gift of the Cross, beloved and trusted pastor Dr. Charles F. Stanley walks us through the Lenten and Easter seasons with biblical teaching on Christ's journey to the cross, the wonder of His divine resurrection, and what it all means for believers today ... Read more

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Have you ever looked more closely at the Easter story and wondered how Jesus' death on the cross transforms every day of your life? In The Gift of the Cross, beloved and trusted pastor Dr. Charles F. Stanley walks us through the Lenten and Easter seasons with biblical teaching on Christ's journey to the cross, the wonder of His divine resurrection, and what it all means for believers today
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The Curious World of Christmas

Celebrating All That Is Weird, Wonderful, and Festive

by Niall Edworthy ...

A fascinating miscellany that celebrates all things Christmas from the author of The Curious Gardener?s Almanac.Drawing from more than two thousand years of history and culture, this collection of anecdotes, customs, tips, and recipes features more than 1,000 entries honoring one of the world?s most celebrated holidays. This unpredictable, addictive gem weaves in famous quotations, traditional ... Read more

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A fascinating miscellany that celebrates all things Christmas from the author of The Curious Gardener?s Almanac.Drawing from more than two thousand years of history and culture, this collection of anecdotes, customs, tips, and recipes features more than 1,000 entries honoring one of the world?s most celebrated holidays. This unpredictable, addictive gem weaves in famous quotations, traditional
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The Little Book of Advent

Daily Wisdom From the World's Greatest Spiritual Teachers

by Canon Arthur Howells ...

The Little Book of Advent is an indispensable collection of readings from some of the most celebrated modern-day spiritual writers, with passages specially selected for each day of Advent.These carefully chosen insights come from men and women, lay and ordained, across the denominational spectrum, and their wisdom is combined with both a suggested scripture passage, and a prayer to make your own ... Read more

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The Little Book of Advent is an indispensable collection of readings from some of the most celebrated modern-day spiritual writers, with passages specially selected for each day of Advent.These carefully chosen insights come from men and women, lay and ordained, across the denominational spectrum, and their wisdom is combined with both a suggested scripture passage, and a prayer to make your own
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On This Holy Night

The Heart of Christmas

by Thomas Nelson ...

Rekindle the true meaning of Christmas with the help of six gifted Christian communicators.Every year, the story of Christmas is told and retold, but sometimes the very familiarity of holiday traditions causes us to overlook the vital expressions of this meaningful season. On This Holy Nightbreathes new life into several aspects of the Christmas story through the voices of six beloved Christian ... Read more

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Rekindle the true meaning of Christmas with the help of six gifted Christian communicators.Every year, the story of Christmas is told and retold, but sometimes the very familiarity of holiday traditions causes us to overlook the vital expressions of this meaningful season. On This Holy Nightbreathes new life into several aspects of the Christmas story through the voices of six beloved Christian
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Christmas in Ontario

Heartwarming Legends, Tales and Traditions

by Cheryl MacDonald ...

Series series Amazing Stories
"Every year, he put on the red Santa suit. Every year, there were more sick and needy children to attend to. And every year, as word of his activity spread, Jimmy collected more money and gifts to distribute." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history and human interest stories. Christmas is a time for celebrating with friends and family and for sharing ... Read more

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"Every year, he put on the red Santa suit. Every year, there were more sick and needy children to attend to. And every year, as word of his activity spread, Jimmy collected more money and gifts to distribute." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history and human interest stories. Christmas is a time for celebrating with friends and family and for sharing
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The Halfpenny Girls at Christmas

A heart-warming and nostalgic festive family saga - the perfect winter read!

by Maggie Mason ...

SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH THE HALFPENNY GIRLS. . .The perfect heart-warming family saga about overcoming hardship and the value of friendship. Perfect for fans of Val Wood, Kitty Neale and Rosie Goodwin.Will their prayers be answered at the most wonderful time of the year?As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. ... Read more

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SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH THE HALFPENNY GIRLS. . .The perfect heart-warming family saga about overcoming hardship and the value of friendship. Perfect for fans of Val Wood, Kitty Neale and Rosie Goodwin.Will their prayers be answered at the most wonderful time of the year?As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool.
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Lancaster County Christmas, A

by Suzanne Woods Fisher ...

Jaime and C. J. Fitzpatrick began their married life as most couples do--in love and looking forward to a bright future together. But four years later they've drifted apart and are almost ready to call it quits.Mattie Riehl was hoping to give her husband Sol the Christmas gift they have both longed for--news that a baby was on the way. But as usual, she is disappointed. The holidays bring an acute ... Read more

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Jaime and C. J. Fitzpatrick began their married life as most couples do--in love and looking forward to a bright future together. But four years later they've drifted apart and are almost ready to call it quits.Mattie Riehl was hoping to give her husband Sol the Christmas gift they have both longed for--news that a baby was on the way. But as usual, she is disappointed. The holidays bring an acute
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