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HOLIDAY IN THE HEART |
1. Blue Christmas Cat
by Deborah Macgillivray
Nominated for 2006 PEARL
ParaNormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature
It's a Blue Christmas for Dara Seaforth. Her sister Leslie has said she is not
coming back to Scotland for the family's holidays. While Dara planned on going
to visit her grandfather for Christmas, a snowstorm closes down airports and
makes driving impossible, canceling her last minute plans. Stranded at a lonely
Highland retreat, she is resigned to Christmas alone, until the British Blue cat
shows up on her doorstep in time to help her celebrate. Hot on the missing cat's
trail is Rhys St. John. Only Dara isn't so certain the sexy man deserves his cat
back. Rhys is about to teach Dara, there's only one way to get Elvis the Cat--is
to take his owner, too.
2. Maggie at Christmas
by Diane D. White
When a lonely widow meets the bachelor professor, sparks begin to fly. Add to
the mix four orphaned children and you have a grand holiday recipe for love and
happy endings. Maggie Donaldson and Professor Ethan Spencer, instantly
attracted, fight the good fight—she with her widow’s guilt and he for his
bachelor freedom. They find, however, that the holiday season brings the magic
of love—and a family that completes that love.
3. Sempre
by Aleka Nakis
Samantha Law is a beautiful and successful travel writer spending a lonely
sunset at the top of the Empire State Building on Christmas Eve. The handsome
and influential Italian of her heart, Marco Tamburi, is near. Responsibilities
and fear of a love too great to control have kept them apart for two decades,
but once these issues are addressed, there is no denying their love. Will they
choose a different path the second time around and allow themselves to love in a
lifetime of
forever, sempre?
4. Ballou's Christmas Wish
Keelia Greer
Can Ballou, a matchmaking Westie, bring two lonely people together?
While climbing the grocery store shelves for a bag of Woofies dog treats, Melody
Barton is saved by Jorin Griffin. Besides, their love for West Highland White
Terriers, can they find their heart's desire this holiday season? All it will
take is Ballou's Christmas Wish and a touch of magic.
5. Christmas Masquerade
Michèle Ann Young
Blue-deviled by the holidays, Gerrard, Earl of Dart, avoids the revelry at an
isolated cottage on his estate. A carriage accident strands heiress, Clarissa
Trevethon, on his doorstep. The handsome but surly gamekeeper reeks of danger
and out of self-preservation Clarissa poses as a penniless lady’s maid. While
Gerrard suspects his guest is more than she claims, this is one Christmas gift
he prefers not to return unopened. From behind their masks, they wickedly temp
each other, but will they remove their disguises and be true to their hearts
before the sun rises on Christmas morning?
6. The Christmas Curse
Rachel Michaels
Jenna Malone suffers from the dreaded Christmas Curse. Every year when the snow
starts to fall, bad luck rains down on Jenna, and this year is no exception. But
just when it looks like things couldn’t get any worse, an angel, in the form of
her downstairs neighbor John, appears. Can a roaring fire, a little schnapps and
a hunky guy help Jenna finally break the curse? Or is she doomed to have yet
another miserable holiday?
7. Victoriana
Heather Hiestand
Lonely American Robyne Arthur, a special needs bus driver, pops into an
alternate universe where it is always 1862 London. There she meets the
intimidating Edward, Earl of Chester, and falls in love with him and the needy
children of the realm. Can she find a place for herself in Victoriana?
8. The Greatest Gift of All
Candace Gold
While still nursing her wounds from being left at the altar a month before her
wedding, Claudia Sykes is talked into attending a Valentine's Day dance. There
she meets Adam Devine and soon forgets her ex and the pain he caused her. They
fall in love, but Adam is a reservist in the National Guard and is deployed to
Iraq. Claudia fears he won't return and she'll lose him as she lost her ex. When
Adam's letters stop abruptly, she fears the worst. Will her worst fears come
true or does Adam return to her?
9. Rachel's Light
Victoria Houseman
Rachel Levine has come to Charleston, SC from Europe during the birth of the
Colonies. Employed by Samuel Stein as a nanny to his two young children, she
wants to help her family as best she can as they begin their new life. A
loveless, angry marriage, injured in the American Revolution, Samuel is an
bitter, lonely man and lashes out at everyone, including Rachel. Rachel realizes
there is a man needing compassion and love underneath all that bitterness, but
fears he will never allow himself to love her. Samuel discovers Rachel is the
one person that can heal his soul and touch his heart - but he doesn't know how
to let her accomplish this daunting task. Rachel's Light is the story of two
souls finding love and hope through one another during the glorious time of
Chanukah - the Festival of Lights.
10. Tempt Me Twice
By Anna Kathryn Lanier
Seven years ago, Meghan Shelton fell in love with Peter Bourne, Duke of
Prestwick, only to learn his seduction was a means to win a bet. Ashamed and
pregnant, Meghan flees England. On her return, she literally runs into Peter.
This time she has more to protect than her heart, she has a daughter, too. One
look at Meghan and Peter knows he was foolish to think he could seduce her and
not love her. Now he has to gain her forgiveness and work his way back into her
heart. Will Meghan be tempted twice by the man she loves
11. Christmas Wonderland
by Leanne Burroughs
Gregory Giovanni has everything. He's rich and owns several stores. In fact, he
owns an entire shopping mall. But money can't make his little girl not hurt when
she walks. And it doesn't make him not lonely when he goes home at night. When
Santa's elf walks into his life--in the form of Samantha Noelle--Gregory's world
is turned upside down. Can an elf from Santa's Christmas Wonderland really bring
him everything money can't buy?
12.
The Power of Love
by Kemberlee Shortland
When Elaine discovers she was pregnant, she hesitates telling her husband,
Ethan. They were newlyweds and wanted to wait until they were ready to start a
family. Ethan surprised her by accepting early parenthood, embracing the idea
more fully than either of them expected. But when they receive bad news after a
prenatal exam, both must face that their charmed lives were about to come
crashing down around them. Do Christmas wishes really come true? Elaine would
stake her life on it!
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