Author: Tami Lund
Publisher: Tami Lund
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.
Santa's Destiny
Author: Tami Lund
Publisher: Tami Lund
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.
Publisher: Tami Lund
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.
Being Santa Claus
Author: Sal Lizard
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101600527
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A veteran Santa reveals heartwarming true stories and lessons from his twenty-year career spreading Christmas magic. With the holiday shopping season beginning earlier each year, more than ever. Americans are struggling to remember the true meaning of Christmas. And who better to deliver the gift of Christmas inspiration than a man who has spent the last two decades playing Santa? Sal Lizard was in his twenties when his beard and hair turned completely white. Today he appears everywhere from malls and parades to schools and hospitals. And— from his custom-made red velvet suits to the mistletoe that hangs from the rearview mirror in his Santa-mobile—he is Santa Claus three hundred and sixty-five days a year. In Being Santa Claus Sal reflects on his experiences with both children and adults including: Christmas magic is all around us: We don’t always see it, but it is there, shaping and enriching our lives. Sometimes you need to go that extra mile:Santa Claus is the one person who can’t even use a blizzard as an excuse not to honor his commitments, and Sal teaches adults the importance of always showing up for our children. Even a small child can make a big difference: Sal has met some impressive children over the years, and he’s learned that you don’t need to be a grown-up to make an impact on the world around you. In Being Santa Claus Sal shares these lessons, along with often heartwarming, occasionally heartbreaking, and sometimes downright hysterical stories from his twenty-year career as Santa.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101600527
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A veteran Santa reveals heartwarming true stories and lessons from his twenty-year career spreading Christmas magic. With the holiday shopping season beginning earlier each year, more than ever. Americans are struggling to remember the true meaning of Christmas. And who better to deliver the gift of Christmas inspiration than a man who has spent the last two decades playing Santa? Sal Lizard was in his twenties when his beard and hair turned completely white. Today he appears everywhere from malls and parades to schools and hospitals. And— from his custom-made red velvet suits to the mistletoe that hangs from the rearview mirror in his Santa-mobile—he is Santa Claus three hundred and sixty-five days a year. In Being Santa Claus Sal reflects on his experiences with both children and adults including: Christmas magic is all around us: We don’t always see it, but it is there, shaping and enriching our lives. Sometimes you need to go that extra mile:Santa Claus is the one person who can’t even use a blizzard as an excuse not to honor his commitments, and Sal teaches adults the importance of always showing up for our children. Even a small child can make a big difference: Sal has met some impressive children over the years, and he’s learned that you don’t need to be a grown-up to make an impact on the world around you. In Being Santa Claus Sal shares these lessons, along with often heartwarming, occasionally heartbreaking, and sometimes downright hysterical stories from his twenty-year career as Santa.
Defining Destiny
Author: Gina Lea
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480805130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Growing up in the small town of Destinybay, Sara, Alex and Diana were as tight as the Three Musketeers, bound by a friendship forged in childhood and made complete by their vow to escape their hometown someday to find love, adventure and their own true destiny. Never once in those young dreams did Sara believe shed end up back here in the middle of her life, a divorced mother of her own rebellious teenager, with no job, no home and no future in sight. With Alex stuck in the same sinking boat and Diana ready to weigh in, Sara resigns herself to living with her mother. But time is not always kind and Sara discovers her hometown has been dying in her absence with many of those historic buildings now abandoned and whispering regrets around every corner. Faster than she can rewrite her own life, Sara is opening a coffee shop downtown while navigating the stormy waters of rebooting her childhood friendships and fending off her childhood beau Sam, who is running a charter fishing business on the bay. Just as she and her friends begin to find their safe harbor, will secrets and jealousy create waves that threaten to destroy the future they are working so hard to build? Sara, Alex and Diana will discover the power of childhood promises and regrets amidst the waves of change and loss that life holds. Can they recapture the strength of their bond in time to turn those regrets into grace and unlock the knowledge that its never too late to define your destiny and discover where your True North lies?
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480805130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Growing up in the small town of Destinybay, Sara, Alex and Diana were as tight as the Three Musketeers, bound by a friendship forged in childhood and made complete by their vow to escape their hometown someday to find love, adventure and their own true destiny. Never once in those young dreams did Sara believe shed end up back here in the middle of her life, a divorced mother of her own rebellious teenager, with no job, no home and no future in sight. With Alex stuck in the same sinking boat and Diana ready to weigh in, Sara resigns herself to living with her mother. But time is not always kind and Sara discovers her hometown has been dying in her absence with many of those historic buildings now abandoned and whispering regrets around every corner. Faster than she can rewrite her own life, Sara is opening a coffee shop downtown while navigating the stormy waters of rebooting her childhood friendships and fending off her childhood beau Sam, who is running a charter fishing business on the bay. Just as she and her friends begin to find their safe harbor, will secrets and jealousy create waves that threaten to destroy the future they are working so hard to build? Sara, Alex and Diana will discover the power of childhood promises and regrets amidst the waves of change and loss that life holds. Can they recapture the strength of their bond in time to turn those regrets into grace and unlock the knowledge that its never too late to define your destiny and discover where your True North lies?
Destiny's Quartet
Author: Barbara Knight
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456893823
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Julie Smith and Graeme McKenzie grew up together but their budding teenage romance dramatically stalls. Julie becomes a leading fashion designer in New Zealand while Graeme follows an exciting career in the R.A.F. Both separately marry, but they secretly hold deeply hidden feelings for each other. Thrown together by a chance encounter in Sydney, Australia their mutual secret surfaces and a sensuous weekend follows. Yet professional and domestic commitments means they must part once more. Can their normal lives ever resume? Can they live a doublelife? Follow them through four stages of their diverse worlds of high fashion and of a high ranking and heroic air force officer.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456893823
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Julie Smith and Graeme McKenzie grew up together but their budding teenage romance dramatically stalls. Julie becomes a leading fashion designer in New Zealand while Graeme follows an exciting career in the R.A.F. Both separately marry, but they secretly hold deeply hidden feelings for each other. Thrown together by a chance encounter in Sydney, Australia their mutual secret surfaces and a sensuous weekend follows. Yet professional and domestic commitments means they must part once more. Can their normal lives ever resume? Can they live a doublelife? Follow them through four stages of their diverse worlds of high fashion and of a high ranking and heroic air force officer.
Confessions of a Bad Boy Santa
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
ISBN: 1928056938
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
As the owner and CEO of Sugar Bites, a multi-million dollar Candy Company, I set the office rules, and always lead by example. Until sweet little Eden sits on my lap and tells me all her Christmas wishes. She had no idea I was behind the beard, and I had no idea that beneath her hideous Christmas sweaters, my newly appointed public relations manager was more naughty than nice. I should stay away. I want to stay away. The whole no fraternizing rule was put in place for a reason, but when she’s tasked with helping me try out a new body chocolate, things get a little…sticky. I know better than to break my own rules, then again, they don’t call me Santa Bad Boy because I’m…you know…good.
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
ISBN: 1928056938
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
As the owner and CEO of Sugar Bites, a multi-million dollar Candy Company, I set the office rules, and always lead by example. Until sweet little Eden sits on my lap and tells me all her Christmas wishes. She had no idea I was behind the beard, and I had no idea that beneath her hideous Christmas sweaters, my newly appointed public relations manager was more naughty than nice. I should stay away. I want to stay away. The whole no fraternizing rule was put in place for a reason, but when she’s tasked with helping me try out a new body chocolate, things get a little…sticky. I know better than to break my own rules, then again, they don’t call me Santa Bad Boy because I’m…you know…good.
I'm So Full of Happy Today
Author: Martin Andersen
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1633535495
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018! A celebration of one of the most simple joys in life: the unwitting comedy of children. Is there anything more likely to make you laugh and put a smile on your face than the innocent and funny remark of a child? Ever since Art Linkletter first published Kids Say the Darndest Things in 1957, people have laughed and been delighted with the things kids say. The Danes have a word for the feeling of happy delight that you get from simple things in life: “hygge.” In I’m So Full of Happy Today: The Hygge Wisdom of Children you will explore many of the hilarious things kids say in our world today, like these quotes: Dylan, age 5, “Mom, did it hurt much when you gave birth to Daddy?” Keira, age 8, “Being in love is like having a birthday in your stomach.” Miley, age 3, “When I grow up, I want to be pregnant. Or a princess.” Jack, age 5, “Mom, how old were you when you were my age?” The latest in funny kids books: I’m So Full of Happy Today is a heartwarming collection of the remarkably observant, funny, and wise things said by children, aged two to ten years. All of the stories have a very real and personal feel, and include the name and age of each child. These playful, sometimes “tongue-in-cheek” tales straight from the minds and mouths of kids will have you learning and laughing long after you’ve turned the last page. You will be hygge happy!
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1633535495
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018! A celebration of one of the most simple joys in life: the unwitting comedy of children. Is there anything more likely to make you laugh and put a smile on your face than the innocent and funny remark of a child? Ever since Art Linkletter first published Kids Say the Darndest Things in 1957, people have laughed and been delighted with the things kids say. The Danes have a word for the feeling of happy delight that you get from simple things in life: “hygge.” In I’m So Full of Happy Today: The Hygge Wisdom of Children you will explore many of the hilarious things kids say in our world today, like these quotes: Dylan, age 5, “Mom, did it hurt much when you gave birth to Daddy?” Keira, age 8, “Being in love is like having a birthday in your stomach.” Miley, age 3, “When I grow up, I want to be pregnant. Or a princess.” Jack, age 5, “Mom, how old were you when you were my age?” The latest in funny kids books: I’m So Full of Happy Today is a heartwarming collection of the remarkably observant, funny, and wise things said by children, aged two to ten years. All of the stories have a very real and personal feel, and include the name and age of each child. These playful, sometimes “tongue-in-cheek” tales straight from the minds and mouths of kids will have you learning and laughing long after you’ve turned the last page. You will be hygge happy!
Analyzing Christmas in Film
Author: Lauren Rosewarne
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498541828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498541828
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.
Charming Christmas
Author: Carly Alexander
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 1496706501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Previously published as The secret life of Mrs. Claus"--Title page verso.
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 1496706501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Previously published as The secret life of Mrs. Claus"--Title page verso.
Eternity
Author: Tami Lund
Publisher: Tami Lund
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
I wanted to find myself, so I joined the shadowy vampire world of Blood Courtesans, where blood and sex are money and humans are sold to the highest bidder. Instead, I found love. And then he cut me loose. So I ran away to Jamaica to forget him. My name is Abby, and now I’ve stumbled into a world far, far worse than the Blood Courtesan circuit. The only one who can save me is the one who swore he loved me too much to keep me. Welcome to the Blood Courtesans Series, where vampires are real, rich, powerful—and hungry. Blood is bought and sold like fine wine, and the best blood goes to the highest bidder. It's not supposed to be about love...until it is. ETERNITY is Abby’s story and is the sequel to RESIST, her sister Anya’s story, which can be purchased at your favorite ebook retailer.
Publisher: Tami Lund
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
I wanted to find myself, so I joined the shadowy vampire world of Blood Courtesans, where blood and sex are money and humans are sold to the highest bidder. Instead, I found love. And then he cut me loose. So I ran away to Jamaica to forget him. My name is Abby, and now I’ve stumbled into a world far, far worse than the Blood Courtesan circuit. The only one who can save me is the one who swore he loved me too much to keep me. Welcome to the Blood Courtesans Series, where vampires are real, rich, powerful—and hungry. Blood is bought and sold like fine wine, and the best blood goes to the highest bidder. It's not supposed to be about love...until it is. ETERNITY is Abby’s story and is the sequel to RESIST, her sister Anya’s story, which can be purchased at your favorite ebook retailer.
Every Rejection You Make
Author: TJ Bell
Publisher: Tami Lund LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Betrayed by another and assigned to bond with a wolf she doesn’t even like… In Faerell, the land of fae and wolves, to be a true Warrior, one must bond with another. A wolf and a faery. It has been that way since the beginning of time. Tessa, a faery, was betrayed by her Warrior partner and wants nothing more than to hide in the forest and tend to her wounded pride. The queen has other ideas. She assigns Tessa to work with Rollo, a once-rogue wolf who has never bonded with a faery in all of his hundreds of years of existence. Now, the two of them are tasked with guarding the queen’s most dangerous prisoner. While they see to that important task, Rollo insists they can figure out how to bond as Warriors. Tessa isn’t interested. She just wants to do her job and avoid the demons from her past. She is also worried about this attraction brewing between the two of them. Because that is not the sort of bond they should be forming. This book contains a freshly appointed queen who is still finding her way in a new-to-her world, bad guys lurking in the shadows, a strong heroine, a snarky anti-hero, an undeniable attraction… and it all happens in a world parallel to ours, one few know even exists. Faerell series, in reading order: Once Rejected, Twice Shy Every Rejection You Make Hard to Reject ~ coming soon
Publisher: Tami Lund LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Betrayed by another and assigned to bond with a wolf she doesn’t even like… In Faerell, the land of fae and wolves, to be a true Warrior, one must bond with another. A wolf and a faery. It has been that way since the beginning of time. Tessa, a faery, was betrayed by her Warrior partner and wants nothing more than to hide in the forest and tend to her wounded pride. The queen has other ideas. She assigns Tessa to work with Rollo, a once-rogue wolf who has never bonded with a faery in all of his hundreds of years of existence. Now, the two of them are tasked with guarding the queen’s most dangerous prisoner. While they see to that important task, Rollo insists they can figure out how to bond as Warriors. Tessa isn’t interested. She just wants to do her job and avoid the demons from her past. She is also worried about this attraction brewing between the two of them. Because that is not the sort of bond they should be forming. This book contains a freshly appointed queen who is still finding her way in a new-to-her world, bad guys lurking in the shadows, a strong heroine, a snarky anti-hero, an undeniable attraction… and it all happens in a world parallel to ours, one few know even exists. Faerell series, in reading order: Once Rejected, Twice Shy Every Rejection You Make Hard to Reject ~ coming soon