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Every year, Erica, Claudia, and Anna reunite for their book club holiday. They’re bonded by years of friendship and a deep love of books, but there is still so much they keep from each other. At the cosy Maple Sugar Inn, Hattie specialises in making her guests’ dreams come true, but this Christmas all she wants is to survive the festive season. Between running the inn and being a single mother, Hattie is close to breaking point. Over the course of an eventful week, Hattie sees that the friends are each carrying around unspoken truths.

"Well, John," said the ministers wife, coming suddenly into the study a few minutes after the postman had left the parsonage, "What does William write? I saw his letter. Please read it to me." The Miracle at Markham was written during the summer of 1808, and read the following fall and winter by the author to his Sunday evening congregation in the Central Church, Topeka, Kansas. It was then published as a serial in The Ram's Horn, Chicago. The facts as to church crowding, at least in small towns in the middle west of this country, are too evident to require any argument.

The kingdom of Struggle is being lied to by an unseen enemy, "Liar." Lurking in the sinister forest, Liar attacks the minds of the villagers by whispering subtle thoughts into the villagers' minds at night. Liar's poisonous serpents advance against a people ignorant of their true enemy—an enemy trying to convince them to murder a righteous king. Liar has been warring against the kingdom of Struggle without opposition, and his greatest harvest is truth and freedom. Poor, orphaned, and alone, the unlikely-named "Prince" sparks a rebellion.

This Yuletide collection of stories, poems, and essays has been rescued from obscurity by the editor, who has also edited and annotated them to make these wonderful classics more easily accessible to modern listeners. While some of these authors may be unknown to you, their works have been included in this collection because of their capacity to instantly intrigue and delight. Give them a try, and don't be surprised if a few of them make their way onto your list of all-time personal Christmas favorites!

Here are three stories you will love. The Original Sin is a collection of fictional vignettes full of intrigue, deception, power, hope, and love. Each compelling story chronicles the journey of the original sin in the hearts of humanity. They reveal the disastrous results that can arise when jealousy injects its poison into the lifeblood of humankind; but they also offer the hope and redemption that comes when we respond to God. You will be enchanted by these dramatic stories as you witness the deceptive pull of jealousy in the lives of Cain and Abel, Sarah and Hagar, and Judas. The stories...

Ebeneezer Scrooge runs a tight shop with a tight fist and a sharp tongue. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley. Marley relates that in order for Scrooge’s soul to be reclaimed, he must be haunted by three spirits. The first of the three appear, and Scrooge’s reclamation begins.

Gabriel "paced the halls of heaven" as he memorized God's message to Mary. He wondered what she would say. The Christmas story unfolds as never before through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth. Listen to Joseph's struggle. Rejoice with Elizabeth and Zachariah. Worship with the magi. Hear the fear in Herod's voice. Receive the blessing of Simeon and Anna. And, like the shepherds, shout for joy!

One of the most popular stories ever written, this allegory tells of Christian, an everyman character, who makes his way from the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" of Zion. Christian finds himself weighed down by a great burden he carries from reading a book (obviously the Bible). This burden, which could cause him to sink into hell (Tophet), is Christian's acute, immediate concern, and impels him to a crisis: what to do for deliverance.

Prepare to be captivated by the thrilling and heart-wrenching story of Natalie Merchant and her best friend, Leah as they navigate the difficult aftermath of a catastrophic fire that razed the orphanage they called home. Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, their dear friend Jo becomes a mail order bride, leaving Natalie questioning her own future and purpose in life.With God as her guide, Natalie takes a leap of faith and follows in Jo's footsteps, becoming engaged to a man in a new town. But the path to true love is never smooth, and Natalie finds herself embroiled in a ...

The Christmas-crazy Carrolls are back – and this time, they’re in NEW YORK! Holly and her family are about to lead the famous Christmas parade in New York City! But there’s a hitch. They have been invited to join the EXCLUSIVE Christmas Club, whose members are among the MOST CHRISTMASSY FAMILIES IN THE WORLD. They simply have to follow the mysterious White Reindeer to find the Christmas Club’s secret headquarters in Manhattan. But when the White Reindeer shows up in the MIDDLE of the Christmas parade, the Carrolls are faced with a dilemma.

Return to Windfall, Montana, and join the Lucas Family in this boxed set! In this Collection Two from bestseller and Top 20 Kindle All-Star authors Brenda Clemmons with Katie Wyatt! The mystery of who is sabotaging the ranch continues—and the danger escalates by the day. Meanwhile, distant relative Sara, close family friend Kennedy, and the Lucas’ only son, Nathan, each find love in turn with Windfall, Montana, locals. You'll get THREE full-length novels (Books 4- 6), each featuring the Lucas family, Three new romances all the more challenging. Only God will see the young couples ...

When young minister Noah and his dutiful wife arrive at their new post in the hills, they find a gray and wet little town where it's been raining for as long as anyone can remember. Noah's wife is determined to help her husband revive this soggy congregation, but she soon finds her efforts thwarted by her eccentric new neighbors, among them an idiom-wielding Italian hardware store owner, a towering town matriarch, and a lovelorn zookeeper determined to stand by his charges.

Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured. His workmen, selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and everyone is as busy as can be from one year's end to another. One would think that our good old Santa Claus, who devotes his days to making children happy, would have no enemies on all the Earth; and, as a matter of fact, for a long period of time he encountered nothing but love wherever he might go.

From the creator of Dalziel and Pascoe comes a fantastic collection of crime stories complete with a foreword by Mick Herron.

In the center of suffering and death, there is a persistent voice that whispers, "Our time here is not permanent." Abaddon is determined to destroy all inhabitants on planet earth. Adonai is determined to save them at any cost. Abba loves them all. Anon is tasked with recording every word, every action, and every conflict during a war that centers on good versus evil. No matter who wins this war, planet earth will be destroyed.

Angels and demons. Zombies and ghosts. Water serpents and cyborg dragons. Heaven and hell. Politics and religion. Brennan and Kahli experience it all when their lives are flipped upside down by a miracle man named Sarx, who is on a mission to install a kingdom on the earth that will overthrow the great dragon and end the corruption that plagues it. As this allegorical fantasy unfolds, you just might find yourself seeing the Gospel story in a whole new light.

Virginia had experienced the power and direction of the five stones; now, she would need to use them again. For entirely different reasons. Keeping her marriage together was not the only thing on her mind. Having a child wasn't going to happen in the usual way, and Virginia was determined that adoption was the answer. If she did all of the right things, said all of the right words; if she remembered the five stones in her journey to get her child, God would surely have to answer her.

Get into the spirit, along with Scrooge, Marley, three ghosts, and a host of unforgettable characters. This is a wonderful rendition of the timeless Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, to be enjoyed again and again from season to season.

Journey Through the Narrow Gate is where imagination and reality meet at the crossroads of despair and hope. It's also a place where time and eternity meet personal pain and its healing. It is where one can discover the missing pieces for what has been longed for yet has been almost forgotten. Dennis Stephan Cole is a pastor, actor, director, playwright, and author. He has one master's degree attending two seminaries, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Azusa Pacific Graduate School of Theology.

What if God exists in other dimensions and outside of time as we know it?What if aliens believe in Him too?What if zombies were something altogether different?What if the future lives in our past?What if our myths are based on actual events?Welcome to my assumptions that there is a God (the one we know of from our Holy Scriptures) who works in wondrous and mysterious ways. These stories are a blend of my religious belief mixed with science fiction and flavored with surprise.