Christmas Anthology Stories

A rather unattractive itinerant flute-player and music copyist is sent away on Christmas Eve - causing a family to feel uncomfortably guilty. Lagerlof was a Swedish novelist, who in 1909 became the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Her work is deeply rooted in Nordic legends and history.

Mirabilia: contos de Natal é o conjunto de maravilhas que nasceu do encontro entre pessoas que cultivavam o sonho de escrever. Cada um a seu modo, os 22 autores que compõem esta obra aprenderam a respirar e observar o mundo, calçar os sapatos do outro, enxergar muito além do próprio território e recriar a ordem da vida em contos para rir, chorar, pensar. São provas honestas de uma experiência que virou alegria, sonho realizado, uma mirabilia coletiva.

The following tale is one of Christmas. Santiago has lived for years far away from his birth homeland. He knew what he was called to do. He was determined to accomplish his undertaking, no matter who it was that stood in his way. In the end, his task was completed, and he could rest easily as he returned into his long-departed mother's arms...and the home that he had been gone from for so many years. Find out what Santiago came to the tropics to do, what his obstacles were, and how his saga related to Christmas.

Christmas on Big Rattle is a rugged story of an unlikely gift exchange - even if only one knew that gifts would be exchanged. Archer invited his friend Sacobie into his cabin where the exchange would take place. It was only on Christmas morning that Archer discovered the exchange. Was it robbery or generosity?

NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling Author This novel can be read as a stand-alone book or as part of the bestselling series, Simone: Adventures in Dating. Simone Stevens has never been lucky in love, but that doesn't stop her from trying. When she meets a sexy mall Santa who sweeps her off her stilettos, she vows to give herself--and him--a Christmas Eve to remember. After a passionate night in front of the fireplace, it soon becomes apparent that this Christmas-obsessed hunk is hiding something. When he leaves abruptly, Simone is left wondering whether their evening together was nothing more than ...

Down at the Front, on a cold winter's night in 1914, amidst the worst war the world had ever seen, an inexplicable silence spread from man to man. Belief was in the air. Then the soldiers ceased fire and the magic of Christmas took hold....

The third audiobook in the delightful series set in Carrington’s Department Store. Georgie Hart and Carrington’s Department Store have got the world at their feet. Since a reality TV series put them both on the map, life has been amazing! Carrington’s profits are in the pink, Georgie has carved herself a place in the nation’s heart and her romance with Tom, the store’s boss, has finally blossomed. Now summertime has come to Mulberry-on-Sea, and Georgie is in great demand.

Schauspieler Tom Pauls und Autor Peter Ufer erzählen heitere Geschichten aus der Weihnachtszeit. Dabei schonen sie weder Nikolaus noch Knecht Ruprecht, und auch die liebe Familie wird ins Adventschaos verwickelt: Wenn ein Bayer in Sachsen beschwipst im Schwibbogen landet, der Gänsebraten verloren geht, ältere Damen als Mietomas Heiligabend feiern müssen oder der Haushase durchdreht, ist die schöne Bescherung nicht mehr weit. Ergänzt werden die Erzählungen durch die Lieblingsgedichte der beiden Weihnachtsfreunde.

Christmas is a magical time when friends gather to watch zombie porn and fathers tell their children heartwarming stories of murder. This collection brings together three tales of Christmas, death, genocide, and teddy bears. This collection contains the following stories by Tim Lieder: "Santa Claus Dies", "The Xmas Video", and "The Man in the Red Suit".

"Dengang, der var mange eventyr, glemte man at fortælle om tandfeen og hendes hemmelige juleselskab. Nu skal du bare høre - men shhh! Husk, det er en hemmelig historie." Sådan begynder det fortryllende sjove og spændende juleeventyr, hvor det vrimler med alfer, den dejlige tandfe, en klog ugle og - ikke mindst - en fæl drillenisse, der prøver at ødelægge Julen. Eventyret, der er i 4 dele med 24 kapitler - et for hver dag - er skrevet af Sally Sharf og illustreret af Nataschja Caja. Historien er for børn i 5-12-årsalderen og kan med fordel fortælles i forbindelse med advent frem til jul.

Novelista ruso, uno de los más importantes de la literatura universal, que escudriñó hasta el fondo de la mente y el corazón humanos, y cuya obra narrativa ejerció una profunda influencia en todos los ámbitos de la cultura moderna.

Offered for the first time as a single purchase, listeners can now experience Fiona “Blue” Shaefer’s journey from troubled teen to hopeful young adult and take in the full scope of R.J. Sullivan’s paranormal thrillers. This omnibus includes both novels in her series and a holiday short story that caps off this phase of her young life: Haunting Blue, Virtual Blue, and Blue Christmas: A Holiday Short Story.

Es weihnachtet sehr unter rasenden und verschnupften Hasen, einem Weihnachtswichtel, der im verschneiten Wald einen Teddybären findet, Rentieren und Tigern. Ein winterlicher Ohrwürmchen-Spaß mit viel Musik und Geräuschen sowie den Titeln:"Wenn sieben weihnachtliche Hasen fröhlich um die Tanne rasen", "Wenn sieben kleine Hasen Schnupfennasen haben", "Wenn sieben wilde kleine Hasen dem Nachbarn gleich zu Hilfe rasen", "Ein Geschenk vom Weihnachtswichtel", "Der Weihnachtswichtel und der kleine Bär", "Rentier Mattis erstes Weihnachten" und "Tatz und Tiger feiern Weihnachten".

Weihnachtsstimmung mit Astrid Lindgrens schönsten Geschichten aus dem vorweihnachtlichen Schweden. Mit dabei sind Lasse, Bosse, Lisa, Britta, Inga, Ole und die kleine Kerstin aus Bullerbü, Madita und ihre kleine Schwester Lisabet, Pelle, Johann und sein Kälbchen sowie natürlich Pippi Langstrumpf. Gelesen von Peter Weis, Gabriele Blum, Dagmar Dreke, Wolf Frass und Carla Sachse. Mit den Geschichten: "Pippi Langstrumpf feiert Weihnachten", "Ein Kalb fällt vom Himmel", "Wie gut, dass es Weihnachtsferien gibt, sagte Madita", "Pelle zieht aus" und "Weihnachten in Bullerbü".

Rasmus Klump og vennerne elsker december! Og selvom december kan føles lang, er der både travlt og tid til eventyr i Rasmus Klumps juletid. Rasmus Klumps Pixi®-julekalender indeholder 24 Pixi®-historier med en sød historie fra Rasmus Klumps trygge univers til hver dag i december.

Join Crazy Dog and Crazy Cat on their mission to meet Santa Claus. Surely, there is fun along the way in this short story!

We Bleed Red & Green presents 12 chilling tales for the holidays from author Jeff C. Carter. Santa gets tough on the Naughty List, a shut-in becomes addicted to a mysterious snow globe, and a poor inventor must forge his escape from a deadly curse. See how the Christmas spirit haunts playgrounds, dive bars, desperate thieves, and jungle explorers.

When the local club throws a Ménage Night Before Christmas party for charity, Roxie learns that scrumptious blue-collar co-worker Evan Johnston will be playing doctor.... Evan is playing doctor and offering one lucky lady an erotic sensual exam - along with a sizzling ménage a trois, and he's got only one sexy fantasy lady in mind for the naughty deed...if she'll play with him.

What do you do when you see children whose lives are so bad it breaks your heart? One woman took a risk. What she saw was none of her business. But to love...was her business. From the author of a Top-100 Free eBook for Kindle, "Killing of Train-Man Brown" and "The Christmas Mirror: Santa's Last Letter to a Wonderful Child" (number-one in two categories in both the US and UK).

A story set in Bethlehem during the time of the first Christmas. A lonely, sad shepherd, asleep when the angels sang their triumphant song, missed his chance of seeing the new baby. In time and through hardships, the memory of the baby's mother led him to the child.