Christmas Short Stories Anthology

Give the gift of love this holiday season with five romantic, magical Christmas stories - and feel as if you've just been kissed beneath the mistletoe. Originally published in separate anthologies and out of print for many years, these Christmas-themed novellas by legendary Regency romance author Barbara Metzger are in one volume for the first time ever!

Originally published in the 1876 Christmas edition of The Graphic, Christmas at Thompson Hall is a Victorian tale concerning the proper Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their journey from southern France to Thompson Hall to celebrate Christmas with their relatives - a trip that becomes a comedy of errors once Mr. Brown's throat condition, a malady that almost prevented the trip entirely, worsens.

Here is a charming Christmas tale about a young woman staying with her aunt in rural New England. When Sophie invites her high-society friends to visit her and Aunt Pemy, they quickly - and much to their delight - discover that there's much more to country life than they had ever imagined.

Denver, Colorado, 1914 Joy Michaels, grieving mother and widow, resides in an aging but remarkable Denver home: a beautiful, three-story Victorian/Queen Anne mansion resplendent with towers, turrets, peaks, and gables and known locally as Palmer House. Palmer House—a most extraordinary refuge for young women rescued from prostitution. Joy and her mother, Rose Thoresen, share the responsibilities of ministering to and mentoring the young women who live under Palmer House’s roof. But now Joy faces an agonizing decision: Should she remain true to the memory of her first love or open her ...

CHRISTMAS IN SEATTLE It’s Christmas Eve, and jet-setting Ariella and her husband are in Seattle for an elegant party. After a steamy encounter on top of the Space Needle, Ariella enters the ballroom to discover that a menacing stranger has revealed a secret from her past to everyone in the room. Although Ariella puts on a brave face, her character is called into question by the very person she trusts most in the world: her sexy millionaire husband. When she finds herself out on the dark, rainy streets of Seattle on Christmas Eve, she is confronted with the possibility that her happily-...

It all started ten months ago. I had just gotten to Fallen Peak and met my new boss. Ledger Miles. He’d be the man of her dreams if he wasn’t such a jerk. When the accident happens and I’m called to the hospital, I’m shocked to learn that Ledger doesn’t remember his life. In fact, the only thing he is sure of, is that we’re married.

In this cozy Christmas story, learn whether Michael and Shay will get a second chance at love under the mistletoe.

In spite of a brief experimentation early in their relationship, Doc and Carrie Baumgartner have since maintained a monogamous marriage without too much difficulty or even temptation - until now. A move far from home, coupled with new friends and long hours away from each other, have left the young Baumgartner couple on shaky ground. Doc believes bringing in someone "new" like they did early in their relationship might add just the spice their marriage needs, but Carrie isn't so sure about that plan.

Christmas Kisses is a collection from five best-selling and award-winning authors. Set in the snowy town of Echo Ridge in upstate New York, these inspirational romances are sure to delight while you sip cocoa by the fire and listen to Christmas carols.

Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas in Five Staves when he was 31. Now with numerous adaptations for film, television, radio, stage - and indeed in audio - it has become an essential part of Christmas for many. Raconteurs Audio has created this collection to include Dickens’ two Christmas novellas, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth, as well as some of his lesser known short stories with a Christmas theme.

This holiday bundle features six entertaining and delightful audio stories for the whole family to enjoy year-round. Perfect for the audiobook lovers on your list! Each story is performed by a full cast of voice actors with sound effects and music. Includes Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Bell by Hans Christian Andersen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Cinderella by Charles Perrault, Snow White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

Having abandoned hope that his beloved youngest son, John, will ever return home, aging family patriarch Branch Callahan cancels Christmas. When all appears lost, a mysterious visitor arrives at his mansion on her Honda Gold Wing and takes him for a ride that challenges him to recall the blessings in his life. Will this journey on a cold Christmas Eve restore Branch's faith in miracles?

Five fun cozy mystery books with pet-sitter Polly Parrett.

Kids and children will enjoy these cute and fun holiday stories. These Christmas stories are fantastic for listening aloud with friends and family and can be used as soothing bedtime stories. Also included are some hilarious Christmas jokes and riddles!

A magical Christmas tale with supernatural paramedic Dean Flynn. Bryce, a Christmas elf, fell from his shelf. His leg is broken and he can’t give his report to Santa in time for Christmas Eve. Lucky for him, Extreme Medical Services paramedic to the supernatural Dean Flynn is on the job. With a few of his friends along for the ride, Dean responds to the call for help. Will he help Bryce in time to meet the “Big Guy” and his sleigh? Find out in this heart-warming Christmas tale. Pick up this urban fantasy holiday short story now!

Clayton knows he has to save Isabelle, but he needs to get back in touch with his faith to do it. Once he realizes that Isabelle has already opened his heart again, finding his faith comes easily. Saving her before Christmas might not be quite as easy. He’ll need all of his friends and his newly restored faith to help him save Isabelle—and save Christmas in the process! Read all the books in A Home for Christmas Billionaire Cowboys series by bestselling author Brenda Clemmons! Book 1 My Cowboy Billionaire Christmas Rescue Book 2 My Cowboy Billionaire Christmas Mystery Book 3 My Cowboy ...

She's not the biggest fan of Christmas–which is akin to a major sin in the little town of Snowflake Hollow. And with a name like Holly White, it's fitting that she owns the only B&B in town. The whole season is a huge deal, and the people coming to stay at the B&B are paying a premium to get the ultimate festive experience. She's trying to keep the guests busy, but Hank the Handyman just broke his leg trying to hang the lights. Now she has to figure out how to make the holiday festivities happen all by herself.

Christmas may come but once a year but human emotions, the driving force of our characters, are with us every day. Yet, somehow these same emotions when they happen at Christmas seem amplified; we seem more tender to their touch, their words. In this volume we take the verse and poems of our classic poets and put them alongside our short story masters to reveal a Christmas that everyone remembers and that everyone wants to be part of.

Judging a chocolate-making competition for the women’s shelter’s annual fundraiser should be an easy, even pleasurable, assignment for Maise, new food critic for the Bloomingfield Daily Dispatch. Too bad just the smell of chocolate makes her stomach roil. By the time she reaches the last table, she hopes her face isn’t as green as her holiday sweater. But the tall, square-jawed man behind piles of fudge makes her want to linger, even savor the moment along with his chocolate-coffee-flavored confection.

A magical selection of stories for Christmas time