Funny Christmas

When Lisa Marsh reluctantly agrees to serve Thanksgiving dinner at the local community center, she’s not prepared for the chaos that ensues. Between the lively teenagers, fiercely independent veterans, eccentric seniors, and one particularly gruff homeless man named Pete, the evening spirals into a disaster. But when her best friend dares her to do more, Lisa accepts the challenge: she’s going to help Pete turn his life around—whether he likes it or not. Her plan? Simple: clean him up (starting with a shave), find him a job, and make him respectable. Pete, however, has no interest in ...

Fantasy, mystery, and adventure collide in this exciting story that will leave you believing in the magic of Christmas! The perfect book for kids ages 8 to 12 this holiday season. Leo spends his time drinking hot cocoa, inventing new toys, and celebrating Christmas––but he is no ordinary elf! Leo is Santa’s guardian and sworn protector of the North Pole. Leo's life is pretty great, until the day Santa Claus tells him the world’s Christmas Spirit is in danger. With Christmas just around the corner, Santa Claus sends Leo on a mission to find the evil Sorrow King, a powerful wizard who...

‘A masterpiece. It’s like Jim Thompson and Irvine Welsh got together to write a Tony Black story’ BARRY GRAHAM When young Scots carpenter Joe is visited by the Wing Wizard Davie Cooper one Christmas Eve he gets the shock of his life—his partner is to give birth to a king that very night. Setting off through their scheme—guided only by an unusual, yet familiar, constellation—Joe and Mary-doll soon discover their shared passion for the opposing ends of the Scottish football terraces unites them in ways they could never have imagined. The Holy Father is a novelette delving into the...

A charming and heartwarming romance, set in the breathtaking Brecon Beacons of Wales. Think Emmerdale meets Bridget Jones! Amy's world has fallen apart. Homeless and heartbroken after sacrificing her career for a cheating boyfriend, she’s sworn off men for good. When she's offered the use of quaint Well Cottage for six months, it feels like a lifeline—a chance to start over. Divorced architect Drew Giles and his farmer father believe they’re cursed when it comes to love— life has proven that time and again. Drew meeting an annoying new neighbour, who has already stolen his dog's ...

Justin has been looking forward to winter break since the first day of school. It's finally arrived and he can't wait for some lazy days at home and time off from 4th grade. Unfortunately his family has different plans and they don't include relaxing at home. He thinks school is the worst, but a week off might just have him begging to go back!

Swipe Right for Disaster (A Holiday Novella) Lark Finley isn't exactly feeling the holiday spirit when her best friend signs her up for the Mistletoe Match Dating App—a Christmas-themed matchmaking service with one goal: find your perfect match before Christmas Day. But after a series of disastrous dates, Lark is ready to give up on love, the app, and maybe even Christmas altogether. The one bright spot in her holiday chaos? Liam, the sexy, easygoing bartender who’s been quietly watching her dating disasters unfold from the sidelines. As Christmas approaches and the pressure to find “...

Spark the dragon wants to sleep in his nice warm cave on Christmas Eve and wait for Santa to fill his stocking with coal. He does not want to get out in the dark, in a blizzard, but one little elf is VERY persuasive.

Kids who love video games, especially Minecraft, will love the hilarious ‘Game on Boys’ series. Designed to appeal to the heart of any boy or girl, with its captivating story lines, whacky illustrations and side-splitting humor, as well as lots of awesome gaming content. They won’t want to put it down. Ryan James is crazy about video games and obsessed with Minecraft. Sometimes he really wishes he could live in a world like Minecraft instead of with his boring family who do boring things ALL THE TIME! In a moment of anger over his family's dreary holiday plans, Ryan wishes a little ...

An astronomer, an astrologer, and a cult leader walk into a hotel… And the next thing you know, everyone is a murder suspect— even the hotel owner’s dog. Join Arizona rural hotel owner Eve as she tries to make sense of a New Year’s Eve cliffside stargazing campout gone wrong. The new year begins with the mysterious disappearance of not one, but two of Eve’s guests. When one is found in bizarre circumstances, it creates more questions than answers and fuels the flame of confusion. When the other missing guest is found dead, the uncertain cause of events requires the assistance of ...

Nothing breaks the ice like a frozen wife and whiskey. In the murderously hot kingdom of Lithowania—an island so deliberately missing from maps that explorers go to "great pains" to exclude it—Captain Slavic Kristofferson arrives with the ultimate diplomatic strategy: a massive ice sculpture of his wife's face. Where previous negotiators earned only spears in their hulls, Kristofferson's whiskey-on-ice and innovative snow machine soon have the natives building temples to frozen Hilda. After all, when you've spent your entire existence melting, the sudden discovery of "cold" becomes ...

🎄✨ A Very Merry Krampus Christmas ✨🎄 Love, magic, and a dash of holiday mischief! 🌟 When Merry North moves to Tannenbaum Falls to save her grandmother’s cozy Christmas bakery, romance is the last thing on her list. But when the mysteriously dashing Klaus Krampus arrives next door, her quiet life takes a festive twist. Little does she know, Klaus is no ordinary man – he’s the last of an ancient line of Christmas spirits. By day, he’s a brooding artisan with a talent for carving intricate toys; by night, he brings mischievous children back into line. As they team up to ...

Hello, I’m Tippytoes. I’m magical, I’m yellow, and I love nothing more than a good magical spell. Unfortunately, my spells don’t always listen to me. Well, I’m only a fairy in training at the moment, you know?! Just imagine, while helping my fairy teacher, I sneeze a magical snowflake into a tree and the entire room erupts into a snowstorm.” Hey, I couldn’t have known that my teeny tiny sneeze would react to the spell my fairy teacher cast earlier, could I? Ok, ok, I admit. I was admiring the magical Christmas tree. But honestly, what kitty could resist such temptation? ...

Dear Readers, Thank you for choosing this book! Before diving in, please note: this is NOT a children’s book. If you purchased this expecting a festive tale for little ones, please reconsider—this story was written with an adult audience in mind. Think of it as a glimpse into the real North Pole—without the sugarcoating. The characters here are as human as the rest of us, with all the complexities and imperfections that come with it. You’ll find adult language and themes that aren’t suitable for younger readers. You’ve been warned! Now, let’s dive into the story... The North ...

USA Today Bestseller Melinda Curtis delivers another installment of Summer Kisses, an irresistibly funny, fake royal identity, sweet romantic comedy featuring Grandma Dotty. Not any fake date will do… Maggie Summer needs a date to her sister’s wedding, preferably someone who’ll pretend to be madly in love with her, ideally a prince. Why royalty? Because her sister is marrying Maggie’s former fiance. And wonder of wonders…Maggie manages to land a blind date with a prince. If they hit it off, maybe he’ll be her Plus One for Kitty’s wedding this Christmas. But true royalty is ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestseller, H.P. Mallory! It’s December 21 and the first night of the celebration of Yule! Much to Lorcan’s feigned irritation, Wanda is in the midst of throwing a Yule celebratory party at one of his numerous residences within Haven Hollow. But, yuletide exaltation is hardly on his mind. The only thing Lorcan can think about, other than the long and smooth line of Wanda’s delicate neck, is his Yule gift still awaiting her. But, as with most things involving the vampire and the Blood Witch, not ...

Inspector Tuffle here, Scotland Yard. Speaking with the retiree seated before me in her Florida home. I have knowledge of a Christmas situation from 1964. Been keeping an envelope in my coat pocket while interrogating Ms. Helen Spencer on her 1960s experiences. It’s time to explore what happened. What exactly was Ms Spencer doing leading up to the Beatles Christmas shows of 1964? Who was the masked man? And why has she offered no information on it? All of London was scared, however she remains tight-lipped. A few things are certain: she was there, she worked with the Beatles… and no one...

A posh holiday party. The highest stakes. And more than a little danger.... A secretive philanthropist books Betty Snickerdoodle's brand new inn for her elite, ultra-private holiday poker tournament. With the hefty fee she's offering, it seems like Christmas has come a few days early--especially since the inn's not even open yet! But Bea Sickles--the savvy, 70-something ex-poker pro turned author behind Betty Snickerdoodle--smells trouble. "Might be a special gift from Santa," Bea says. "Or we might be getting a scam in our stocking." The set-up is undeniably odd. And as the tycoons settle ...

A Christmas “Meet-Cute” Like No Other... It was supposed to be a typical day at The Love Hut—arranging perfume bottles, avoiding disaster, and maybe blowing a bubble or two. But when I tried to walk in four-inch heels while balancing twenty bottles of perfume in my arms, things didn’t go exactly as planned. I decided to blow a bubble for fun—pink, of course, because Bubble Yum is the best. But that bubble grew… and grew… until BAM! Just as it exploded all over my face, I collided with the handsome stranger who had just walked into the store. Meet Michael Claus, a businessman ...

Book Description From the ingenious mind of modern AI comes a side-splitting, over-the-top cozy romance that skewers every festive cliché with razor-sharp satire. In Tiny Ego, Big Christmas (which we wanted to call Lord, Grant Me the Confidence of a Mediocre White Man), a diminutive, bombastically self-assured real estate heir—Chase Farnsworth IV—arrives in the enchanting town of Peppermint Falls. With the swagger of a mini monarch and the bravado of a reality TV titan, Chase plans to transform this quaint, candy-cane–adorned haven into a luxury resort spectacle. His grandiose vision...

Franky is a funny little red dachshund who lives in a cabin in the woods. He loves treats, but even more, he loves Gram and Gramps and his friends, Blackie the bear and Hen-rietta the turkey. Follow Franky on the fun (mis) adventures that he and his friends have had since The Great Cookie Caper and Other Stories as they learn about God, friendship, and love along the way.