Holiday Great

New Year? New you. Nope… screw resolutions. I’ve got too much of the past to make up for to look toward the future. This New Year’s Eve is all about proving myself. But I won’t be able to do it alone. I need her. The sexy, hardcore musician who knows everyone. This beauty has the power to bring in the crowds to make my event a hit. I’m not using her. Not exactly. She’s a punk temptress on stage, but offstage? She might be the kind of girl you take home to Mom and Dad. But not my parents. Some say my greatest ancestors invented the wheel. Try living up to that. But this New ...

Young listeners are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these audiobooks. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate the Great has his work cut out for him. Rosamond has lost his birthday present! But how can Nate find his missing present when Rosamond won't tell him what it is?

On Valentine's Day, SpongeBob makes the biggest, sweetest valentine ever for his best friend, Patrick. But when a herd of chocolate-eating scallops threaten the valentine's arrival, SpongeBob has to come up with a new plan. Can SpongeBob save the day?

Talia Rose suffered from what her aunts called The Family Curse. Kleine-Levin Syndrome—or more commonly, Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. But it was nowhere near as glamorous as the fairytale name suggested. Sleeping up to twenty hours a day for weeks, sometimes months, on end. Having no memory of anything during that time. No friends. No chance of a boyfriend. KLS was her own version of a living nightmare. Talia wouldn’t even be able to hold down a job if not for the family theater. And she’d once loved everything about it—acting, dancing, singing—everything. After The Family Curse ...

In the snowy, magical world of the North Pole, there lived a kind little elf named Beth who was always ready to help. She loved Christmas more than anything and worked hard in her cozy toy workshop, full of lights, ribbons, and joy. But just before Christmas, Santa and Mrs. Claus came to Beth with a big problem: Astar, the youngest reindeer, had run away. He was too scared to fly—and without him, Santa’s sleigh wouldn’t have enough reindeer to fly around the world.

The First Christmas Children’s Book (German) provides an annual Christmas storytelling tradition of the greatest birthday in history–the birth of Jesus! A memorable storyline that intertwines a family experience with biblical and historical truths. You now have a fun and helpful resource for when asking, “How do I introduce my children to Christmas?”

Much like The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs Of Christmas, The Stories Behind The Great Traditions of Christmas and More Stories Behind The Best Loved Songs of Christmas this new Collins Christmas book will fill a void in the book world.

Stevie loves to toot, chilly snowy farts. However, most people do not enjoy tooting like he does, and unfortunately for Stevie, his tooting makes him unable to work at all the different jobs that he tries. But maybe there is a way that Stevie can turn his tooting into his biggest advantage rather than a disadvantage? Find out whether Stevie is able to use his tooting skills to his advantage by listening along this classic holiday story for kids!

This collection includes a trio of holiday stories for the horse lovers in the family: One Frosty Christmas, The Great Pumpkin Ride, and A Filly Called Easter.

Bar waiter Gabriel Fernandez loves his job. He’s great at what he does and it don’t hurt that he often finds himself helping others find love while serving drinks. But he’s not so lucky in love himself.

'Queen of Chocolate' Beatrice Wodehouse, known for her decadent desserts, is ready to go head to head with her social media nemesis, clean lean baking machine Charlie Simmonds, in the Great Christmas Cook Off TV show. Beatrice is fed up of Charlie's sanctimonious attitude and is ready to show him that food is there to be enjoyed. Surely she'll blow his keto, low sugar, low-carb mince pies out of the water with her chocolatey creations? Except filming for the Cook Off turns out to be anything but sugar, spice and all things nice.

Flea returns to the North Pole after the most challenging Christmas ever. Not everyone has survived and even more danger is coming. The South Pole Army is closer than ever and the war for the North Pole - and the fate of the world - is finally at hand. With Santa Claus gone and nobody left to guide Flea, he feels more alone than ever. North Pole vs. South Pole isn't the only looming battle. A final showdown with Jack Frost seems unavoidable, but Flea still has many difficult decisions to make, decisions that will define the future of Christmas... OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR FLEA'S FIVE ...

Wrapped in Love: A Christmas Story of Forgiveness and Second Chances Lisa is a smart, sexy bombshell who sees men only as a source of pleasure. She never dates exclusively, and there's a reason she never lets them stay all night. Mark is a lawyer and single dad who's focused on raising his young daughter. Love? No thanks, he’s got enough on his plate trying to explain why Santa can’t bring a new mom. But when Lisa struts into Mark's law office, his orderly world turns upside down. He can’t stop thinking about her, like a Christmas gift wrapped in glitter and bows that he just has to ...

How Lauren thought her summer holiday would go: Priceless mother-son memories of swimming and sunshine before Charlie leaves for university. How things actually are, now they’re here: Charlie refusing to speak to her, locked in a darkened room in their Corsican cottage, and a creeping sense of dread contemplating the rest of her life alone. Although Charlie has decided that holidays with mum are now deeply uncool, Lauren is determined not to waste this trip. Then she meets James, who was supposed to be holidaying with his daughter but is now, like her, unexpectedly flying solo.

It was supposed to be the perfect holiday, dreamed up by Kate as the ideal way to turn 40: four best friends and their husbands and children in a luxurious villa under the blazing sunshine of Languedoc-Roussillon. But there is trouble in paradise. Kate suspects that her husband is having an affair, and that the other woman is one of her best friends. One of these women is willing to sacrifice years of friendship and destroy her family. But which one?

When a group of teens decide to camp out with their horses at a haunted cabin in the woods on Halloween night, they unravel a mystery and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Cohen Ford is a man who could do with a little bit of sweetening up. It’s no surprise that when he walks into The Great Greenwich Ice Creamery on a typically gloomy London day before Christmas, he insists on a black coffee rather than his childhood favourite – strawberry ice cream. But then he meets River de Luca, the woman behind the flavours. After their first encounter, Cohen begins visiting the ice creamery every Tuesday, gradually learning more about the intriguing River.

Enjoy the traditions of holidays past with this classic collection of fun and touching stories. Includes selected readings from Charles Dickens' timeless "A Christmas Carol"; the text of the original newspaper editorial "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus", which has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore; O. Henry's unforgettable "The Gift of the Magi"; and much more....

This is an ultimate guide to working holiday visas that will help you live in a foreign country without economic limitations, just like you've always desired. Within it, you'll uncover all the countries you can apply to under this visa scheme, the approval of which will grant you the ability to work, study, or just travel extendedly overseas. Better yet, some visas are even renewable, so you won't have to bid "adios" to your dream destination any time soon!

★★★★★ A Laugh-Out-Loud Holiday Delight When a truck carrying 35,000 pints of Guinness disappears just before Christmas, chaos erupts in the Midlands. Barry, a beleaguered pub landlord, faces the festive season with taps running dry and a rowdy crowd demanding their beloved "black stuff." But when rumors of balaclava-clad thieves rolling kegs onto a canal barge surface, the locals band together to track the culprits in a merry misadventure filled with pints, pratfalls, and plenty of laughs. From Jim, the cantankerous conspiracy theorist who blames The Travellers for everything from...