Caden Blackwood ist ein gefeierter Football-Star, das größte Arschloch des Planeten und leider mein Stiefbruder. Und ausgerechnet in seinem Wagen lande ich nach einer durchzechten College-Party, um mit ihm gemeinsam ins Strandhaus unserer Familie nach Malibu zu fahren.

Bereit für den Wandel? "Nimm deine Zukunft selbst in die Hand“ ist mehr als nur ein Buch – es ist dein Startschuss in die Welt des Unternehmertums, das dein Leben und das der Menschen um dich herum bereichern wird. Du musst nicht großartig sein, um zu starten. Du musst aber starten, um großartig zu werden!

Als echtes Ostküsten-Mädchen liebt Linnea das sonnige Florida. Ihr Job in einer Werbeagentur, bei der sich alles um Überstunden, Termindruck und großkotzige Kunden dreht, verlangt ihr einiges ab. Da kommt die Einladung zum 90. Geburtstag ihrer Großmutter ins entfernte Schweden alles andere als gelegen. So sehr sie die Reise über den großen Teich ins verschneite Luleå auch scheut – absagen ist keine Option.

Du bist in den letzten Jahren belogen worden! Seit Alenias Eltern spurlos in Irland verschwunden sind, leitet sie die Kunstgalerie der Familie. Ein Jahr nach dem Verschwinden erhält sie eine mysteriöse E-Mail, die ihr offenbart, dass sie als Baby vor einem irischen Kinderheim abgelegt worden ist und ihre Eltern sie über ihre Herkunft belogen haben.

Früh-Schwangerschaftstest - Bereits nach 10 Tagen Gewissheit haben, las Nora wieder und wieder. In ihrem Kopf tummelten sich zu viele unbeantwortete Fragen. Wie konnte sie nur in diese Lage geraten? Das Studium hatte Nora zwar so gut wie abgeschlossen, konnte aber keinerlei Berufserfahrung vorweisen.

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

It’s the flight before Christmas and Molly just got an unexpected gift: a free first-class upgrade on her plane trip home for the holidays. Bring on the complimentary cocktails! But after one too many, she spills all her secrets to the hot guy seated next to her—only to wake up mortified when her buzz has worn off. At least she never has to see Liam again ... or so she thinks. When Molly arrives at Christmas House, the festive rental home that she and her family are sharing with her sister’s fiancé and his wealthy family, she discovers that Liam is one of the new in-laws. Oops.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood. To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.