Christmas Train ($3.99), by David Baldacci, was quite popular last year and there are two Kindle editions, with the only visible difference being the cover and the price.Book Description
Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, was banned from flying in the U.S. when an overly probing search wand caused him to blow his top at LaGuardia Airport. Now, the train is his only option to get to Los Angeles for Christmas to be with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he pitches a story about a train ride taken during Christmas season to his ex-flame editor, Eleanor. Thereupon begins one of the most hilarious-and heartwarming-train rides ever. Along the way Tom encounters mechanical failures, derailments, and eccentric characters like Agnes Joe, who rides trains all the time, though no one knows why. There's also a mysterious passenger whom Tom suspects may be a fugitive, an avalanche that changes everyone's Christmas plans, unexpected romance, and a rekindling of holiday spirits. As the mighty Southwest Chief chugs along, Tom Langdon and his wonderful train adventure will have you laughing as you turn the pages. It will also reacquaint you with what makes Christmas truly special.
Star Bright! A Christmas Story ($4.04), by Andrew Greeley, is a relatively short book (as are most of his holiday volumes) from one of my favorite authors.Book Description
A virtuoso on the human heartstrings, New York Times bestselling author Father Andrew M. Greely offers another gem of a tale--a glowing Christmas love story guaranteed to warm the coldest heart and cure all cases of Humbug! Jack Flanigan, "a harmless American of Irish origins," spotted Odessa Tatiana Alekseevna Shuskulya reading a Russian newspaper in Harvard Square. At first all he saw was a chance to practice his Russian, and he plunged right in before he realized he was addressing the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. While his senses reeled, Jack chattered bravely on about the two countries, the weather, the Christmas season--anything to keep talking to this beautiful creature. She was alone in a foreign country for the holidays? Unthinkable! And before he knew what he was doing, he invited her home to Chicago to spend Christmas with his crazy family. As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he could have kicked himself. A woman as gorgeous as Odessa is only alone by choice. Not only that, it isn't even Christmas on the Russian Orthodox calendar. But wonder of wonders, she accepts! And after a weekend in Chicago that includes a tree, a feast, a midnight mass, and a gaggle of contentious Flanigans of all ages, nothing will ever be quite the same for any of them-especially lucky Jack Flanigan!
Tidings of Comfort & Joy ($2.24), by Davis BunnBook Description
As the questions begin, an extraordinary story unfolds. A story of love and loss and caring, of separation and reunion. Of small acts of heroism in a distant and war-weary English village, now half a century ago.
As her grandmother shares this story with Marissa, the two discover that the most precious gift of Christmas is that of the present. And the season of giving is not limited to once a year.
The Christmas Angel ($3.65), by Thomas Kinkade (who's probably more well known for his paintings than his books) & Katherine SpencerBook Description
The spirit of the season is spreading through the rustic seaside hamlet of Cape Light, as the residents prepare to celebrate the joy of the holidays. But town mayor Emily receives an unexpected and precious Christmas gift when she finds a baby girl tucked away in a decorative cradle set up outside the church, with a note begging whoever discovers the child to take care of her.
Aside from signs that the baby's birth mother was a drug abuser, no one has any idea to whom the child may belong. As the police investigate, Emily is granted temporary custody of baby Jane. Having given up her own daughter years ago, she missed out on the many wonderful experiences that come with motherhood. And though she tries to be reasonable and mature about the situation, something about little Jane makes her feel that she was meant to find the baby and raise her as her own. But the changes an adoption would bring do not sit well with her husband, Dan, who has already struggled with the issues of raising children once in his life, and does not want that responsibility again. Now, in the midst of the year's most joyous season, Emily must come to terms with her duty to her family, her own feelings of regret and loss--and what her heart truly desires.
A Christmas to Die For ($3.96), by Marta PerryBook Description
She was lucky to be alive...
...after the hit-and-run that nearly took her life. But history seemed to be repeating itself when Rachel Hampton spied a car speeding down the dark road.
Tyler Dunn came to Rachel's family inn seeking justice for a decades-old crime. Rachel wanted to trust the attractive architect, but he was too secretive...until she uncovered a shocking link to her own past. Suddenly a holiday season amid the Plain People swarmed with hidden danger as Rachel found herself a killer's target.
THE THREE SISTERS INN: Danger awaits the Hampton sisters in quiet Amish Country.
Candy Cane Murder ($4.47), by Joanna Fluke, Laura Levine & Leslie MeierBook Description
Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit.
Candy Cane Murder by Joanna Fluke
When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle
The Dangers Of Candy Canes by Laura Levine
A wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer.
Candy Canes Of Christmas Past by Leslie Meier
Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane that was found smashed to bits by a corpse's body to unlock the doors of Christmas past -- and find a killer who got away with murder.
Whether a gift for yourself or that special someone on your list, there's no better way to spend the holidays than with these tantalizing mysteries of murder...
Christmas Pie ($3.50), by Alice Duncan writing as Emma CraigBook Description
Pie in the Sky:
Unlike most girls her age, Polly MacNamara did not go out with friends to parties or on sleigh rides with charming beaux. She stayed home to take care of her ailing mother and only dreamed of a world of boundless riches and endless fun. But when shopping for a Christmas gift in Chinatown, she received a mysterious coin from an ancient-looking woman--and watched a series of remarkable events unfold . . . .
Recipe for Love:
Soon, Polly's secret ingredient for happiness would appear in the unlikely form of her handsome and wealthy employer--James Drayton. She discovered he wasn't the snobbish and cold-hearted Scrooge she had always thought, but instead a lonely soul in need of a family. But could their love bridge the class divide and bring them the Christmas miracle they both needed? With a dash of faith and a pinch of patience, Polly set out to cook up a holiday wish as scrumptious as . . .
CHRISTMAS PIE
So This Is Christmas ($1.49), by Beverly Barton, Sherryl Woods & Leanne Banks, contains three novellas (some were previously released on Kindle as short stories, at least one is still available at $1.19)Book Description
Sherryl Woods "The Perfect Holiday"
What was a holiday without a handsome husband? To Aunt Mae, it wasn't very festive at all! So she sent the perfect man to her single niece, Savannah Holiday. But would wealthy bachelor Trace Franklin become a groom-to-be by Christmastime?
Beverly Barton "Faith, Hope and Love"
After one passionate night, Faith Sheridan found herself pregnant with her sexy bodyguard's child. Now she hoped the news of their secret child would be a welcome gift to Worth Cordell this holiday--and the beginning of a lifetime of love....
Leanne Banks "A Rancher in Her Stocking"
This Christmas, spirited schoolteacher Amy Winslow was sharing a home with a ruggedly handsome rancher! Now if only she could teach tight-lipped Lucas Bennett that the holidays were meant to be merry. And that he was made for love!
A Cowboy Christmas ($3.83), by Janette KennyBook Description
One Starry Night
Reid Barclay doesn't have time for Christmas, not with trouble brewing at the Crown Seven Ranch. He's got prize thoroughbreds to protect and a long-ago wrong that he wants to make right. But the beautiful cook who's taken over the ranch kitchen is a welcome distraction, even if Ellie Jo Cade burns everything from gingerbread to roast beef. Her sweet face and womanly figure are pure temptation...
Cornhusk angels...bright berry garlands...spun-sugar snow--everything about Christmas holds fond memories for Ellie Jo. She's doing her best to make peace with an ornery wood-burning stove and make the old ranch house truly festive. All she wants is to believe in Reid...and the only-at-Christmas magic that makes hearts glow...
Cowboy Christmas ($4.32), by Carol Finch, Elizabeth Lane & Pam Crooks has nearly the same title and the same setting, but this one is an anthology.Book Description
Twelve days of Christmas--three heartwarming romances!
A Husband for Christmas by Carol Finch
To reassure her overprotective parents, Victoria Thurston must convince the town marshal to be her "holiday husband." But the magical, festive air--and Tori's luminous green eyes--make it very difficult for Logan Daniels to keep to their marriage in name only!
The Homecoming by Elizabeth Lane
Brooding rancher Clay McAllister paid his reckless brother's dues in a tough Kansas jail. Now Clay must win back his beautiful wife, Elise. And, after three years apart, some yuletide passion is just what Clay and Elise need to reignite the fire that still smolders between them....
The Cattleman's Christmas Bride by Pam Crooks
With her reputation cruelly slandered, Allethaire Gibson is forced to flee to the snowy Montana mountains. There the dazzling socialite unexpectedly finds a Christmas romance with a man who has fought for respect just as she has--rugged cattleman Mikolas Vasco!
A HISTORICAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT ($3.19), by Leigh Greenwood, Lisa Kleypas & Lynsay SandsBook Description
I Will by Lisa Kleypas
When a Georgian bluestocking is propositioned by a rakish noble, she finds the unlikely deal he proposes is the gift of a life time.
Three French Hens by Lynsay Sands
A twelfth-century scullion gets a chance to play a lady's maid -and win the true love of an impoverished lord.
Father Christmas by Leigh Greenwood
Delivering a young widow's baby during the holiday season transforms the heart of a lonely drifter in the nineteenth-century Arizona Territory.
Mistress Christmas: Wild West Boys ($2.80), by Lorelei James, is for those looking to something a little warmer for Christmas (from Samhain Publishing, complete with content warning).Book Description
All signs point North for not-so-Saint-Nick... A part of the Wild West Boys series.
In a rare moment of recklessness, mild-mannered accountant Holly North lets her best friend guilt her into filling in as Mistress Christmas at Sugar Plums, a Christmas-themed strip club. Fearing she'll be recognized - or worse, considered a fraud - she dons a velvet mask along with the Mrs. Claus-meets-dominatrix costume. She's shocked at how deliciously wicked anonymity feels.
Detective Nick West is determined to discover how his friend was supposedly robbed after a lap dance at Sugar Plums. His visions of revenge vanish faster than a flying sleigh upon his first peek at Mistress Christmas - a leggy brunette with smoky eyes and a lush mouth begging for hours beneath the mistletoe.
Their attraction flares hotter than a fireplace on a cold winter evening, and Nick is only too happy to oblige when Holly blurts out her one Christmas wish...
For a naughty secret Santa to sweep her away for a night of anonymous sexual pleasure.
Warning: This erotic comedy contains naughty holiday innuendo, creative use of garland, sexy love scenes hot as spiced cider, a heroine as sweet as sugared plums, and a wildly romantic hero with a great big-candy cane.
