Holidays

After ten years of loyal service, Daisy Butterworth has been made redundant. Like any clever woman, she knows the cure to redundancy is a little too much wine and her best friend. Only the next morning, Daisy has more than a hangover...she has a whole new house—in France....

Ella, a desperate, newly single goth girl with a mountain of debt, would do anything to see her parents this Christmas… the problem is, her parents live on the other side of the world. So, when she's granted access to The Naughty List, she opts to take everything and anything she can get.

Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through the house...something was missing....

Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie Walsh has always done the right thing....

Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break....

Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.

Meet old and new characters in the Bay for Christmas fun and frolics. With both the Corner Shop and Cockleberry Café in safe hands, Rosa turns her attention to Ned’s Gift, the charity set up in memory of the great-grandfather whose legacy turned her life around....

For the past 33 years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an end-of-the-year letter titled ‘Hello from the Gillespies’....

Moving to the little village of Budbury, Zoe hopes the crisp Dorset sea breeze and gentle pace of life will be a fresh start for her and her goddaughter, Martha....

Doctor Robinson O’Reilly is burned out. Exhausted, jaded, and disillusioned with the bureaucracy of his profession, he’s ready to throw away his entire career. Convinced to take a part-time position in a small town instead, he packs his medical bag for Hartbridge, Montana.

When Simon Blacklock, a handsome, whimsical stranger, breezes into her shop and buys a cupcake and then returns the next day and the day after, Olivia begins to dream....

Richard Ainsworth is preparing for the Christmas of his dreams: quiet, no guests at his French B&B and his favourite films on the TV. None of which seems on the cards when his rural peace is shattered by the unexpected arrival of a familiar face.

What’s the actual last thing you’d ever want your celebrity crush to see you doing when you finally come face-to-excruciatingly-handsome-face with him? Singing and dancing around by yourself to “Dreams” by The Cranberries while drinking straight from a bottle of champagne?

Before every new beginning, there must be an ending.... Running from heartbreak, Chloe Marston leaves her old life in London for a fresh start in New York....

A charming novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay.

Being a hitman is the loneliest of jobs. We don't have many friends. Some don't even have family. Lovers? Try explaining to your boyfriend why there's blood on your shirt. Christmas is the worst time to be alone.

When an anonymous parcel turns up at the shop where Sophie works, she’s surprised to find a beautifully bound classic novel, one that eerily seems to chime with her own story.

Closing the doors to the Silver Bell Inn for the holiday season seems like the perfect plan to give the B&B some much-needed love and care - or at least it would be if the inn didn’t need a lot more work than Cassidy can handle on her own....

Now successfully running the Cockleberry Café and wishing to start a family herself, Rosa feels the time is right to let her inherited Corner Shop go. However, her benefactor left one important legal proviso....

When Dani's boyfriend (and boss!) dumps her for a younger model, the only silver lining she can see is to be able to spend Christmas at home with her family after years away. Determined to surprise them, Dani turns up unannounced in her hometown....

What’s the actual last thing you’d ever want your spouse to see you doing when you’ve been trying to get it on for weeks? Dancing around your baby’s room to “Come and Get Your Love” like Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy—in an Elmo costume? Yeah. Me too....

Growing up on Hope Island, Eden Lancaster always believed that if you wished hard enough for something, dreams really could come true. But Eden’s greatest wish is also her biggest secret: she has been in love with her childhood friend, for as long as she can remember....

When Cat Jones is given the opportunity of a lifetime to present one of Ireland’s most popular live daytime shows, alongside TV royalty David Fitzgerald, she isn’t sure she is ready for the challenge....

Cthulhu for Christmas features Zen King—a cop with a tentacular dilemma, a best friend with a closet full (heh) of secrets, a sharp-tongued former foster mom, a beaver for a roommate, found family, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

I hate Christmas. Years and years of disappointment have taught me that Christmas is the worst. I don't like the music, the food, the decorations…anything. And Lincoln Daniels, my tattooed hockey god of a husband, thinks he's going to change that… I tell him it's not going to happen.

In a thrilling and poignant sequel to the world’s most beloved Christmas tale of love and redemption, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a reformed Ebenezer Scrooge finds that his newfound mental and spiritual peace of mind cannot solve his remaining enduring problem: loneliness. Scrooge knows a pair of adopted kittens playfully named Julius and Caesar cannot make up for the love of a woman.

Doctor Robinson O’Reilly is burned out. Exhausted, jaded, and disillusioned with the bureaucracy of his profession, he’s ready to throw away his entire career. Convinced to take a part-time position in a small town instead, he packs his medical bag for Hartbridge, Montana.

Ten years ago, Noelle made the hardest decision of her life—she left the small town of Winterburg, pregnant with her best friend’s brother’s baby. Nicholas Christian had a bright future at Oxford, and Noelle couldn’t bear to hold him back. Now, she’s back in town with her daughter, Holly, just in time for Christmas. She’s done her best to move on, but when Nicholas returns from England, the past comes rushing back.

Markiewitz Audioworks is proud to present "A Cratchit Christmas," a full cast audio dramatization based upon the 1843 story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. In this original script, an international cast of voice actors, a Victorian soundscape and sound effects, and a beautiful Christmassy score, serve to bring you a rendition of this tale you've never heard before!

William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him. He was a member of several singing and dramatic groups when he met 17 year old Athol Estes, daughter of a wealthy Austin family. Despite her mother’s objection owing to Athol’s tuberculosis, they began courting and in July 1887, they eloped and soon married.

James Brooks, the Chief of Staff to the President, is hoping for some downtime to rekindle his connection with his wife, Ashley, amidst the challenges of raising their young children. However, his plans quickly go awry when he takes over parenting duties for their mischievous two-year-old daughter, Avery. What starts as a simple task soon spirals into a series of humorous and heartwarming moments that define the chaos of family life during the holiday season.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4th July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, a town synonymous with the earlier Salem Witch Trials. It was instrumental in Hawthorne’s later use of American Gothic and dark romanticism in his writing. Hawthorne’s short stories were first published in magazines but in 1837 were collected and published as ‘Twice-Told Tales’. A steady literary career still did not come his way and so he worked in a good position at Salem’s port and married the love of his life Sophia Peabody. Finally, in 1850 came spectacular literary and commercial success with ‘The Scarlet Letter.’

I never imagined I’d get stuck in a blizzard and run off the road by a deer. Even more unexpected was that my ex-boyfriend would be the one to rescue me from the ditch. We didn’t exactly end on good terms ten years ago, and now we’re snowed in at a bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere, with no internet or cell service, sharing the only vacant room.

Auf ihrer Versöhnungsreise zum Weihnachtsshopping in New York schlägt Alexandra Daniel breit, Weihnachten ausnahmsweise mit der gesamten familiären Mischpoke in ihrer Hütte in den Bergen zu feiern. Und wer die Schneiders kennt, weiß: Das kann nur gründlich in die Hose gehen! Auf vielfachen Wunsch: Ein zwerchfellmassierendes, herrlich sarkastisches Weihnchts-Sequel zum ersten Teil HERZTERZ - für alle Fans der Schneiders und die, die es noch werden wollen.

When Isla reluctantly accepts her estranged sister Clara's invitation to spend Christmas at a luxury mountain retreat, she expects awkward family tension – not a fight for survival. After years of silence following their mother's death, this holiday reunion seems too good to be true. And it is.

Nineteen-year-old Baran Arslan gets a shocking Christmas present from his father. When Turkish businessman Marat Arslan discovers his son is gay, he flies him from Istanbul to New York City for the holiday - and abandons him. Cut off from access to his family and any funds Baran must figure out how to survive. Fortunately, he speaks English and soon meets a young man who directs him to Rainbow Haven, a homeless shelter for gay young men.

Step into the heartwarming world of A Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown, brought to life through the enchanting narration of Natasha Blue. This timeless holiday tale follows the magical journey of an angel who brings hope, love, and light to a snow-covered village on Christmas Eve. Filled with joy, compassion, and the true spirit of Christmas, this story is a celebration of kindness and the magic that the holiday season brings.

When the Scott family gathers on the beautiful Marco Island to celebrate their mother’s 65th birthday, six sisters feign happiness in the face of their mother’s “predictions” and their father’s poor health. But each sister is followed by their own problems, causing a tangled mess of drama thinly veiled behind fake smiles.

Tobias hasst Weihnachten. Am liebsten würde er sich wie jedes Jahr in seinen vier Wänden vergraben und erst nach Neujahr wieder auftauchen. Doch leider hat er sich von seiner Schwester dazu überreden lassen, die Feiertage mit ihrer Familie und Freunden in einer Hütte in den Rocky Mountains zu verbringen.

Gabriella is thrilled to be celebrating her first Christmas in Atlanta after moving from the Midwest. She's been struggling to adapt to her new home, but Christmas has always been a bit magical for her and like always it brings her joy and peace. An embarrassing mix up lands her a date with the hottest CFO in the city, and she's certain this Christmas will be the most magical yet.

Dear listeners: With this audiobook, I can finally share with the world the untold story of how the formerly secret Worldwide Reindeer Rescue Organization saved the life of the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

In A Modern Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is not just a miser—he’s a ruthless tycoon, colder than the winter chill of modern London. But on Christmas Eve, the spectral visit of his father unleashes a torrent of long-buried secrets that threaten to either redeem or unravel him. At the heart of this journey stands Jesu, a homeless young man whose fate is intertwined with Scrooge’s own. Haunted by choices and visions of what might have been, Scrooge is thrust into a race against time to mend his broken legacy, torn between love and despair.

Ein Café in Kalifornien, ein alter VW-Bus und jede Menge (Liebes-)Abenteuer! Yvonne muss nicht lange überlegen, als ihre Tante Heidi sie bittet, in ihrem Café in Kalifornien auszuhelfen. Einen passenderen Zeitpunkt hätte es nicht geben können, da in ihrem Leben gerade so einiges schiefläuft. Was könnte es da Besseres geben, als in das sonnige Kalifornien aufzubrechen? Nach einem holprigen Auftakt verliebt sich Yvonne schnell in das schillernde Küstenstädtchen Santa Cruz und meistert mit Heidi zusammen so manche Hürde rund um das Café.

Life has been difficult for the Feltcher family since the loss of loving wife and mother, Courtney Feltcher. Her husband, Jack Feltcher, buries his grief in his job, working long hours and neglecting his children. The Feltcher children struggle with the loss of their mother, and a father who is too busy with work to be present. Chad Reynolds, an ex-con with a bone to pick, plots his revenge, while a malevolent Christmas elf rises.

Following the butler's death and the cook's retirement, the ever-gullible Lady Lavinia replaces them with a power couple who are determined to thrust the crumbling estate into the 21st century. The Dowager Countess reluctantly agrees to hold a big-ticket Christmas gala and silent auction with a mystery celebrity flying in from Monaco as the guest of honour.

Le 1er décembre, Edie O'Sullivan, octogénaire acariâtre et solitaire, trouve sur le pas de sa porte un mystérieux colis. En le déballant, elle découvre une boîte de puzzle qu'elle s'empresse d'assembler. Des carreaux noirs et blancs éclaboussés de sang, un cadavre... ce n'est autre qu'une scène de crime ! Un message menaçant accompagne le colis : quatre personnes mourront à minuit, la veille de Noël, si Edie ne parvient pas à rassembler tous les indices pour arrêter l'assassin.

Steve Reynolds prefers to avoid people, and working as a tech guy at one of the big box electronic stores has guaranteed that. He does the repairs and lets the person at the counter deal with the rest, it’s perfect. Until this year, when the store is downsizing and he’s laid off just before Thanksgiving.

When Annette comes home unexpectedly and catches me climbing a ladder to her roof, she assumes I’m the Grinch, coming to steal Christmas. Her dog gets in on the action, too, and before I know it, the three of us are on the ground in a tangle of twinkle lights.

Eine Nacht in Las Vegas, eine Ehe auf Rügen, eine Chance aufs Glück... Was der Beginn von Scarletts Zukunft mit Dennis werden sollte, findet auf dem Standesamt ein rasches Ende, als sie erfährt, dass sie bereits verheiratet ist. Eine wilde Nacht in Las Vegas muss der Grund für diese Ehe sein - allerdings erinnert sie sich nur bruchstückhaft daran. Entschlossen, die rätselhafte Ehe aufzulösen, begibt sich Scarlett auf die Suche nach ihrem Ehemann. Elliot ist mit seinem Foodtruck auf Rügen unterwegs, als plötzlich Scarlett vor ihm steht, und Erinnerungen sowie alte Gefühle in ihm weckt.

A charming fictional narrative that brings to life the enchanting world of a young boy named Kyle, and the mysterious attempt to snatch him from the Christmas vibe.