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For centuries, Luna Lake and its surrounding natural beauty have been a source of comfort to those who have made their way to its shore. Now, Sean Adams and Liz Chambers have each returned to the cabins they knew as children, both seeking to escape painful memories from their pasts. Three oranges, a puzzle, and a sharing of confidences result in a bond of friendship between the two, but Christmas isn’t about friendship or escape. It’s about love and all of its promise. Together, can they find their way to the paths forward they seek? Listen to find out more.

When Shane accepts a scholarship to the University of California, she doesn't expect to be housed with a homophobic roommate. Nevertheless, upon making friends with her roommate's cousin Rayne and her best friend, Shane starts to feel at home. Then, one night, while hanging out with Rayne and her friend Adam on campus, the three witness a murder. Shane's idea of a normal school year collapses, and she is suddenly the target of this murderous killer.

In Bradley Holler, West Virginia, the world around where Mary Jo Bradley lives has been changing. First, the Blackdrop Mine closed, then the weather turned crazy, and, finally, her brother hadn’t even bothered to come home for Thanksgiving. Pinning her hopes on Christmas, her favorite season, she feels forced to take drastic steps in an effort to stem the downward tide of life as she’s always known it.

Christmas is fast approaching in Captain’s Point, and Bill Graham, manager of Chester’s crab shack, finds it hard to get into the spirit, especially since the woman he loves barely knows he exists. Sissy Stanton, a baker who supplies Chester’s, is too busy dealing with a crisis in her extended family to even notice. Meanwhile, Santa works a bit of overtime in order to further the course of true love. Will his efforts be too little, too late, or will this become the Christmas that both Bill and Sissy deserve?

A stay-at-home mom, Ruth has been busy steering her family toward Christmas. All of this comes to a screeching halt, though, when she hears words she would never have thought possible coming over her phone.

Betsy Seymour finds she isn’t quite up to gay chatter and a staff full of holiday cheer as Christmas approaches, but duty calls at the cemetery where she works. Then she experiences a strange sighting amongst the fog-shrouded graves, and a few minutes later, she lies injured upon the ground, alone and unsure, only a few feet away from her husband’s grave. This time, though, can love save her?

The Christmas tree twinkled from a corner of the room, the cookies were all baked, and a nativity held pride of place on the credenza, but then the phone rang, and everything that had been so eagerly anticipated began a slow but steady downward spiral. A plan was hatched, and a new love volunteered for service. Would the rescuers make it back on time, safe and sound?

Internationally beloved From Women's Pens author Annie Acorn provides listeners with a complete collection of her famed Christmas stories, novelettes, and novellas, including her newest short story, "Snowbound for Christmas", that's set in rural post-World War II Indiana.

Surprises await 13-year-old Vicki Gray as her summer vacation begins with an unexpected twist. Having to spend two weeks with her great-aunt Mary on an island off the coast of Georgia, she experiences a lifestyle very different from her own in tech-savvy Manhattan. Still, as she discovers first adventure and then love, Vicki realizes change isn't always bad, and renewing family bonds can create lasting memories that transcend generations.

Fourteen-year-old Vicki Gray loves Christmas, and this year's will be special indeed. Still, she has a dilemma. Her long-distance friendship with Chase is great, but she enjoys being with her classmate and friend Danny as well. On winter break with her BFF, Jess, by her side, Vicki tries to balance the two. Will she ever feel as comfortable around Danny as she does around Chase? Join Vicki for a fun-filled school holiday as she and her friends discover that Christmas holds many surprises!

This is a riveting novel of the life of the American cat. An American feline, Puska, lived with the same man for 18 years - all her life. Before she dies, Puska leaves "memoirs" recalling her life and views on many issues. These memoirs take us to numerous places in the US and around the world. The listener will visit California, Texas, New Jersey, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Russia, and meet many wonderful animals living there. Puska befriends all of them having her take on these places through their and her own perspective.

Mary Dawson escapes her life in Maine for a long weekend, seeking the solitude and peace of a quaint, oceanfront inn on the beautiful Atlantic shores of Florida. The last thing Ben Ford, darling of the auto racing world, has on his mind is a new relationship. But then Fate intervenes and forces the dreams, desires, and secrets of both onto the fast track!

Rival rising music stars Skylar and Tony know the path to stardom never runs smoothly. Right now, they both need a seasonal hit to shoot to the top the charts. Enter Nashville record producer Jack P. Dylan, who has an idea, but will it be enough? Can these two polar opposites work together to create a winning combination, or will their differences block their way to success and true love?

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater Than a Tourist - The Garden Route, South Africa by Li-Anne McGregor van Aardt offers the inside scope on The Garden Route, situated in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.