{"id":9662,"date":"2021-11-29T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/?p=9662"},"modified":"2021-11-18T16:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T23:45:56","slug":"christm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/2021\/11\/29\/christm\/","title":{"rendered":"New Christmas Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9662\" class=\"elementor elementor-9662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55fa85e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55fa85e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c280a\" data-id=\"f3c280a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd91da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cd91da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56268995-the-twelve-jays-of-christmas?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=nKMz4ws39o&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1211-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1211-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1211-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1211.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-075c774\" data-id=\"075c774\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9c98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd9c98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57392462-dear-santa?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=GhPcODH2FI&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1212-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1212-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1212-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1212.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e89d15\" data-id=\"5e89d15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378ca1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"378ca1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56646710-sleigh-bells-ring?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=gt9s9V8i9j&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1213-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1213-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1213-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1213.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a04c37f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a04c37f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f19858\" data-id=\"3f19858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee34e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee34e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meg&#8217;s brother Rob and his fianc\u00e9 decide to throw a party just before Christmas and then elope, but the two mothers find out and start trying to pull together the kind of over-the-top event the couple was trying to avoid. To make matters worse, a murder is afoot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20aad97\" data-id=\"20aad97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898018a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898018a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lindy Carmichael isn\u2019t feeling particularly joyful. Reading through a box of childhood letters to Santa and reminiscing about what she&#8217;d wished for as a young girl may be just the inspiration Lindy needs. So she decides to write a new letter to Santa, one that will encourage her to have faith and believe just as she\u2019d done all those years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41ffbb\" data-id=\"c41ffbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3dbcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3dbcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employed as a ranch caretaker\u00a0 and caring for her recently orphaned nephews, Annelise is crushed when Billionaire Tate Sheridan shows up to sell the ranch two week before Christmas. Annie resigns, but Tate asks them to stay and help him get the house ready for one last family Christmas before it&#8217;s put on the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-773a8b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"773a8b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2064ca\" data-id=\"e2064ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df2868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1df2868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57285722-santa-cruise?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=SRAntHjamF&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1214-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1214-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1214-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1214.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1beb26\" data-id=\"a1beb26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0320319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0320319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56646711-the-christmas-wedding-guest?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=XDrzsBzUgf&#038;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1215-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1215-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1215-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1215.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69391c5\" data-id=\"69391c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8321f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8321f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56693416-the-santa-suit?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=sgaFltaFm3&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1216-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1216-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1216-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1216.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9afd8ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9afd8ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d107104\" data-id=\"d107104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c04fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c04fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reuniting for a state-of-the-art cruise during the holidays&#8211;one with hundreds of eligible men&#8211;four best friends cheer each other on through speed-dating events and shore excursions, but soon discover things not going as planned as they set sail on surprising new adventures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ea1ae8\" data-id=\"0ea1ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2a9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef2a9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guilted into being bridesmaids at their parents&#8217; vow renewal ceremony, sisters Reggie and Dena Sommerville, each working through tough personal issues, find love in the most unexpected of places&#8211;their hometown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe38de\" data-id=\"2fe38de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7358d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac7358d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ivy finds an old Santa suit with a note in it&#8217;s pocket from a little girl who has one Christmas wish: for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa47391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa47391\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca6bc49\" data-id=\"ca6bc49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc95561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc95561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56383017-a-little-christmas-spirit?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=UxXjQLjLrd&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1217-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1217-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1217-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1217.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71fa262\" data-id=\"71fa262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9741df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9741df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56646714-the-christmas-escape?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=IzqTncHSTd&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1218-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1218-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1218-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1218.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f02b389\" data-id=\"f02b389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ea202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57565808-always-in-december?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=gyDs9Kole2&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1219-200x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1219-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1219-100x150.png 100w, http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2021\/11\/1219.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fad4d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fad4d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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But then she shows up in his dreams and informs him it&#8217;s time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but she&#8217;s determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. (Overdrive Ebook)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38f30c2\" data-id=\"38f30c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60de266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60de266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan&#8217;s perfect Christmas getaway\u2014a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. As secrets unravel and unexpected romance shines, can Christy and Alix find the courage to fight for the relationships they really want, and save the precious gift of each other&#8217;s friendship? (Overdrive Ebook)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-913b651\" data-id=\"913b651\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1d590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1d590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night ears ago<em>.<\/em> But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger\u2014a stranger who will change the course of Josie&#8217;s life. 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