All I Want For Christmas (14 Christmas Novellas to Benefit Diabetes Research)

5-B POPPY LANE by Debbie Macomber Come visit with Helen Shelton, her granddaughter Ruth and Ruth's husband, Paul. They'll offer you a cup of mulled cider and the story of how they metandthey'll share Helen's breathtaking adventures during the Second World War. KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE by Bella Andre For Mary Sullivan Christmas has always been about family. As she hangs her ornaments, she's swept back to the first days of her whirlwind romance with her husband--and the love that would be the foundation on which they built their family. FINDING EACH OTHER by Melody Anne Brayden Steele gave up his love of Christmas many years ago when he lost his mother and father in a car wreck. But just because he no longer believes in Santa Clause, doesnt mean the magic has given up on him. BEFORE THAT PROMISE by Violet Duke If anyone can make Drew Lawson believe in the magic of Christmas, it's the mind-wreckingly beautiful Skylar Sullivan. She's the girl-next-door he'd classified as completely off-limits two years ago--and she's standing on his doorstep on Christmas Eve. CELEBRATION AFTER DARK by Marie Force On the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary, Big Mac and Linda McCarthy take a look back at how they came to be, while each of their children confront a new challenge in their own lives. Come to Gansett Island to celebrate the holidays and the anniversary of the islands most loved couple! A DUNDEE CHRISTMAS by Brenda Novak Welcome to Dundee, Idaho, where the town is small but the hearts of the people living in it are large. A woman seeking refuge in an unfamiliar town during a snowstorm is taken in by a man who helps her discover a new sense of home. But Ken Holbrook provides more than safety and comfort because with him, she also finds love. UNMATCHABLE by Laurelin Paige and Kayti McGee After Jane Osborne is unceremoniously dumped by a rich man, and then invited to his wedding, on (Christmas Eve no less), she decides to hire a date from Craigslist and pass him off as an upgrade. CHRISTMAS MIRACLE FOR DAISY by Jane Porter When his goddaughter, Daisy, is orphaned, confirmed bachelor Cormac Sheenan adopts her. All goes well until Marietta's seasonal Santa Claus promises his daughter a mommy for Christmas. Cormac is livid, until his old flame Whitney Alder comes back to town. CHRISTMAS WISH: A HOPE FALLS HOLIDAY NOVELLA by Melanie Shawn For the movie star and the single mom, will a Christmas Wish become their new reality? A COWBOYS CHRISTMAS MIRACLE by RaeAnne Thayne Widow and caterer Jenna Wheeler is determined to spin Christmas into the stuff of magic for her four children, even if that means helping out her new landlord, sexy billionaire Carson McRaven. At first, Carson wants nothing to do with Jenna, childrenorthe holidays, but he has a little to learn about the spirit of Christmas. "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" by Melinda Curtis Simon Castle' s on his way to a make-or-break meeting unseasonably scheduled forDecember 25--until the gorgeous redhead subbing for his limo driver takes him on a detour. GINGERBREAD DREAMS by Anna J. Stewart Can carpenter Hamish MacFadden show free-spirit Essie Goodman how magical family--and Christmas--can be? Media Mogul, Cormac Sheenan, Had No Desire To Become A Family Man, But When His Two Year Old Goddaughter, Daisy, Is Orphaned, He Adopts Her, Moving Her From Montana To His Home In Southern California, And Becomes A Devoted Single Father, Juggling Parenting Duties With Running His Successful Publishing, Tv, And Radio Enterprise. But Two Years Later A Frightening Incident At Daisy’s School, Shakes Cormac, And He Decides To Move Daisy–and His Business–back To Montana Where Life Is Simpler And He Has Family Nearby. Now Four, Precocious Daisy Strikes Up An Unlikely Friendship With Marietta’s Seasonal Santa Claus, And Believes He’s The Real Thing, Even Though Cormac Points Out To Her That This Jolly Old Kris Kringle Is Renting A Room At Bramble House, Not Living At The North Pole. Daisy’s Not Worried But Cormac Is As Rent-a-santa Has Promised His Innocent Daughter She’ll Have A Mommy For Christmas. Cormac Is Livid With Kris. He’s Not At All Ready To Settle Down, And He’s Definitely Not Getting Back Together With His Old Flame Whitney Alder, So Santa Can Stop Playing Match Maker As It’d Take A Miracle To Make Him Fall In Love, Never Mind Marriage Material. But That’s Exactly The Kind Of Miracle Our Angelic Santa Claus Has Planned... While struggling to raise her newly orphaned nephew, Davey, widow Becky Wexham must deal with the feelings she experiences when she once again comes into contact with Tim Yeagher, an old flame and Davey's Little League coach Becky Wexham and her young nephew Davey, learn a few things about love, life, and baseball with the help of Babe Ruth during Christmas