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Inspired by her mother's attempts to create joyful traditions in tough times, and by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Bernadette Nason has been forever striving to find the perfect Christmas, even though childhood memories haunt her. When she reads that her hometown of Winchester is vying for the coveted title of "Most Christmassy Town in Britain", she's gobsmacked. Most Christmassy town? Snort! Not on your nelly! And, suddenly, the ghosts of Christmases past are back, and Nason is reflecting on the consequences of deep-rooted family rituals.

"Rien n'avait changé : les falaises dressaient leurs murailles grises, les saules bordant la rivière étaient exactement à la même place, ainsi que les toits du Moulin du Loup." 1918. Après la guerre, la vie reprend peu à peu son cours normal dans la vallée des Eaux-Claires. Faustine, institutrice dans un orphelinat d'Angoulême, doit bientôt épouser Denis Giraud, riche héritier du domaine de Ponriant. Pourtant, elle est restée très attachée à Matthieu, avec qui elle a grandi.

Audrey Walker, in true Walker spirit, is embarking on a new adventure as an entrepreneur and isn’t looking any further into the future than opening her own salon. When Gregory Bishop, one of the hottest actors in movies, crosses her path, it’s not hard to fall head over heels for the sexy movie star who is infatuated with her. But when his fame and fortune causes someone to go after them, destroying what Audrey has invested everything in, she will have to decide if it’s worth loving Gregory at the risk losing everything that she’s built.

What more could you need than unrealistic romantic expectations from movies, and best friends to watch them with? There's always the funny, mouthy, less-than-perfect best friend in a rom-com, but the sidekick is never the one to get the love interest. Since Ruby can't even keep a roommate, she's fairly sure that's the life she will continue to live, so she has always assumed her role with pride.

Bernadette and Jim Lindemer were living the good life. A happily married well-rounded young couple who enjoyed the company of family and friends, raising their two dogs, Jake and Tess, and living busy, healthy, and productive lives in their very welcoming and comfortable home in the suburbs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Never in their most dreaded thoughts did they ever think that their lives would be shattered by death, but unfortunately, that did happen.

Once a month, for as long as they’d been friends, Lisa, Mindy, Ruby, and Tina gathered for Rom Com Movie Club night. Facial masks, nail polish, and wine could settle the world around them as they dished on movies that made them want to love—even if the premise of happily ever after seemed far-fetched. Lisa didn’t have much of an idea of what happily ever after was supposed to look like, but life had always thrown obstacles at her. She never considered it might throw a man her way, which would cause a rift with her best friend before her wedding.

Paige Devereaux, the owner of Paige Devereaux Yoga, is eagerly starting her entrepreneurial journey, following in the footsteps of her older siblings - without their input. Oliver Westcott has worked with Paige’s brother-in-law for years, as a partner in his tap house, but he’s intrigued by the yoga instructor’s quest to create something for herself - and the attraction between them is searing. But bad luck has a way of following Oliver around, and this time it might destroy everything Oliver and Paige have worked so hard to build - including their budding romance.

Max Devereaux, owner of Devereaux Construction, chose to build his business and stay rooted in the town he grew up in when the woman he loved got the opportunity to move to New York and chase her dreams. He never regretted his decision, but when cooking show star, Meghann Carr, comes back to town to take care of her ailing mother, she seeks out Max to help her fix up her mother’s house, and the pain of letting her go is fresh again. The only way to save his heart is to turn her away, but does he have it in him to let her go again?

Chase Devereaux, owner of Devereaux Limousines, is happy with relationships that don’t last more than a night. "No strings attached" is how he prefers to operate, until he spends a night with his sister’s best friend, Hillary. Since they were teenagers, she’s had a hold on his heart - how is he supposed to go on like normal when she’s all he can think about? He has to move on altogether.

Women of Vision Alliance (WOVA) is a non-profit organization providing a forum for women to come together, allowing our diversity & creativity to help build a stronger sisterhood for our community.

What does it mean to be beautiful? Bernadette Fisers has spent a career in fashion, hair and makeup, travelling the world to work on famous faces - so she knows better than most that beauty is much more than skin deep. Anyone can be beautiful, and it starts simply with loving yourself. In this wise little audiobook, she shares a lifetime’s worth of tips for creating the kind of inner and outer beauty that makes you glow - simple truths like kindness, authenticity, acceptance and generosity that shine through and make life richer and more joyful.

Claire, la fille du maître papetier Colin Roy, espère le retour de Jean Dumont, son premier amour, parti travailler au loin. Même si la vie les a séparés, le jeune homme lui a confié l'éducation de sa fille, Faustine, orpheline de mère. Au moulin du Loup, la vie poursuit son cours paisible en cette année 1905. Portée par son entourage, sa passion pour l'herboristerie et sa tendresse pour Faustine, Claire a trouvé un équilibre. Mais lorsque Jean revient, il est accompagné de Térésa, une femme tapageuse.

Twenty years ago Maura Lenihan was the curvaceous, red-haired teenager at the center of a political sex scandal. Today Maura is a 35-year-old hospice nurse who spends her days caring for the cancer-ridden and comatose and her nights reading romance novels in a drab apartment with only a dying ficus for company. Her life is boring and safe and just the way she likes it.

Rachel tightened her ponytail as she took up the position of Wing Attack. She knew what Mr E said was true, but this was her chance to impress the talent scouts. Rachel's big dream - her only dream - was that one day she would play netball for Australia. Rachel loves netball. She plays the game, reads about it, and tapes all the big matches. She's willing to do anything to realise her ambition to play in the rep team. Just when she has the chance to be noticed, everything goes wrong. Now she has to play for a new club with some less-than-friendly teammates and it's not as much fun anymore.

Why do we have to live with men? As another evening with her best friends and a few bottles of wine comes to an end, Cat O'Connor is left pondering this very question. And, escaping from a ruined love affair, she is about to find the answer. When Cat joins a group of women in a huge, decaying farmhouse deep in the countryside, she prepares to embark on six months without men.

Regional Screening Day is one step on the way to their dream. If they don't impress the selectors tomorrow, that could be it. At 15, their chance to play elite netball could be gone. For Rachel and Sophie, playing netball is a dream that consumes almost all of their time. And when a chance to try out for the Zone Squad arrives, the girls can hardly believe that they are on the brink of realising their dream. Yet when tragedy strikes Sophie's family, Rachel realises that life sometimes has other priorities.

Todd Walker stepped in to help his friend Lydia Morgan run her businesses while she took time to recover from a traumatic event. As a ranch hand taking control of her venue at the Bridal Mecca, he's certainly out of his element. Jessie Hanson is not one for wedding details, and yet her mother and sister think she should accompany them while planning her sister's wedding. Jessie's a photographer, and her family encourages her to open a studio, and isn't it convenient that there is vacant space at the Bridal Mecca.

Gia Gallow has traveled the world. Having settled in America, Gia has a successful business and dear friends - and the attention of both Dane and Russell Walker. Due to her own family's dramas over dueling hearts, she might have to forget about her feelings for Dane to keep peace within the Walker family. But, sometimes, even running thousands of miles away can't keep a heart from going after what the heart wants.

Dans le refuge que représente pour eux le vieux chalet du vallon des loups, Soline et Benjamin attendent patiemment le printemps qui verra la naissance de leur fille. Mais l'ombre menaçante du tueur les obsède et, comme son ami l'inspecteur Dambert, la jeune femme pressent que l'homme qui l'a harcelée peut réapparaître et lui nuire à nouveau, en semant la mort autour d'elle. Guidée par son intuition, Soline commence aussi à douter de la sincérité de Benjamin. Son compagnon semble lui cacher une terrible vérité sur leur enfance et malgré sa promesse, il refuse d'en parler.

Août 2015. Soline cède au désespoir, certaine de ne jamais retrouver l'homme qu'elle aime. Le destin en décide autrement. Benjamin réapparaît, mais il n'est plus le même. Une nouvelle épreuve commence pour la jeune femme, qui doit le reconquérir, au prix de bien des angoisses. Et ses craintes grandissent lorsqu'un terrible cauchemar lui montre des visions d'horreur, d'autant plus que le mystérieux assassin rôde toujours.