Christmas Cricket

Cricket Kendall's birthday is a little more than a month away. She's just moved to Emery Ridge, Colorado, for her senior year of high school in the hopes her eccentric aunt, Aurora, might help her learn all she needs to know about becoming a full-fledged witch. Just a few days after moving to her new town, Aurora introduces Cricket to a young werewolf from the local pack. Theo Ashbrooke is funny, charming, and super-freaking-hot. Cricket and Theo connect right away, and it doesn't take long before they're spending almost all of their time together. 

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2025 THE CRICKET SOCIETY/MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2026 'Wonderfully wide-focused, unfailingly readable and laced with passages of insightful analysis, Tim Wigmore's history of test cricket is a true tour de force.' David...

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read, performed, and adapted today.

'I want absolutely nothing to do with this book.' – Owen Farrell THREE RUGBY MEGASTARS. ONE EPIC BOOK. Welcome to the wild world of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. They say what goes on tour stays on tour…but not this time. Dive headfirst into the banter, bruises and brilliance of rugby with...

NEW RELEASE ~ WITH PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT Why do a handful of remote mountain villages produce more cage-fighting champions than most entire countries? Every fact drawn from academic research and documented institutional data. This True Verified Facts book delivers 300+ astonishing facts and buried stories spanning every major sport, written to educate, entertain, and arm you with talking points worth retelling long after the final whistle. Inside This Book: Why one national team once won a competitive match by thirty-one goals to nil How a hidden signaling system stole an entire ...

'Ride the torpedo to the end of the tube. You might not know where it’s going. You might not be in total control. There’ll probably be explosions along the way. But what a ride it’ll be....' Ian Botham, a truly iconic figure in English sport, is in reflective mood as he reaches the...

Oliver, the wise old owl, narrates this delightful holiday story and takes the listener to the bears' den, the birds' dwelling, the squirrels' tree, and the cougars' cave as each family rehearses for the annual Christmas song contest. Who will win? Christmas time is upon us, and all the animals in the North Woods are hurrying and scurrying getting ready for this festive holiday. You see, they celebrate Christmas, too. Perhaps not the same way you do, but take it from me, they celebrate.

Step onto the hallowed turf and discover the psychological duels, the razor-sharp wit, and the timeless wisdom of the "Gentleman's Game"—from the dominance of Sir Don Bradman to the "Captain Cool" strategy of MS Dhoni. "Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties." It is a sport that can last for five days and still end in a draw, yet it contains more drama than any 90-minute contest. In The Sound of Willow: The Ultimate Cricket Quote Book, you will go behind the boundary to experience the game through the voices that defined it. This is a collection that explores the "Stoic" discipline ...

Charles Dickens is known not only for his novels, but also for his short stories, particularly "A Christmas Carol." In the latter genre, interestingly, these stories had a powerful commercial impulse, for they were serialized in magazines at the Christmas season.

The inside story of one of English cricket most tumultuous periods. The Eighties was a colourful period in English cricket. As a member of the most successful team in Essex's history and an England side capable of extraordinary highs and lows, Derek Pringle was lucky enough to be in the thick of...

An entertaining look at one of sport's greatest rivalries - The Ashes - by former England spin bowler Graeme Swann. Graeme Swann leads us on a compelling adventure through one of world sport's most engrossing rivalries. He knows as much as anybody about the heat of England v Australia battles...

THE HIGHS. THE HEARTBREAKS. THE HANGOVERS. THE PERSONAL. THE VULNERABLE. THE DOWNRIGHT ABSURD. IT'S TIME TO RELOAD. The rugby boys are back – and this time, it’s personal. Alex, Mike, and Hask return with their second book, ready to tackle everything from rugby highs and lows, to the...

The Cricket on the Heart is a novella by Charles Dickens, published by Bradbury and Evans, and released 20 December 1845. Dickens began writing the book in October 1845 and finished it by December. Like all of Dickens’s Christmas books, it was published in book form, not as a serial. Dickens described the novel as “quiet and domestic innocent and pretty.” It is subdivided into chapters called “Chirps”, similar to the “Quarters” of The Chimes or the “Staves” of A Christmas Carol.

Bestselling author and acclaimed actor William McInnes returns with a collection of hilarious and heartwarming stories about those magical, roastingly hot months that make an Australian summer. There is something about long, hot summer days that stirs our emotions. It's all about holidays...

This bumper collection of the funniest anecdotes, jokes and stories from cricket's best-loved personalities proves that cricket is a funny game - even when rain stops play! In this special audio edition, you can hear not only the most popular stories told by five of the game's all-time great...

‘You won’t get a better account than Maxwell’s own. It’s like having Phar Lap talk you through the 1930 Melbourne Cup. I heartily commend the book.’ Gideon Haigh 'It’s easy captaining Maxi. You just need to get out of the way.' Pat Cummins Discover the exhilarating story of Glenn...

A sporting nation is only limited by its imagination. Every time this story is told it changes; something is always added, embellished or dropped from the run-on side. For more than thirty years, H.G. Nelson has been finding the poetry in the punt and humour during half-time. Now, he turns his...

Who is Star's Secret Santa?Christmas is approaching, and Star, a busy single mom and nursing student, is faced with a difficult dilemma. She must choose between missing the annual trip down Candy Cane Lane at her parents' home or potentially losing her part-time job at the medical supply store. Nick, a lonely professor with a passion for history and a longing to be an inventor, gets entangled in a runaway puppy's leash and slips on the ice right in front of Star's apartment building in Boulder, CO. Star's "almost 8-year-old daughter," Holly, immediately takes on the role of matchmaker. Star...