After zapping some toys from Santa's workshop, Sabrina has to catch the next sleigh to the North Pole and roll up her sleeves in Santa's workshop.

In the enchanting world of the North Pole, where the spirit of Christmas reigns supreme, Santa Claus and his trusted helper, Jingles the elf, have shared an unshakable bond for years. Their friendship, forged through countless holiday seasons, embodies the very essence of the season. But when Jingles mysteriously disappears just days before Christmas, the joy of the holiday is thrust into uncertainty. Santa's Christmas Crisis is a heartwarming tale that reminds us of the importance of trust, the resilience of friendship, and the true magic of Christmas. Join Santa, Jingles, and a host of beloved characters on an adventure that reaffirms the enduring power of love and compassion, ensuring that the holiday season is filled with joy, unity, and the fulfillment of dreams.

When his workshop turns out imperfect toy boats, stuffed bears, and candy canes, Santa goes on a secret undercover mission to find the problem.

I remember a report some time ago extolling the health benefits of the vitamins found in sperm, with the advice that in preparation for having a healthy and intelligent baby, for some months before becoming pregnant a woman should swallow her partner's sperm. You can rest assured this report was compiled by a team of men. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact I set out to write a book entitled "49," a humorously light-hearted fly-on-the-wall look at my life from the day before my forty-ninth birthday to the day I hit fifty. A story of how I was coping with being too old for a mid-life crisis, counting the days tick down until the inevitable half-century. Should I be wearing socks with sandals; when would I start to enjoy pastimes that involved either binoculars, a fishing rod, making boats out of used matchsticks, a tandem bicycle or Morris dancing? Was I developing man-breasts, and more importantly, would the next woman I meet have bingo-wings? What pre-fifty pastimes would I be consigning to the dusty bin of life - wearing Ramones T-shirts and ogling young girls; my T-shirt definitely had to go. Maybe I wouldn't even make it to the end of the book; instead I'd meet my end running the Snowdonia Marathon. As it was I did make it to the end. Having spent a year writing "49" and many months trying to get a publishing deal without success, I started to write a blog. I pretty soon realised the missing ingredient - sex: sex sells. Post a good title and you have a success; mention anal sex and you have a best-seller. Without a second thought I changed the book title to "Sperm, Wonderful Sperm!" and quickly contacted an online print-on-demand publisher. This is the result...

The Past Is Not Dead is a collection of twenty-one literary and historical essays that will mark the 50th anniversary of the Southern Quarterly, one of the oldest scholarly journals (founded in 1962) dedicated to southern studies. Like its companion volume, Personal Souths, The Past Is Not Dead features the best of the work published in the journal. Essays represent every decade of the journal's history, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Topics covered range from historical essays on the French and Indian War, the New Deal, and Emmett Till's influence on the Black Panther Party to literary figures including William Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright, Eudora Welty and Carson McCullers. Important regional subjects like the Natchez Trace, the Yazoo Basin, the Choctaw Indians, and Mississippi blues are given special attention. Contributors range from noted literary critics such as Margaret Walker Alexander, Virginia Spencer Carr, Susan V. Donaldson, James Justus, and Willie Morris to scholars of African-American studies such as Robert L. Hall and Manning Marble and historians including John Ray Skates, Martha Swain, and Randy Sparks. Collectively, the essays in this volume enrich and illuminate our understanding of southern history, literature, and culture.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott - Three great books in one volume! Critical Response - Held Hostage at knifepoint! When nurse Alanna Finnegan is taken hostage with a scalpel blade at her throat, she fears her ruthless gang member patient will kill her. After police officer Reed Carmichael shoots the man holding her captive, she’s relieved the nightmare is over. Except it isn't. Reed is placed on administrative leave after shooting Ivan "Ice" Garcia. When he takes Alanna home, danger stalks their every move. They can only trust the Finnegan siblings to keep them safe. Will they uncover the truth in time to celebrate their new love? ​​​​​​Strategic Threat -Targeted by a killer… Widower Shelby Copeland and her daughter Eva are targeted by a gunman during her father's graveside service. If not for staff sergeant Aiden Finnegan, they’d both be dead. As a fourth grade teacher Shelby has no idea who wants to harm her. Aiden is determined to keep this young mother and her daughter safe. Yet it soon becomes clear that someone within the army national guard is responsible for these attacks. Is it possible for these opposites to find common ground, and a future, together? Christmas Crisis - Active shooter at the Christmas Parade! ​​​​​​EMT Elly Finnegan instinctively jumps into the line of danger when a gunman opens fire at the Christmas parade. Tactical officer Joe Kingsley is there, too and they work together saving lives. But when more shots are fired near her home, Elly and Joe realize the danger is far from over. Joe promises Elly’s brother he’ll protect the youngest Finnegan sibling with his life. But as danger follows them, it proves a difficult promise to keep. Can Joe keep Elly safe so she can celebrate her Christmas family reunion with the Callahans?