A feel-good, heartwarming, rom-com quite unlike any other story you've read with Christmas in the title. The parties and preparations began in November, and Christmas means two weeks off work for the guys who work for Sky High Scaffolds, Yes, two weeks is typical for the British construction industry, Connor and Lee have only been dating since September. In secret. They just want to spend the holiday time together, like any other gay men newly in love: Alone and mostly naked. And we all know the true meaning of Christmas is explaining and justifying to friends and family how you are spending the holiday and who with. This Sky High Scaffolders story is 44,000 words. A long novella, not quite long enough to be a novel when size matters. Our Secret Christmas is not a standalone story but a companion to Our Secret Wedding.

Two books under one cover. A friends-to-lovers, feel-good gay romance. Contains a whole lot of man-on-man love action, preparations for Christmas and an elopement to Gretna Green. Impulsive and romantic, Connor is set to take over the family business, Sky High Scaffolds, with his siblings. But he might be ruled out as possible CEO because, even though he's almost thirty, he's still single. Connor makes a life-changing discovery about a member of his construction team. Lee is gay, but no one at work knows. The macho scaffolding crew isn't known for gay-friendliness. At twenty-nine years of age, sexy scaffolder Lee is looking for love and commitment. He's not about to hook up with any straight guy who's going through a gay experimental phase. Especially not his work colleague and boss. Lee fears rejection if and when Connor wakes up and realizes he's not bisexual and not into guys. Connor fears losing the love of his life if he can't prove he's serious about him and win Lee's heart. Christmas is a really big deal in Britain. The parties and preparations begin in November, at the latest. In the construction industry, it means two weeks off work for Connor and Lee. Yes, two weeks. They've only been dating since September. In secret. They just want to spend the holiday time together, like any other gay guys in love. Alone and mostly naked. And we all know the true meaning of Christmas is explaining and justifying to friends and family how you are spending the holiday and who with.

Set on the beautiful Scottish island of Islay, The Christmas Secret is a gripping story filled with emotion from Karen Swan, bestselling author of Christmas Under the Stars. Alex Hyde is the leaders’ leader. An executive coach par excellence, she’s the person the Great and the Good turn to when the pressure gets too much; she can change the way they think, how they operate, she can turn around the very fortunes of their companies. Her waiting list is months’ long, but even she can’t turn down the unorthodox but highly lucrative crisis call that comes her way a few weeks before Christmas, regarding the troublesome – and troubled – head of an esteemed whisky company in Scotland: Lochlan Farquhar is a maverick, an enigma and a renegade, and Alex needs to get inside his head before he brings the company to its knees. It should be business as usual. She can do this in her sleep. Only, when she gets to the remote island of Islay, with the winter snows falling, Alex finds herself out of her comfort zone. For once, she’s not in control – Lochlan, though darkly charismatic, is unpredictable and destructive, her usual methods gaining no traction with him – and with Christmas and her deadline fast approaching, she must win his trust and find a way to close on this deal. But as she pulls ever closer to him, boundaries become blurred, loyalties loosen and Alex finds herself faced with an impossible choice as she realizes nothing and no-one is as they first seemed. 'Fun and great escapism' –Tracy Rees, author of The Hourglass 'I devoured it like a tray of warm mince pies. A delicious winter tale' – Sarah Morgan, author of Moonlight Over Manhattan ‘If you’re anything like us, then a book by Karen Swan has become synonymous with Christmas, and her latest is arguably her best yet . . . smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance’ – Heat

When Eireanne O'Conner returns to Ballynaheath, her home in Ireland, for Christmas, she finds that her brother has married, her new sister-in-law’s family is ever-present, and her friends, the Hannigan twins (Year of Living Scandalously) are up to their usual tricks. During the twelve days of Christmas, there are secrets and surprises that will either sink Eireanne deeper into the scandals that have surrounded her family, or send her to London to find a titled husband who will hopefully add some dignity to a family who can’t seem to keep away from scandal!

A secret angel tells the story of the Nativity and explains that the gifts we receive from Santa Claus are less important than the gift of God's love. Book is accompanied by a secret angel doll.

The fundamental difference between rhetoric and poetry, according to Yeats, is that rhetoric is the expression of ones quarrels with others while poetry is the expression of ones quarrel with oneself. Through exquisite attention to outer and inner forms, Vendler explores the most inventive reaches of the poets mind.

The most OTT romantic friends-to-lovers, feel-good gay romance. Contains an elopement to Gretna Green for a British secret wedding and a whole lot of man-on-man love action. Impulsive, Connor is set to take over the family business, Sky High Scaffolds, with his siblings. But he might be ruled out as possible CEO, because even though he's almost thirty, he's still single. Connor makes a life-changing chance discovery about a member of his construction team. Lee is gay, but no one at work knows. The macho scaffolding crew aren't known for their gay-friendliness. At twenty-nine years of age, sexy scaffolder Lee is looking for love and commitment. He's not about to hook up with any straight guy who's going through a gay experimental phase. Especially not his work colleague, Connor. Lee fears rejection if and when Connor wakes up and realizes he's not bisexual and not into guys. Connor fears losing the love of his life if he can't prove he's serious about him and win Lee's heart. A standalone novel. There is no cliffhanger, no cheating, and there is a happy ending. 55,000 words of gay construction workers friends to lovers romance. This is book 1 in the Sky High Scaffolders series. Our Secret Wedding & Our Secret Christmas: both books are available as one volume in print and audiobook. And then read on as the characters appear in the stories of their friends. All stories in the series take place at overlapping times so you see some of the same situations from other points of view. The night before the wedding is in Tread the Boards and the big party arranged by Connor's parents is in The Glass Ceiling.

Christmas is not my favorite. Not since I lost my dad last year. The lights, the music, the happy people. Everything reminds me of him. And if he were around still, maybe he could get Chad to leave me alone. On top of all that, Mr. Walker had to give us this assignment to be a Secret Santa for someone, and you'll never guess who I got. Okay, you probably can, but can you blame me for not wanting to do the assignment? Except . . . Chad doesn't seem to be a bad guy when his friends aren't around. He might even be someone I could like. But can I handle letting someone in right now, especially when his ex-girlfriend and half the cheerleading squad are doing everything in their power to keep us apart? Read all the novels by Jaclyn Weist! Lost in a Fairy TaleTimelessFearlessEndlessLimitlessThe Luck SeriesStolen LuckTwist of LuckBest of LuckMore Than Just LuckNo Such LuckJust My LuckLost LuckSeeking His LuckGates of Atlantis (Middle Grade)Magicians of the DeepCeltic Fairy Tale RomancesLeanaKeela

Remember, Now, it will be Our Secret By: Charlene Canada Remember, Now, it will be Our Secret tells the story of a beautiful and well-educated wife and mother who loses her self-identity due to abuse by an overbearing man. This story tells of a family who enjoyed peace and joy in the beginning, and then embraced the terrible bondage of hate due to the alcoholism and physical bearing by a cruel man. Read on and find how the family found renewed peace in faith and how this wife and mother change their lives for the better. Faith and love in Christ can lead anyone out of pain and suffering to a life of joy.

Slimy tentacles slither out of the toilets and tangle with 12-year-old AJ Zantony and his younger cousin, Jasmyn, while they're visiting Zala Manor, their great aunt's creepy old mansion. AJ's buddy, Vlad, the pirate rat, stops by and pleads for help in saving his species from the creatures invading the sewers. AJ, Jaz, and their friends decide to risk everything to assist Vlad, plunging deeper into sea monster lore and facing the mysterious legends firsthand. Is it worth sailing into an otherworldly storm and confronting evil scoundrels, scarred souls, and the most nightmarish beast imaginable? The dangers mount, increasing the chances that AJ and his friends will fall victim to the Legend of Monster Island.