A funny and rollicking book that celebrates all the things we love about a truly Aussie Christmas.Ages: 3 - 7 Haven't we all wondered why Christmas in Australia looks too European for words? Fake snow. Robins on Christmas cards. Reindeer instead of roos?Jack and Hannah decide that Christmas needs a makeover, and call on Santa to come and help them do the job.

Haven't we all wondered why Christmas in Australia looks too European for words? Fake snow. Robins on Christmas cards. Reindeer instead of roos? Jack and Hannah decide that Christmas needs a makeover, and call on Santa to come and help them do the job.

"A delightfully intriguing and enticing story."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review BIG SKY CHRISTMAS Thack Lane has his hands full. For the past seven years, he's been struggling to move on from his wife's tragic death and raise a daughter all by his lonesome. He doesn't have time for himself, much less a cheerful new neighbor with a smile that can light up the ranch. Christmas spirit? Bah, humbug. With Christmas right around the corner, Summer Shaw is searching for somewhere to belong. When her neighbor's young daughter takes a shine to her, she is thrilled. But Thack is something else altogether. He's got walls around his heart that no amount of holiday wishes can scale. Yet as joy comes creeping back to the lonely homestead, Summer and Thack may just find their happily ever after before the last of the Christmas miracles are through... Big Sky Cowboys Series: Rebel Cowboy (Book 1) Outlaw Cowboy (Book 2) True-Blue Cowboy Christmas (Book 3)

A college football coach looks back on his years at Yale, including championship seasons, key rivalries, and former players, including fourteen who ended up in the NFL

The story of two sisters and the boy next door... The acclaimed author of Firefly Beach and other New York Times bestsellers, Luanne Rice explores the powerful bonds that connect old friends, and the joy of life’s unexpected second chances. Now, returning once more to the Connecticut beach town at the center of many of her most beloved novels, she touches our hearts with a spellbinding story of a love lost—and saved—by the power of what was always meant to be . . . Schoolteacher Rumer Larkin never felt the need to stray from Hubbard’s Point. Rich with legends of seafaring spirits and lost treasures, the rustic village still echoes with the memories of Rumer’s past—even after those she loved have left. But now, so many summers after Zeb Mayhew broke her heart, he has returned with his teenage son, and Rumer knows her quiet life will never be the same again. Zeb has come back to hoping to reconnect with his son, with the past and all its mistakes. Suddenly facing Rumer again, Zeb discovers where he belongs. He could never forget the girl who used to climb onto his roof with him to watch the stars. But neither Zeb nor Rumer knows if it’s too late to do more than regret the path not taken—or if every path leads us back to the one true love of our life . . .

Share in the author's Scrooge-like transformation that draws the reader into a special reverence for the real Christmas spirit that Santa embodies. Experience the joy, sadness, laughter and seasonal magic that annually visited a small town and turned myth into reality.

Join one Black family on their journey to discover what Santa looks like in this joyous tale celebrating identity, family and holiday cheer! It’s not Christmas without Santa! But what does Santa truly look like? Does he match the figurines on the mantel, or the faces on our favorite holiday sweaters? Does he look like you or like me? Find out in this joyous and cozy celebration of family, representation, and holiday spirit! Destined to be a new classic, and perfect for any child looking to see some of themself in Santa Claus.

A collection of true stories about cops discusses the death of partners, courageous rescues, danger on the job, split-second decisions, and more.

Collects two stories from the Long, Tall Texans series in which Detective Rick Marquez meets his match in Gwen Cassaway, a new detective on his squad, and Marcus Carrera meets Delia Mason, a woman who isn't intimated by his tough demeanor.