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Christmas Books
I'm a Christmas kind of person. Do you know anyone else who puts up five Christmas trees and thirty-seven Nativity scenes? I admit I tend to go a bit overboard, but I love Christmas. My passion for the holidays inspired me to write my first Christmas book back in the early 1990s, and now it is a tradition for me. I hope you’ll make reading my Christmas books a tradition in your holidays.
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Call Me Mrs. Miracle
MIRA Books Hardcover October 2010 ISBN13: 978-0-7783-2819-3 $16.95 U.S. / $19.95 CAN This Christmas, Emily Merkle (call her Mrs. Miracle!) is working in the toy department at Finley’s, the last family-owned department store in New York City. And her boss is none other than…Jake Finley, the owner’s son. For Jake, holiday memories of brightly wrapped gifts, decorated trees and family were destroyed in a Christmas Eve tragedy years before. Now Christmas means just one thing to him—and to his father. Profit. Because they need a Christmas miracle to keep the business afloat. Holly Larson needs a miracle, too. She wants to give her eight-year-old nephew, Gabe, the holiday he deserves. Holly’s widowed brother is in the army and won’t be home for Christmas, but at least she can get Gabe that toy robot from Finley’s, the one gift he desperately wants. If she can figure out how to afford it… Fortunately, it’s Mrs. Miracle to the rescue. Next to making children happy, she likes nothing better than helping others—and that includes doing a bit of matchmaking! This Christmas will be different. For all of them. |
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The Perfect Christmas
Mira Hardcover October 2009 For Cassie Beaumont, it's meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far, nothing's worked. Not blind dates, not the Internet and certainly not leaving love to chance. What's left? A professional matchmaker. He’s Simon Dodson, and he's very choosy about the clients he takes on. Cassie finds Simon a difficult, acerbic know-it-all, and she’s astonished when he accepts her as a client. |
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A Cedar Cove Christmas
Mira Hardcover October 2008 In this modern-day Christmas story, mother-to-be Mary Jo Wyse arrives in Cedar Cove on Christmas Eve, searching for the father of her baby. When he is a no-show, Mary Jo is left stranded, pregnant, and alone—with no room at the local inn. Little towns, however, are full of surprises, and they shine best in a holiday light. |
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Where Angels Go Mira Hardcover October 2007 Christmas is a time for angels. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are back! These three irresistible angels love their assignments on Earth. They especially love helping people who send prayer requests to heaven (even though the Archangel Gabriel, their boss, knows they’re going to break his rules)! |
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Christmas Letters |
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There's Something About Christmas
Mira Hardcover November 2005 Emma Collins has always believed that the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who love fruitcake and those who don't. She's firmly in the second category, so it's ironic that her major assignment for the Puyallup, Washington, Examiner is a series of articles about . . . fruitcake. At least it's a step up from writing obituaries. Her task is to interview the finalists in a fruitcake recipe contest, and that means traveling around the state. Actually . . . flying around the state. Local pilot Oliver Hamilton, who's starting an airfreight business, has agreed to take her wherever she needs to go, in exchange for free advertising. Unfortunately Emma hates small planes—almost as much as she hates fruitcake. |
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When Christmas Comes Mira Hardcover November 2004 Trading houses. Trading towns. Trading Christmas. Emily Springer widowed mother of one, decides to leave her hometown of Leavenworth, Washington, to spend Christmas with her daughter in Boston. Charles Brewster, history professor, seasoned curmudgeon and resident of Boston, wants to avoid Christmas altogether. Through an Internet site, they arrange to swap houses for the holiday. So Emily goes to Boston—and discovers that her daughter has gone to Florida. And Charles arrives in Leavenworth to discover a town that looks like Santa's village, full of Christmas trees, Christmas music and elves. |
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The Snow Bride
Mira Hardcover October 2003 A Snowbound Christmas . . . A Second-chance bride! Practical Jenna Walsh has done something impratical. she's met a man on the internet and now, a month before Christmas, she's going to Alaska to marry him. Dalton Gray seems to be everything she wants in a husband—sensitive, gallant, romantic . . . On the flight to Fairbanks, she has the misfortune to sit beside Reed Kenner, who obviously isn't sensitive, gallant, or romantic. However, he's not impressed with her plan to marry Dalton, a man he detests. So Reed takes it upon himself to change her destination -- and her marraigae plans. |
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The Christmas Basket
Mira Hardcover October 2002 Noelle McDowell is home to celebrate the holidays with her family. (After all, December 25 is also her birthday.) Unfortunately, Noelle's feelings about home—or rather, her hometown—were changed forever the day Thomas Sutton jilted her and broke her heart. This Christmas the feuding mothers find themselves working together to fill Christmas baskets for charity. What irony! And what an opportunity for reconciliation . . . if only they could see it. |
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Buffalo Valley Mira Hardcover October 2001 It's a season of change for a small prairie town Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, has discovered a will to survive, to prosper. And the outside world has discovered Buffalo Valley. A large retail conglomerate plans to move in, which would surely destroy the small independent businesses that have begun to succeed. Which might even destroy the town. |
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Shirley, Goodness & Mercy
Mira Hardcover September 1999 Alone at Christmas. Greg Bennett feels his life has been a waste. Sixty years old and he has no one to spend Christmas with, no one who cares. Greg knows he's made mistakes, hurt people, failed in all the ways that matter. Listlessly wandering the streets of San Francisco, Greg finds himself in a church—and whispers a simple heartfelt prayer. A prayer that wends its way to the Archangel Gabriel, who assigns his favorite angels—Shirley, Goodness and Mercy—to Greg Bennett's case. Because Gabriel knows full well that Greg's going to need the assistance of all three! |
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Can This Be Christmas? |
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Mass Market Paperback (with reissue dates noted)
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| Mrs. Miracle | Harper | 1996 / 2005 / 2009 |
| Touched by Angels | HarperCollins | 1994 / 1999 / 2004 |
| The Trouble With Angels | HarperCollins | 1994 |
| A Season of Angels | HarperCollins | 1993 / 1999 |
| Let It Snow | Harlequin | 1986 |
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Anthologies
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| Christmas in Cear Cove A Cedar Cove Christmas, 5B Poppy Lane |
MIRA Books | November 2010 |
| Smalltown Christmas Return To Promise, Mail-Order Bride |
MIRA Books | November 2008 |
| Christmas Wishes Christmas Letters, Rainy Day Kisses |
MIRA Books | November 2007 |
| Home For the Holidays When Christmas Comes, The Forgetful Bride |
MIRA Books | 2005 |
| On A Snowy Night The Snow Bride, The Christmas Basket |
MIRA Books | 2004 |
| This Time For Keeps The Forgetful Bride, The Matchmakers |
MIRA Books | 2003 |
| Angels Everywhere A Season Of Angels, Touched By Angels |
Avon Books | 2002 |
| A Gift To Last Can This Be Christmas, Shirley, Goodness & Mercy |
MIRA Books | 2002 |
| Midnight Clear Let It Snow |
Silhouette | 2001 / 2003 |
| 'Tis The Season Christmas Masquerade |
Silhouette Books | 1999 |
| Christmas Kisses Silver Bells (novella) |
Silhouette | 1996 |
| Christmas Angels The Trouble With Angels, A Season Of Angels |
Harper | 1996 / 1998 |
| Home For Christmas The Forgetful Bride |
Harlequin | 1996 |
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Little Matchmakers |
Harlequin | 1994 |
| Christmas Treasures Christmas Masquerade |
Harlequin | 1990 / 1992 |
| Silhouette Christmas Stories 1986 Let It Snow |
Silhouette | 1986 |
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Category Romance
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| Christmas Masquerade | Silhouette Romance #405 | 1985 |
| The Gift Of Christmas | Silhouette Inspiration #23 | 1984 |
| Those Christmas Angels | Harlequin Super #1164 | 2003 |
| The Forgetful Bride | Harlequin Romance #3166 | 1995 |
| The Matchmakers | Harlequin Romance #2768 | 1986 |
