Wednesday, December 2, 2020

December 2, 2020 - Christmas Reads to Get in the Spirit

Brooke County Libraries December 2020 Theme – Christmas Stories

 

Are you feeling the Christmas Spirit? Got a little holly in your heart? Then, check out one of these titles available from Brooke County Libraries. 






The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

From the blurb - They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married--and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day--she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays.

 





Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

From the blurb - Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. 





Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs

From the blurb - A single father who yearns to be a family man, Logan O'Donnell is determined to create the perfect Christmas for his son, Charlie. The entire O'Donnell clan arrives to spend the holidays in Avalon, a postcard-pretty town on the shores of Willow Lake.




Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber

From the blurb - As the days -- and nights -- move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences. And Christmas is about the things you share . . .



A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas

From the blurb - It’s Christmas time in London and Rafe Bowman has arrived from America for his arranged meeting with Natalie Blandford, the very proper and beautiful daughter of Lady and Lord Blandford



Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke

From the blurb - 'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit . . .



The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen

From the blurb - So it’s a miracle when I contrive to land a position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The village is like something out of A Christmas Carol! But no sooner have I arrived than a neighborhood nuisance, a fellow named Freddie, falls out of a tree dead



A Snow Country Christmas by Linda Lael Miller

From the blurb – It’s a Christmas affair to remember as a Hollywood mogul discovers his inner cowboy--and the woman of his dreams--amid the rugged beauty of Wyoming.




The Beloved Christmas Quilt by Wanda Brunstetter

From the blurb - One quilt binds three generations of Amish women in these three stories of family, romance, and Amish fath by bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, Jean, and granddaughter, Richelle.



Christmas on my Mind by Janet Dailey

From the blurb - The little town of Branding Iron, Texas, keeps an annual tradition that makes the holidays especially festive—the Cowboys’ Christmas Ball. But Sheriff Ben Marsden, busy with work, joint custody of his son, and caring for his aging mother, has no plans to attend.  Not until a pretty newcomer to his small town gets involved in the planning. Suddenly Ben finds himself wanting to keep a close eye on Jessica Ramsey.





A Texas Hill Country Christmas by William Johnstone & JA Johnstone

From the blurb - While most folks are busy preparing for Christmas, the tightknit Jensen clan can only hope they’ll make it home. Luke Jensen is in San Antonio tracking down a dangerous outlaw. But when he finds the man leading a wholesome life—as a charity-working Hill Country pastor—Luke agrees to wait until after Christmas to bring him to justice.




A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry

From the blurb - Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the island’s blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits. Unfortunately, there’s no holiday cheer to be found among his fellow guests, who include a pompous novelist, a stuffy colonel, a dangerously ill-matched married couple, and an ailing old man.



Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier

From the blurb - It's Christmas in the small town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, and Lucy Stone - newspaper reporter and mother of three - is excited about her acting debut in the town's production of A Christmas Carol.




Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery

From the blurb - DescriptionAfter Nicole Perkins opens her store, The Christmas Attic, in Fool's Gold, California, business is booming. When recuperating army doctor Gabriel Boylan offers to help out during the holiday rush, she discovers his memories of Christmas past contain more sour grapes than sugarplums.





 The Spy Who Came for Christmas by David Morrell

From the blurb – It is Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, but among the revelers on Canyon Road, a decidedly unholy scene is taking place. A desperate man, dressed all in black, feverishly seeks refuge for himself and the squirming bundle he holds tightly

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