Miranda did not put adventure on her Christmas list, but thanks to her eighty-five-year-old neighbor Joy, that's exactly what she's getting this year. When Joy tells Miranda that she plans to drive an old RV decked out in Christmas decorations from their Chicago neighborhood to her new retirement digs in Phoenix--in the dead of winter, no less--the much younger Miranda insists that Joy cannot make such a trip by herself. Unemployed and facing foreclosure,...

"Returning home at Christmas, a young man receives an inheritance he never expected--six cats in need of homes" --

"Native American beauty Sunny Westcott is not one to let her hair down. But her friend Aubrey manages to drag her to Pendleton, Oregon, and the pair arrives just as the hundredth annual Pendleton Round-Up begins. Sunny is surprised by how much she enjoys watching the rodeo, riding horseback, and getting to know Aubrey's family-- particularly a handsome cowboy named Cody."--Cover, p. 4.

Daphne Ballinger is required to marry within the next year in order to inherit her eccentric late aunt's sizeable estate. She also must take over Aunt Dee's newspaper advice column. Though a socialite neighbor tries to help Daphne find a perfect man even if it includes speed dating, she finds greater rewards in helping a young, parentless girl with an ailing grandmother.

A small town is surprised by a newcomer who opens a very unusual Christmas shop where customers find more than they bargained for.

When Anna Larson's granddaughter Sarah finds her independence, she travels away from all that is familiar, but when she returns to Shining Waters, three generations of family heartbreak converge and Sarah finds God right in the center of it all.

Managing the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a young woman starting out her career. Then out of the blue, she gets a chance to reinvent herself by moving to New York City. She applies for a management position at a stylish new hotel. But the big city is full of surprises--not the least of which is discovering Sean O'Neil, a once-upon-a-time crush,...

When an abandoned dog finds its way to Betty Kowalski's house during the Christmas season, she reluctantly takes it in and learns that Christmas is truly the season of giving.

With the holidays fast approaching, the charming town of Appleton is ready to celebrate. But though Daphne Ballinger's deadline to "get hitched" is drawing ever nearer, she finds herself distracted. Happily caring for young Mabel, Daphne knows her top priority has to be finding a way to stay in the town that has come to mean home for both of them. --Publisher