When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

“Of all the things she finds, she never expected to find love…” Noelle’s life is next to perfect. It’s the Christmas season, and she has a loving family, a brand new job right out of college, and just closed on her first home. That is, however, until she finds out that she has a birth sister that she’s never met. How could this be? How could her parents have kept this secret from her? Noelle spent the last 23 years of her life believing she was an only child. Until now. Noelle decides to go on the journey of finding her sister. In the process, she finds a whole lot more over the...

“Of all the things she finds, she never expected to find love…” Noelle’s life is next to perfect. It’s the Christmas season, and she has a loving family, a brand new job right out of college, and just closed on her first home. That is, however, until she finds out that she has a birth sister that she’s never met. How could this be? How could her parents have kept this secret from her? Noelle spent the last 23 years of her life believing she was an only child. Until now. Noelle decides to go on the journey of finding her sister. In the process, she finds a whole lot more over the...

“Of all the things she finds, she never expected to find love…” Noelle’s life is next to perfect. It’s the Christmas season, and she has a loving family, a brand new job right out of college, and just closed on her first home. That is, however, until she finds out that she has a birth sister that she’s never met. How could this be? How could her parents have kept this secret from her? Noelle spent the last 23 years of her life believing she was an only child. Until now. Noelle decides to go on the journey of finding her sister. In the process, she finds a whole lot more over the...

“Of all the things she finds, she never expected to find love…” Noelle’s life is next to perfect. It’s the Christmas season, and she has a loving family, a brand new job right out of college, and just closed on her first home. That is, however, until she finds out that she has a birth sister that she’s never met. How could this be? How could her parents have kept this secret from her? Noelle spent the last 23 years of her life believing she was an only child. Until now. Noelle decides to go on the journey of finding her sister. In the process, she finds a whole lot more over the...

“Of all the things she finds, she never expected to find love…” Noelle’s life is next to perfect. It’s the Christmas season, and she has a loving family, a brand new job right out of college, and just closed on her first home. That is, however, until she finds out that she has a birth sister that she’s never met. How could this be? How could her parents have kept this secret from her? Noelle spent the last 23 years of her life believing she was an only child. Until now. Noelle decides to go on the journey of finding her sister. In the process, she finds a whole lot more over the...

Four best friends from college decide it’s time to make up for lost time. It’s been nearly 15 years since they graduated from college together and life hasn’t gone as expected for Scarlett, Madison, Hannah, or Marcy. After years of chasing careers and heartbreak, they decide it’s time to reunite their friendship. For once, everything else can wait. The best friends start planning and decide it’s time to book a trip over Christmas. This year, it will be Christmas at the Pinecone Cottage in the snowy mountains of Vail, Colorado. What they expected to be a simple relaxing weekend ...

Four best friends from college decide it’s time to make up for lost time. It’s been nearly 15 years since they graduated from college together and life hasn’t gone as expected for Scarlett, Madison, Hannah, or Marcy. After years of chasing careers and heartbreak, they decide it’s time to reunite their friendship. For once, everything else can wait. The best friends start planning and decide it’s time to book a trip over Christmas. This year, it will be Christmas at the Pinecone Cottage in the snowy mountains of Vail, Colorado. What they expected to be a simple relaxing weekend ...

Sir John Penlyon is planning to spend Christmas at his estate with his niece and his friend Danby, the closest thing he has to family since disowning his daughter years ago. (She eloped with the parson, who was, of course, penniless.) Danby suggests that at Christmastime the estate needs the presence of small children, and offers to find some - the “hirelings” - despite Sir John’s skepticism. Three children duly arrive, and the youngest, precocious four year-old Moppet, quickly endears herself to Sir John.

Shane Cassidy's wish list is short this year. The young widower just wants his little daughter to be happy and his quiet son to come out of his room once in a while. Shane is determined to be there every minute for his kids, but when he runs into big trouble with the family horse farm around Christmas time, he realizes they just might need a helping hand. It turns out hiring a new nanny might wind him up in a whole new kind of trouble.

If you love sweet, clean Christmas romance books then you will adore this 5 book collection of historical Western romance reads set during the most magical time of the year. This heartwarming collection of joyful romance will take you on a rollercoaster of courage, despair, heartbreak and love. Follow the journeys of 5 courageous women who search for happiness and romance at Christmas time as Mail Order Brides. Their stories are all different and filled with challenges along the way. For some they almost don’t find their happy ending as their past comes back to haunt them, and some are ...

Ever since his mother passed away two years ago, Caleb Pine has been stuck while the rest of his family seem to have moved on. Alone at Christmas, he finds himself drawn back to Martha’s Vineyard and the Gingerbread Inn, where his family spent a wonderful Christmas holiday when he was a teen. To his surprise, the local girl he almost kissed under the mistletoe all those years ago is now grown up and running the Inn.

Nick Winters and Noel Carter have known each other their whole lives. After years of shared family holidays, working together on the Winters’ Christmas tree farm, and being each other's safe haven, they wouldn't dream of crossing the line from friends to something more.... But when Nick comes home for the holidays after serving overseas and finds that his long-term girlfriend has decided to get her stocking stuffed elsewhere, Noel is there to pick him up and show him that instead of a Blue Christmas he can still have a Wonderful Christmastime without his cheating ex.

If you love sweet, clean Christmas romance books then you will adore this collection of historical Western romance reads set during the most magical time of the year. This heartwarming collection of joyful romance will take you on a rollercoaster of courage, despair, heartbreak and love. Follow the journeys of 5 courageous women who search for happiness and romance at Christmas time as Mail Order Brides. Their stories are all different and filled with challenges along the way. For some they almost don’t find their happy ending as their past comes back to haunt them, and some are separated...

Four best friends from college decide it’s time to make up for lost time. It’s been nearly 15 years since they graduated from college together and life hasn’t gone as expected for Scarlett, Madison, Hannah, or Marcy. After years of chasing careers and heartbreak, they decide it’s time to reunite their friendship. For once, everything else can wait. The best friends start planning and decide it’s time to book a trip over Christmas. This year, it will be Christmas at the Pinecone Cottage in the snowy mountains of Vail, Colorado. What they expected to be a simple relaxing weekend ...

**From Amazon #1 Best Selling Author** Nora Ashford’s life was anything but easy. Her mother worked two jobs and her father was deployed with the military more times than she could remember. Life was lonely growing up. The memories never left her. Growing up, she turned to her passions as her escape from reality – a love for animals and long days with her feet planted in the sand at the beach. Despite her dysfunctional upbringing, she deeply desired a loving family. She wants to break her family’s cycle. Nora decides to uproot her entire life in search of peace, happiness, love, and ...