This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas! -Francine Rivers New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love & A Voice in the Wind Amid war & the fading dream of the Confederacy a wounded soldier & a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love Recently widowed Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself & her six-year-old son With the bank threatening to evict them she discovers an advertisement for the Women's Relief Society auction & applies for a position-only to discover it's been filled Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship But can Aletta trust this man? Captain Jake Winston a revered Confederate sharpshooter suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga When doctors deliver their diagnosis Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity As he heals Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women's Relief Society auction He respectfully objects Kowtowing to a bunch of "crinolines" isn't his idea of soldiering But orders are orders & he soon discovers this group of ladies-one in particular-is far more than he bargained for Set against the backdrop & history of the Carnton Plantation in Franklin Tennessee Christmas at Carnton is a story of hope renewed & faith restored at Christmas ...

' This was where her dreams drifted to if she didn't blot her nights out with drink; this was where her thoughts settled if she didn't fill her days with chat She remembered this tiny remote foreign village on a molecular level & the sight of it soaked into her like water into sand because this was where her old life had ended & her new one had begun' Portobello
- home to the world-famous street market Notting Hill Carnival & Clem Alderton She's the queen of the scene the girl everyone wants to be or be with But beneath the morning-after makeup Clem is keeping a secret & when she goes too far one reckless night she endangers everything
- her home her job & even her adored brother's love Portofino
- a place of wild beauty & old-school glamour Clem has been here once before & vowed never to return But when a hansome stranger asks Clem to restore a neglected villa it seems like the answer to her problems
- if she can just face up to her past Claridge's
- at Christmas Clem is back in London working on a special commission for London's grandest hotel But is this really where her heart lies? Christmas at Claridge's is a glamorous contemporary romance by the bestselling Karen Swan author of Christmas in the Snow




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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITHA glorious collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls There are unsuitable presents unpleasant insertions into the pudding & Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey adding ' Ay would it were a vulture 'twere more fitting!' ...

Track Listing Disc 1 The Downton Christmas Suite Pt 1O Holy Night It Came Upon a Midnight Clear The First Noel The Sussex Carol 12 Days of Christmas Silent Night We Wish You a Merry Christmas In the Bleak Midwinter O Little Town of Bethlehem Once in Royal David's City Hark! The Herald Angels Sing O Come All Ye Faithful Messe De Minuit Pour No&235;l Ding Dong! Merrily On High Good King Wenceslas While Shepherds Watched Away in a Manger In Dulci Jubilo Panis Angelicus Christmas Concerto 1st Movement Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' Twas the Night Before Christmas Disc 2 The Downton Christmas Suite Pt 2 Joy to the World God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Angels from the Realms of Glory Hallelujah The Holly & the Ivy Go Tell It On the Mountain March Tannenbaum I Saw Three Ships When Christ Was Born of Mary Free Adam Lay Ybounden The First Nowell We Three Kings of Orient Are O Come O Come Emmanuel I Sing the Birth No&235;ls Sur Les Instruments Nouvelles Nouvelles Chantons No&235;l Menons Joyeuse Vie The Three Kings O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion Christmas Concerto 3rd Movement ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Christmas 1919 Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party yet despite being the season of goodwill tensions are rife & Bates&s arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities Will he be a condemned man or will he be found innocent in time to dance with his new wife at the annual servants& ball? Mary has to consider her future with Sir Richard Carlisle following a contretemps at the shooting party & violet has concerns about Rosamund whose new suitor
- the dashing but raffish Lord Hepworth is not all he seems
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Originally published in the 1930s & 1940s & never before collected these stories by the incomparable Angela Thirkell relate merry scenes of a trip to the pantomime escapades on ice a Christmas Day gone awry & an electrifying afternoon for Laura Morland & friends at Low Rising not to mention the chatter of the arty set at a London private view Charming irreverent & full of mischievous humour they offer the utmost entertainment in any season of the year ...

Welcome back to Mount Polbearne! The new book from Top Ten bestseller Jenny Colgan is full of festive joy warmth & the best hot chocolate you can imagine It's Christmas in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne
- a time for family friends & feasting Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery She's at her happiest when she's creating delicious treats & the festive season always inspires her to bake & knead something extra special for the village residents In fact the only thing she loves more than her bakery is curling up with her gorgeous boyfriend Huckle She's determined that this Christmas is going to be their best one yet but life doesn't always work out as planned When Polly's best friend Kerensa turns up with a secret that threatens the life Polly & Huckle have built together the future begins to look uncertain & then a face from Polly's past reappears & things become even more complicated Polly can usually find solace in baking but she has a feeling that's not going to be enough this time Can she get things back on track so that everyone has a merry Christmas?
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Jenny Colgan's next bestseller The Endless Beach is available for pre-order now Welcome back to Mount Polbearne! The new book from Top Ten bestseller Jenny Colgan is full of festive joy warmth & the best hot chocolate you can imagine It's Christmas in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne
- a time for family friends & feasting Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery She's at her happiest when she's creating delicious treats & the festive season always inspires her to bake & knead something extra special for the village residents In fact the only thing she loves more than her bakery is curling up with her gorgeous boyfriend Huckle She's determined that this Christmas is going to be their best one yet but life doesn't always work out as planned When Polly's best friend Kerensa turns up with a secret that threatens the life Polly & Huckle have built together the future begins to look uncertain & then a face from Polly's past reappears & things become even more complicated Polly can usually find solace in baking but she has a feeling that's not going to be enough this time Can she get things back on track so that everyone has a merry Christmas?
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Includes: mouth-watering recipes! Curl up with Rosie her friends & her family as they prepare for a very special Christmas
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Fun funky & practical we must be talking about our range of ceramic salt & pepper sets Made from food safe ceramics our salt & pepper sets make a great gift as they all come in a matching decorative gift box ...