“Merry, intelligent, and wholly satisfying.”—USA Today "Sizzles with sensuality." - Publishers Weekly “Delicious and suspenseful.” —Kirkus Reviews A spirited lady facing spinsterhood. A common man with a noble mission. And a surprise that just might be waiting for them under the mistletoe in Kiss Me At Christmas by Valerie Bowman. Bow Street Runner Daffin Oakleaf abhors Christmas. Carol singing and holiday cheer only remind him of a dark time. When a close friend calls on him for help, Daffin is happy to capitalize on the distraction. But when he learns the lovely Lady Regina is the one in danger, he’s to become bodyguard to the captivating woman... Regina has one mission: to find a night of passion in the arms of a gentleman. Considered firmly on the shelf, Regina has given up on marriage—but that doesn’t mean she wants to be denied the pleasure married ladies experience. Daffin has long captured her attention...and when a threat calls him to her side, the sparks between them ignite. But how can a hired bodyguard find his way into Regina’s noble heart?

Even twenty years into marriage, Helen Ellis’s husband still makes her heart pitter patter. The New York Times bestselling author paints a portrait of true romance for our times in these surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank essays about love, marriage, and her last first kiss. "Ellis is one of our greatest living humorists, in the same league as Sedaris and Irby...A fascinating portrait of middle-aged love.” —Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward Welcome to the Coral Lounge, a room in Helen Ellis’s New York City apartment painted such an exuberant shade that a Peeping Tom left a sticky note asking for the color. It is in the Coral Lounge where all the parties happen: A game called “What’s in the box?” makes its uproarious debut, the Puzzle Posse pounces on a 500-piece jigsaw of a beheaded priest, and guests don blindfolds for a raucous bridal shower. When the pandemic shuts down the city, the Coral Lounge becomes a place of refuge, where Helen and her husband binge-watch Joan Collins’s Dynasty, dote on two spoiled cats, and where Helen discovers that even twenty years into marriage, her husband still makes her heart pitter patter.

I’ve spent my entire life being overlooked and underestimated. Now, a trip to Italy is about to change everything. Studying abroad in Rome means I’m free to eat gelato, study art, and flirt my way through ancient ruins. For the first time in my life, I’m not committed to a strict ballet schedule, an unforgiving diet, and my dad’s expectations. But my plans in The Eternal City take a sharp detour when I capture the eye of Italian race car driver, bad boy Lorenzo Barca. Enzo is arrogant, unapologetic, and sexy as sin. He’s wild and reckless, accustomed to getting exactly what he wants. And he wants me, goody two shoes Mia Petrella, underneath him. Or, at the very least, in the passenger seat of his Maserati. Unrelenting, Lorenzo crushes my excuses to remain detached from everything he makes me feel until I give in. He ruins it all by discovering a secret that rips his world apart. In one night, everything I believe in is destroyed. With my time in Italy coming to a close, I’m forced to decide if Lorenzo is meant to be an Italian memory or my future.

When recently-dumped Charlotte and Anthony cross paths at the airport in New York City and get caught there by a blizzard, the two set out into the city with a self-help book from the gift shop with the intention of getting over their heartbreaks.

All I want for Christmas is to kiss my boss. Scratch that. What I really want is for him to kiss me back . . . Every year, planning the department holiday party is my job. And this year’s party is shaping up to be the best one yet. Until I mistake my new boss for the rent-a-Santa. Embarrassing myself is only the beginning. My major attraction to the man makes it hard to work as his administrative assistant and adhere to the company’s strict no-dating policy. Violating that will put my job, and his, in jeopardy. To get my wish, it will take a Christmas miracle.

Kiss Me, Katie! All Katie Wilkins wanted for Christmas was to get Santa Claus under the mistletoe, because beneath that Santa suit was her ideal man--or so she thought. But it wasn't nice, safe Mr. Perfect who kissed her senseless. Horrors! It was Bryan Morgan--wild man, stunt pilot and all-around daredevil. And, heaven help her, she'd really liked that kiss. Which just proved what she'd known all along--she was Christmas cursed! Hug Me, Holly!Sheriff Riley McMann couldn't believe his ears when Holly Stone announced that she'd be taking over the only café in Little Paradise. She looked as if she hadn't worked a day in her life, and besides, he had to eat there! But he was soon working up quite an appetite for "Calamity Holly" when he discovered there was more to her than designer clothes and an attitude. Maybe his Christmas wishes were going to come true after all...

3 Stories. 3 Happily Ever Afters. Lots of Laughs. Christmas Love: When Martha mistakes her new boss for the Rent-a--Santa, it leads to a very merry Christmas. Christmas Sparkle: Bella's most embarrassing moment is how she meets the man of her dreams. But will her family ruin everything? Christmas Surprise: Josefina's mistakenly sent text leads to Christmas surprise.

Several illustrations, along with a Mandala with Elvis Presley in it by the author. Various short poems, by Jean Elizabeth Ward, Han Dynasty Poets, Tang Dynasty Poets, Basho, Japanese Poet, Shakespeare, John Milton, Ezra Pound, John Donne, American Indian Poems, Kimo Poems, Haiku Poems, Senryu Poems, A Naani Poem; various styles and authors, with history intermingled. A delight for the reader without time to work out longer poems.A varying blent in alphabetical order, sure to please.

All are welcome to celebrate Christmas with my family. Apparently, even my new boss. When his holiday plans change at the last minute, my brothers invite Finn Anderson to spend Christmas with us. Now, a man I've crushed on for far too long, a man I'll be working under just next month, is helping me hang a Christmas wreath and walking around my kitchen in reindeer pajama pants. And it is messing with my head. Finn's presence unnerves me. His bright blue eyes see everything, cutting me to the core. His easygoing sense of humor causes my heart to race. And don't even get me started on his accent. Things between us have always been friendly, but now, they're smoldering. This holiday season, I'm wishing for Finn. * * * My Christmas Wish is a prequel to One Last Chance, Daisy and Finn's spicy workplace romance set in Edinburgh, Scotland. It can also be read as book 3.5 in The Kane Brothers series.