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I love being an elf. No, really, that’s my job title. Head elf at C.O.C.O.A., where we make Christmas wishes come true for those who would otherwise do without. It means that I get to live and breathe Christmas all year long. While coming home from an elf convention, I find myself single, stranded, and dressed like I just escaped the North Pole. That’s when I use my elfy charms to get a handsome stranger to let me tag along when he snags the last rental car and just happens to be heading my way.

Are you grappling with complex PTSD? Feeling haunted by lingering effects of trauma? Know this–you're not alone. Introducing the Complex PTSD Recovery Pack, a unique three-in-one book specially curated to transform trauma into small daily triumphs, navigate your journey of healing, and regain control of your life.

Sometimes you just have to say "Stuff it"! Life is too short not to live it to its best. With that in mind, Stuff it! - Vanderlust is a compilation of stories, musings, and memories from campervan adventures.

This is a short listen Christian-based book. It was written to inspire and motivate listeners in building and restoring relationships. Learning how to forgive yourself and others to have peace of mind.

Are you a sufferer of complex PTSD? This workbook will help you find ways to get yourself together with 10 actionable exercises. You'll learn how to manage flashbacks, learn to cope strategies, and have a clearer understanding of what keeps you from moving on.

Ruby has a sequence of unfortunate events which catapults her into a campervan adventure around England and Scotland. She realizes that she has been putting off truly living when she hears a story of a woman younger than her who was given two months to live.

In rural Iowa, Kaitlyn Stokes (18) witnesses a UFO over her house the night her father dies of cancer, giving her reason to believe the aliens took him away, as with Ezekiel’s Wheel in the Old Testament. She secretly hopes he might someday return as an “Ancient Astronaut,” a theory based on modern science.

Bridget O’Conner never dreamed she’d be heading West as a mail order bride, but she also never dreamed her parents would die within a year and leave her alone with her young brother, Ben. To Bridget, Sam Jones was her last chance to for her and Ben to have a home and security. But to young Ben, Sam is an unwelcome change that takes him far away from his old life.

When Cora’s high school sweetheart up and marries someone else, she knows she has only one choice left: Head West as a Mail Order Bride, or be doomed to a life of spinsterhood. She’s ready to make the best of her new life, but when faced with a gruff, uncaring husband and a lonely ranch in need of repair, she’s not sure she’s up to the task.

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new series from popular author Emma Morgan! When Sarah agrees to be a Mail Order Bride, she never expects to her arrival to be a surprise. She had hopes for a chance to find love and a new life, but instead her husband-to-be doesn’t want her, and is ready to send her back home.

Feeling herself a burden on her family, Ella Burns decides to head West in the hopes of finding a purpose—if not love. And Benjamin Person, new father to an orphaned child, seems like a man who needs her help. If only he could accept it. Benjamin Pearson, now in charge of his orphaned niece, knows he needs a woman’s help to raise the child. But his life is so hard, and he does not want his new wife to have to struggle as he did. He resolves to shield her from the hardships of the ranch, and let her tend to the home and child. If only she would listen to him.

When Callie Browning agrees to travel West as a mail order bride, she never intends to stay. In fact, she plans to cancel the contract as soon as she arrives. With dreams of becoming a writer, Callie does not want to be tied to a home and responsibilities, and her ticket West is meant to be a way for her to escape all that. But Callie never expected kind and handsome Will Stanton.

Lia, a struggling hairstylist drowning in student loans and on the brink of eviction, never expected her life to collide with Nate, a hunky hockey player fighting to keep his 12-year-old daughter, Penelope, from the clutches of his conniving ex-wife, Erin. When Erin gets Lia fired for refusing to give Penelope a haircut against her will, Nate is ridden with guilt and gratitude for protecting his daughter. He extends an invitation to a simple thank-you dinner. But what begins as a gesture of gratitude transforms into a media-fueled scandal, jeopardizing Nate's chances of securing custody.

Imagine a ball of yarn, but instead of unraveling neatly, it’s a tangled mess—that’s my life. I’m Jessica Larsen. My mom’s a powerhouse entrepreneur, my sister’s a doctor, and I’m… an author with a normal 9-to-5 that I can’t seem to keep. After getting fired (again) and dumped by my boyfriend of two years (again), I have no choice but to take a job as a caretaker for my eccentric grandfather in a tiny town with nothing to do.

Sadie Lynwood's cozy Christmas reunion at Castle Carrick in Scotland shatters when her estranged husband, Douglas, arrives unannounced at the Duncan family Christmas gathering. Her heart races as she wonders why he's there. Does he plan to save face with her family or rekindle their marriage, now shattered beyond recognition? As snow blankets the castle, Sadie and Doug must confront the past and take a leap of faith into the unknown if they want a second chance at love.

Holly only planned on a quick stop to Candy Cane Creek to gather notes for her travel blog, not to get stranded in the most Christmas-obsessed small town imaginable. But when her car breaks down beneath the town's nauseatingly festive welcome sign, she's forced to rely on the town's pet shelter owner (and holiday enthusiast), Rex Wellington. After Rex spills his coffee all over her brand-new coat, he informs her of the inn's lack of vacancy and offers her a place to stay in his guesthouse.

To Mary Turner, the West is a chance to escape the trappings of her privileged life and find adventure and love. So when she agrees to become the Mail Order Bride to William Redding, she’s ready for the world she’s read about in her favorite dime novels. What she’s not ready for is a rundown ranch, a debt-ridden husband, and scorpions in her bedroom.

When nineteen-year-old Jessica Downs arrives in Pinoche as a mail order bride, she’s devastated to learn that her intended has been killed. With nowhere to turn and alone at Christmas, she’s grateful for the chance for a job in the local hotel, until she finds herself stuck in the middle of a brazen theft. The town’s sheriff doesn’t seem to want her help, but Jessica has never been one to take ‘no’ for an answer. Not even from handsome young William Stanton.

If a relationship begins with a single sock, is it destined to be a matched pair? Ivy is an up-and-coming lawyer with a promising future but a dreadful personal life. As the holidays approach, she turns to a family tradition to knit socks for the homeless, but will it be enough to warm her soul this year? After spending ten years proudly serving his country in the Air Force, Captain Felix now relies on the kindness of others in a homeless shelter to save for a necessary back surgery.

Gaining freedom from her old master, Whyzer Patro, doesn't mean that Cottia can now be a princess. Everyone understands that ... except Prince Ezer. When an old assassin friend comes into town, he brings her information about Whyzer Patro's next move and offers her an opportunity to make Prince Ezer understand that princes and ex-assassins don't mix. The plan should work, but Prince Ezer is stubborn. And to make matters worse, Whyzer Patro and his associates have a vendetta that can usurp Prince Ezer's power.