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• The Holiday Swap

  Knox, Maggie

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  After an accident causes her to lose her sense of smell and taste, Charlie Goodwin switches places with her twin sister, Cass, trading her glamorous life hosting a hit baking show for a return to her small hometown to help run her family's bakery.

• One Day in December

  a Novel

  Silver, Josie

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  Laurie and Jack catch each other's eye on a crowded London bus but a moment of hesitation keeps them from meeting. Laurie spends the next year searching for this mystery man only to be introduced to him at a Christmas party as her roommate's new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Twelve Dates of Christmas

  Bayliss, Jenny

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  Persuaded by a friend to sign up for a dating service that promises to find love for singles before the holidays, Kate goes one twelve dates with twelve different men. The dates only seem to get worse each time, but Kate soon learns that love might…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 25 Days 'til Christmas

  Alexander, Poppy

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  When a friend suggests Kate create an advent calendar with 25 "easy steps" to a Christmas miracle, Kate thinks, Why not? Can this holiday countdown bring together two people who so obviously need each other?

• Bringing Down the Duke

  Dunmore, Evie

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  Annabelle Archer recruits men of influence to fight in the suffrage movement in 1879 England. She sets her sights on a cold and calculating duke and their romance nearly upends British society.

• The American Heiress

  a Novel

  Goodwin, Daisy

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  Follow American heiress Cora Cash as she travels abroad at the end of the nineteenth century to find a titled husband. Cora soon finds herself married to Ivo, Duke of Wareham, the most eligible bachelor in England but is this the life she truly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Christmas in Paris

  a Novel of World War I

  Gaynor, Hazel,

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  In 1914, Evie Elliot watches her brother Will, and his best friend Thomas Harding, leave home for the front, all of them thinking it will all be over by Christmas. The story alternates between an elderly Thomas' trip to Paris in 1968 and letters…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  When an aging Hollywood icon selects an unknown magazine reporter to write her life story, the baffled journalist interviews her to uncover the story of her seven husbands -- and the one relationship that mattered more than all seven marriages.

• The Deal of a Lifetime & Other Stories

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  In the title story, set on Christmas Eve, Backman tells the intertwining stories of a businessman who gave up everything to be successful and a little girl battling cancer.

• Snowflake

  a Novel

  Nealon, Louise

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  When Debbie gets accepted to study at Trinity College Dublin it means trading in her quiet life on a dairy farm in Kildare for the big city of Dublin. Nealon explores the challenge of leaving home to discover who we are on our own, and delicately…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winter

  Smith, Ali, 1962-

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  An observational novel set in a house in Cornwall during the Christmas season. The characters discuss heady topics that range from history to art.

• In the Midst of Winter

  a Novel

  Allende, Isabel

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  This novel by best-selling author Allende, explores human rights, the immigrant experience, and interpersonal relationships in New York City, Guatemala, and Chile. Wise, soulful, and life-affirming.

• Oona Out of Order

  Montimore, Margarita

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  Every year at the stroke of midnight Oona mysteriously time-travels to another point in time where she must make sense of her out of order life. An interesting blend of time-travel, humour and self-reflection.

• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

  Schwab, Victoria

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  Addie LaRue has witnessed 300 years of history because of a deal she made to the dark God. In exchange for immortality, she will be immediately forgotten by all she meets. One fateful day, she finally meets someone who can remember her, but he has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bear and the Nightingale

  a Novel

  Arden, Katherine

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  Based loosely on the fairy tales about the beautiful Vasilisa and the winter god Morozko, this novel set in medieval Russia draws the reader in with its evocative setting and strong characters.