MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! 

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

 Happy December 24th!

A Visit from St. Nicholas

by Clement Clarke Moore (1822)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly,

That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."

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White wolf Devlin Moore has spent nearly the last century following his destiny: hunting rogue werewolves. His fate is to be the only one of his kind-hardened, feared, and brutally ruthless. Only now, Devlin's not alone. There are two others. And if that wasn't unsettling enough, Devlin is drawn to New York City for what appears to be a human . . .

 

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Great Holiday Reads...With a Twist

 

Looking for holiday romance books that are a bit different from the norm? Have I got two great series for you.

 

First up, there’s Linda Mooney’s TUFFY CLAUS series:

 

Tuffy Claus

Babs Claus

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

 

 

Turns out Santa has a badass twin brother— Dominik, aka Tuffy Claus.

 

 Being the twin to Kris, Dom’s job isn’t near as merry, though still necessary, answering the letters from the kids who want more than just toys. Those who want a better, safer life, food, and shelter. Basic needs a kid shouldn’t have to wish for on Christmas. Although he’s accepted his own lot in life, Dominik still has one regret. It’s a lonely life. 

There’s another side to jolly old Saint Nick, and he ain’t a saint.

 

 

TUFFY CLAUS SERIES: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMR4RJH/

 

 

 

How about spending the holidays with a hitman? Check out Katie Reus’s HOLIDAY WITH A HITMAN series.

 

How the Hitman Stole Christmas

A Very Merry Hitman

All I Want for Christmas is a Hitman

 

 

What happens when you’re watching your handsome neighbor and finally work up the courage to talk to him and stumbles right into a murder—that he’s committed? Find out in How the Hitman Stole Christmas.

 

I grabbed the latest installment of this series when it came out earlier this month and loved it!

 

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WELCOME TO DECEMBER

Welcome to December! Hope you all have a wonderful month.

 

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Wolf at the Door

Salvation Pack, Book 1

 

Gwendolyn Jones is working on an article about werewolves—not that she believes they exist. But there are people out there who do, like the nervous man who slips her a flash drive with information that he claims will prove to the world that shifters exist. Gwen starts questioning just what to believe when two very real werewolves come knocking on her cabin door later that night.

 

Someone has a flash drive with pictures that could endanger his pack, and alpha Jacque LaForge will do whatever it takes to destroy it. But something deep inside him ignites when he knocks on Gwen’s door. He didn’t think he’d find a mate, or that when he did, she’d be human. But now that he’s found Gwen, he knows he has a fight on his hands to protect her. Because now his former vengeful pack are out to hurt him…using any means necessary.

 

Each book in the Salvation Pack series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order.

 

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