When Matt Padlow is introduced to his father's new girlfriend, two families collide. But Matt has met his father's girlfriend's daughter before, and they have to keep it a secret. They'll have twelve Christmases. Twelve dry turkeys. Twelve family feuds. Twelve chances. They'll only ever meet at Christmas.

Callie Ericsson receives an ultimatum from her father to make something of her life. In response, she applies for a temporary position wrapping gifts at a mall during the holiday season. After a seemingly rude janitor named Brett unexpectedly throws her a birthday party, Callie finds herself wishing for something special this Christmas. Will Santa grant her wishes?

One night, one drunken mistake... Megan knew, when she saw him across the bar, that nothing good would come from seeking out the attention of Matthew Wood. But when it came to him, rational decisions weren't always an option. Eight months pass, and Megan knows she will soon have to face him again. But since that night, Megan's life has changed drastically. Uprooted from her life in the city, Megan has been forced to move back to the suburbs with her parents, waiting in fear for Matthew's return. Now only a week before Christmas, Matthew has returned to their hometown early, and when they're trapped under one roof with their entire family, Megan knows her secret is bound to be revealed. [This is an excerpt from the published ebook and additional FREE bonus chapters.]

"Hey Elle," Gavin said in a low tone, wiping the counter clean. "I bet a month's worth of dirty dish duty that you can't turn Scrooge into Santa's head elf in three weeks." Noelle Winters loves Christmas. She loves catching snowflakes on her tongue on snow days, reading by the fireplace with a big cup of hot cocoa. Christmas displays in toy shops and department stores make her happy. She loves how families get together and celebrate during the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas has this jolly, comfortable, warm, cozy, feel to it that makes her want to bury herself in knitted sweaters, light Christmas scented candles and sing Christmas carols in the middle of town square. With the cheery atmosphere in Fairview, who wouldn't join in on the holiday festivities? Oliver Hastings. He hates Christmas. Loathes it. He hates how bright the lights are and how everything in town seems so whimsical and enchanted. It all makes him want to puke. He claims that celebrating the holidays are useless and a waste of his time. So what happens when Elle's boss hires Oliver to work at Gingersnaps? A nuclear explosion of candy canes and sugar plums, that's what. She knows that no one's supposed to be unhappy on Christmas. Not even the grumpy Christmas hater named Oliver. With the help of her best friend Carol, she writes a list of things to try and get Oliver in the spirit. She's determined to show him what he's missed out on so far like; "Go ice skating", "Have a snowball fight", and "Sing Christmas Carols". She has 22 days and she's up for the challenge. last tracked achievements: humor #18 [28/12/14] teen fic #69 [15/12/14]

A few days before the 25th, Farah Dailey decided to take a risk and anonymously deliever a Christmas gift to her long-time crush, Jamie Bright. Things don't go quite as planned when a sudden snow blizzard strikes and Farah blunders her way into a sweet shop - coincidentally owned by Jamie's family. Hm, but perhaps being trapped with your crush inside a sweet shop isn't all bad? [ N a N o W r i M o - 2 O 1 2 ]

Back in her first term at university, Matilda Embling opened her heart and fell in love with the wrong boy. Elijah Finsbury screwed her over and hardened by that, she has since had little to do with men. Two years down the line and Matilda is doing some charitable work in a soup kitchen to help those in need in the run up to Christmas, but she’s shocked to find Elijah is one of the homeless people she is serving. Torn between her hatred for him and her empathy, Matilda may have to consider what her values are with Christmas imminently approaching...

Twenty-four days. That's how long it took me to fall in love. Pretty impressive, since for the first twenty-three days all I had to fall in love with were little presents slipped into my locker. [#81 teen fiction / #1 holidays] NOTE - I wrote this book at 14 so the characters are 15-16 year olds. This is your warning so you don't have to be surprised/disappointed when their ages are mentioned! Thanks!