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Carols & Courtship

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Reads 294,257
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Parts 14
Time 2h 41m

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When Christmas comes to the sleepy town of Hillbury, so does a love letter for Holly Ambrose - a love letter from a secret admirer. Amidst the yuletide balls and Christmas cheer of Victorian England, Holly vows to uncover the source of the letter, but will the self-avowed intellectual fall in love in the process?

This Yuletide novella is twelve chapters long, with a chapter posted each day until Christmas beginning on Sunday the 14th. It's just a little christmas present to all my wonderful Wattpad friends.All Rights Reserved

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Snow Crushing by laurendeanwrites

Small town guy meets city girl during Christmas season ❄ Noa decides to spend Christmas in a small town where her family definitely won't be able to find her. All she wanted was some peace and quiet, to get her work done and maybe enjoy the snow while she's away from the city. What she wasn't expecting was the hotel owner's brother. Camden doesn't like most people. The only people he lets in are his sister Marcie and best friend. All he wants is to get custody of his three year old son and refuses to get distracted. He never expected the city girl visiting for Christmas to mess with his head. With some subtle match making by Marcie, Noa and Camden can't get away from each other. Maybe they are just what they needed this winter. ❄❄❄ A Daydream Novella ~ WC 26K

Candy Cane Kisses {A Holiday Romance Novella and sequel to 'Hate or Fate'} by WhiskeySeattle

Every family has their own special holiday traditions: Matching sweaters. Caroling in costume. Grandma's recipes. Lawn ornaments and lights. Midnight Mass or Secret Santa. Shirtless confrontations smeared in blood and hot cocoa. Why oh why did I ask to meet my boyfriend's dysfunctional family over the holidays? Frosty the Snowman had a better chance at surviving hell. ☃️❄️⛄️❤️‍🔥☃️❄️⛄️❤️‍🔥☃️❄️⛄️ PLEASE NOTE: This is a holiday-themed 'Hate or Fate' novella for fans of Isla and Gray's love story!!! And it contains a chapter from Gray's perspective ❤️‍🔥💋

Mistress of Time by JKMacLaren

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Every December [Soon to be Self Published] by EDuvallAuthor

Pro golfer Austin Hutton wants nothing to do with Christmas. Or the entire holiday season. Every year he disappears to his vacation home in New Hampshire to hide from the press, except this time, his plans to shut out December are wrecked by an accident leaving him for dead. In the days that follow, Austin knows little about Lydia, the woman who rescued him, except that she also wants to be left alone. They go their separate ways, never intending to see the other again when Austin suddenly becomes the person Lydia must rely on. He quickly seizes the opportunity to do something he's never done before as golf's golden boy--but when things between Austin and Lydia heat up, the lies become more than he can control. All Austin ever wanted was to be alone but when he falls for someone that may have a few secrets of her own...this could either be the worst Christmas of his life or a future he never saw coming. Standalone in the Hearts over Par series. Can be read in any order. Editor's Pick 2020.

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Snow Crushing cover

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A Kiss Under The Kismet Tree cover

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12 Days of Christmas cover

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Snow Crushing

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