christmas

Ginger the Halloween witch has a big Christmas wish--a visit from Santa Claus. But Santa doesn't believe in witches--until Ginger's letter to him magically appears on his desk! Ginger spends a lot of her time creating spells, and flying through the night on her broom. But she is different from the other witches -- because she also ADORES Christmas! Even with Ginger's good deeds and endless Christmas cheer, she's never received a single visit from Santa. What's a Christmas-loving Halloween witch supposed to do? In this twist on the Christmas holiday's traditional "believe" concept, Ginger's wish of a Merry Witchmas comes true thanks to some holiday magic and good cheer.

Shortly after her Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm opens up its B&B side of business, Holly White, the new innkeeper, finds herself a suspect in a murder mystery: the B&B critic and generally disliked local resident Cleo is found bludgeoned to death by a metal nutcracker, her body stuffed into the toy donation box. Holly is not the only suspect, though, for Mistletoe, Main's sheriff, Evan Gray, and local sleuth, Cookie--many townspeople held utter disdain for the critic and her scathing review pieces. Cookie is especially eager to solve this murder case, since her fingerprints were on the nutcracker.

When Christmas nears in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swenson begins baking her holiday cupcakes at The Cookie Jar. She's busy with orders and family drama, but she gets involved when a John Doe with amnesia appears on her doorstep. He only remembers he can restore antique furniture. Hannah sets out to solve the mystery of the man's identity and soon finds herself in danger. Includes over a dozen cookie and dessert recipes.

Three Christmas themed novellas feature Hayley Powell, Mia Malone, and Cece Barton all trying to solve suspicious deaths in unexpected circumstances.

When Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas Star from Dora's Nochebuena Party, he finds himself on Santa's naughty list. To get back on the nice list, Dora must help Swiper travel to the past, the present, and the future to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Identical twin sisters Alex and Hanna are the owners of the Murder and Mayhem bookshop that sells their famous poison-themed Killer Chocolates. As Alex is preparing for Christmas, her elderly friend Jane tells her that a real murderer from a true-crime show is in town. Then Alex arrives at Jane's house and discovers her dead body near a box of Killer Chocolates. Now Alex is a suspect because she is a beneficiary in Jane's will. Alex sets out to find the real killer and prove her innocence. Includes recipes.

Twin sisters Hanna and Alex, who together run the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, find their volunteer work at their local Christmastime high school reunion event turn serious when they discover an old classmate's dead body. That classmate, it turns out, had been hitting on Hanna only hours before, and, worse, was killed by a nutcracker figure the sisters had been admiring at the party. Now, Hanna is a prime suspect in a murder case, and only Alex and their sleuthing canine companion, Watson, can clear her name and find the real killer.

Meg Langslow must take in a group of programmers stuck in Caerphilly for Christmas who are working with her brother's software company on a forensic genealogy and DNA analysis project. When the programmers' boss is found murdered, Meg tries to find the killer before Christmas but the file of suspects is longer than Santa's list.

When bookseller Summer Merriwether of Brigid's Island, NC, joins her local library's mystery panel discussion, she learns her late mother's deadly secret: she was somehow linked with an actual murder that rocked Brigid's Island thirty-five years ago, which became the inspiration for a popular novel. When the life of the book's author is threatened, Brigid finds the knowledge of it threatening her own life, as well.

"This book introduces early readers to Christmas. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading!"--.