A choice to cherish
by Alan Maki
During a cold Montana Christmas, Alan cuts down and decorates a Christmas tree for himself and his dying grandfather, George. As his present, Alan may choose one of eight keepsakes of his grandfathers. Yet before he can choose, he must read a story George wrote about each keepsake. Through these stories, Alan learns the secrets of his grandfather's life.

A Christmas promise : a Cape Light novel
by Thomas Kinkade
Arriving in Cape Light to spend the holidays, James Cameron, a minister who runs a mission in Central America, finds himself falling for fellow visitor Leigh Baxter, a young woman searching for a hiding place from the dark secrets of the past.

A midnight miracle
by Gary E. Parker
Jenna Newsome is praying for a miracle. When Mickey, a boy from her day care, is diagnosed with cancer, Jenna is determined to raise money for his costly treatments. But with Christmas around the corner, Mickeys time is running out and the fund is far short.When Rem Lincoln, a former classmate of Jennas, returns to town to visit his father, they both unexpectedly find their lives intertwined in ways they couldnt imagine. Having been hurt by love before and preoccupied with helping Mickey, Jenna becomes hesitant of her relationship with Rem. So as Christmas Eve draws near, she is surprised to discover that shes now praying for two miracles . . . one for Mickey and another for love.

A Victorian Christmas collection
by Peggy Stoks
The entries of A Victorian Christmas Collection include "Tea for Marie," "Crosses and Losses," "The Beauty of the Season," and "Wishful Thinking." These historical love stories warm heart and soul with romance and the true meaning of Christmas.

All I have to give : a Christmas love story
by Melody Carlson
After years of trying to have a baby, Anna has given up on the hope of motherhood, but as Christmas nears, she and Michael try to give each other the perfect gift--and what each of them unwraps for Christmas will surprise everyone.

Beyond the picket fence
by Lori Wick
A collection of Christian romances includes "Be Careful with My Heart," in which pianist Casey Sheridan agrees to help out a friend by taking her place in a musical trio, and "The Christmas Gift," in which an abused young girl finds tentative happiness in her foster home.

Christmas vows : $5.00 extra
by Lori Copeland
Ben O'Keefe is down to his last dollar. Hope flew out the window miles before his beat-up car broke down, but with three small children counting on him as their sole support, he can't give up. A recent parolee, Ben was released early because his wife was killed in an accident, and there was no one else to take the kids. But home had too many memories of lost love, and now it looks as if he won't make it to his mother's house with the kids for Christmas either. When he finds himself snowbound at a wedding parlor where "Christmas vows cost $5.00 extra," he doesn't realize that this is the first step in God's plan to show him the true meaning of Christmas and help him come to terms with his past, present, and future.

Come, my little angel
by Diane Noble
Ten-year-old Daisy James's mother hasn't been happy since she lost a baby a year ago, and Daisy prays for a miracle to make her sing again. Daisy has written a Christmas play about angels and the Baby Jesus to cheer her up. She just has to convince her music teacher to write the music for her songs, her classmates to participate in the play, and Ringling Brothers circus to let her borrow their big-top tent. Unfortunately, her teacher is best known as the town drunk, her classmates think she's stupid, and Ringling Brothers can't afford to send the tent to her little mining town in the Sierras. Just as things seem to have reached a low point, though, Daisy's prayers take wing.

Epiphany
by Paul McCusker
When Richard Lee dies in a freak accident one Christmas season, he is surprised to discover that he doesn't go straight to heaven (or hell). Instead, he is allowed to linger on Earth to observe how his three children react to his death. Although he had expected his sons and daughter to be affected by his passing, especially during the holiday season, he is surprised at some of the changes they make in their lives now that he is gone. Strangely enough, Richard also discovers a new closeness to his children before he moves on to join his deceased wife in another life.

Finding Father Christmas
by Robin Jones Gunn
Arriving in England during the Christmas holidays to search for the father she has never known, Miranda Carson only has a photograph to help identify him. Her late mother was a traveling actress who gave her daughter a colorful but painful life. What Miranda finds is not what she expected, and she will have to make a difficult decision to protect those she has come to love.

Gideon's gift
by Karen Kingsbury
One long-ago Christmas, Big Earl Gibson lost the two things most precious to him-his wife and daughter. Angry and heartbroken, he abandoned his belief in God and is now living on the street. Gideon is a seven-year-old leukemia patient determined to reach out to this lonely and hurting man. And Earl is just as determined to rebuff her. It is only through a miracle that Earl finally comes to understand the true meaning of Christmas. And it's only then that he can return the favor with a precious gift of his own.

Hearts evergreen
by Robin Lee Hatcher
Features Robin Lee Hatcher's "A Cloud Mountain Christmas," in which a lonely divorcee gets a romantic holiday surprise while on a business trip, and Kathryn Springer's "A Match Made for Christmas," in which a cynical reporter falls for a compassionate youth leader.

Hidden gifts
by Rick Hamlin
Roger Kimmelman's singing career has surpassed even his own goals and expectations. Yet when he returns to his hometown for a Christmas concert, he's plagued by the certainty that something is missing in his life. Then he meets Leslie Ferguson, a woman whose passion for music equals his own. But with Roger's successful career demanding all he has to give, is there room in his life for love?

Midnight clear
by Jerry B. Jenkins
For five people spread across a Southwest town, Christmas Eve is the loneliest time of the year, but hope often comes in unexpected places, in a modern-day parable about how small and seemingly insignificant acts of grace can have a profound impact on others.

My mother's wish : an American Christmas carol
by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt
Ellee and her mother don't view things the same way. She eventually leaves the constraints of home, and runs smack into the arms of grace at the Comeback Cafe. Only upon a midnight return home with a trucker named Jedidiah, will Ellee find the comfort, joy, and unreserved love that she's yearned for all her life.

Snow
by Calvin Miller
In 1929, King of Prussia, PA, is hit by a devastating snowstorm. Erick Mueller, a college professor visiting home for the holidays, takes over when his father, the coal man, can't deliver the town's fuel. In the process, he meets Mary Withers, a widow with a young asthmatic daughter, Alexis, and as the weeks pass, they grow closer. Miller (Disarming the Darkness, Zondervan, 1998) balances their romance with the family drama of the Muellers' other son, Otto, who had been disowned for fighting in the Great War against his father's wishes. By Christmas, several crises arise: Mary is unwilling to move on from her first marriage, medication for Alexis's severe asthma attack seems undeliverable owing to the snow, and the Mueller family receives letters that lead them to believe that Otto, son who had been disowned for fighting in the Great War against his father's wishes, is back in town. How can a blizzard provide a backdrop for mercy & joy?

The Christmas box collection
by Richard Paul Evans
Richard Paul Evans' #1 New York Times bestseller The Christmas Box has become a holiday classic, a tale so touching that it continues to "tug families' heartstrings" (USA Today). His exquisite prequel. Timepiece, and The Letter completed the glorious trilogy of the Parkin family. Now all three magical stories are compiled in one extraordinary treasury that "reaches into that place where all broken hearts will forever be made whole" (The Star, Chicago). A Christmas story unlike any other, The Christmas Box is the poignant tale of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Together, they discover the first gift of Christmas -- and what the holiday is really all about. Tracing the lives of a young couple as they discover love, loyalty, and the power of forgiveness, Timepiece is a tale of wisdom and of hope -- and a gentle reminder that the connections from one generation to the next are indelible. A mysterious letter is found at the grave of a couple's only child in this unforgettable conclusion to the collection. As they face love's greatest challenge, they find its truest meaning and learn the lessons that are echoed throughout.

The Christmas bus
by Melody Carlson
On their way to San Diego, Collin and his very pregnant wife, Amy, are almost out of cash when their hippie bus breaks down in the picturesque mountain town of Christmas Valley, OR. Edith Ryan, the pastor's wife and owner-operator of the Shepherd's Inn bed-and-breakfast, is upset that none of her grown children will be home for Christmas this year. So she decides to keep her business open in the hopes that having more people around will lift her spirits. The rooms fill up, but the strangest guest is a cantankerous old woman named Myrtle Pinkerton who appears on her doorstep. When Edith agrees to let Collin and Amy keep their noticeable bus at the inn until it gets fixed, the townspeople make a big fuss. But Edith knows that helping the poor, young couple is the key to a merry Christmasand maybe the mysterious Myrtle is not just any guest after all.

The Christmas candle
by Max Lucado
Journey back to a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Except at Christmas time. That's when a mysterious angel suddenly appears in a lowly candle maker's shop. When the holy and the human collide in a way that only God could imagine. Glowing bright with a timeless message, The Christmas Candle will warm your heart with a surprising reminder of God's bountiful love.

The Christmas scrapbook : a Harmony story
by Philip Gulley
Enrolling in a scrap-booking class in the hopes of redeeming himself from his history of dreadful gift-giving to his wife, Sam Gardner inadvertently raises his wife's suspicions with his marked absences from their home, finds himself involved in a series of unfortunate mishaps, and enlists the assistance of his faithful secretary, Frank.

The gift of Christmas present
by Melody Carlson
Shortly after her mother's death, Christine is surprised to learn that she was adopted, and as she digs into her biological family, she reveals a shocking lineage--will she be able to come to terms with the past, take hold of the present, and look forward to a brighter future?

The heirloom
by Colleen L. Reece
Rev. David Allen, a preacher in a North Carolina mountain town during the Depression, feels overwhelmed by the poverty of his parishioners. One Christmas, he sells his only valuable possession, a rare heirloom Bible to buy shoes for the children in his church. But by the following Christmas, harsh conditions remain the same, and he despairs that his sacrifice has made no lasting difference. Then a letter arrives to tell him his old Bible has begun a ministry all its own. As the Bible makes its way across the country, seven strangers write to David (whose name and address were written inside the Bible's cover) to explain how its message has transformed them.

Till morning is nigh : a Wortham family christmas novella
by Leisha Kelly
It is December of 1932, just one year after the Worthams and the Hammonds lost Wilametta Hammond and Emma Graham in one terrible night. The Christmas spirit seems largely absent again this year. George Hammond has disappeared, and Julia Wortham's house is filled to overflowing with the Hammond children, several of whom are coming down with a mysterious illness. As Christmas nears, the children's homemade nativity scene takes on a life of its own, bringing comfort in the midst of uncertainty and hard times.

Unwrapping Christmas
by Lori Copeland
With only the best of intentions, Rose masterminds a spectacular Christmas for her family, crowding out their true enjoyment of the holy season. When she's forced to slow down---in a most unexpected way---God provides her with the opportunity to discoverthe real meaning of giving.

White Christmas pie
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Abandoned by his father, Will Henderson was raised by an Amish couple. Now he's about to marry Karen Yoder but is having second thoughts. Can Will overcome the bitterness of his past in order to secure his future? Karen can't break through the barrier her fiance has suddenly constructed around his heart. When she seeks the advice of an old boyfriend, Will begins to see green. Has he already lost his chance for happiness? When an accident threatens Will's life, the strength of blood ties is tested. Will a recipe for White Christmas pie contain the ingredients for a happily-ever-after?