Your Christmas wish come true! Enjoy this touching classic by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak, originally published under the title Just Like the Ones We Used to Know in the 2006 anthology Once Upon a Christmas.Angela Forrester's foster child Kayla has just one wish for Christmas...to meet her real dad. Angela is determined to ensure Kayla gets her wish, even though Matt Jackson has no idea he has a child at all. When Angela meets Matt, she doesn't have a chance to tell him about his little girl before sparks instantly fly between them, complicating matters. Will he turn tail and run when he learns the truth, or will he be the man and father they always dreamed of?

Sussex, 1938. Former Hollywood starlet Cora Clarke may be new to England, but she does know that visiting the seaside is supposed to be a soothing experience. The snowy white cliffs and foamy ocean are indeed idyllic, but when her great aunt's employer insists someone is trying to murder her husband, Cora is whisked off to a house party with her pet bichon. When someone soon turns up dead, Cora discovers Sussex might possess scandals that exceed anything a Hollywood director might conjure for the silver screen.

Sybil James has worked her way up and is now employed as the ladies' maid for Lady Douglas, a wealthy woman of distinction. When Lady Douglas decides to travel to America to visit her son, she gives the girl a chance to see the world and experience things she could only dream about before. Grant Douglas is enjoying his life as an American businessman, all the while knowing that he'll eventually return to England to run the family estate. Circumstances force his hand early and he must drop everything to set things to rights--one of those things being the stewardship of a lovely young ladies' maid who finds herself without a home. Two very different worlds collide . . . two hearts must decide what it is they most want.

KayOne look at Evan playing his drums and I fall hard. Instant crush. That is until he opens his mouth. Every snarky comment he makes, has me so mad that I just…well I really want… he deserves a good… kiss?EvanShe is so beautiful that my teeth ache which is why I have to protect myself. Girls like Kay have always spelled heartbreak for me. The more I push her away, however, the worse I feel. And when she steps under the mistletoe, I can’t help myself. I just have to collect one little kiss. Which is a terrible idea. Didn't high school teach me anything?This is a sweet and clean standalone romance with a lovely HEA. Enjoy!

Orphaned at a young age, thirteen-year-old Song Wei has grown up listening to his grandfather recite legends of the distant past. But his own past is a closely guarded secret. Then Song discovers an heirloom that links him to an ancient prophecy. His destiny lies within the old tales. Song must follow the path that killed his father.Mud and mire shall birth a tree;A sprout shall grow of ancient seed.The five unite to break the one;The curse of man shall be undone.But brothers rise ere dragon’s bane;The last shall smite the first again.Orphaned at a young age, thirteen-year-old Song Wei has grown up listening to his grandfather recite legends of the distant past. But it is his own history Song seeks to uncover to guide him toward the future, particularly the events surrounding his parents’ deaths. But that is a secret closely guarded by his grandfather. Then Song discovers an heirloom that links him to an ancient prophecy. His destiny lies within the old tales he has scorned. Song must follow the path that killed his father.

A strait-laced gentleman in search of a suitable wife……and the smart-mouthed hellion who steals his breath away.Emma wants more from life than a loveless marriage.A traditional husband and dreary life will never do.Her heart yearns for love and passion and adventure.She could never fall for prim and proper William Seymour.Her best friend's brother-in-law is as strait-laced as they come.So why is arguing with him more exciting than dreams of faraway lands?Will Seymour is feeling pressured to settle down.He needs to find a suitable wife. An upstanding member of the ton.So why is he lusting after the flame-haired hellion who ignites his temper like no other?Before long they give in to passion, and Emma's reputation is ruined.Will proposes marriage but is blindsided by her rejection… and the realization she now owns his heart.Can Will prove his love for Emma before she disappears from his life forever?

Louisa Robertson's father is furious when he finds her acting on stage. Now, she's being shipped off to America to marry some stranger her father thinks will bring out the "lady" in her. Luckily, Louisa's maid agrees to switch places with her! Her maid will marry the American and get the wealthy lifestyle she's always wanted, and Louisa can do whatever she damn well pleases––for the first time in her life.Highlander Ian Sinclair needs an army commission, and the only way he can get one is to safely deliver the general's Daughter-from-Hell to her intended in America. Easy, right? It would be if the lady's companion Louisa didn't wear breeches and do everything the exact opposite of what he orders. It'll be a miracle if the sparks flying between Ian and Louisa don't set the bloody ship afire before they arrive in America.But just when Louisa thinks her plan is going to give her the acting career she wants and a Highlander to boot...Ian discovers her...