The bookshelves are beginning to get the holiday spirit, but if you're not ready for that just yet (I'm not!!), there are still plenty of other options!
Winter in Paradise, by Elin Hilderbrand. This kickoff to Hilderbrand's new winter series takes readers to the warm beaches of St. John. A late-night phone call shatters everything Irene Steele holds dear--her husband has been found dead, but even more perplexing, he was found on the island of St. John in the Caribbean. Leaving the cold of home behind, Irene ventures into paradise, only to be hit with further devastation: her husband had a second family. In her search for truth, Irene will be pulled into a web of secrets and lies she would never have dreamed existed. Suspenseful stuff from bestselling Hilderbrand. Also available in Large Print.
Alaskan Holiday, by Debbie Macomber. Josie accepts a summer position in the remote town of Ponder, Alaska cooking in a lakeside lodge and quickly falls in love with the close-knit, rustic charm of the community. Also of chief interest is the quiet and intense Palmer Saxon, a swordsmith, of all things. Come fall, Josie knows she must return to reality: her dream job in Seattle, her mother, and all of the responsibilities await her. No matter that she and Palmer are falling in love, she has to return to the lower 48. But fate may have other plans for the star-crossed lovers. Also available in Large Print.
Christmas on the Island, by Jenny Colgan. On the remote Scottish isle of Mure, the holiday season is one of cold and ice, but the inhabitants are good at making it bright and cheerful, complete with cozy fires and a dram. Unless, of course, you've gotten pregnant by your ex-boss and don't quite know how to tell him, which is the position Flora has found herself in. In the season of glad tidings and good cheer, how will Joel take the news? And for another family, can they find the season's spirit with one of their own missing? Colgan is a favorite of mine, and I hope she'll be yours as well. Also available in Large Print.
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom. In Albom's sequel to his best-selling The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2003), Eddie gets his heavenly reunion with Annie, the little girl he saved on Earth. The accident, during which Eddie gave his life to save Annie, took Annie's left hand. Injured, scarred and confused, Annie finds herself whisked away from all she's known by her guilt-stricken mother. Bullied by her peers and haunted by memories that stay just out of her grasp, Annie's life is difficult, until she is reconnected with childhood friend, Paulo. But you know that if Annie is reunited with Eddie, something else is on the horizon. Also available in Large Print.
The Collector's Apprentice, by B.A. Shapiro. Shapiro (The Art Forger, etc.) delivers another breath-taking historical thriller. When she's assumed to have stolen millions in an elaborate con for which her former fiance was responsible, 19-year-old Belgian Paulien Martens finds herself disowned, homeless and single in short order. Intent on proving her innocence, and also on getting even with George, Paulien recreates herself in Paris, styling herself as Vivienne Gregsby. Vivienne finds the perfect job, which lets her delve into the world of museums and artists. All's going according to plan, until her boss is found dead and Vivienne is arrested for his murder... Culture and intrigue, who could ask for more?
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