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Check out these amazing books, DVDs and Christus statue that are sure to put you and your family in the right frame of mind for this Christmas!   All About Christmas - This hard cover book is stuffed with stories, songs, poems, Christmas history, joyful traditions, recipes, and activities. This delightful book celebrates all things Christmas - from the sacred story of the Nativity to the lore of Saint Nick.  My Review:   It's All about Christmas This book is the ultimate collection of Christmas facts, stories, quotes and trivia! For a person who loves Christmas like myself, it was a delightful treat to go through! My family enjoyed reading about how Santa came to wear red and white and how many presents the elves have to make each day to provide each child with one come Christmas morning! Even more wonderful were the pictures included that reminded me of days long ago sitting with my mom and grandma! This is a delightful treasury and great for a fa

Book Summary: Like heirloom ornaments on a splendid tree, It’s All About Christmas will put you and your family in a festive frame of mind for a glorious holiday season. Stuffed with stories, songs, poems, Christmas history, joyful traditions, recipes, and activities, this delightful book celebrates all things Christmas—from the sacred story of the Nativity to the lore of Saint Nick. Opening this book is like tearing the paper off a much–anticipated gift, offering new surprises with each turn of the page. Generously illustrated with scores of vibrant vintage images, It’s All About Christmas will remind you of Christmases past, help you appreciate Christmas present, and guide you to creating memories for the Christmases to come. My Review:  It's All about Christmas This book is the ultimate collection of Christmas facts, stories, quotes and trivia! For a person who loves Christmas like myself, it was a delight

B log Tour Schedule Book Summary: Asleep on the Hay: A Dust Bowl Christmas by Ben Sowards It’s Christmas Eve when a knock comes at the door of Paul’s family farmhouse. A small family is stranded due to a broken-down truck and seeks shelter for the evening. Paul’s grandfather not only welcomes them in, but offers them dinner and a bed for the night. Even though it is a season of giving, Paul’s heart is not filled with charity. It’s the height of the Dust Bowl and food is scarce. Why should he share what little he has with strangers? Worse, in order to help the sick baby, Paul will have to sell his beloved calf to buy a part to fix the truck. Angry, he retreats to the barn, where he sleeps and dreams of faraway Bethlehem. In his dream, he visits Mary and Joseph, and their newborn son, Jesus. The family offers Paul food and shelter and warmth—extending to him the love and charity he lacks and teaching him of the true meaning of Christmas.        

Book Summary: Six Sisters' Stuff is one of the most widely followed cooking and lifestyle blogs with 6.7 million page views per month and their most popular features are their fantastic dessert recipes. Whether quick-and-easy, imaginative show-stoppers, special occasion, holiday-themed or adorably cute and kid-friendly, this new Six Sisters' Stuff cookbook features 110 scrumptious homemade dessert recipes, covering every sweet tooth craving. Step-by-step instructions make it easy to create delicious and imaginative confections using pantry staples including: Mississippi Mud Brownies, Homemade Twix Bars, Nutella Cheesecake, Key Lime Cupcakes, Samoas Popcorn and includes a chapter on super-fast no-bake treats like Mini Peanut Butter Cup Trifles.  Sweets & Treats with Six Sisters' Stuff  also features imaginative ways to share and showcase your homemade confections including: Ways to Package Treats, Dessert Traditions, Desserts Kids Can Make, and Companion Dessert C

Book Summary:   Five years after his supposed death, Theo King has returned to Graceling Hall...but a mystery remains. A stranger is buried in his grave, and nobody knows if his death was accidental…or murder. As Theo resumes his former life, the dead man’s sister shows up on his doorstep to hold him accountable. If he helps this Irish spitfire solve the mystery, will she finally leave him in peace? My Review: Lord Apollo and the Colleen by SG Rogers This book is the companion novel to the book Larken. I truly enjoyed learning more about Theo and his friends Rowe and Clarissa. Learning Theo's backstory was intriguing and tied everything in the story together!  We got to meet a new character Megan, and man was she fiery and stubborn! I loved her attitude, her spunk and her accent! The kindness of the King family, the bonds of friendship that they shared, it made me want to be a part of their circle! I appreciated the perspective of six year old Myles

Book Summary: In HEIR TO EDENBROOKE: A PREQUEL NOVELETTE ( Shadow Mountain, November 17, 2015 ) Julianne Donaldson takes readers back to the world of Edenbrooke for more intrigue and romance.   Philip Wyndham has never envied his older brother for being the heir to Edenbrooke. He would much rather carve out his own destiny than live under the constraints of that position. But when his older brother dies unexpectedly, Philip's life is turned upside down as duty requires him to give up the life he planned. Philip takes on his new role as the most sought-after bachelor in London with alternating reluctance, boredom, and resentment. But all that changes the night fate leads him to an inn, where he meets the incomparable Marianne Daventry. My Review: Heir to Edenbrooke Donaldson once again has written a beautiful story that pulled me in and would not let me go! This novellette is the prequel to Edenbrooke and is written from Phillip's perspective. I love