Love Spell

Explains what shadows are and how they are formed, and tells how to make a sundial and a shadow show.

The first story is by Victoria Alexander is "Promises to Keep". Katherine is a lonely 70 year old who sees Santa at a department store. She is 70 years old and has many regrets in her life, including the loss of her soul mate in 1942. Suddenly she finds herself swept back to that very point in her life that she always wished to change. She gets a real second chance to make things right this time. But is it too late? Is he still there? Sandra Hill’s story is called "Naughty or Nice". It's a journey through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, following a young woman, Jessica, through her 'Christmas Curse'. Jessica is dressed as Santa and is about to commit a crime, when she takes a hostage who coicidentally looks just like Brad Pitt who is also dressed like Santa. The two find themselves experiencing 'love at first sight'. The third story, by Dara Joy, is called "Santa Reads Romance". A female romance writer, May, goes to Maine and rents a cabin in the middle of nowhere to work on her book in peace. A blizzard begins and a man dressed as Santa shows up at her door. (He is a publisher doing a favour for a friend, while trying to find a mystery author and his overdue manuscript.) May knocks him out, thinking he is dangerous. Then they are stuck together, because of the howling blizzard. The last story is by Nelle McFather. It's called "A Gift for Santa". This is a tale of a single mother who finds true love and happiness on Christmas from a stranger named Nick.

Fever: When a curmudgeon inherits land and a hotel in Memphis, he soon learns that only one woman--and one song--can melt his icy heart. Man with a golden bow: A shy Jersey girl finally gets what she wants for Christmas--and spends her good sweet time unwrapping him. Santa reads romance: During a snowstorm, a romance writer is surprised when a handsome stranger dressed as Jolly Old St. Nick arrives at her isolated cabin and stirs up a blizzard of desire.

Major Helen Prescott had always played by the rules. That was why Rafe Santiago had nicknamed her "Prissy" at the military academy years before. Rafe's teasing had made her life miserable back then, and, with his irresistible good looks, he was the man responsible for her one momentary lapse of self-control. So when a stint in the National Guard brought him under her command, Helen laid down the law -- she would stand for no macho moves or bedroom looks in HER platoon. But then a routine sky dive went awry, and all bets were off as they parachuted straight into the 1850 California Gold Rush. Mistaken for a notorious bandit and his infamously sensuous mistress, they found themselves on the wrong side of the law. In a time and place where rules had no meaning, Helen found Rafe's hard, bronzed body strangely comforting, and his piercing blue eyes left her all too willing to share his bedroll. Suddenly, his teasing remarks made her feel all woman, and she was ready to throw caution to the wind if she could spend every night in the arms of her very own... Desperado.

Heaven on Earth — Bobby Hutchinson Indiana,1889. Divine intervention helps a country doctor and a rural beauty realize that, while duty is important, life is meaningless without laughter and love. Heaven in His Touch — Linda Madl Colorado,1885. A rugged rancher and fiery filly have always longed for one another, but it takes a heaven-sent messenger to set them on a trail to fulfillment. A Gift from Heaven — Bobbi Smith Tennessee,1865. A Yankee soldier and a Southern belle are ready to start their own civil war--until a heavenly visitor draws up terms of surrender that will bring them bliss. A Marriage Made in Heaven — Patricia Hagan Pennsylvania, 1850. With the assistance of her guardian angel, a wealthy spinster searches for the ideal husband. But she soon learns that earthly perfection is no substitute for a passion straight from paradise.

THE DREAMER... Dayra Smith didn't know a flitter engine from a solar generator, but she was determined to turn a run-down piece of land into a working farmhold. And even though she had to slave day and night, the stubborn beauty refused to ask any man for help--until the deadly forces of a murderous empire threatened her home... THE DRIFTER... Down and out on Far Star, Coll Larren was stuck until the next merchant ship arrived on the distant planet. In need of food and shelter, he offered Dayra his assistance. Coll didn't know the first thing about plowing and seeding, but he was more than wiling to battle Dayra's enemies if his efforts would help him conquer her heart...

A daring pioneer woman determined to let nothing stand in the way of her dreams, including the dangerous secrets of her past, Devina Dale crosses paths with a handsome outlaw who becomes an enemy she cannot help but love.

Deep Magic (Druids of Avalon #3) by Joy Nash (Goodreads Author) 4.20 · Rating details · 151 ratings · 4 reviews Hidden away on a misty isle, steeped in the teachings of The Lady, they used enchantment to stem the tide of the invaders while battling a still darker enemy. It was the Roman word for bright iron, and Marcus had long been struggling to forge of it a mighty weapon. Though his workmanship surpassed all others, the right combination of heat and force eluded him…until a familiar silver-haired beauty appeared beside his anvil. Gwendolyn was trained in the ways of Light, but she harbored other secrets besides that of the magical shining sword. Her lithe body aroused in him a white-hot fire, a need fanned ever higher by her nearness. Though he could not help remembering the golden glow of a wolf’s eyes when he looked into her hypnotic gaze, he knew he must surrender body and soul to her mysterious powers, for only with Gwen guiding his hammer could they create… Deep Magic . (less)