Huh? Why? and Punch by Marc Jedel is the fifth book in the Silicon Valley Mystery series. Marty has arrived in paradise for a much-needed vacation with his loved ones. He has every intention of enjoying his downtime by putting aside any sleuthing and having...

Holiday Joy by Valerie Allen is a heartwarming story about Christmas miracles. Christmas is a happy time, but Jesse has sad news for his family. He was informed that he would be losing his job. With all the pending bills and Christmas shopping to do,...

In Jill Piscitello’s Homemakers’ Christmas, Cricket, a homeless widow with two children, is forced to reside in a less-than-ideal shelter where filth and overcrowding seem to be endemic. To make matters worse, her son is running a high fever. Her luck changes when Cari, one...

Kelsey loves horses. In fact, she went to vet school to train to care for their medical needs. But when a racehorse died in her care, she couldn’t take the guilt and she dropped out just shy of graduating. Veterinarian medicine isn’t the only thing...

After an abusive first marriage, Sarah was hesitant to consider another relationship. She just didn't trust men. There were other tragedies, too. One son died at birth, another died of cancer, and the third son, Daniel, was mentally challenged, or so the educators claimed (though...

The daughter of a baron and the son of a confectioner fight their attraction and work together to care for a veteran in the sensational novel, His Lady of Mistletoe: Ladies of the Lamp Book 3 by Charlotte Jardine. After a humiliating experience, Beth Maybury...

Reading Holiday Shorts: Flash Fiction is like dipping into a Christmas stocking. Each story is a tasty morsel, easy to digest, and makes you eager to reach for the next. Barbara Venkataraman takes on the usual suspects of the holiday season and gives each the...

It was a cold snowy night and one little orphan was so cold and hungry she couldn't sleep. She walks outside in the cold breezy snow and finds the orphanage owner outside barefoot in the snow. The second night, the same thing happens so the...

Home for the Holidays by Valerie Allen is a charming short story full of hope, forgiveness, and the power of music. When Mick shows up at Harmony House, a place for the homeless to receive a hot meal, Father Joseph welcomes him with open arms,...

Holly and Grace are enjoying a lengthy discussion about holiday traditions. They argue about the restrictions placed on society to express their joy of the season, like saying “Merry Christmas”, and the weight of the political correctness society has been burdened with. The conversation comes...