Arcadia Public Library

On Christmas Eve, Thomas buys a magical candle that changes the way he views his fellow human beings and helps him feel charity for those less fortunate than he.

"Bestselling romance author Jacob Churcher hasn't been home for almost twenty years--not since his mentally ill mother kicked him out of the house when he was just sixteen. When a lawyer calls a few weeks before Christmas to inform him that his estranged mother has passed away and left her house to him, Jacob returns not just to settle the estate but to try to reconcile with the past and the pain and abuse he experienced as a child. Also, maybe cleaning...

"The master of the holiday novel presents the moving story of two people who brave loneliness and loss to find love. Dear Universe, Is anyone out there? Thinking no one is reading, a blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings, especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one person cared about her. Alex Bartlett cares....

An old man reminisces about his first love, a young runaway who taught him more about life than anyone had before or since.

Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, Sally Walther isolates herself from the world after the divorce. Encouraged to climb out of her hole and embrace the season to get her out of her funk, Sally decides to put up a Christmas tree and reluctantly heads off to buy one. She is immediately taken by Andrew, the man who owns the Christmas tree lot and delivers her tree. As their friendship develops, Sally slowly...

Twins Richelle and Michelle Bach couldn't be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark after graduation. After several years they both come home for Christmas at their father's bequest.. What happens then forever damages their relationship, and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again. In his last days, her father asks her to forgive Michelle-- but it's too late: Michelle is killed in an accident. Working a hospital PICU,...

"The year is 1975. Elle Sheen--a single mother who is supporting herself and her six-year-old, African-American son, Dylan, as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner--isn't sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah. As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her...

A holiday tale inspired by the biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colors follows the modern story of Joe, who after being forced out of the family business by jealous siblings becomes the chief adviser to the CEO of another company and his own family's savior in the face of a troubled economy.