'A perfect Christmas crime story.' Elly Griffiths A Christmas murder mystery featuring the real-life couple who invented Cluedo 'An ingenious plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A great read for Christmas . . . nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Unexpectedly emotive, engaging and sweet.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Christmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game - and instead discover a real murder. The Pratts had planned for festive cheer, despite the wartime shortages: with Elva's map of the hotel and Anthony's prop weapons to use as clues, the guests in their parlour game would move through the rooms to figure out whodunnit. But when Anthony discovers the cook's sister Miss Silver beaten to death, they instead find themselves investigating a shockingly real crime. The hotel manager Mr Browning is trying to keep the peace but the guests are agitated, Colonel Colman is about to take over the hotel for the war effort - and the mysterious Mrs Threadgold...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the horror novels The Only Good Indians and My Heart Is a Chainsaw comes Stephen Graham Jones's, "The Belle of the Ball," a Tor.com original short story.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ana Ellerbrooke had nothing left to live for after her whole family died. She decided to go back in time to stop the Hundred-Year War in which her whole family died. In the process, she teams up with someone from her past. Although she made many friends along her journey, Ana quickly learned that not all of them were loyal. Being a shape shifter, Ana was no ordinary girl. So she knew how to hide her gifts.

12 Strays of Christmas is sure to bring cheer to even the most reluctant celebraters! With themes of belonging and grief grounded in a funny, adorable first-crush story, this book is sure to check every box on the holiday wish-list.Holly does NOT have Christmas cheer this year. She and her family just moved to Chicago, far from all of her friends and family. And now her brother's annoying (and annoyingly cute) new friend couldn't be more cheerful. And Holly definitely doesn't want to volunteer at the local shelter, with all of the dogs who remind her of the dog she lost last Christmas.When she's forced to volunteer at the local shelter through her school, she'll just have to push aside her sad feelings and ignore those cute puppy eyes. But she can't put aside her feelings when she sees Drummer, the runt of the litter, who looks exactly like the dog she lost.When Drummer gets loose during the big holiday adoption...

Welcome back to the Holly Ridge - Winterberry Glen Holiday Festival, best in New England.The last person Austin Owens expects to find at Santa's workshop is his ex-boyfriend.Ten years ago Brody Walker left Austin for law school, leaving only a note and a broken heart behind. Now, Brody's back, wearing a big red suit and Austin's just agreed to be his elf.Brody isn't the same person he was ten years ago. As a professional Santa, he jumps at the opportunity to fill-in at the Holiday festival in the hometown of the only man he's ever loved. Brody heads back to Winterberry Glen with only one thing on his Christmas list: a second chance.Can they put the past behind them for the chance to build something new, together?Make You Mine This Christmas is the second interconnected-standalone in the Holly Ridge series. Inside you'll find Christmas puns, second chances, forced proximity, and open-door steamy scenes with a Happily Ever After...