Desperate to reinvigorate her career, a Detroit mergers & acquisitions executive must convince her aging parents to sell their iconic Michigan Christmas store by the start of the New Year but when she reconnects with the magic of the store, her parents and the holidays, her misguided plan backfires.

Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley, mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village...

Ramón's friendly monster, El Cucuy, is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, but Ramón shows him the spirit of Christmas.

"Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Winnie's gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Winnie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Winnie's disappearance. Mariah's uncanny...

"For one spirited little puppy, winter means romping in the snow, birds to chase, fragrant evergreen trees, and joy, joy, joy! Then again, winter also means--oddly unfriendly deer? Millions of little lights? Contorting inflatable snowmen? Wait, what? If this is all winter, too, then winter is kind of weird." --

"Dickens fue escritor genial. Creó este ser especial personajes memorables, oprimidos, miserables..., tan repletos de emoción que llegan al corazón."--Back cover.