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Enjoy the musings from this group of great authors, as they share an eclectic mix of short stories about the holiday season. There will be cookies, presents, puppies, skiing, St. Peter, Santa, and…Kaiju? Grab a cup of hot cocoa and curl up on the couch with these holiday treats: ‘Tis The Teasing Season by Breakfield and BurkeyJacob and Petra celebrate a month of blended European and American holiday traditions, along with fun teasing. Their unique rituals culminate on Christmas night giving each other the perfect gift. Petra is distraught because she has found nothing to give the love of her life. A Christmas Tail by Mackenzie Collins Follow one puppy’s journey to a forever home in this one of a kind Christmas tale. Charlie dares to adopt a young pup for his Mother as a Christmas gift. Our canine hero anxiously awaits his fate as Christmas grows closer and closer. A COVID Christmas by Julie Gianelloni Connor COVID-19 stalks the land, disrupting everything—families, simple pleasures like eating out, the holidays. As the autumn melts into the winter, four characters—an older lady living alone, her cleaning lady, the cleaning lady’s daughter, and a kitten—combine to turn the worst of times, and what could perhaps be the worst Christmas ever, into something quite different and magical.AChristmas Dream by DC Gomez When his lifelong dreams were crushed, Brad lost all hope in himself and the people around him. His life takes and unexpected turn when he meets the snarky Saint Peter on Christmas Eve. Saint Peter refuses to play into Brad’s pity party, and gives him a taste of his own medicine. Fall in love with this sweet Christmas tales, and find the beauty in the simple things in life.The Reluctant Shepherd by Kathryn HaueisenThings aren’t always what they seem. What seems hopeless might not be. A reluctant little shepherd boy and a stray puppy come together to give two people their best Christmas ever. Twisted Christmas by James HillDecember 24th, 2020, North Pole. Approx