Lila S Christmas Angel

Lila Fowler is unhappy because her parents have split up right before Christmas. Lila then meets a beautiful angel who understands her problems.

From arranged marriages to online dating, this four-volume work presents everything from personal accounts to empirical evidence to document what creates love in our culture as well as around the world. The field of biology views "love" as a hard-wired mammalian drive, akin to thirst and hunger. In contrast, psychology views love from a social and cultural perspective where our drive to find love—and our responses to it—are highly dependent on societal norms. In The Psychology of Love, esteemed author and educator Michele A. Paludi examines love through all lenses, thereby providing readers a deeper understanding of the ways we can express caring, sensitivity, empathy, and respect toward one another. Each chapter in this comprehensive four-volume work includes a scholarly overview of empirical research and theories about the psychology of love. In addition, individuals' own definitions of love are included. Special attention is paid to accepted standards of love across a variety of cultures, the ways individuals express liking and love across the lifecycle, and patterns in dissolutions of friendships and romantic relationships, making note of gender and race differences.

Shares personal experiences of encounters with the miraculous touching the everyday world that occured during the Christmas season.

Who is the mysterious Yuletide Angel? In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Violet Madison ventures out at night to leave packages at the houses of the poor. When her brother announces his upcoming marriage, Violet realizes she'll soon lose her role as mistress of her childhood home. Worse, without a way to support herself, she could lose the roof over her head and become as needy as those she helps. A betrayal by his brother and a past love turned Hugh Barnes into a confirmed bachelor. Now drawn to Violet, Hugh discovers that his sweet, shy neighbor is the anonymous and charitable Yuletide Angel. As much as he admires her spirit, he's horrified by the risk she takes in traveling alone during the wee hours and vows to protect her. Hugh's discovery of Violet in the company of his reprobate brother endangers their growing romance. However, the biggest threat to their love might come from the one hiding in the late-night shadows.

'The Lilac Girl' is a romance novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour. Wade Herrick, the main character of the story, was taking a break with his business partner in a train station at Colorado when he fell in love at first sight with a female passenger, Eve, who was disembarking from a train. Enamored, he confessed his love for her, and she, amused by his pluck, gave a sprig of lilac in appreciation before leaving. Fast forward to five years later, and Wade found that Eve is now his new neighbor — does she remember him and will Wade be able to win her over this time?

Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone have come to play key roles in real-life domestic celebrations: watching such titles has become, for many families, every bit as important as tree-trimming and leaving cookies out for Santa. These films have exported the American take on the holiday far and wide and helped us conjure an image of the perfect holiday. Rather than settling the ‘what is a Christmas film?’ debate – indeed, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are discussed within – Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural focuses on the how Christmas is presented on the deluge of occasions when it appears. While most Christmas films are secular, religion makes many cameos, appearing through Nativity references, storylines involving spiritual rebirth, the framing of Santa as a Christ-like figure and the all-importance of family, be it the Holy family or just those gathered around the dining table. Also explored are popular narratives involving battles with stress and melancholy, single parents and Christmas martyrs, visits from ghosts and angels, big cities and small towns, break-ups and make-ups and the ticking clock of mortality. Nearly 1000 films are analyzed in this volume to determine what the portrayal of Christmas reveals about culture, society and faith as well as sex roles, consumerism, aesthetics and aspiration.

They tell mothers like me, a woman whose baby has died, that a new pregnancy will bring a rainbow baby. You know, the beauty after the storm. What they don’t say is how hard it’s going to be. How scary. How emotional. That at the lowest point, I will completely give up hope. I do have a saving grace. Several, in fact. Gavin, my hot, sex-on-the-kitchen-counter, loves-me-on-my-bad-days husband. He’s been with me since the beginning. And I have Jenny and Tina, girlfriends I met along the way. They’re the good ones. The ones who bring you Kleenex and vodka. But I also have you. Tens of thousands of you who read my story and have cheered me on, waiting for me and Gavin to have a healthy baby. It helps me, knowing you’re out there, waiting, hoping. Some of you have lost babies yourselves. You know what I’m about to endure. So it’s time for the happiest happy ending of all. What better time than at Christmas? (Don’t forget your tissues. And maybe the vodka too.) ______ Forever Christmas can be read as a standalone, but if this is your first introduction to the Forever novels, I recommend reading Forever Innocent to understand their backstory. ______ Five USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors have a special delivery for Christmas. Their novels feature characters from their top selling series – all announcing the birth of a new baby to bring extra joy to the holiday season. Cozy up with these amazing stories with characters you know and love for the ultimate feel-good romantic experience. Santa Baby by Blair Babylon Royal Christmas Baby by Ember Casey and Renna Peak Baby Me by Lacey Silks Wingmen Babypalooza by Daisy Prescott Forever Christmas by Deanna Roy