On Winter S Eve

Winters in Bern are long and cold and deep. On winter nights, when the snow is falling, Pippa goes to sleep knowing she'll wake up to tracks in front of her farmhouse. The tracks are small, and they come from the woods-those same woods that her mother says are full of witches and elves and trolls, and her father says are full of wolves and bears and demons. But these tracks are the Tompte's, and he is a friendly creature. Or at least that's what Pippa hopes. . . The Tompte borrows and mends things, he takes and he sometimes leaves things, and such is life on a farm at the edge of the realm. Her mother calls it tradition. Her father calls it a curse. And when things start going missing and trouble comes their way, Pippa's not sure what to believe. Soon enough, she'll have no choice but to go into the woods to find out. . . Winter comes and north wind blows, And with it comes the winter snow. Through the pines, he leaves his track, Over hill and here and back.The Tompte he looks after land, With quiet feet and silent hand. He comes from woods, alone and weary, On winter nights, dark and dreary.Through the farm, he peeks about, Checking in, and on and out. Taking gifts and leaving tokens, Mending bits that have been broken. His beard is long, his feet are small, He's like a child, about as tall, But Tompte is old and wise as well, And deep in forest is his dell.So, on winter nights when you're asleep, Along comes Tompte in silence deep, On quiet feet, with food to share, With quiet hands, and traded fare. Winters come and Autumns go, And with it comes the Tompte through snow.Always watching, never seenLeaving tracks of where he's be

Some wallflowers bloom at night… Violet is a quiet girl. She speaks six languages, but seldom raises her voice. The gentlemen aren’t beating down her door. Until the night of the Spindle Cove Christmas ball, when a mysterious stranger crashes into the ballroom and collapses at Violet’s feet. He’s wet, chilled, bleeding, and speaking in an unfamiliar tongue. Only Violet understands him. And she knows he’s not what he seems. She has one night to draw forth the secrets of this dangerously handsome rogue. Is he a smuggler? A fugitive? An enemy spy? She needs answers by sunrise, but her captive would rather seduce than confess. To learn his secrets, Violet must reveal hers—and open herself to adventure, passion, and the unthinkable… Love.

Seve is the most extrovert player Europe has ever produced. Playboy good looks along with a magnetism that attracted non-golfers to the game made him the biggest drawing card Europe has ever had. He emerged on the world scene with typical élan, hitting one of the most outrageous shots ever seen at the 1976 Open Championship. Three years later he became the youngest Open Champion of the modern era when he won the first of his five major championships. Ballesteros started Europe's domination of the Majors throughout the 80s and 90s, paving the way for Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle and Jose Maria Olazabal. His play in the Ryder Cup, fuelled by an intense dislike for Americans, helped restore Europe's pride in the event. Driven by Basque pride and with a fiery Latin temperament, Seve has often let his heart rule his head. Seve is the remarkable story of one of the game's most fascinating characters.

Every time their brother turned a cartwheel, golden oranges fell from his pockets, along with sugar sweets in gold and silver paper. Schnitzle, Schnotzle & Schnootzle

In a quiet town on the outskirts of Calgary, there is a Manor that is anything but ordinary. Evelyn Winters, a twenty-six-year-old bestselling author, just moved into a beautiful mansion with her seven-year-old daughter, Abigail. It has been a dream come true for both of them, but when Evelyn begins to suffer from insomnia, things go from great to terrifying. Evelyn realizes that the Manor has a deep-seated evil, which tightens its grip on her. When she does sleep, she begins to have vivid dreams about a woman, a beast they call the Butcher, and a little girl that looks an awful lot like her daughter. Evelyn begins to believe that the dreams are tied to the Manor. Desperate to solve the mystery of the house, she enters a realm of evil. Her dreams begin to blend into reality and her daughter is taken by the Butcher.Can Evelyn uncover the truth that lies deep within Oakville Manor and save her daughter, or will her dreams become their demise?

Describes the traditional English festivities designed to ward off the spells of the evil ones from Winter's Eve, on September 28, to Halloween night.

[Siren Menage Amour: Erotic romance, Suspense, Reverse Harem, Crime/Mystery, Paranormal/Vampires, MFMM, HEA] Evelyn SullivanÕs life takes a sudden turn. A deep secret is revealed, and a powerful vampire comes for EveÕs memories at all costs. Victor Cardal, Troy Carmine, and Duke Hughes fight to protect her. They suggest marking her for her future safety, yet they donÕt anticipate the side-effects that end up making them ask a vampire for help. Alec MontoyaÕs case grows more and more bizarre. A breakthrough leads the team to the serial killerÕs hideout, as well as to the possible involvement of a vampire. Yet three more bodies are found with a new code, while an unreliable witness is spared. Their homicide unit, along with a new rookie team of criminal investigators, are finally closing in on the murderer. A name is revealed, and the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place. However, the clues might lead them to a case impossible to solve.