"Mary and Eddie are meant for each other-- but love is no guarantee, not in these suburbs. Like all children, they exist in an eternal present; time is imminent, and the adults of the street live in their assorted houses like numbers on a clock. Meanwhile ominous rumors circulate, and the increasing agitation of the neighbors points to a future in which all will be lost. Soon, a sorcerer's car will speed down Mary's street, and as past and future...

The prize-winning author of Versailles tells the story of a small New England village unsettled by a young girl's unearthly gift. In Varennes, a town near the Canadian border, three girls come across the body of a dead man on the local lake's beach. Two of them run to get help, but twelve-year-old Mees Kipp stays with the body and somehow, inexplicably, brings it back to life. Her mysterious gift is at the center of this haunting and transcendent...

Hell-part mystery, part domestic meditation, part horror story-is a brilliantly eerie novel in which three households coexist in a single restless vision: a dollhouse; a dysfunctional family in 1950s Philadelphia; and the cottage home of Edwina Moss, a nineteenth-century expert on domestic management. While the inhabitants of the dollhouse are powerless to shape their destiny, the four members of the Philadelphia family dedicate themselves to mutual...

Kathryn Davis's riveting debut about the indelible pacts and hidden hatreds of sisterhood Labrador is the story of two unforgettable sisters. Willie, the eldest, is willful, beautiful, and wayward; to Kitty, the youngest, she is the radiant center around which everything revolves. Kitty, too, is willful, but in the brooding manner of the inveterate loner. She is the one who is visited by an angel, Rogni, who reshapes her beliefs by telling her eerie,...

Christmas enthusiast and single mom Harper has created Six Degrees of Santa, in which anonymous "Santas" give a gift and instructions to be temporarily enjoyed, and re-gifted. When Harper's own gift lands in the hands of internet entrepreneur, Jason, he's convinced that the Santa might be his soulmate. He seeks out Harper, as the architect of the program, to help him track down this mystery woman.

During a business trip to Indiana, event planner Kayley and sports agent Brett find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two try to make their own way home.

Decorating a spectacular Manhattan penthouse for Christmas, bubbly Eva Jordan brings writer Lucas Blade some joy for the holidays

Describes the various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by various presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Welcome to Valentine: Olivia lost her boyfriend and job at once and wants to return to her hometown in Nebraska, but on the way, she meets George and gets stuck on the road with him, spending time together and realizing love is what truly matters. A Picture of Her: Beth becomes the subject of an award-winning magazine's cover and quests to find the photographer who snapped her photo.

When department store executive Madison is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with more fashionable style.