'Curl up by the fire with a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate and celebrate the magic of Christmas, with these FIVE linked, heart-warming stories about love, hope and family. '
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'Australian project manager Kiara Lonsdale is career focussed and determined to provide and care for the grandmother who raised her. Jacques Lenoir and his extended family run tours in Israel and he’s committed to their business.
'But over romantic dinners in the desert, camel rides, and mud baths at the Dead Sea, sparks fly between Kiara and Jacques. Will this only be a holiday romance or will a touch of Christmas magic make it last a lifetime?'
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'For Lucie Lenoir, being a tour guide in Jerusalem is part of the family business. And the only thing that means more to her than family, is a child of her own.
'Australian Tom Connor has come to Israel to attend a friend’s wedding. The attraction between him and Lucie is instant and sizzling. But he finds Lucie’s big Christian family overwhelming, and he’s never wanted a child of his own.
'Will this only be a holiday romance or will a touch of Christmas magic allow them to find a compromise and make it last a lifetime?'
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'Taylor Williamson may have a massive crush on her best friend, Luca Bianchi, but their twenty-year friendship is too important to lose over one kiss, make that two kisses, on Christmas.
'Luca only sees her as a friend, and he’s about to return overseas for a two-year contract, so no more kissing. Right?
'Taylor may wish for their Christmas kiss to lead to more. But how can she hold on to him when he was never hers to begin with?'
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'Can an online friendship lead to real life romance?
'Every day, Amber Webb, a counsellor in an IVF clinic, helps couples seeking parenthood. With her own biological clock ticking louder, maybe it’s time she started thinking about having babies of her own. The flirtatious guy she accidentally friends on social media could be perfect, if only he weren’t younger than her, a party-guy surrounded by beautiful women, and living halfway around the world.
'Stuntman Darcy Harris may be based in London, but his work on blockbuster movies can have him away from home for months at a time. That doesn’t leave time for anything other than casual hookups. But the long-distance nature of his online friendship with an Australian beauty allows deep personal revelations they might not share in person.
'When they finally meet, can their online friendship stand up to in-person reality? She lives in Melbourne and he lives in London. He’s younger and has a booming career ahead of him. She wants to settle down and start a family. But can friendship turn to forever love when they share a snowy Christmas kiss in London?'
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'CEO Leo Turner: handsome, intelligent, all-around nice guy, recently single, and needs a plan.
'Christmas is just around the corner and the residents of Mono Melbourne retirement home are already conspiring to set him up with one of their granddaughters. What better way to make it through all those Christmas functions than to have a fake girlfriend? And who better to play the part than a woman he’d never fall for, Jenna Williamson.
'Supermodel Jenna is stunning, sparkling, selfish and not interested in settling down—the perfect candidate for a one-month assignment.
Everything is planned perfectly…or so he thinks.
'But when Christmas kisses get heated, Leo realises not everything in his life can be meticulously organised.
Can a dash of Christmas magic make this “arrangement” permanent?
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