Melody Carlson

During the 1937 Christmas season, 8-year-old Lucy Turnball hopes that the arrival of an interesting pair of strangers to town will make her seemingly unattainable wish of owning a pony come true.

When an abandoned dog finds its way to Betty Kowalski's house during the Christmas season, she reluctantly takes it in and learns that Christmas is truly the season of giving.

A woman down on her luck finds a new start at Christmastime in this warm, contemporary story by a much-loved novelist.

When empty-nester Mallory Farrell inherits a rundown tourist shop, she never expects to rediscover her love for the funky coastal Oregon town—or her now-widowed teenage crush. With his help, she may just be able to renovate the shabby shop—and her lackluster love life.

A woman required to marry within the next year in order to inherit her eccentric late aunt's sizeable estate finds greater rewards in helping a young, parentless girl than in another round of speed dating.

Recently widowed Vera Swanson is having a hard time getting in the Christmas spirit in her new town. When asked to make a quilt for an ailing neighbor, she pulls together a diverse circle of quilters, including freespirited Tasha Ellison. The group becomes stitched together through shared stories, trust, and a little romantic weaving.

Bestselling teen author spins a tale about a girl who goes from geek to chic and discovers popularity isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Christmas takes on a new jingle when two unlikely companions take off on the adventure of a lifetime along Route 66 in an RV that looks like Santa's sleigh on steroids.

Anna Gordon's big break, the opportunity to leave her small hometown behind and work in a fancy new hotel in New York City, brings her unexpectedly back into contact with Sean O'Neill, on whom she once had a crush.