Adult bestseller:
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain: 1970. Carly decides to do what she can to save her soon-to-be-born daughter, something that will require a kind of strength and courage that she never knew existed and an incredible leap of faith.
Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke: A Hannah Swensen holiday mystery with recipes. Hannah agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball from the past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly local in hospice care. She is enthralled by Essie's old notebooks, her secret talent for writing crime fiction. One in particular catches her attention even more when it turns real.
Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber: A magical Christmas tale about finding love where it's least expected. Josie, before she starts her dream job as a sous chef in one of Seattle's hottest new restaurants, takes a summer position at a lakeside lodge in a remote Alaska town of Ponder. She loves the rustic charms of the community. She becomes close with Palmer, a famed master swordsmith. She knows though that when fall arrives, she'll be leaving. As fate would have it, she misses the last boat out of town before winter sets in, stranding her. Holidays are quickly approaching.
Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright: Carter, an insurance adjuster, does not like Christmas. Abby loves it. She works for her adoptive father, Uncle Mannie, in the family bookstore, the Read More Cafe. She can't wait to create her favourite display, the annual Christmas book tree stack. Carter is not impressed. When Abby and Carter meet regarding her uncle's accident, Uncle Mannie thinks that maybe he can see a chance for lasting happiness for his little girl.
Adult inspirational:
His Promise by Shelley Shepard Gray: An Amish Christmas in Hart County. Grace is pet-sitting a difficult dachshund and missing her large Amish family. She learns that the man who courted her older sister, then walked away is living next door. She is angry as she remembers those days but John Michael realized that he was falling in love with her, not her sister.
When We Were Young by Karen Kingsbury: A rare and beautiful love story that takes place in a single day. From their first meeting to their engagement and beautiful wedding, Noah and Emily were meant to be together. Over a million adoring fans have followed their public lives on Instagram but their life is not a fairy tale as Noah has become obsessed with social media.
Adult non-fiction:
Set For the Holidays with Anna Olson: recipes to bring comfort and joy
Canadian Acts of Kindness: 101 inspiring stories of caring and compassion by Amy Newmark from Chicken Soup for the Soul
Paint Watercolors That Dance With Light by Elizabeth Kincaid
The Ultimate Guide to Painting from Photographs: 40 step-by-step projects edited by James Markle and Layne Vanover
Junior picture book:
Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas by Kimberly & James Dean
Follow That Star by Kenneth Oppel
