Ahh... the snow is white and crisp and makes that crunch, crunch, crunch sound when you walk on it. The neighborhood is aglow at night with Christmas lights and ornaments. The air is so crisp that you can see your breath as you exhale. The malls and stores are jam packed with people as they shop for their Christmas gifts, all patiently waiting in line for their turn to ring through. The neighborhood kids make snow angels in the drifts of snow in the front yard and have snowball fights on holidays. I love skating in the downtown park and skiing on the local hill. Isn't Christmas great!!! Read on

January 27 2009: We are very excited to announce that Devil of the Highlands is scheduled to be released this coming January 2009! Due to a change in publishers, it has been a while since the last historical came out, so we hope that all you historical romance fans get a front row seat and enjoy this romantic roller coaster! It was a lot of fun to write so I hope you have just as much fun reading it.

March 31 2009:The Immortal Hunter, the 11th book in the Argeneaus is coming out this spring. It's about Martine's son Decker Argeneau Pimms. He's a sweetie and his Dani is a doll, so I hope you enjoy their story. But wait till you read the secrets coming out in this one! Jeez!! They even took me by surprise. ;-)

This Christmas word search will hopefully tickle your funny bone! Enjoy the puns and search for the green words in the puzzle. Have fun guys!

1. What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? CLAUStrophobic.
2: What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus? Crisp Cringle.
3. Where do polar bears vote? North Poll.
4. Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve? Because it SOOTS him!
5. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snowflakes.
6. What kind of bird can write? PENguin.
7. What do elves learn in school? The ELFabet!
8. What Christmas Carol Is A Favourite of Parents? Silent Night.
9. Why is Santa looking for a new job? He got sacked.
10. What did the dog breeder get when she crossed an Irish Setter with a Pointer at Christmastime? Pointsetter!
11. What do sheep say to each other at Christmastime? Merry Christmas to ewe!
12. What did one Christmas light say to the other Christmas light? You light me up!
13. Where do mistletoe go to become famous? HOLLYwood!
14. What did Dracula say at the Christmas party? Fancy a bite?
15. What party game did Jekyll like best? Hyde and Seek!
16. What do vampires put on their Christmas turkey? GRAVEy.
17. What do you call an Eskimo cow? An Eskimoo.
18. Why wasn't the turkey hungry at Christmas time? He was stuffed!
19. Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Because every buck is dear to him.
20. What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed? A cookie sheet!
21. Did you hear about the stupid turkey? It was looking forward to Christmas!
22. What do donkeys send out near Christmas? MULEtide greetings.
23. Which of Santa's reindeers needs to mind his manners the most? RUDEolph

This cryptogram will give you good tidings and cheer for the holiday season. See if you can decrypt what it says!

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TLEED GJEOKZTIK IRY JIWWD RLP YLIE XEAT BYRKID, YIUL IRY ZAEO ZJL JACKL LBX!

This crossword is based on Lynsay's anthology in Holidays Are Hell. It's about Jill, sister to Kyle, whose story was told in Dates From Hell. Here Jill decides to babysit her 2 1/2 year old niece and chaos ensues. View Crossword

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