eBooks for December
December 2017

Humor & mystery for the holidays. Take a break with an eBook during the hustle & bustle! All titles are available for download to a variety of devices at nh.overdrive.com  Questions?  Call Cary at the library, 603-757-1838
All I Want for Christmas Is Fudge
by Nancy Coco

This Christmas, event planner Jenn Christensen has come back to the winter wonderland of Mackinac Island, Michigan, to race for charity in the Santa Fun Run, rekindle her love for CSI tech Shane Carpenter, and indulge in her BFF Allie McMurphy's fabulous fudge. But there's one event she didn't plan--chasing down a killer.
Antiques Slay Ride
by Barbara Allan

The Christmas rush is on as Brandy Borne and her quaintly quirky mother, Vivian, sniff out plum collectibles for resale, only to find the owner of a Santa's workshop worth of treasures has received some deadly tidings. It's beginning to look a lot like murder.
Christmas Files : Operation Snowstorm
by Alan Wilkinson

The Christmas Files: Operation Snowstorm is a hugely entertaining comedy thriller that shows us Santa and his toymaking operation as we've never seen them before. The story centres around ruthless billionaire Luther Averus's plot to get rid of Santa and claim Christmas for himself.
Decked with Holly
by Marni Bates

When Holly Dayton gets seasick on vacation, she stumbles into drummer Dominic Wyatt's open suite and finds herself caught up in rumors and a fake romance.
The Dog who Came for Christmas
by Sue Pethick

When her son finds a scrappy little dog named Max, Renee and her family bond with the little pup, but when his owner shows up to claim him, Renee meets the first man to intrigue her since her divorce.
Festivus : The Holiday for the Rest of Us
by Allen Salkin

An illustrated guide to celebrating the national anti-holiday that originated on the classic Seinfeld episode presents tongue-in-cheek advice about such traditions as an "airing of grievances" and "feats of strength" competitions, providing complementary recipes, songs, and instructions for making a tinsel-free Festivus pole.
Holidays on Ice With Six New Stories
by David Sedaris

A best-selling classic features essays on the joys and embarrassments of favorite holidays, in a volume that includes tales of tardy trick-or-treaters, the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to another culture and a barnyard Secret Santa scheme gone awry.
An Idiot Girl's Christmas : True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List
by Laurie Notaro

In a hilarious compendium of essays and accounts of her autobiographical misadventures and life experiences, the author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide describes a series of Yuletide disasters and mishaps, from a Christmas tree tug-of-war with her mother to a catastrophic introduction to her future in-laws.
It's All Relative : Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays, and 50 Boxes of Wine : A Memoir
by Wade Rouse

A whimsical tribute to family dysfunctions by the author of Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler profiles his eccentric family members and their unconventional traditions based on wayward expressions of love, humiliation and forgiveness.
Last Night at the Lobster
by Stewart O'Nan

Managing a failed seafood restaurant in a run-down New England mall just before Christmas, Manny DeLeon coordinates a challenging final shift of mutinous staff members, an effort that is complicated by his love for a waitress, a pregnant girlfriend, and an elusive holiday gift.
A Little Fruitcake : A Childhood in Holidays
by David Valdes Greenwood

An entertaining array of twelve stories, one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas, captures the spirit of the holiday and the whimsical unpredictability of family celebrations, from crazy relatives and Christmas pageants to the annual fruitcake.
Merry Humbug Christmas
by Sandra D. Bricker

Features two seasonal romance novellas linked by a "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme.
Seven Days of Us
by Francesca Hornak

 It's Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew's elder daughter--who is usually off saving the world--will be joining them at Weyfield Hall, their aging country estate. But Olivia, a doctor, is only coming home because she has to. Having just returned from treating an epidemic abroad, she's been told she must stay in quarantine for a week...and so too should her family. For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity--and even decent Wi-FI--and forced into each other's orbits.
Skipping Christmas
by John Grisham

A novel by the author of The Summons finds Luther and Nora Krank opting to forego the unfulfilling end-of-year traditions, much to the chagrin of their friends and neighbors.
Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat : Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges
by Jen Mann

The nationally best-selling author behind the popular blog 'People I Want to Punch in the Throat' turns her focus toward the holidays in a humorous collection of essays that are perfect for anyone who drinks too much at a holiday party, says inappropriate things and drops F-bombs on a regular basis.
The Twelve Clues of Christmas
by Rhys Bowen

While serving as an assistant to the hostess of a large Christmas house party in Tiddleton-under-Lovey, Georgie gets the attention of her retired detective grandfather after dead bodies begin showing up.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook : Holidays
by Joshua Piven

A guide to dealing with the trials and tribulations of the holiday season offers a variety of whimsical coping strategies for dealing with obnoxious relatives, surviving an office holiday party, escaping a runaway parade balloon or a stampede of rabid shoppers, rescuing someone stuck in a chimney, silencing a group of carolers, and other festive scenarios.
For younger readers
Junie B., First Grader : Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)
by Barbara Park

When she picks Tattletale May's name for Secret Santa, Junie B., who has been unable to enjoy the holiday festivities due to May, seizes this opportunity to get even!
Margret and H.A. Rey's Merry Christmas, Curious George
by Cathy Hapka

A holiday story starring the irrepressible curious little monkey finds George excitedly accompanying the man with the yellow hat to a tree farm to find the perfect Christmas tree only to be accidentally carried away in a tree that is delivered to a children's hospital.
Night of the Living Eggnog
by Kirk Scroggs

When a carton of eggnog turns into a deadly menace that bubbles over and devours everything in its path, Wiley and Grampa must find a way to save their beloved Gingham County from certain doom and so turn to Roberto Claus, Santa's second cousin, for some much needed assistance in figuring out just what to do.
A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas
by Ralph Covert

The classic Christmas story is told from Fritz's point of view, in a holiday title based on the popular musical of the same name.
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