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Madness In March    by Sheena Chisnell
Price: $0.99 USD. 17360 words. Published on November 24, 2009. .

The story begins in 1951 with the prologue. Ten years later, Belle, the chief character returns to the island Of Riarch for a holiday. The story is weaved round the seven members of the McCallum family with the odd few characters from the village. Belle has always felt different from the reat of family, with her Mum cknstantly saying that she was a throwback to a previous generation.
O Christmas Tree!    by Holly Pell McConnaughy
Price: $2.99 USD. 6680 words. Published by DoveTail Books  on November 9, 2010. .

A Celebration of the Festive Christmas Season The Living Tree: The symbolism of the evergreen and the yule in the story of Christmas and the winter solstice. Feasts and Treasures: Christmas foods, treats, and toys. Well Loved Poems and Legends: Stories from around the world, favorite writings, and legends A Festival of Carols: Hymns and blessings for the season.
Stille Nacht    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 3360 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on November 29, 2010. .

Christmas—a time of family, tradition, togetherness. But what happens to a single mom when her parents are dead, and her daughters worry that Santa, like Daddy, won’t show up? Is the magic of Christmas an illusion? Or will that magic appear on Christmas morning like all the other gifts of the season? Includes complete bonus story "Canopy."
The Story of Santa Claus - The Secret Myths and Legends    by Linda Alchin
Price: $4.99 USD. 30610 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .

Learn about Santa Claus! His history, origins and the legends and myths which surround him. Santa’s house in the North Pole, his sleigh, the reindeers and their names, Santa’s good and bad list and his helpers - the Christmas Elves. Stories, jokes, quotes and poems about Santa Claus. In fact, just about everything you need to know about Santa
The Magic Of Christmas - Customs & Traditions from Around the World    by Linda Alchin
Price: $4.99 USD. 33550 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .

Christmas is celebrated all around the world. Each country has different customs and traditions. Learn about the Christmas traditions around the world. Different countries celebrate in their own way including different dates, food, drinks which lead to a variety of diverse Christmas traditions around the World!
Santa and Other Christmas Criminals    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $5.99 USD. 28430 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 7, 2010. .

Think about it: Santa sneaks in during the dead of night. He steals cookies, drinks some milk, maybe tracks ashes all over the living room. Yeah, he leaves presents, but maybe that’s just a cover for more nefarious behavior. Who knows…besides Santa himself? This five story collection includes the stories Doubting Thomas, Snow Angels, Substitutions, Rehabilitation and Nutball Season.
Sprinkle on a Memory    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 1710 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 16, 2010. .

Red sugar sparkles on white cookie icing. Blood drops on a snowdrift. Who would have thought that decorating Christmas cookies would remind him of a murder he had no real memory of doing, yet knew without a doubt he had done. A story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith of imagination, murder, and cookies.
Ranting of a Psychic Grandmother    by Iris Barratt
Price: $2.99 USD. 9130 words. Published on June 20, 2011. .

An astute visionary grandmother has psychic visitations from indigenous grandmothers who mirror her outrage at the problems facing today’s children. After feeling inspired and haunted to somehow be part of the solution for today’s children and families and address the dire needs and consequences of a society out of touch with its tribal roots, this grandma gets creative.
The Best One Yet (A Holiday Short Story)    by Kelley Hunter
Price: $0.99 USD. 6300 words. Published by Some Fluffy Books/Dipity Publishing  on July 25, 2011. .

This Christmas is going to be different. It really will. Or so poor Clark promises his wife. He just never counted on Old Man Finnegan calling his bluff... The Best One Yet is a hilarious and quirky holiday short story about love, commitment, and keeping your hands off other people's property. Included is an excerpt of the novel SERIOUSLY SERENDIPITY by Kelley Hunter.
Cultural Anthologies: Stories of India, Volume I    by Will Blaschko
Price: $2.99 USD. 29120 words. Published on August 8, 2011. .

Please enjoy these stories, be they of elephants & buffalo, memory loss, dangerous balconies, family, or marriage. They are a collection by Cultural Anthologies submitted from the citizens of India for this anthology. It is meant to be a window into the Other, a way of understanding individual people who make up a whole of a nation or a population unknown to us.