Akron Public Library

Bess Riehl is preparing Rose Hill Farm for her Christmas wedding, but her groom isn't who she thought it would be. Billy Lapp is far away from his Amish roots working as a rose rustler for Penn State and wants nothing to do with Stoney Ridge, his family, or Bess. And that suits Bess just fine. Why should she think twice about a man who left without a word, without any explanation? It's time she moved on with her life, and that meant saying yes to...

"Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham--Christmas celebrations and the annual promotion at her workplace. Those two things are by no means mutually exclusive. In fact, the better an employee is at harnessing the Christmas spirit, the more likely they'll win the new job. With her social anxiety, Mackenzie never thought she'd be a contender in her company's holiday competition, so how exactly has she found herself...

Jimmy Sullivan has been living on the road with his brother, Jack, and his band The Unknown Souls. Without a place to call home, Jimmy and Jack lead a nomadic life filled with music and anonymous cities. When they return to a place Jimmy never wants to see again--their old hometown of Seaboro, South Carolina--he falls in love with Charlotte Carrington. With his soul now filled with hope, Jimmy writes his first love song. When he performs it at a...

Feeling neglected, Noodles the dog must figure out a way to join in the holiday fun as his family gets ready for Christmas.

This festive book is a lively celebration of Christmas, from putting up decorations and writing a Christmas list to playing in the snow and spreading Christmas cheer. A fun counting element adds energy and makes this an ideal book to share aloud during story time!

Tells the story of country musician Dolly Parton's upbringing, and the hardships that she and her family overcame together.

Benji: "The colorful canine made his appearance in this "shaggy dog story" of a story who helps police and parents track two kidnapped children--winning himself a real home"--Container. Benji off the leash!: "Lost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers...and an unwanted sidekick"--Container. "For the love of Benji: while en route to a vacation...

Anna and Michael have been trying for years without success to have a baby. Now in her late thirties, Anna has given up on the hope of motherhood after heartbreaking miscarriages and shattered dreams. As Christmas nears, she has to consider the possibility that it might be time to empty out the nursery and convert it to a guest room. Amidst her heartache, Anna secretly struggles with strange health problems that have her very worried. But, as often...

Friendship, love, and misplaced hope drive the characters who populate a new collection of Maeve Binchy stories.

2014 "Christian Retailing's Best" award winner! Thousands of readers have already fallen in love with Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts, and this Christmas, Ann will help readers celebrate the lineage and the majesty of God's greatest gift-Jesus Christ. In what is sure to become an instant holiday classic, Voskamp reaches back into the pages of the Old Testament to explore the lineage of Jesus via the advent tradition of "The Jesse Tree."Beginning...