And Jake uncovers in Marne the long-buried passion she believed forever dead. Instead Marne has become a fierce advocate on behalf of battered women and a woman who has learned, in the most horrifying way possible, to take care of herself. Roped into giving Marne York, his ex-fiancée, a ride home for Christmas, Jake finds little evidence of the polished, pampered, starry-eyed young woman he left behind when he joined the FBI. Jake Rimsa discovers that the packaging doesn't reveal the true value of the gift inside in Susan Plunkett's Christmas Promises. Together again, they realize the true meaning of Christmas and the rediscovery of a love never lost. Investigating her son's report that 'there's a dead man in the yard,' Sabrina discovers former bad boy-and her girlhood boyfriend-Zach Danforth. She finds the best gift of all not under her Christmas tree but passed out cold in her front yard.

In Dee Holmes's 'The Unexpected Gift,' Sabrina McKay is spending her first Christmas since her divorce alone in Pine Falls, Vermont, with her young son.

C' to Holly-can make all their dreams come true. When Natalie requests a new mommy for Christmas, little does Holly suspect she's the ideal candidate to fill the role-and to become a loving wife to Drew, who finds himself believing once again in the magic of Christmas. Claire Cross's 'A Berry Merry Christmas' sends Holly Berry, a technophobic elf, to spread a little Christmas cheer to orphaned Natalie Sinclair and her Uncle Drew. Robb, has teamed with three other gifted writers of romantic suspense to produce four intriguing tales of holiday upheaval. Please reference the Midnight in Death Map for locations or approximate locations of sites listed here.įor those who like the Grinch more before his transformation by the Whos down in Whoville, and those who don't automatically think of George Bailey's encounter with the angel in It's a Wonderful Life every time they hear a bell ring during the Christmas season, New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, writing as J.D.

4.5 List of Peripheral Characters Appearing in this Book.

4.4 List of Minor Characters Appearing in this Book.

4.3 List of Recurring Characters Appearing in this Book.

4.2 List of Secondary Characters Appearing in this Book.4.1 List of Main Characters Appearing in this Book.

Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb