Holiday Books

Nineteen-year-old Rachel Kristoffersen has always been fascinated by the Star of Bethlehem. However, while attending college her faith is severely shaken and she doubts such a star ever existed. On the day she returns home for Christmas, she learns her parents were killed in a car accident and her little brother, Joshua, is severely injured and in the hospital. When he awakens, he is unable to speak. Rachel is called away from his room and when she returns she finds Josh is missing. A mysterious nurse gives her a stone that glows in her hand. As radiant light overtakes her, the nurse says the “time stone” will send her to Josh, except it doesn’t. When the light recedes, she finds she is in the belly of a pirate’s slave ship.
Summoned to Rome by Caesar Augustus, Marcus Alexander Favonius—a Roman soldier—is captured by a pirate, who hands him a letter from his father. His father’s life is in danger, and Marcus must go with the pirate to Ephesus. Below deck he meets a very beautiful slave girl, except she’s dressed in strange raiment and claims she isn’t a slave. She demands to know where her brother is. When the pirate threatens to kill her, Marcus buys her. Now, saddled with a deranged woman who claims she is from the future, he must do whatever he can to find his father—even if he has to drag her along with him.
Follow Rachel and Marcus as they search for their loved ones and along the way learn the true meaning of Christmas, chasing the star.

Micah Connors promised his mother he would be good in their new town. But with Christmas only three days away, being escorted home by the sheriff does not bode well. Can the towering officer be trusted not to tell what happened? Perhaps the ramshackle stable that has appeared on Main Street will sidetrack him from spilling the day’s events—or maybe his interest in Micah’s widowed mother will do the trick. The last thing Dawn Connors needs is to hear her son is in trouble. She has enough to worry about with her husband gone and her daughter, Annie, ill. Even though Micah has told his sister the rustic structure in the middle of town is simply part of the town’s holiday decorations, Annie is sure that unseen angels are building the crude stable—which means baby Jesus is coming, and he can make her better. Terrified that his little sister might die, Micah vows to find the baby Jesus for Annie, even if it is only a plastic doll. But as Micah gets nearer to his goal he finds angels are closer than he ever would have believed.

Enjoy rich Christmas memories from Sarah M. Eden, Anita Stansfield, Jerry Borrowman, Toni Sorenson, Traci Hunter Abramson, Gale Sears, Kathi Oram Peterson, Donald S. Smurthwaite, K.C. Grant; Guy M. Galli; Kate Palmer; Jennifer K. Clark; Reg Christensen; Krista Lynne Jensen.

Both laughter and tears will fill your soul with this heartwarming collection of true Christmas stories from favorite LDS authors, ordinary people whose lives have been touched in extraordinary ways. Discover lighthearted surprises, faith-affirming treasures, and thought-provoking insights about the greatest gift of all in this wonderful keepsake book. You’ll want to share these timeless holiday tales of peace, hope, and love year after year.

A beloved season of festivity and tradition, Christmas heralds the creation of treasured family memories and inspires our hearts to turn to the tender recollections of the past. In Remembering the Joy of Christmas, more than a dozen of the finest authors in LDS fiction have joined together to craft a heartwarming compilation of their own personal accounts of Christmases gone by. From the magic of one family’s inspiring Twelve Days of Christmas to a miraculous holiday spent in a hospital waiting room, each poignant story demonstrates a simple truth: it is not the lights or decorations that are central to a joyous holiday season. The true meaning of Christmas comes in focusing on the spirit of the season