David Darling

Martha is the chef who fusses and obsesses over each dish before it leaves the kitchen. The demands of her job and her natural shyness keep her from meeting new people. When her sister suddenly dies, Martha adopts Lina, her eight-year-old niece, completely changing both lives. Martha gets unexpected help from Mario, Martha's hunky new sous chef, who is not only a whiz on the chopping block but knows sundry magic tricks and jokes to keep Lina's spirits...

Dedicated science instructor Trevor Garfield is a man with a passion for learning. Garfield is skilled, smart, committed: the total package as a teacher. But he's also human. And what he confronts in a school turned increasingly into a battlefield may be more than he can bear. Maybe he'll quit teaching. Or caring. Or maybe he'll take justice into his own hands.

"Traditional carols: Some of Windham Hill's most inventive artists take a unique approach at melding traditional Christmas carols with the Windham Hills signature sound, producing what is destined to become a holiday favorite time and time again."--Container.