Don McBrearty
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In their late teens and early '20s, the Banner siblings Mitchell, Desiree and Danny made it big as a rock band, but everything fell apart when Desiree decided to leave the group at the height of their fame. Now, fifteen years later, their mother has a plan to bring the group back together and heal her fractured family. Will the siblings be able to put aside their differences and reunite or will they remain estranged forever?
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Magical Christmas Ornaments: "Publishing executive Marie finds her Christmas spirit reawakened as her mother begins sending her the family's ornaments. As each ornament arrives, it brings a positive change to Marie's life." --container.
Snow Bride: "When a reporter encounters the eldest son of a famous political family in the mountain retreat, she winds up pretending to be his girlfriend over Christmas, so he can save face with his family." --container.
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A Dickens of a Holiday!: "To make the 100th anniversary of her hometown's Victorian festival a success, Cassie invites action movie star and former high school classmate Jake to play Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol.'" --container.
Boyfriends of Christmas Past: "Leading up to Christmas, marketing executive, Lauren, is visited by the ghosts of four ex-boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend, Nate." --container.
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"Darcy has always worked hard to prove herself and be successful on her own terms. Returning to her hometown for Christmas, Darcy reconnects with an old rival, restaurant owner Luke, and they are forced to plan a charity event together. As Darcy spends time with her family and LUke, she starts to realize what matters most in life and sets out to mend her relationship with her father, and possibly fall in love." --container
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Round and round: Rachel's stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents' Hanukkah party. Can Zach, the "nice boy" Grandma's trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?
Eight gifts of Hanukkah: An anonymous suitor sends optometrist Sarah a gift for each night of Hanukkah. As she tries to find her secret admirer, she learns that her one true love might be someone she never expected.
Double holiday: Rebecca endures working with...
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Hitched for the holidays: When commitment-phobe Rob Marino breaks up with his girlfriend before Thanksgiving, he is criticized by his big Italian family about his inability to keep a relationship through the holidays. Wanting to prove them wrong and fulfill his dying grandmother's wish to see him happy in love, Rob goes online and finds Julie, another single New Yorker whose meddling Jewish mom has driven her to seek a temporary boyfriend. Rob and...
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"When a promotion opportunity comes up at work, career-minded Rebecca's plans for Hanukkah don't go as planned. Her CEO asks her to plan the company's Christmas party with her insufferable office mate, Chris, who is also her rival for the promotion. Foreced to work together, Chris learns more about Rebecca and embraces her family's Hanukkah traditions, while she also begins to see him in a new light. Although they begin to develop feelings for...
10) Boys and Girls
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A girl growing up on a fox farm in rural Canada must deal with the gender roles she is expected to conform to by her loving - yet unobservant parents.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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When a man is shot dead, Murdoch's childhood friend Freddie Pink, who was also shot at, warns Murdoch that someone may be targeting recipients of the Young Scholars Prize. Murdoch and Freddie connect the shootings to a murder they investigated together as children at a wilderness camp in 1875.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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A murder brings Murdoch face to face with his troubled past, as the detective's estranged father turns up drunk near the crime scene. Losing his usual objectivity, Murdoch seems dead set on proving his father's guilt.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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Boys playing on the lakeshore discover the bruised, beaten body of Richard Hartley - scion of a wealthy family. Investigating the case, Murdoch finds dark secrets beneath a gleaming world of privilege.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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When Wendell Merrick dies from a blow to the head before his wedding, the case looks like a simple robbery gone wrong. But questions about the groom's ways lead Murdoch into Toronto's homosexual subculture.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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Murdoch accompanies his hero to a séance, where the medium guides him to the body of a skeptical psychic investigator. Did the clues indeed come from the spirit world? Or did the medium have a motive for murder?
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 15
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A devout young woman's murder unexpectedly reunites Murdoch with his childhood mentor, Father Keegan. As the two work together to solve the crime and locate a missing priest, Murdoch recalls a formative event from his youth.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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When a young woman is found dead in a creek, Murdoch must investigate a man from Dr. Ogden's past. Their fledgling relationship is threatened by differences of opinion regarding abortion, and Murdoch nearly loses his objectivity while tracking those responsible for the victim's death.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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A young student dies in an opium den, but the cause of death is not immediately obvious. Murdoch probes the dead man's fellow members of the Earth and Dragon Society, a group of students interested in Chinese philosophy, led by an eccentric professor.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 17
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Tensions run high on Election Day, and when a man is strangled to death shortly after voting, the murder may have implications for national security. Crabtree receives exciting news, while the suffragettes scramble to rectify a mistake on the ballots.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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An "experiment" with absinthe following the murder of an escort finally brings Dr. Ogden and Murdoch together. Meanwhile, the Temperance League increases its pressure on the force to rid the city of vice-including the Music Room, a brothel frequented by Toronto's elite.