The Christmas Courtroom Trilogy

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : Landis Wade
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 877 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Courtroom Trilogy written by Landis Wade and published by Landis Wade. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This humorous holiday/mystery trilogy puts belief in Santa Claus on trial in three stand-alone cozies with a lovable cast of characters and a host of non-believer adversaries. The trilogy starts with “The Christmas Heist,” a “script somewhere between the screenplays for My Cousin Vinny and Miracle on 34th Street,” says the former Dean of Wake Forest University School of Law “and that’s a wonderful place to be.” Defendant Henry Edmonds, a homeless man who looks a bit like Santa Claus, is put on trial on Christmas Eve for stealing a flash drive full of secrets, and if he goes to jail, Christmas won’t come. Book two is “The Legally Binding Christmas,” a Christmas mystery with romantic tension, where now widowed lawyer, Thad Raker, goes up against a formidable single female adversary and tries to save Christmas once again. When the local government his adversary represents moves to condemn the dilapidated home of Raker’s eccentric new client, the trial puts Santa’s distribution system at risk and Christmas in peril. The final story, “The Christmas Redemption,” won the 2018 Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards and was Honorable Mention in the 2018 Holiday category in the 10th Annual Readers’ Favorite Awards. Thad Raker is hired to defend the toy company that made the most popular Christmas present in 50 years—the Reindeer Hoverboard—and becomes entangled in the greatest threat to Christmas yet when he learns that the survival of Santa’s North Pole village is at risk. Standing in Raker’s way are a large class of angry plaintiffs, an unbelieving judge, the FBI, several North Pole conspirators and Hank Snow, Raker’s nemesis from his previous Christmas trials. “The Christmas Redemption” is where “John Grisham meets Santa Claus,” says humorist and author Tracy Curtis, “for a hoverboard ride that seamlessly blends courtroom drama, corruption, climate change and Christmas with great humor and with a message about the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of family.”

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0997448466
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legally Binding Christmas written by Landis Wade and published by Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small town lawyer Thad Raker represents an eccentric client living in an old house with a Christmas secret. When the county moves to condemn the house, Raker takes the case. If he doesn’t win, Christmas won’t come for hundreds of thousands of children. Twirly Masters is an affable man who talks in circles and who believes that evil forces within Santa’s operation are up to no good in taking his property. He calls on Thad Raker to handle his case, as much to help Raker as to save his house, because life’s misfortunes have caused now widowed and single dad Raker to become a non-believer, a fact Twirly intends to change. When the county goes to court to take his new client’s property, Raker must battle conspiring adversaries, a cantankerous judge, a formidable female lawyer he cares for, and his own personal feelings and doubts. Can Raker save Christmas once more, and in the process, save himself? As the fate of Santa and his legion of helpers hangs in the balance, the courtroom battle comes down to where it is always won or lost – the human heart. –Mark de Castrique, award-winning author of the Sam Blackman and Buryin’ Barry mysteries If you don’t feel like watching It’s a Wonderful Life for a third time this holiday season, mix things up a bit and read this sweet Christmas story instead. –Mary Laura Philpott, author of the national bestseller, I Miss You When I Blink If you don’t believe in Santa when you start this book, you will when you finish. A perfect complement to The Christmas Heist, with just the right mix of suspense, humor, and magic. –Bud Schill, co-author of Not Exactly Rocket Scientists and Other Stories

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0986151653
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Heist written by Landis Wade and published by Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC . This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small town lawyer Thad Raker must win a case or Santa won’t come to town, but he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus or know the stakes when he takes the case for a homeless man who says he works for Santa. Henry Edmonds is on trial for stealing a flash drive which holds the key to Christmas coming. Several people claim ownership of the flash drive and want Edmonds in jail, including an elfish looking man who says he works for an international toy company. Witness by witness the facts come out but who is to be believed and are there any True Believers? And what’s so important about the flash drive to the fate of Christmas? A local newspaper reporter stirs things up by blogging about what he calls the “Trial of the Century” and tweets that the “Court’s Ruling Could Halt Christmas for Thousands.” Can an irascible judge looking toward retirement find it within himself to save Christmas? Landis Wade writes a script somewhere between the screenplays for My Cousin Vinny and Miracle on 34th Street, and that’s a wonderful place to be. –Suzanne Reynolds, former Dean, Wake Forest University School of Law The wisdom of Sheriff Andy Taylor, the witty banter of Night Court, and the magic of Miracle on 34th Street are presented as a joyous gift to all generations! –Chase Boone Saunders, Superior Court judge, retired Landis Wade combines his decades of crafty courtroom experience with his innocent appreciation of the magic of Santa to weave a clever, heart-warming legal who-done-it. –Jon Buchan, author of Code of the Forest

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : H. Landis Wade, Jr
ISBN 13 : 9780999195802
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Redemption written by Landis Wade and published by H. Landis Wade, Jr. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Thad Raker has already saved Christmas twice in the courtroom. Now he is hired to defend a toy company and learns that the survival of Santa's North Pole village is at risk. Raker needs all the help he can get in this, his toughest case ever, but can he rely on his nemesis in the prior cases, the keeper of Santa's deepest secrets?

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0999195816
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Redemption written by Landis Wade and published by Lystra Books & Literary Services, LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Holiday category of the National Indie Excellence Awards and Honorable Mention in the 2018 Holiday category in the Readers’ Favorite Awards, this book completes the Christmas Courtroom Trilogy, revealing secrets about the North Pole kept from attorney Thad Raker, a man who, for reasons made clear in the first two books, now believes in Santa Claus. When Raker is hired to defend the toy company that made the most popular Christmas present in 50 years—the Reindeer Hoverboard—he becomes entangled in the greatest threat to Christmas yet. And he learns that the survival of Santa’s North Pole village is at risk. Standing in Raker’s way are a large class of angry plaintiffs, an unbelieving judge, the FBI, several North Pole conspirators and Hank Snow, Raker’s nemesis from his previous Christmas trials. Raker needs all the help he can get in this, his toughest case ever, but Snow is the guardian of many secrets and has his own plans for the future of Christmas. Readers will delight in the surprising, multi-layered plot and cleverly-drawn characters, and their hearts will be warmed. - Ann Campanella, author of Motherhood: Lost and Found At once clever, heartfelt, and engaging, The Christmas Redemption is a merry legal adventure that is perfect for holiday reading. Phillip Lewis, author of The Barrowfields It's John Grisham meets Santa Claus, for a hoverboard ride that seamlessly blends courtroom drama, corruption, and Christmas with great humor--and with a message about the true meaning of Christmas. Landis Wade makes a True Believer out of me, in the magic of the holiday season! Tracy Curtis, humorist and author of Holidazed

Author : Randy Singer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414346867
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Judge Who Stole Christmas written by Randy Singer and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It starts innocently enough in the town square of Possum, Virginia. But it becomes a spectacular national scandal: Can a federal judge outlaw Christmas? Thomas Hammond and his wife play Joseph and Mary in the annual live nativity in their hometown. But a federal judge rules the display unconstitutional. Thomas refuses to abide by the court order—and ends up in jail. From the courtrooms of Virginia to the talk shows of New York City, the battle escalates into a national media spectacle. Caught in the middle is law student Jasmine Woodfaulk, assigned to represent Thomas as part of her school’s legal aid clinic. Only a surprising series of events can reconcile a stubborn father, a crusading law student, and a recalcitrant judge. The Judge Who Stole Christmas is a charming, warm, and thought-provoking Christmas tale that explores in a fresh way the real reason for the season.

Author : Don Zolidis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trial of Santa written by Don Zolidis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trial of the century: Santa Claus (aka Kris Kringle) v. Emily Worthington (aka bratty nine-year-old girl). In the TV courtroom of Judge Trudy, Santa is charged with delivering the wrong present on Christmas Day. Will Santa be convicted of this heinous crime? Or will Santa's Elven lawyer prove beyond a doubt that Emily was naughty, not nice?

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher : Charlotte Readers Podcast, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Write Quotes: Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research written by Landis Wade and published by Charlotte Readers Podcast, LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These inspirational and practical quotes come from 500+ podcast interviews with hard-working, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling authors in more than 33 U.S. states and five countries. In Book 4, authors share their honest reflections on Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research. These quotes reveal how writers tell stories, what inspires them, and how and why research is important to their processes. Authors quoted include David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Lisa Jewell, John Hart, Sophie Cousens, Ron Rash, C.J. Box, Craig Johnson, Wylie Cash, Brad Taylor, Charlie Lovett, Judy Goldman, Chris Fabry, Amber Smith, Tracy Clark, John Gilstrap, Kimmery Martin, A.J. Hartley, Clyde Edgerton, Jill McCorkle, Jason Mott, Mark de Castrique, Cathy Pickens, David Joy, Gavin Edwards, and many more. These writers offer insights with humility and responsibility to the craft of storytelling, and in the process, they share gems to guide us along the writing way. Award-winning author Aaron Gwyn says, “There are no stories where characters are just sitting in the recliner.” And Cliff Yeargin, a writer who puts humor in his mysteries, tells us about the essence of storytelling: “Nobody has ever picked up a book and told their friend, on page 271 is one of the greatest sentences I've ever read. They just say, hey, check this book out. It's one dang good story.” But writers often have difficulty explaining where or how their ideas originate. As New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash says, “I don't know where stories come from. I'm kind of a Jungian. I just think they're kind of out there. And it's not so much that we create them as we discover them.” And when it comes down to it, Nancy Stancill, an award-winning investigative reporter, says, “You're going to need research for most novels because even though novels are made up, there's usually a lot of underpinning of something that really happened.”

Author : Landis Wade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736305584
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deadly Declarations written by Landis Wade and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Parsons
Publisher : Daniel Parsons
ISBN 13 : 1913564061
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twisted Christmas Trilogy Boxed Set (Complete Series: Books 1-3) written by Daniel Parsons and published by Daniel Parsons. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE VICTORIAN CITY. ONE MAGICAL UPRISING. ONE BOY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. A dark Victorian fantasy adventure you won’t be able to put down. Fate has never been kind to twelve-year-old Toby. Not when he was abandoned on the steps of a workhouse as a baby. Nor when he escaped into the magical underworld that hides in London’s shadows. But when the futures of thousands of lives come to rest in his hands, Toby quickly realises that perhaps fate had a good reason. Perhaps it was preparing him. As the peacekeeper between both worlds, human and magic, can he find the inner strength to become a hero or does fate have darker intentions? This complete set contains all three books in The Twisted Christmas Trilogy about a young boy, an old man and a spellbinding troupe of magical performers, written by bestselling author Daniel Parsons. Over 700 pages of magic, mischief and cinematic creatures. Now, for a limited time, save over 50% by grabbing the entire series in this special bundle deal! This Boxed Set Includes Book One: The Winter Freak Show Book Two: Face of a Traitor Book Three: The Wrath of Oberon What Readers Are Saying About the Series ★★★★★ “A Christmas tale with a dark but magical twist which I thought was great.” ★★★★★ “A delightful combination of Charles Dickens, The Santa Clause, and The Polar Express.” ★★★★★ “Well paced, with loads of twists and full of action. The main character might be a boy but it is definitely a book for readers young and old.” ★★★★★ “This is a really fresh, nice interpretation of the St. Nicholas legend. I loved it.” ★★★★★ “I'm 70 and enjoyed it as much as I would have at 10.” ★★★★★ “I loved it, with all its twists and turns, never quite knowing who's really real and who you can trust.” ★★★★★ “I wished I'd read it slower to enjoy it longer - it really is THAT good.” The Twisted Christmas Trilogy is a fast-paced thrill-ride loaded with heart-warming charm, perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, Skulduggery Pleasant and A Series of Unfortunate Events. Pick up The Twisted Christmas Trilogy to discover this white-knuckle adventure today!