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Joe is a children's book writer and illustrator in L.A. in the second year of major writer's block. His girlfriend, impatient with his lack of progress, gets bitchy, so he breaks off the relationship and agrees to accompany her brother to a small town in Wisconsin where stalwarts jump in Lake Michigan on Christmas morning. The house where they stay is isolated, and when Joe's pal is hospitalized with a badger bite, Joe is on his own. He befriends a local hermit, is attracted to the man's granddaughter, and must deal with the local sheriff's dislike of anyone from out of town. Plus, the sheriff is the young woman's dad - with a gun. Christmas ...

An ancient stone amulet and calendar disc has the power to stop time. Passed from generation to generation, these magical artifacts end up in the hands of an 18-year-old half Shoshoni Indian named Justin, who chooses to use his power to make the world a better place. But on the other side of the equation is the power-seeking philanthropist, Michael Romano, who seeks to indulge in the riches of the world.

Peter Sanderson is an ordinary lawyer who has an on-line buddy named Lawyer-Girl. But when Peter finally meets Lawyer-Girl, she turns out to be Charlene Morton, a convict who was arrested for armed robbery, and she needs his help because she claims she didn't do it. In the meantime, Peter is meeting his new rich client whom he tries hard not to make a bad impression on, deal with his neighbor/boss's sister, go through a divorce, and handle two kids, along with the fact that Peter's best friend has fallen in love with Charlene.