Barbara Niven
Barbara Niven is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her performances in Hallmark and Lifetime movies, and for television roles and independent films. She is also a motivational speaker, media trainer, and animal rights activist and spokesperson as a National Ambassador for American Humane.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.509 |
| Birthday | 1953-02-26 |
| Place of Birth | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Also Known As | Barbara Lee Alexander, Barbara Lee Niven, Barbara Alexander, Barbara Lee Bucholz, Barby Bucholz, |
2021
The Christmas Contest
5.9/38
Exes Lara and Ben compete in a Christmas contest to win money for the charity of their choosing. The city watches them battle and choose what is more...
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The Christmas Contest
2023
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
6.9/27
A skeleton found in Lake Eden reveals the true identity of a beloved resident. Despite her fiancé's disapproval, Hannah investigates the murder and en...
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Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2008
Dead at 17
3.8/14
When Alyssa's 17-year-old son Jason commits suicide, something doesn't sit right. As she and her daughter Danni begin to take a deeper look in the cir...
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Dead at 17
1993
Psycho Cop Returns
5.286/42
A group of office workers decide to have a party in the office building. Among other things, they want to have some drugs there. Their conversation on...
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Psycho Cop Returns
2006
All You've Got
6.217/23
Three friends' love for volleyball is tested to the limit when their school burns to the ground and they are forced to join a rival school in order to...
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All You've Got
2009
Accused at 17
6.3/18
A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.
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Accused at 17
1996
Foxfire
5.99/149
The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but...
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Foxfire
2008
Short Track
4.667/3
Carolinian Blake Beckett (Pepper Sweeney), the son of a stock car racing legend, is a 4-time short track racing champion. Blake never made it to the s...
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Short Track
2005
The Perfect Neighbor
5.611/9
A disturbed new neighbor fixates on another woman's husband.
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The Perfect Neighbor
2022
North to Home
6.9/17
Suzanne McBride is excited to spend her birthday with her family. It will be the first time that her three adopted daughters will be together in years...
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North to Home
2008
Moonlight & Mistletoe
5.8/32
After three years, Nick's estranged daughter Holly returns home to find the spirit of Christmas in Santaville has dwindled, taking the family business...
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Moonlight & Mistletoe
It Happened at Christmas
0/0
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It Happened at Christmas
2009
Heat Wave
4.727/11
When a sudden, unexplained rise in local temperatures threatens to turn Los Angeles County into a parched, lifeless desert, one scientist must put her...
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Heat Wave
1995
Under Lock and Key
5.357/14
A drug lord's prison connections make this a dangerous and deadly assignment for undercover FBI agent Danielle Peters.
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Under Lock and Key
2012
A Perfect Ending
6.224/134
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecc...
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A Perfect Ending
2012
My Mother's Secret
5.9/4
When a woman becomes pregnant and tells the news to his mother is revealed to him that she is adopted. Then decides to search for his biological famil...
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My Mother's Secret
2012
Gabe the Cupid Dog
7/8
When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine comp...
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Gabe the Cupid Dog
2023
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
7.3/19
They say the real estate business is deadly, but no one is more surprised than Hannah Swensen when her mother, Delores, discovers the dead body of the...
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A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2006
Murder in My House
6.333/6
A retired lawyer and his daughter investigates a murder that had taken place in their new home. However, the two are unaware of the the dangers they a...
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Murder in My House
2012
Home Invasion
6.237/19
After a woman kills a home invasion robber in self-defense, his vengeful girlfriend befriends her at a crime victim support group and sets about tryin...
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Home Invasion
2013
Meth Head
4.3/15
Gay Kyle Peoples never wanted to be the man he has become in his 30s, an accountant stuck in a dead end job, with a lover who is more successful than...
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Meth Head
2006
Double Cross
3.571/7
Two women jokingly agree to kill each others' husbands. Then one really does and blackmails the other into killing her own.
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Double Cross
2000
Alone with a Stranger
4/5
Max never had the good things in life. A life of crime was his only legacy. So when he discovers an unknown brother, to whom fortune has granted all t...
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Alone with a Stranger
2004
Tiger Cruise
5.997/35
On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly "tiger cruise" for US Navy, Marines and USNAF re...
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Tiger Cruise
2023
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
7/12
When Ms. Christmas, a shopping channel host, receives a terminal diagnosis, she heads on a multi-city excursion to spread Christmas cheer.
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Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
1996
Depraved
3.857/7
Steamy erotic thriller centering on Opella and Dan, a couple whose sexual fantasies get so wild, Dan wants to put a stop to them. When Opella is disco...
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Depraved
2008
Black Widow
4.7/15
Mel, a photo journalist, gets suspicious when her best friend Danny start dating Olivia a wealthy but mysterious woman. She enlists the help of her as...
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Black Widow
2007
A Valentine Carol
4.7/3
In this Valentine’s Day riff on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, a cynical, superficial radio talk show host is visited by the ghost of her predece...
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A Valentine Carol
1996
Lone Tiger
8/1
Kurenai travels to Las Vegas to search for his father's killer. Broke and with nowhere to stay he seeks refuge in an alley where he hears cries for he...
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Lone Tiger
1990
Hired to Kill
4.707/29
A fashion photographer and seven models travel to a South American island fortress, ostensibly to do a fashion shoot. In reality, the photographer is...
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Hired to Kill
2023
The Last Word
0/0
Brett Harper is a successful novelist who depended on his wife Jillian to write the last paragraph of every book. And then, she died in a car accident...
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The Last Word
2014
Suburban Gothic
5.5/144
An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town...
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Suburban Gothic
2022
Christmas at the Golden Dragon
6.2/20
When Romy and Rick’s parents surprise them with the news that they will be closing the Chinese restaurant they have owned and operated for decades, th...
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Christmas at the Golden Dragon
1998
The Rat Pack
5.864/44
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo...
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The Rat Pack
2015
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
7.076/79
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that...
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Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
2024
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
6.8/16
Hannah Swensen has been asked to teach a baking class at the college in town, but her equipment is tampered with causing an explosion that the fire de...
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One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
1994
Taken Alive
8/2
A beautiful secret agent recruits a local sculptor to aid her in rescuing a presidential candidate's kidnapped mistress.
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Taken Alive
1998
I Married a Monster
4/4
Kelly's new husband Nick begins behaving oddly, showing a surprising desire to make babies and shun his drinking buddies. Little does she know he's no...
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I Married a Monster
2015
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
7/77
A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangero...
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Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
7.167/75
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one...
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Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
2014
Being Us
5/1
When a woman with multiple personality disorder finds herself uncontrollably chasing danger, she's ready to end it all. Can a relationship with one go...
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Being Us
1986
Promise
7.333/6
Bob returns home for his mother’s funeral knowing that he must fulfill a promise made 30 years earlier—to care for his younger brother DJ, who is schi...
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Promise
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
6.899/74
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead,...
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Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
2009
Summer's Blood
5.5/103
A demented handyman comes to the rescue of a young woman, then imprisons her in his basement.
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Summer's Blood
1996
Humanoids from the Deep
3.952/21
A secret government experiment turns nightmarish when genetically altered fish, bred as amphibious weapons, escape. Scientists believe them dead after...
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Humanoids from the Deep
1998
Serial Killing 101
5.19/21
Casey Noland, a high school kid with no direction in life, decides to pursue the serial killing profession. Only problem...he can't bring himself to k...
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Serial Killing 101
2007
McBride: Semper Fi
6.4/7
Mike McBride is a curmudgeon with a heart of gold. He takes cases based on their merit rather than on their monetary value, which often leads to terse...
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McBride: Semper Fi
2017
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
6.978/68
Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when fellow judge, Coach Bishop is found murder...
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Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
1993
Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
5.667/3
A masked killer has murdered a young girl's parents and is now stalking her. It seems that her father had developed a secret formula that would end wo...
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Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
2017
Campfire Kiss
6.452/42
Feeling disconnected with her teenage son, a protective mother decides to step outside of her comfort zone and take him camping. But as soon as she ar...
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Campfire Kiss
2004
The Drone Virus
5.667/6
The unthinkable strikes when the advanced MRI scanner within a hospital forces Dr. Colleen O'Brian to choose between her superiors and a desperate fat...
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The Drone Virus
2006
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
6.5/14
When former TV star Clint Taylor brings his Wild West show into town, murder becomes the featured attraction for bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey. Sama...
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Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2005
Stranger in My Bed
6/9
To escape her abusive spouse, Sarah fakes her own death and flees. Seems like a good plan, right? Sadly, it doesn't take her estranged husband long to...
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Stranger in My Bed
2017
Christmas in Evergreen
6.4/108
Allie, a veterinarian in Evergreen, reluctantly will spend Christmas with her long-distance boyfriend. Bound for the airport, she has engine trouble,...
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Christmas in Evergreen
1995
The Sister-in-Law
4.75/4
A man finally meets his daughter-in-law for the first time when his son tragically dies. He and the rest of the family like her, but she has a deadly...
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The Sister-in-Law
2007
Redline
5.1/162
A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West Coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competit...
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Redline
2005
Chasing Ghosts
5.625/28
A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie par...
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Chasing Ghosts
2015
Hamlet's Ghost
0/0
A modern Shakespearean actor must travel back in time to confront enigmatic forces from the past and future.
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Hamlet's Ghost
2018
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
6.79/62
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Ch...
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Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
2005
Back to You & Me
6.563/16
After befriending a patient and then losing her to cancer, Dr. Sydney Ludwick decides to take some much needed time off to attend the 20th anniversary...
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Back to You & Me
1990
Fatal Encounter
9/1
A woman finds out that her biological father, a professional race car driver, was murdered twenty years ago and the murderer or murderers are still on...
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Fatal Encounter
2017
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2.2/3
Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror slasher film Psycho Cop Returns (1993).
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Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2019
Love on the Menu
6.8/46
When chef Hank makes a deal with frozen food executive Maggie to save his restaurant, their unexpected attraction complicates matters, leaving Maggie...
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Love on the Menu
2019
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
7.1/75
A crossword puzzle editor finds her life completely disrupted when several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, and she i...
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Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019
Love Takes Flight
7.402/41
A workaholic hospital director is forced to re-examine her rigid lifestyle when a free-wheeling EMS pilot enters her life.
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Love Takes Flight
2019
Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
6.8/51
A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.
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Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
1997
Breast Men
5.239/67
We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, the...
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Breast Men
2019
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
7.5/65
When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage,...
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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2020
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
7.966/59
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at th...
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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
1997
Doublecross on Costa's Island
4.571/7
Six years after stopping a multi-national arms deal that would have wiped out Los Angeles, Agent Enrico Costa (Franco Columbu) is tracked down at his...
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Doublecross on Costa's Island
2020
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
5.7/32
As Michelle’s wedding approaches, Hannah steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future...
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Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
2003
A Carol Christmas
5.8/20
Carol Cartman, a tempestuous talk show host, is a high-heeled, high-maintenance Scrooge. This insensitive, self-centered and stingy woman is about to...
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A Carol Christmas
2020
USS Christmas
6.793/46
Maddie, a reporter for a Norfolk newspaper, embarks on a Tiger Cruise during Christmastime where she meets a handsome naval officer and stumbles upon...
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USS Christmas
2021
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
7.188/48
After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept...
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Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
7.351/37
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover wh...
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Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
6.911/28
As Hannah and Mike experience engaged life while balancing their busy careers, a murder at a 24-hour gym complicates their wedding planning.
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Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
7.2/14
Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve the same murder while working to clear a colleague who is implicated in the crime. Meanwhile, Delo...
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A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
Leah's Perfect Gift
6.1/10
Leah Meyer, a Jewish woman who has always dreamed of experiencing a traditional Christmas, faces unexpected challenges when she spends the holidays wi...
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Leah's Perfect Gift
2025
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
7.769/13
Hannah's favorite reality show takes over The Cookie Jar. When the producer is found dead, Hannah and Norman team up to track down the killer. Chad in...
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Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
0/0
Hannah's set to marry Ross, but a dessert contest turns sour when celebrity chef Duquesne is murdered. Juggling nuptials and competition, she must unr...
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Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025
Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
7.4/13
When Hannah's customer and Delores' theater rival is murdered, Hannah must find her killer in order to save her mother's reputation. Chad and Hannah's...
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Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025
The Christmas Baby
6.8/7
When a baby boy shows up on their doorstep days before Christmas with a note written specially for them, Erin and Kelly must learn how to navigate the...
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The Christmas Baby
2015
A Christmas Detour
6.1/105
A bubbly bride-to-be’s Christmas plans take an unexpected turn when her holiday flight to New York is detoured and she encounters a cynical bar manage...
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A Christmas Detour
1996
Forest Warrior
4.515/67
McKenna, the spirit of Tanglewood Forest, can transform into a bear, a wolf or an eagle. When a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive i...
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Forest Warrior
2026
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
4/1
Hannah finds a body at the grand re-opening of the Lake Eden Inn. When a storm traps everyone inside, Hannah must find the culprit before the road cle...
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Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
0/0
When a suspect in a forgery case is murdered and the prosecutor goes missing, Hannah and Chad must uncover how the two cases are connected and solve t...
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