Once Upon a Christmas Past
A Historical Romance Holiday Collection
by Regan Walker, Paula Quinn,
Catherine Kean, & Brenda Jernigan
File Size: 11226 KB
Print Length: 878 pages
Publication Date: October 1, 2019
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07W99LWSS
$0.99 at Amazon!
Christmas in Scotland or Christmas in England – it is the best time of the year.
NY Times & USA Today & Bestselling Authors present – Once Upon a Christmas Past – 4 full books of Christmas and Love.
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A Secret Scottish Christmas by Regan WalkerSpies, Scots, and Shipmasters celebrate a very secret Christmas in Scotland as identical twins, Robbie and Nash Powell, spies for the Crown, compete for the love of the daughter of an Aberdeen shipbuilder.
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A Highlander for Christmas by Paula QuinnAs the bard of the MacGregor clan, Finlay Grant is a natural-born charmer. He can easily win the heart of any lass . . . but somehow, the right words to express his love for stunning Leslie Harrison have eluded him. Yet as Christmastide approaches, Finn knows he must find a way to propose to the raven-haired beauty who has stolen his heart.
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A Knight’s Redemption by Catherine KeanSix Christmases ago, after refusing his kiss, Lady Mary Westbrook was locked in the dungeon by Lord Holden Kendall, a squire at Branton Keep. When an attempted child abduction days before Christmas brings Holden back to the castle, Mary must confront again what happened between them.
Holden is a grown warrior now, and he resolves to not only make matters right with Mary but finally win her kiss. Yet, as peril ensues, Mary must risk far more than a chance at true love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christmas in Camelot by Brenda Jernigan
Sir Nicholas the Dragon’s orders are clear. He is to fend off the enemy besieging Noelle’s castle and bring the lady safely back to Camelot for her wedding day to Sir Gavin. But spending time with the proud beauty awakens an irresistible hunger in Nicholas. Now, as desire does battle with duty, Nicholas has only two choices — to surrender the woman he loves to another man or fight to the end to make her his own.
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Love and Other Perils
A Regency Novella Duet
by Grace Burrowes and Emily Larkin
File Size: 742 KB
Print Length: 233 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Grace Burrowes Publishing
Publication Date: October 8, 2019
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07V2PMV99
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Synopsis:
Take one scientific swain, one dashing lieutenant, one no-nonsense librarian, one adventurous young lady, one very large tomcat, and two mischievous kittens…and what do you have? Two recipes for disaster! Or perhaps for love…
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Kisses and Catnip, by Grace BurrowesMax Haddonfield is a man of science, devoted to logic and rational observation. That he also finds homes in libraries for stray cats is merely a sensible exercise in controlling the mouse population…or something.
Antonia Mainwaring is practical to a fault and all but on the shelf. When a certain soft-spoken library patron talks her into allowing a large male feline to bide on the premises, somebody starts purring—and it’s not the cat!
My Thoughts:
There is nothing better in my opinion than the story of a bookish miss and a third son who is making his way in the world while rescuing both orphans and cats from sure starvation and maybe worse.
The cats and the orphan make this story in this reader’s opinion.
I gave this special romantic novella 4.75 of 5.0 stars. The passion is brief but a turning point in this story.
Synopsis:
Lieutenant Mayhew’s Catastrophes, by Emily Larkin
When Lieutenant Mayhew boards the stagecoach bound for Southampton he anticipates an uneventful journey. True, he’s carrying kittens, but it’s only eighty miles. What could possibly go wrong?
He’s not expecting to meet the enchanting Miss Willemina Culpepper. Nor is he expecting the kittens to be quite so good at vanishing. Mayhew has faced many challenges in his career as a soldier. Traveling from London to Southampton should not be a challenge. Except that it is.
My Thoughts:
Lietenant Mayhew’s Catastrophe seemed just that… An utter disaster in the making with one after the other catastrophes raising their ugly heads.
How can these two divine love from this unfortunate beginning.
The lady’s turn in circumstances and fortune is an integral part in this tale.
I gave this tale 4.0 of 5.0 stars.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to read.
This in no way affected my opinion of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily.
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Although I liked both of these stories. Grace Burrowes Catnip and Kisses was my favorite of the two.
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A True Christmas Treat!
Once Upon a Christmas Wedding Box Set
(The Wicked Winters #2 – Wedded in Winter)
With a lineup of 27 best-selling international authors!
~~Available at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited~~
For the first couple of weeks it’ll be on Amazon at a discounted rate – and free in
Kindle Unlimited – after which the price will rise.
And then after Christmas, it will be no more.
So you’ll have to grab it when it’s here.
This collection will be available at an
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MY NEW RELEASE REVIEW of
HELL’S WEDDING BELLS
Part of The Once Upon a Christmas Wedding Anthology
by Annabelle Anders
My Thoughts:
I received an ARC of this title which is only one of the books in this 27 best-selling international author collection.
Lady Lila Breton is about to be wed to a man she has never met before. Will he be old and decrepit or the man of her dreams?Vincent St. Pierre is that groom. He must marry Lila in order to wipe clean a debt to her father that the previous Duke, his deceased brother owed. Not only did he leave the Dukedom destitute upon his suicidal death, he left Vincent with an unwanted bride also.
Lila is not at all what Vincent expected. Not only is she a beauty but quite intelligent and more than willing to help him with the accounts which are in disarray.What Lila finds is a surprise to them both. Not only did Vincent’s brother not take his own life, he was murdered. The person at the top of Lila’s list of suspects is someone she fears but she doesn’t dare tell Vincent as it may endanger his life also.
I gave this tale 4.25 of 5.0 stars for story line and characterization.
I read this novella twice. As the release day nears I wish I could read more of this collection. You can be certain that I will be on the lookout for the release.
MY NEW RELEASE REVIEW of
Mischief and Mistletoe
Part of The Once Upon a Christmas Wedding Anthology
by Stacy Reid
Synopsis:
Callisto Middleton desires to see her mother married to the Earl of Deerwood and, unknown to the couple, plans to help their romance along! Deerwood’s son Graham, Viscount Sherbrooke, intends to stop the mischief but finds himself irresistibly drawn to the scheming minx. Once in close quarters, mistletoe enflames the situation and passion ignite.
My Thoughts:
I received an ARC of Stacy Reid’s contribution to this lengthy anthology in addition to Hell’s Wedding Bells from Annabelle Anders.
Callisto Middleton desires to see her mother married to the Earl of Deerwood and, unknown to the couple, plans to help their romance along! Deerwood’s son Graham, Viscount Sherbrooke, intends to stop the mischief but finds himself irresistibly drawn to the scheming minx. Once in close quarters, mistletoe enflames the situation and passion ignite.
Who could imagine that mother and daughter would be attracted to father and son?
This tale happens to be my favorite so far but I have only completed two of these twenty seven stories and started reading another. This anthology may last me into the new year.
I gave this tale 4.5 of 5.0 stars. This one was a bit more steamy than Annabelle Anders contribution.
Both novellas are very good reads though and now that the collection has released and I have bought it I will be wading my way through this extensive collection.
TWO LADY SCOUNDRELS AND A DUKE
by Tessa Candle
A WICKED WEDDING
by Laura Trentham
THE RUSSIAN BETROTHAL
by Elsa Holland
THE MISTLETOE MISTRESS
by Maddison Michaels
DEEDS NOT WORDS
by Ashe Barker
HOLLY AND THE BEAST
by Annabel Joseph
THE WINTER BRIDE
by Emma V Leech
MISTLETOE KISSES
by Elise Marion
THE CHRISTMAS COUNTESS
by K.J. Jackson
MISCHIEF AND MISTLETOE
by Stacy Reid
KIDNAPPED WITH THE KNIGHT
by Emily Murdoch
THE RUSSIAN PRINCE’S BRIDE
by Mariah Stone
CHRISTMAS CHARITY
by Beverley Oakley
Reluctant courtesan, Charity, has found true love with Hugo, her first and only client. But when poet and artist, Hugo, is tricked into gambling away his impending inheritance, Charity finds herself at the mercy of Madam Chambon and her infamous house of ill-repute.
Can the two young lovers thwart the conspiracy between Hugo’s social-climbing father, and slippery cousin Cyril, so Hugo can make Charity his Christmas bride?
THE ANGEL OF AN ASTRONOMER
by Linda Rae Sande
WASSAIL, WAGERS AND WEDDINGS
by S. Cinders
HIGHLAND YULE
by Sky Purington
MARRYING MISS BRIGHT
by Dayna Quince
THE LADY’S GUIDE TO MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM
by Emmanuelle de Maupassant
BEAUTIFULLY RECKLESS
by Virginia Taylor
KISS ME, MACRAE
by Amy Sandas
HOLLY AND OLD LACE
by Vanessa Brooks
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
by Celeste Jones
A SPINSTER AT THE HIGHLAND COURT
by Celeste Barclay
THE HOLIDAY HUSSY
by Merry Farmer
DECEMBER DEBAUCHERY
by Em Brown
WEDDED IN WINTER
by Scarlett Scott
Twenty-seven heartwarming historical romances,
all set during the festive season.
‘Tis the season… for wedding bells!
But, the path of true love never did run smooth… as our brides and grooms soon discover.
From the snowbound Highlands to candlelit ballrooms, follow our fearless heroines as they scorn etiquette and defy danger in pursuit of their heart’s desire.
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