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Mischief and Mistletoe

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"Eight authors celebrate Christmas in Regency England in this heart-warming anthology . . . each second chance is a sweet gift for the reader." —Publishers Weekly

Unwrap the most romantic of Regency delights in this sparkling holiday collection . . .

Christmastime in England—a time for passionate secrets, delicious whispers, and wicked-sweet gifts by the fire. From a spirited lady who sets out to save her rakish best friend from an unsuitable engagement, to a bold spy who gets the unexpected chance to win the woman he's always loved, to a vicar's daughter who pretends to be a saucy wench, these holiday tales will make you curl up in front of the fire for a memorable season of mischief and mistletoe . . .

"Confections that charm and delight, like the holidays themselves." —RT Book Reviews

"Touching, gently funny, satisfying, and short enough to be read in one sitting, each story in this delectable anthology is a holiday treat." —Library Journal

"A collection of historical fiction romances set around the Yuletide season. This was a delightful collection and while I had favorites I can honestly say I enjoyed each and every tale by these talented authors." —Caffeinated Book Reviewer
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 27, 2012
      Eight authors celebrate Christmas in Regency England in this heart-warming anthology. Putneyâs âShe Stoops to Wenchdomâ brings Lucinda Richards face to face with her childhood crush, Gregory Kenmore, who thinks himself too cowardly to deserve love. In Beverleyâs âMiss Brockhurstâs Christmas Campaign,â Penelope Brockhurst realizes too late that she loves her longtime friend Ross Skerries, and she makes a plan to seduce him. In Joanna Bourneâs âIntrigue and Mistletoe,â Elinor Pennington and Jack Tyler are hunting the same French spy. Jack is thrilled to find Elinor again; he may have betrayed her when he arrested her uncle, but he still loves her. All the authors match their styles so well that the individual couples begin to feel like friends and neighbors. The stories follow a similar pattern of lovers being reunited after a misunderstanding, and each second chance is a sweet gift for the reader.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from October 15, 2012

      Overflowing with all the trappings of a Regency Christmas, this lively octet of "wench-rich" short stories from the Word Wenches (of the popular blog) is sure to put historical fans in a holiday mood. A vicar's daughter sets out to break through a returning soldier's reserve by disguising herself as a tavern wench in Putney's "She Stoops to Wenchdom"; an unconventional miss is determined to keep the fun-loving man she adores from falling victim to a way-too-proper young lady in Jo Beverley's "Miss Brockhurst's Christmas Campaign"; a snowstorm strands a spy and the reluctant lady he's been pursuing in Joanna Bourne's "Intrigue and Mistletoe"; a case of mistaken identity has romantic results in Patricia Rice's "Wench in Wonderland"; a carriage "accident" one snowy night in Wales reconnects a young lord with the woman who refused him four years earlier in Nicola Cornick's "On a Wicked Winter's Night"; a spirited American seafaring miss and a stiff British diplomat battle storms and danger along the Cornish coast in Cara Elliott's "Weathering the Storm"; a destitute young woman is mistaken for a gentleman's intended bride in Anne Gracie's "The Mistletoe Bride"; and a Highland lass from a whisky-running family attracts the interest of the new laird and sheriff in Susan King's "A Wilder Wench." VERDICT Touching, gently funny, satisfying, and short enough to be read in one sitting, each story in this delectable anthology is a holiday treat.

      Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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