Regency Christmas Kisses

 Regency Christmas Kisses: a collection of five short romances by Kathy L Wheeler and Amanda McCabe.   

 Caution: for those expecting a story set in the notoriously stodgy, rule ridden Regency Era,  Regency Christmas Kisses is not the anthology for you.

 Of varying lengths, each story is riddled with laughter, snappy dialogue, well-drawn characters who possess logical and realistic goals, motivation and conflict. After reading all, we now know well-written stories of this genre are out there waiting to be found. For that, we thank authors McCabe and Wheeler.   

 A short synopsis:

·       Snowbound Christmas by Amanda McCabe, features Helen, dowager Lady Fallon, and famous artist Charles St. George. As star-crossed lovers, their too-young romance ended badly. Years later, a sudden Christmas snowstorm offers them a chance to find their way back together, discovering the things they most wanted are right there for the taking.

·       Lady Felicity’s Feud With Christmas by Kathy L Wheeler, offers Lady Felicity Moore who hates everything to do with the Yuletide season—and with good reason. Noah Taylor, Earl of Nexum, in his own unique way shows Felicity how to make new Christmas memories, to wipe away the bad things and look forward to a future. . . with him.

·       A Partridge in a Pear Tree by Amanda McCabe gives new meaning to the old English carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas when a scavenger hunt forces Allison Gordon and William Bradford, aided by their energetic siblings, to use their wits and imaginations when filling the needs of the hunt. In the end, they resolve their feelings, find a suitable home as well as a fortune, and most important: love everlasting.

·       Five Gold Rings by Kathy L Wheeler teaches Bartholomew Dixon, future Earl of Hartley, there’s more to life than endless parties and useless wagers with the leaping lords of Boodles in the form of Philipa Swann, one of her father’s seven marriageable swans.

·       Nine Ladies Dancing by Amanda McCabe is a sweet and simple showcase for opposites who attract—in the most interesting and inventive ways: The vicar and a firecracker, so different yet so alike in wanting the same things. The bookish duke and the organization wizard who disdain parties and social gatherings of most types, yet when in each other’s company find scores of things to discuss and put to use for the welfare of others.

 On a scale of 1-5, Regency Christmas Kisses deserves a 6.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews