Lori D's Reviews > Yuletide Happily Ever Afters: A Merry Little Set of Regency Romances

A wonderful collection of holiday stories that will warm you heart. Even though novellas, these is so much packed into each story you feel totally satisfied with the ending.
Hell Hath Frozen Over by Annabelle Anders
Don't you love the title? Having read all of this author's books, I knew I was in for a great story but it was so much more. We find Dowager Duchess Loretta, who has lost everything and after a year is still in morning. He husband and two sons had all passed away and she feels so lonely. She is staying with her nephew who is now the Duke and his wife Cecily, who we saw in a previous story. But Cecily's father, Thomas Findlay, a wealthy industrialist, comes to stay and he is taken with Loretta. I truly enjoyed that both were more mature having had adult children, yet their story was all you could ever wish for in a happy ever after.

Boughs of Folly by Anna Bradley
I was captured by the start of the story with Penelope, a victors daughter, on the stage as a masked actress. She was ruined when she was younger and had no other choice but to find her own way. But as an accident happened on stage, William Angel, came to her rescue. He was a rake but oh so handsome and Penelope had noticed him in the audience many times. But soon their lives became intertwined but she was not of his station and he needed a wife of a high station. But could he resist the attraction they held? There was so much I loved about the story of two people who both needed redemption and the delightful way they found it. Anna Bradley brought them to life.

Married by Christmas by Jenna Jaxon
A story of friends to lovers that made me keep turning the pages quickly. After two terrible seasons, Miss Marianne Covington does not want to go through that again. Her longtime friend Will Stanley has agreed to help her find a husband before Christmas. But Will holds a tendre' for his friend and as she has no luck finding a match, he wanders can her be the one? A heartwarming read that although quick, pulls all the elements of a sweet romance together.

Twelve Gifts at Christmas by Tabetha Waite
What is better than receiving a surprise gift from a secret admirer? Not much but Lady Philomena Wallace thinks someone is just having fun. But when a man from her past appears a lot starts happening.

More to come.