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Mistletoe Christmas

An Anthology

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From four beloved writers—Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, and Erica Ridley—come four original stories that tell a hilarious tale of a Christmas house party that serves up love and scandal in equal measure!

The Duke of Greystoke's Christmas Revelry is famous throughout the British Isles for its plays, dancing, magical grotto... not to mention scandals leading to the marriage licenses he hands out like confetti.

But not everyone welcomes a visit from Cupid.

Lady Cressida, the duke's daughter, is too busy managing the entertainments—and besides, her own father has called her dowdy. Her cousin, Lady Isabelle Wilkshire, is directing Cinderella and has no interest in marriage. Lady Caroline Whitmore is already (unhappily) married; the fact that she and her estranged husband have to pretend to be together just makes her dread the party all the more. But not as much as Miss Louisa Harcourt, whose mother bluntly tells her that this is her last chance to escape the horrors of being an old maid.

A house party so large that mothers lose track of their charges leads to a delightful, seductive quartet of stories that you will savor for the Season!

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 30, 2021
      Lost loves and first loves come together in this delightfully festive quartet of Regency romances, all brimming with holiday spice and mistletoe mischief. Set against the Duke of Greystoke’s 1815 Christmastide Revelry, each story features strong, mid-20s heroines paired with—and pitted against—equally fascinating male counterparts. James’s opener, “A Mistletoe Kiss,” sets the tone and utterly charms, following Lady Cressida, Greystoke’s youngest daughter and the secret mastermind behind the Revelry, as she trips into love against her father’s wishes. Unconventional Lady Isabelle gets a chance to shine as a playwright—but to do so she must work with a lost love in Christi Caldwell’s “Wishing Under the Mistletoe.” “Compromise Under the Mistletoe” by Janna MacGregor offers a quaint glimpse into the lives of a married couple whose relationship is on the rocks. Erica Ridley’s closing tale, “Mischief & Mistletoe,” hinges on the art of deception as poet Louisa, under pressure to marry soon, searches for a mate who understands her. While lighthearted, each story brings a certain gravitas in highlighting the artistic talents of the heroines. This Christmas confection will be a treat for Regency romance fans. Agent: (for James, Caldwell, and MacGregor) Kim Witherspoon, InkWell Management, (for Ridley) Lauren E. Abramo, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.

    • Booklist

      September 15, 2021
      There is plenty of kissing under the mistletoe in this festive quartet of love stories set at the Duke of Greystoke's Christmas Revelry. In Eloisa James' elegant and sexy "A Mistletoe Christmas," the duke's daughter, Lady Cressida, is done coordinating her father's holiday parties. Is an offer of marriage from Lord Darcy de Royleston her way out? In Christi Caldwell's shimmeringly sensual "Wishing under the Mistletoe," Lady Isabelle Wilkshire hopes to finally convince her former fianc� that there is more to life than making money. Lady Caroline Whitmore needs her estranged husband, Stephen, to pretend they are a happy couple in order to persuade her uncle to release the money from her trust in Janna MacGregor's clever and heart-meltingly romantic "Compromise under the Mistletoe." Erica Ridley's "Mischief and Mistletoe" twinkles with cheeky charm as Louisa Harcourt's plan to please her mother by marrying a nobleman hits a snag in the form of fellow poet Ewan Reid.

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    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2021

      It's Christmas 1815, the Duke of Greystoke's infamous Revelry is in full swing, and four couples will come together before the season is over in this story collection. In James's "A Mistletoe Kiss," Lady Cressida is tired of organizing the Revelry for her father, the duke, and longs for a home and marriage of her own. When the sinfully handsome Lord Darcy de Royleston suddenly takes notice of her, she mistrusts his motives. Christi Caldwell's "Wishing Under the Mistletoe" features the duke's granddaughter, Lady Isabelle, who is reunited with her former betrothed when they are unexpectedly paired to direct the Revelry's annual theatrical. Caroline Whitmore, the duke's niece, must pretend to be happily married to her husband even though she left him a year earlier, allowing them time to reconcile in Janna MacGregor's "Compromise Under the Mistletoe." And in Erica Ridley's "Mischief Under the Mistletoe," Louisa Harcourt is forced by her mother to choose a rich husband by the end of the season, only to end up falling for a most unsuitable poet. VERDICT Scandals, secrets, and steamy love scenes make for an engrossing holiday anthology from four acclaimed authors of historical romance.--Kathryn Howe, Saint John Free P.L., NB

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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