A Yuletide Kiss
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
The reigning queens of Regency Romance return with another delightful Christmas collection of three sparkling holiday romances, as stranded travelers find merriment, mistletoe, and holiday romance awaiting at a quaint country inn . . .
THE UNEXPECTED GIFT by Madeline Hunter
Jenna Waverly has closed her inn, anticipating a blissfully quiet Christmas, until a snowstorm brings the first of several strangers to her property. Lucas Avonwood, as charming as he is secretive, is on a mission to track down a scoundrel, but the inn’s lovely owner is giving him a more compelling reason to stay . . .
WHEN WE FINALLY KISS GOOD NIGHT by Sabrina Jeffries
When Flora Younger first met Konrad Juncker, she thought she’d found her match, only to have her hopes dashed. Konrad is now a famous playwright whose plays Flora has secretly panned in reviews. But a chance meeting in a secluded inn may help them rewrite this star-crossed romance . . .
WHEN STRANGERS MEET by Mary Jo Putney
Kate Mcleod is shocked to find that her fellow guest in the snowbound inn is the dashing soldier who may or may not be her husband. Daniel Faringdon barely remembers that long-ago night when he rescued her from disaster, but the desire they discover now will be impossible to forget, or to ignore . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This intricately woven trio of Regency romance novellas makes for cozy reading during the holiday season. Hunter's "The Unexpected Gift" finds Jenna Waverly closing her inn and sending most of the servants away, hoping for a brief Christmastime respite before a visit with her estranged brother. But when strangers seek shelter from an ice storm—among them the injured and feverish Lucas Avonwood—she graciously welcomes them in from the cold and nurses Lucas back to health. In Jeffries's "When We Finally Kiss Goodnight," another of Jenna's guests, ladies companion Flora Younger, is dismayed to run into playwright Konrad Juncker, whom she believed to be courting her in Bath years ago. Gamely volunteering to help Jenna feed and entertain her unexpected visitors, the pair reconnect while composing a Christmas carol together and introducing the crowd to the German tradition of Christmas trees. The inn plays host to yet another unexpected reunion in Putney's "When Strangers Meet," this one with an even more complex backstory involving a quicky marriage in India. All three tales carefully follow the same timeline and incorporate the same overarching details to conjure a believable sense of place. Together, they form a well-rounded whole with plenty of heated moments for a cold evening.
Customer Reviews
Three New Interconnecting Stories set in an Inn 4.5*
When We Finally Kiss Goodnight 4* by Sabrina Jeffries - Konrad Juncker, poet and fake playwright, whilst stranded due to bad weather at The White Rose Inn, has the opportunity for a third chance with Miss Flora Younger. He has a lot of secrets, will he blow it yet again?
The Unexpected Gift 5* by Madeline Hunter - Jenna Waverly owns and runs an inn catering to the wealthy but at Christmas she lets her servants go and has a few days of rest. This Christmas things do not go to plan, first a stranger is found fallen in the snow, obviously ill and in need of help. He is followed by an influx of travellers needing shelter from a snowstorm. In tending to Lucas Avonwood a bond is formed but Jenna doesn’t know that he was searching for a rogue that may well turn out to be her own brother!
When Strangers Meet 5* by Mary Jo Putney - An unexpected meeting between two people who never expected to see each other again. Daniel has returned to England to take up his inheritance, he doesn’t expect to be snowbound with the woman he rescued in India, nor to find out that they are legally married. Thoughts of Kate have stayed with him for years, and the woman she has become is alluring. Now to persuade her to stay married rather than seeking an annulment!