Christmastide Kisses

Enjoyable Holiday Collection

An enjoyable collection of holiday stories.

Duncan’s twelfth Night Miracle by Caroline Warfield
When his cousin dies, Duncan Laidlaw becomes Viscount Mildrum and guardian to his cousin’s children. When the children run off every governess he hires, he decides that what he really needs is a wife. A friend sends him Margaret Carter, just the lady he needs. Delightful story.
A Countess for Christmas by Jude Knight
Ben Farleigh is a successful solicitor when he learns that he is the new Earl of Baxter. Going through documents at his estate, he discovers a secret that will once again change his life, and the life of Louisa Penworth, the daughter of a former maid at the estate. What will happen when the secret is revealed to Louisa? An interesting story with secrets, mystery, and romance.
Twelfth Night Treasure by Alina K. Field
When Vicar Matthew Gurnwood and Miss Dubia Hastings, a lady’s companion, take an injured student home, she is shockingly confronted with a past she is hiding from. When they leave to return to the village, they are forced to seek shelter in a snowstorm. This will not be an easy night for Matthew. He already has trouble controlling his “baser urges.” It is clear that there is chemistry between Dubia and Matthew. How will he react when he learns the truth of Dubia’s past? Well, Matthew is a very understanding person. A heartwarming romance.
The Lady and the Christmas Brooch by Ruth Casie
A duke with an unusual approach to matchmaking. A missing heirloom brooch, if found, will lead the finder(s) to their destiny. Genevieve and Alexander follow the clues and race the clock to find the brooch, which must be found by midnight. Will they find it? If they do, what will be their destiny. Mystery and romance.
All Things Merry and Bright by Aileen Fish
James left to join the military when his fiancée married someone else. Bea was in love with him, but he chose her (former) best friend. James has returned and is staying with her family. Getting to know her again, he begins to wonder if he chose the wrong friend years ago. Susan, now a widow, returns to the village, and wants James back. Will he choose her again, or will he and Bea find their happy future? Second Chance Romance.
All I Want for Christmas is You by Susana Ellis
When Evan Campbell rescues Lady Alicia and brings her to Lord Stanton’s home, the young vicar and Alicia got a rather big surprise. Lady Alicia and Lord Stanton have been betrothed since childhood but have been in no hurry to wed. Now Stanton has fallen in love with Ellen Campbell, Evan’s sister. The betrothal is broken amicably, and along the way, Alicia, the duke’s daughter, and Evan, a vicar with a scandalous past, fall in love. Impossible, right? Maybe not. Difference in class romance for two couples.
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