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A Regency Christmas Feast
Five Stories (Super Regency, Signet)
352 pages
A firelit, comforting collection of traditional romances that feels like stepping into a bustling, snow-dusted Regency manor at Christmastime.
What it feels like
Reading this anthology feels like stepping out of a cold winter night and into a brightly lit, bustling Regency manor house filled with the scent of pine and roasting goose. The pace is brisk and inviting, as each short story offers a bite-sized, deeply comforting journey from past regrets to joyous romantic resolutions. The mood is overwhelmingly cozy and firelit, steeped in the nostalgic traditions of a historical Christmas. The prose is elegant and sensory, lingering on the culinary delights and festive atmosphere that frame these tales of second chances and unexpected reunions. It is a perfect, low-angst escape for readers who delight in classic historical romance, offering a warm, cheerful embrace that captures the very essence of holiday magic.
- Mood
- cozy
- firelit
- nostalgic
- cheerful
- Tone
- warm
- festive
- romantic
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- second chances · holiday magic · forgiveness · culinary delights · the warmth of tradition
- The writing
- Elegant and traditionally styled, with a focus on sensory details that bring the sights, sounds, and tastes of a Regency winter to life.
- The arc
- Moves from lingering regrets and societal constraints to joyous, heartwarming reunions and festive declarations of love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the comforting, low-angst charm of classic Regency romance wrapped in the cozy nostalgia of the holiday season.
Content notes
- mild class prejudice
- past relationship trauma
About the book
For your holiday pleasure, five star storytellers serve up their most delicious recipes for romance.
MARY BALOGH tells of lost love found when a betrayed beauty and a jealous lord learn how hard it is to resist each other.
SANDRA HEATH stirs up embers of a past passion between a dashing sea captain and a mysterious governess with heartwarming results.
EDITH LAYTON leads a divinely handsome, strangely bedeviled duke by his taste buds to a woman he does not suspect he hungers for.
BARBARA METZGER sets a beautiful young widow free to break all the rules and come out a winner at last in the marriage game.
PATRICIA RICE weaves a glowing tale about a woman who must decide whether to defy her ferocious father and take a second chance at love.
Rich and heady with the spirit of the season, this Yuletide treasury satisfies your appetite for the very best.
"The Gingerbread Man" by Edith Layton "Sophie's Syllabub" by Sandra Heath "The Christmas Goose" by Patricia Rice "The Proof is in the Pudding" by Barbara Metzger "The Wassail Bowl" by Mary Balough
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