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I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want
390 pages
A cozy, festive collection of early nineteenth-century romances that balances humorous predicaments with heartwarming resolutions.
What it feels like
This festive historical romance anthology offers a brisk, cozy reading experience perfect for the holiday season. The mood is cheerful and romantic, wrapping the reader in a warm atmosphere of early nineteenth-century England. Through a blend of amusing and touching tones, the narrative explores themes of financial desperation, practical arrangements, and the delightful surprise of unexpected love. The prose is engaging and accessible, effortlessly balancing lighthearted humor with genuine emotional depth as characters navigate fake engagements and family pressures. Moving from desperate social predicaments to heartwarming resolutions, the emotional arc is deeply satisfying. It is an ideal read for historical romance enthusiasts who crave a charming, trope-filled collection that guarantees a smile and a happily ever after.
- Mood
- cozy
- festive
- romantic
- cheerful
- Tone
- heartwarming
- amusing
- touching
- lighthearted
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- holiday romance · financial desperation · unexpected love · practical arrangements
- The writing
- Accessible and engaging, balancing lighthearted humor with genuine emotional warmth.
- The arc
- Characters move from desperate financial or social predicaments into heartwarming and humorous romantic resolutions.
- Who it's for
- Historical romance readers looking for a cozy, festive anthology filled with charming tropes and happy endings.
Content notes
- gambling debts
- financial insecurity
About the book
Just in time for they holidays is an absolutely delightful new hardcover anthology from talented romance authors Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Cach, Claudia Dain, and Lynsay Sands.
In "I Will," by Lisa Kleypas Andrew, Lord Drake, needs a large favor from spinster Miss Caroline Hargreaves. In danger of being cut out of his father's family will, Andrew needs to prove to his father that he has reformed his debauched ways. Towards that end, he offers to pay Caroline's brother's debts if she will pretend to be Andrew's intended. But Andrew and Caroline get caught in their own charade, with some very funny and touching results.
"Puddings, Pastries and Thou" by Lisa Cach Tells a touching and amusing story about Vivian Ambrose, a poverty-stricken young woman who goes to live with some distant relations, who are quite eager to marry her off.
In "Union" by Claudia Dane, All Clarissa Walinford wants from her first season is not to marry an Englishman, to the horror of her family,
and in "All I Want" by Lyndsay Sands, Prudence desperately needs a way to stop their father's gambling which is going to land the family in debtor's prison. Could the handsome Lord Stephen help her in her difficulty?
The four stories are all set in early 1800s England, making this a real treasure for historical romance fans. Normally, anthologies are somewhat uneven in the quality of the stories. But I Wish has four heartwarming, excellently written winners that make this one a real keeper.
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