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Bezig met laden... Regency Christmas Giftsdoor Lyn Stone, Carla Kelly (Auteur), Gail Ranstrom (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I love the regency Christmas anthologies and was pleased to see another with an offering from Carla Kelly, one of my all time favorite authors. Her offering in this book, "Christmas Promise," is very good. It is set right after Napolean is defeated and our hero, Captain Faulk, is waiting to see what the Navy plans to do with him. He chances on two youngsters who are the children of his very good (deceased) friend. He was, and probably is, in love with their mother. They reunite and the story progresses as it should. A very nice Christmas story with solid characters that you would like to know. The other two stories are nice. I think the Lyn Stone offering, "Scarlet Ribbons," is the stronger. I didn't enjoy the Gail Ranstrom, "A Little Christmas," quite as much, but still a very nice story. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Scarlet Ribbons by Lyn Stone Captain Alexander Napier is battle scarred--from war and from life. For him, yuletide is just a reminder of all that he's lost. Can enchanting Amalie Harlowe restore light into the festive season...and reignite the passion in his heart? Christmas Promise by Carla Kelly Now that peace has broken out, Captain Jeremiah Faulk is at odds over what to do this Christmas, let alone with his life. Until a simple act of charity reunites him with his lost love--Ianthe Mears. A Little Christmas by Gail Ranstrom Tending to a houseful of grieving relatives isn't Viscount Selwick's idea of a merry Christmas. But one stolen kiss under the mistletoe with spirited Sophia Pettibone is about to change everything! Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Fairly forgettable story of a widowed soldier crippled in the Napoleonic Wars and a feisty spinster injured in a riding accident. I did enjoy their dialog and the mirroring of their injuries, but it was written with a mystifying emotional distance. I never felt truly absorbed into the story or like I understood the characters' motivations. Enjoyable, but lacking something. 3 stars.
Christmas Promise - Carla Kelly
Wonderful, emotional tale of love that waited, and waited. Captain Jeremiah Faulk is back in England after 22 years fighting in the navy. Ianthe Mears is his childhood friend and love, as well as his friend and comrade's widow. Both have secretly held a flame for the other for many years. A chance meeting with the Mears children brings Faulk to the Mears' for Christmas. In a short format, Kelly deals with Faulk's emotional fallout from his gruesome time in the navy, their undeniable love for each other and what their future will look like. She pulls no punches and the result is heartwrenching and uplifting in equal measure. Includes more crying than I've ever read in a novel, I think. 5 stars.
A Little Christmas - Gail Ranstrom
I found this so cliche riddled that I couldn't finish it. Totally lacking sexual tension or believable dialog, I could not care at all about the characters or what happened next. DNF.
In sum, I'd buy it all over again. The Kelly story was worth the purchase price on its own.
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