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jeannethinks's review
3.0
A Rake for Christmas by Eva Devon
The wallflower is finally ready to be seen. Lady Evangeline Pennyworth come out of her comfort zone to secure a husband for herself, in the most unconventional way. Rake Anthony Basingstoke has his own demons that keep him from the marriage mart. But will helping Evangeline find love break him in ways he couldn't possibly imagine?
Up on the Rooftops by Elizabeth Essex
Reformed thief Tobias McTavish finds himself in quite the quandary, when someone impersonates his calling card in a recent string of burglaries. Caledonia Bowmont is a lonely widow looking for adventure. While Tobias searches for the thief, Caledonia wants a piece of the action. She gets more than she bargained for.
The Very Debonair Lady Claire by Heather Snow
Claire Barton would do anything to uncover the person responsible for murdering her twin, including putting herself into his shoes. But the danger to herself becomes more than just the unknown assailant when Andrew Sedgwick takes over as spymaster. They have unfinished business after Andrew walked away six years ago. Can they mend the break before the danger ends them for good?
A Liar Under the Mistletoe by Celeste Bradley
Amie Jackham is only trying to keep her family together... so she's doing it by stealing from the rich. Elliot is more than a spy, he's a theif for the crown. And little did he know but a vixen is going to take him on a merry chase.
Overall these were an interesting read. Enjoyed how some of the storylines crossed over.
The wallflower is finally ready to be seen. Lady Evangeline Pennyworth come out of her comfort zone to secure a husband for herself, in the most unconventional way. Rake Anthony Basingstoke has his own demons that keep him from the marriage mart. But will helping Evangeline find love break him in ways he couldn't possibly imagine?
Up on the Rooftops by Elizabeth Essex
Reformed thief Tobias McTavish finds himself in quite the quandary, when someone impersonates his calling card in a recent string of burglaries. Caledonia Bowmont is a lonely widow looking for adventure. While Tobias searches for the thief, Caledonia wants a piece of the action. She gets more than she bargained for.
The Very Debonair Lady Claire by Heather Snow
Claire Barton would do anything to uncover the person responsible for murdering her twin, including putting herself into his shoes. But the danger to herself becomes more than just the unknown assailant when Andrew Sedgwick takes over as spymaster. They have unfinished business after Andrew walked away six years ago. Can they mend the break before the danger ends them for good?
A Liar Under the Mistletoe by Celeste Bradley
Amie Jackham is only trying to keep her family together... so she's doing it by stealing from the rich. Elliot is more than a spy, he's a theif for the crown. And little did he know but a vixen is going to take him on a merry chase.
Overall these were an interesting read. Enjoyed how some of the storylines crossed over.
gemmalaszlo's review
3.0
A Rake for Christmas by Eva Devon 4 stars
Up on the Rooftops by Elizabeth Easex DNF
The Very Debonair Lady Claire 3.5 stars
A Liar Under the Mistletoe 3 stars
Up on the Rooftops by Elizabeth Easex DNF
The Very Debonair Lady Claire 3.5 stars
A Liar Under the Mistletoe 3 stars
jandmterry's review
5.0
This is a great selection of Christmas novellas by some of my favorite writers. I enjoyed all of them. This selection is a great way to get in the holiday spirit and to get a taste of each writers writing style. Give it a try!
melissadeemcdaniel's review
4.0
There are several delicious treats in store in this anthology.
A new “Liars” short story from Celeste Bradley is enough to make this book worthwhile, but bonuses include short stories by Eva Devon, Elizabeth Essex and Heather Snow. I particularly enjoyed Devon’s “A Rake for Christmas”, with one of the most appealing “love-resistant” rakes I’ve met recently.
While they are Christmas themed, they are not overwhelmingly holiday-ish, and will be enjoyable at any time of year.
A new “Liars” short story from Celeste Bradley is enough to make this book worthwhile, but bonuses include short stories by Eva Devon, Elizabeth Essex and Heather Snow. I particularly enjoyed Devon’s “A Rake for Christmas”, with one of the most appealing “love-resistant” rakes I’ve met recently.
While they are Christmas themed, they are not overwhelmingly holiday-ish, and will be enjoyable at any time of year.
missyterry73's review
5.0
This is a great selection of Christmas novellas by some of my favorite writers. I enjoyed all of them. This selection is a great way to get in the holiday spirit and to get a taste of each writers writing style. Give it a try!
dianed's review
4.0
This anthology includes stories from 4 authors, 2 I am very familiar with and 2 somewhat new to me. All the stories have strong, intelligent, and brave heroines.
A Rake for Christmas by Eva Devon explores a common storyline. A smart but quiet wallflower finds a rake to teach her to be desirable. Of course it all backfires when the one who comes to desire her the most is the very rake who swore he would never marry. Ms Devon’s characters and conversations are delightful and though you know where the story is going you enjoy watching it unfold along the way.
In Up On the rooftops by Elizabeth Essex, Cally a feisty widow helps Toby Mctavish, former cat burglar and war hero, to clear his name when someone begins using his methods to begin robbing the ton. Immediately from the first, Cally is in charge of the direction of their relationship – first as co-conspiritors and then as lovers. Elizabeth Essex does an amazing job of creating two great characters who are sharp and witty as well as lovable. They make getting to their Happily Ever After even better.
Heather Snow is a new author to me but her story The Very Debonair Lady Claire was a delight to read. When Claire’s twin brother dies, Claire takes his place in Abchurch, where spies decode and decipher messages as part of the wr effort. Claire is determined to find her brother’s killer. When her uncle, the head of the department also dies, he is replaced by the one person she did not want to see, Andrew, the man she had fallen in love with years earlier. As Ms Snow writes, Claire is a strong, independent woman. She doesn’t need a man to save her and in fact she is the hero of the story. I love a story where the heroine can take care of herself and that makes her Happily Ever After even better.
Celeste Bradley is a new to me author. Her story, A Liar Under the Mistletoe tells the story of another strong woman, Amie Jackham who steals from the rich to feed her sisters. While attempting a heist, she is beaten to the safe by Lord Elliot Hughes who is a spy searching for documents. The two seem to have the same list of targets and so Amie comes under the scrutiny of the Liars Club (a group her father betrayed). Both Amie and Elliot are well written characters and you can’t help but want to see them get to a Happily Ever After. The other Liars were an interesting group of people and I feel the need to go back and find their stories.
A Rake for Christmas by Eva Devon explores a common storyline. A smart but quiet wallflower finds a rake to teach her to be desirable. Of course it all backfires when the one who comes to desire her the most is the very rake who swore he would never marry. Ms Devon’s characters and conversations are delightful and though you know where the story is going you enjoy watching it unfold along the way.
In Up On the rooftops by Elizabeth Essex, Cally a feisty widow helps Toby Mctavish, former cat burglar and war hero, to clear his name when someone begins using his methods to begin robbing the ton. Immediately from the first, Cally is in charge of the direction of their relationship – first as co-conspiritors and then as lovers. Elizabeth Essex does an amazing job of creating two great characters who are sharp and witty as well as lovable. They make getting to their Happily Ever After even better.
Heather Snow is a new author to me but her story The Very Debonair Lady Claire was a delight to read. When Claire’s twin brother dies, Claire takes his place in Abchurch, where spies decode and decipher messages as part of the wr effort. Claire is determined to find her brother’s killer. When her uncle, the head of the department also dies, he is replaced by the one person she did not want to see, Andrew, the man she had fallen in love with years earlier. As Ms Snow writes, Claire is a strong, independent woman. She doesn’t need a man to save her and in fact she is the hero of the story. I love a story where the heroine can take care of herself and that makes her Happily Ever After even better.
Celeste Bradley is a new to me author. Her story, A Liar Under the Mistletoe tells the story of another strong woman, Amie Jackham who steals from the rich to feed her sisters. While attempting a heist, she is beaten to the safe by Lord Elliot Hughes who is a spy searching for documents. The two seem to have the same list of targets and so Amie comes under the scrutiny of the Liars Club (a group her father betrayed). Both Amie and Elliot are well written characters and you can’t help but want to see them get to a Happily Ever After. The other Liars were an interesting group of people and I feel the need to go back and find their stories.
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