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A Historical Christmas Present (2008)

by Lisa Kleypas(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

050552788X (ISBN13: 9780505527882)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Love Spell

review 1: This is a really nice collection of (loosely) holiday-themed short stories. I liked Lisa Kelypas's "I Will" the best--a sweet story about the importance of having someone believe in you and the ability to redeem yourself, no matter what you've done in the past. "Three French Hens" by Lynsay Sands completely stretches the boundaries of reality, but is a sweet story that had me laughing out loud more than once. "Father Christmas" came in a close second behind Kleypas's contribution--it's a cleverly done take on the traditional Christmas story set in Arizona in the late 1800s that will definitely have me looking for longer works by Leigh Greenwood to read. Longer stories would have been nice--those in anthologies always seem rushed, due to space constraints--but for what ... moreit is, a nice, light Christmas read, I really enjoyed this book.
review 2: This is a collection of three novellas. I WILL by Lisa Kleypas is a regency and was a good story, a 4.5. THREE FRENCH HENS by Lynsay Sands, a medieval, was 2 stars. The plot and characters weren't believable. FATHER CHRISTMAS, a western by Leigh Greenwood, started out slow. I thought it was going to be another 2 stars story, but about the middle I engaged with the characters and it became a delightful, warm Christmas story about creating a family and finding love. Overall I'd give it 3.5 stars. less

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