Convenient Christmas Brides

Three fantastic authors, a gorgeous cover and three fabulous stories makes an absolutely perfect Christmas Anthology! I was very excited to be able to read this considering the authors involved are some of my favorite authors I've had the pleasure of reading from before. What makes this even more special is that author Laurie Benson's story, One Night Under the Mistletoe is the second book in The Sommersby Brides Series. Although it can be read as a stand alone story, I highly recommend reading the entire series based on three sisters who end up finding their HEA. Laurie Benson - One Night Under the Mistletoe (The Sommersby Brides #2): 5 stars Montague our hero is the youngest brother of the heroes from One Week to Wed & An Uncommon Duke. Our heroine Juliet is the youngest sister of the heroine from One Week to Wed. So we've had the pleasure of seeing these two characters before and also saw that something was amiss between them. An accidental encounter in a library winds these two up in a marriage of convenience. Although this is a novella, author Laurie Benson did a fantastic job as always of giving us their back story and a fabulous story forward for these two to finally resolve their past and end up with a beautiful HEA. Add the Christmas season and several familiar well loved characters from previous stories and you end up with a perfect story! Carla Kelly - The Captain’s Christmas Journey: 5 stars Captain Joe Everard is returning his young lieutenant's personal belongings to his family after he was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar. As the family grieves for their only son, they ask a favor of the Captain to escort their only daughter Verity to her governess job and for propriety's sake they ask that they pretend to be engaged. Joe and Verity were a great couple. Joe is a slightly older hero being 40 and Verity is considered a spinster at 30. As these two go on their journey to Verity's employment, feelings begin to stir between them. Add a wartime journal and some special Christmas magic and you end up with a beautiful love story out of a tragic event. Louise Allen - The Viscount’s Yuletide Betrothal: 5 stars Captain Andrew Padgett Stanton a veteran of Waterloo is back in England awaiting confirmation to be named as Viscount Ravencroft so that the land and money he has inherited will finally be under his control. As he waits, he's short on money and living with a friend until an advertisement in the Morning Post catches his eye. Eleanor our heroine has advertised for a “suitable” gentleman to pose as her betrothed over Christmas. As these two start to realize that their feelings are becoming real, a misunderstanding takes place.... With wonderful secondary characters and the hope of the season will these two end up with a HEA?

One Night Under The Mistletoe by Laurie Benson is book two in The Summersby Bride Series and a magical story for the Christmas Season. The Elusive perfect Kiss. How hard is it to find and what to do when you find it? Monty had only experienced it once with Juliet several years ago. He had not found it with another even though he had tried. But with a twist of fate while at a ball, he comes upon Juliet in the library, where she had escaped for some solitude. Unfortunately she was still wounded from their last encounter and was leery of him. So what could possibly happen? As the strictures of the day dictated, they were found together and ended up in a marriage of convenience! Could they be happy together? I could not wait to find out and see if the Christmas Season could bring their hearts together. Laurie Benson has written a tender story that pulled me in from the beginning. The characters come to life and I could almost see the surroundings and feel the snow. Prepare to be enchanted and only want to read more by this author!! I loved it and recommend to all who love historical romance!

I have read One Night Under the Mistletoe so far but look forward to reading the rest of the stories. One Night Under the Mistletoe was a touching second chance/reunion story. Juliet was hurt by Monty's rejection years earlier when a mistake by Monty leads to marriage. As they worked through their fears and pain, with truth between them, they find their way back into each others hearts. This was a wonderful read, tears included. I loved both characters. I highly recommend this story, which is the second story in the Sommersby Brides series. I received an ARC of this story through the author, and this is my unsolicited review.