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Twelve Days of Christmas #1
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Spend the holidays in Regency England! Seeking an heir to her fortune, a widow challenges her family to a wild holiday scavenger hunt in the novella "A Partridge in a Pear Tree"--and two people find a lasting love seeking the Twelve Days of Christmas...
"Solid characters, a family secret or two, and some clever writing make this the best story in the collection"� - All About Romance
National Reader's Choice Award Finalist--Best Novella
"Solid characters, a family secret or two, and some clever writing make this the best story in the collection"� - All About Romance
National Reader's Choice Award Finalist--Best Novella
66 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 9, 2013
About the author
Amanda McCabe
253 books166 followersaka Laurel McKee (Amanda Carmack)
Amanda wrote her first romance at the age of sixteen--a vast historical epic starring all her friends as the characters, written secretly during algebra class (and her parents wondered why math was not her strongest subject...)
She's never since used algebra, but her books have been nominated for many awards, including the RITA Award, the Romantic Times BOOKReviews Reviewers' Choice Award, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers Choice Award, and the Holt Medallion. She lives in Oklahoma with a menagerie of two cats, a Pug, and a very bossy miniature Poodle, along with far too many books.
When not writing or reading, she loves taking dance classes, collecting cheesy travel souvenirs, and watching the Food Network--even though she doesn't cook.
Amanda wrote her first romance at the age of sixteen--a vast historical epic starring all her friends as the characters, written secretly during algebra class (and her parents wondered why math was not her strongest subject...)
She's never since used algebra, but her books have been nominated for many awards, including the RITA Award, the Romantic Times BOOKReviews Reviewers' Choice Award, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers Choice Award, and the Holt Medallion. She lives in Oklahoma with a menagerie of two cats, a Pug, and a very bossy miniature Poodle, along with far too many books.
When not writing or reading, she loves taking dance classes, collecting cheesy travel souvenirs, and watching the Food Network--even though she doesn't cook.
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December 22, 2023
Seeking an heir to her fortune, a widow challenges her family to a wild holiday scavenger hunt in the novella. It's a quick fun Regency Romp.
November 29, 2017
Oh dear... this was pretty bad.
December 6, 2017
Lovely, sweet Christmas book.
December 17, 2015
What a fun, sweet, seasonal read.
I'd actually have liked to see what they'd come up with for all twelve days - and what Sir Reginald would! Even though it was a novella, it might also have added interest to have Sir Reginald win at least one of the challenges.
Shame about the couple of typos, but a recommended historical read.
I'd actually have liked to see what they'd come up with for all twelve days - and what Sir Reginald would! Even though it was a novella, it might also have added interest to have Sir Reginald win at least one of the challenges.
Shame about the couple of typos, but a recommended historical read.
April 10, 2022
Затишна новелка про те, як стара леді при розумі та багатстві вирішила влаштувати ймовірним спадкоємцям тести на креативність та повагу до старших за мотивами різдвяної пісеньки. Врешті не тільки самі гідні дійшли до фінішу, а й кузени порозумілися аж до шлюбу, а потім влаштували бал та потанцювали. Все як і треба в regency romance.
December 22, 2024
A Regency Christmas
A very sweet short story set at Christmastime in Regency, England. A hunt for the items in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas helps the charming characters get to know one another while visiting their great aunt at her beautiful country estate.
A very sweet short story set at Christmastime in Regency, England. A hunt for the items in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas helps the charming characters get to know one another while visiting their great aunt at her beautiful country estate.
December 2, 2020
I enjoyed this story.
Content: clean
Content: clean
December 18, 2020
Delightful
A perfect Christmas story. The characters are great and the story is better. It was fun and had a good message.
A perfect Christmas story. The characters are great and the story is better. It was fun and had a good message.
November 4, 2017
Stars: 4
Read: Oct. 22
Ok, so I liked the initial idea of a scavenger hunt and using that to decide who the heir is supposed to be – obviously, since I read the book. Thing is, I would have liked it to be a bit more complicated, a bit grander, less obvious. But I suppose that would have been novel material, not novella material.
It was very sweet, however, lovely characters, great interaction between family members, dreamy romance. Definitely readable, and probably rereadable!
(To read about more Regency Christmas Novellas, click my blog.)
Read: Oct. 22
Ok, so I liked the initial idea of a scavenger hunt and using that to decide who the heir is supposed to be – obviously, since I read the book. Thing is, I would have liked it to be a bit more complicated, a bit grander, less obvious. But I suppose that would have been novel material, not novella material.
It was very sweet, however, lovely characters, great interaction between family members, dreamy romance. Definitely readable, and probably rereadable!
(To read about more Regency Christmas Novellas, click my blog.)
December 30, 2013
Nice fun and entertaining Christmas Novella. I love Amanda McCabe's work, and this one was not a disappointment. If you are looking for a nice read to cuddle up by a winter fire, this book is perfect for the activity.
November 27, 2014
Delightful
A great Christmas read. I liked the fact that this story was romantic and sweet. It was a good clean historical romance. I loved the urgency setting and how the characters were created and grew. I would definitely recommend this Novel to an other reader.
A great Christmas read. I liked the fact that this story was romantic and sweet. It was a good clean historical romance. I loved the urgency setting and how the characters were created and grew. I would definitely recommend this Novel to an other reader.
December 13, 2016
A fun little story. An elderly woman gathers together some distant relatives for Chritmas. She needs to select an heir and decides on a festive scavenger hunt to help make her selection. A sweet, heartwarming story.
April 10, 2018
A novella about two people in need being set up through a romantic Christmas scavenger hunt. I don't understand the author chose to do only eight of the twelve days of Christmas though. I thought that was a weird place to stop.
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