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Under the Mistletoe
At Christmastime, Love blooms Under the Mistletoe
"One Little Miracle" by Shannon Drake
En route to an unwanted wedding across the sea, a noble French beauty's fervent prayer for a Christmas miracle is answered--when she is abducted by a bold and breathtakingly virile pirate.
"Gifts of the Heart" by Judith E. French
A distraught Tidewater wife facing the devastating prospect of a Christmas alone is strengthened by romantic remembrances of Yultides past--and by an impossible dream of a family reunited.
"Love's Gift" by Sara Orwig
The marriage of a sassy, gun-toting tomboy to the handsome reluctant son of a neighboring rancher gets off to a riotously rocky start--until the gifts they exchange at Christmas help to bring about a passionate reconciliation.
"One Enchanted Christmas" by Rebecca Paisley
During an icy New England Christmas, a lovely and mysterious woman in white enters the lives of an embittered, reclusive widower and his invalid son--and heals them with love...and magic.
"One Little Miracle" by Shannon Drake
En route to an unwanted wedding across the sea, a noble French beauty's fervent prayer for a Christmas miracle is answered--when she is abducted by a bold and breathtakingly virile pirate.
"Gifts of the Heart" by Judith E. French
A distraught Tidewater wife facing the devastating prospect of a Christmas alone is strengthened by romantic remembrances of Yultides past--and by an impossible dream of a family reunited.
"Love's Gift" by Sara Orwig
The marriage of a sassy, gun-toting tomboy to the handsome reluctant son of a neighboring rancher gets off to a riotously rocky start--until the gifts they exchange at Christmas help to bring about a passionate reconciliation.
"One Enchanted Christmas" by Rebecca Paisley
During an icy New England Christmas, a lovely and mysterious woman in white enters the lives of an embittered, reclusive widower and his invalid son--and heals them with love...and magic.
- GenresHistorical Romance
407 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1993
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About the author
Sara Orwig
492 books114 followersUSA Today bestselling romance author, Sara Orwig, has over sixteen million copies of her books in print. Internationally her books have 200 translations of her novels into 26 languages. She has written 97 books and was one of the first 6 inductees into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame and 2-time winner of Oklahoma Writers Federation awards for Best Oklahoma Novel. Sara is winner of eight ROMANTIC TIMES awards which include the Award for Best Western Historical Romance Writer and the Award for Best Contemporary Fiction Writer. aka Daisy Logan.
Sara currently is writing books that are a published by Harlequin Desire.
Sara currently is writing books that are a published by Harlequin Desire.
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February 6, 2017
5 helms - Overall book rating
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Ohhh this was a beautifully Christmasy anthology...These stories are the epitome of a 90s romance novel and contain some typical themes of the 90s like pirates and westerns! It was like revisiting an old friend and I was reminded of why I fell so deeply in love with the romance genre when I first read it at fifteen. I started this book on Christmas day 2016 but took my time finishing it as I read some of the stories post Christmas as well, to let the magic of Christmas linger a bit longer....If you are planning to pick up this anthology, definitely start reading it into the leadup for Christmas, as they are such feel-good Christmas stories, it will leave you anticipating the holiday even more!
"One Little Miracle" by Shannon Drake
4 helms
I'm a big sucker for a pirate romance and I went through a major pirate phase when I first started reading historical romance and this did not disappoint! It's written in a classic pirate trope of a high-born lady journeying through the seas to meet her future husband in an unwanted marriage but is captured at sea by a handsome pirate and held for ransom, where they end up falling in love with each other. If you are seeking a quickie swashbuckling romance with some Christmas thrown in, then this is for you :)
"Gifts of the Heart" by Judith E. French
5 helms
Facing the shattering prospect of her first Christmas alone, a wife reminisces of her love and life with her husband. A beautiful love story featuring an older couple and their unwavering love for each other through all the trials of life and a wife's wish of an impossible Christmas miracle. This story is what Christmas miracles are all about! Heartbreakingly sweet, be prepared to cry (sniff).
"Love's Gift" by Sara Orwig
4.5 helms
Westerns!! My other historical romance weakness! A rancher tomboy advertises for prospective husbands to please her dying father and to help out with her ranch, and she only receives one applicant- her not so friendly neighbouring rancher. A marriage of mutual convenience and benefit turns into something so much more in this sweet romance of love after marriage.
"One Enchanted Christmas" by Rebecca Paisley
4 helms
Quirky heroines who are sweetly innocent and too good to be true? Then you know it's a Paisley! A Christmas Scrooge widower hates Christmas with a passion, until a beautiful mysterious woman breezes into his house, breathing love and a touch of magic, back into his and his son's life in this delightfully paranormal Christmas romance!
Overall this anthology is a keeper for sure! Rebecca Paisley's books are all autobuys and keepers for me anyway, but it's great when the rest of the stories are also worthwhile reads. Loved it! I have the Christmas fuzzies now :D
December 10, 2020
It was 4 fun historical stories.
January 12, 2011
From the back cover:
At Christmastime, Love blooms Under the Mistletoe
"One Little Miracle" by Shannon Drake
En route to an unwanted wedding across the sea, a noble French beauty's fervent prayer for a Christmas miracle is answered--when she is abducted by a bold and breathtakingly virile pirate.
"Gifts of the Heart" by Judith E. French
A distraught Tidewater wife facing the devastating prospect of a Christmas alone is strengthened by romantic remembrances of Yultides past--and by an impossible dream of a family reunited.
"Love's Gift" by Sara Orwig
The marriage of a sassy, gun-toting tomboy to the handsome reluctant son of a neighboring rancher gets off to a riotously rocky start--until the gifts they exchange at Christmas help to bring about a passionate reconciliation.
"One Enchanted Christmas" by Rebecca Paisley
During an icy New England Christmas, a lovely and mysterious woman in white enters the lives of an embittered, reclusive widower and his invalid son--and heals them with love...and magic.
And my review:
Shannon Drake's story was the only one in the book that I didn't like. It started off well, but the whole "I'm going to act like I hate you, yet sleep with you because I just can't help myself" wore very thin. The author showed us reasons as to why we should like the hero, but then were never shown to the heroine. She fell in lust more than in love, so I skipped this one. One star.
Judith E. French's story was my favorite of the book. Set in medieval times, it was a lovely story of reuinted love, which I really enjoyed. Though the high-born lady with the peasant has been done a lot, this story did not feel contrived or stale at all. A definite re-read, highly recommended. Five stars.
Sara Orwig's story was also very enjoyable. My only complaint was that the author made it just a little too easy for blood enemies to marry. Yes, they married out of convenience (at first), but I felt that their fathers seemed to go along with it just a little too easily to be life-long enemies. Still, once I got past that, this was a very enjoyable story, and one I will probably re-read. Four stars.
Rebecca Paisley's story was one with a delightful paranormal twist. If you like stories about enchanted females transforming the lives of embittered men, then you will love this one. And the boy in the story was so sweet it made me smile many times. I liked how refreshingly off-beat the heroine was, even for an etheral creature. Five stars.
At Christmastime, Love blooms Under the Mistletoe
"One Little Miracle" by Shannon Drake
En route to an unwanted wedding across the sea, a noble French beauty's fervent prayer for a Christmas miracle is answered--when she is abducted by a bold and breathtakingly virile pirate.
"Gifts of the Heart" by Judith E. French
A distraught Tidewater wife facing the devastating prospect of a Christmas alone is strengthened by romantic remembrances of Yultides past--and by an impossible dream of a family reunited.
"Love's Gift" by Sara Orwig
The marriage of a sassy, gun-toting tomboy to the handsome reluctant son of a neighboring rancher gets off to a riotously rocky start--until the gifts they exchange at Christmas help to bring about a passionate reconciliation.
"One Enchanted Christmas" by Rebecca Paisley
During an icy New England Christmas, a lovely and mysterious woman in white enters the lives of an embittered, reclusive widower and his invalid son--and heals them with love...and magic.
And my review:
Shannon Drake's story was the only one in the book that I didn't like. It started off well, but the whole "I'm going to act like I hate you, yet sleep with you because I just can't help myself" wore very thin. The author showed us reasons as to why we should like the hero, but then were never shown to the heroine. She fell in lust more than in love, so I skipped this one. One star.
Judith E. French's story was my favorite of the book. Set in medieval times, it was a lovely story of reuinted love, which I really enjoyed. Though the high-born lady with the peasant has been done a lot, this story did not feel contrived or stale at all. A definite re-read, highly recommended. Five stars.
Sara Orwig's story was also very enjoyable. My only complaint was that the author made it just a little too easy for blood enemies to marry. Yes, they married out of convenience (at first), but I felt that their fathers seemed to go along with it just a little too easily to be life-long enemies. Still, once I got past that, this was a very enjoyable story, and one I will probably re-read. Four stars.
Rebecca Paisley's story was one with a delightful paranormal twist. If you like stories about enchanted females transforming the lives of embittered men, then you will love this one. And the boy in the story was so sweet it made me smile many times. I liked how refreshingly off-beat the heroine was, even for an etheral creature. Five stars.
November 6, 2008
I am giving this old anthology 4 stars only because of the story by Rebecca Paisley. You know, she was wrting about "fey" people before it was cool. Her offering in this Christmas-based book was magical, romantic, humorous, and emotional (I certainly cried while reading it). This was not a "spicy" romance, but still well worth the reading, as are most of her longer works. If you've never read her, you might want to start with "A Basket of Wishes". She is a unique author in a world where too many are just ordinary.
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