Status Updates From Lady It's Cold Outside

FINISHED: Miss Pageant's Christmas Proposal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finally, this is exactly what I wanted from this anthology. It was told through dual POVs which complemented one another. There was romance, but the author manages to keep a sense of tension throughout. The characters were in love but unwilling to admit it. I would definitely read more from this author.

FINISHED: On a Midnight Clear ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Quite enjoyable. I liked that it felt like a fully formed story. I enjoyed the beginning, for its potential, more than the execution. I wish there had been more tension between the protagonists. There was the opportunity, and some attempts, but there wasn't enough conviction. However, it was a nice little story.

FINISHED: A Winter Wish ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved how you could feel the spark between the protagonist and the love interests. I wish the perspective had been between the two, but the author did a good job of making the love interest feel three-dimension without this. Very almost deserved 5 stars!

FINISHED: Bedded Under the Christmastide Moon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely dual perspectives, that really delve into the individual characters. I loved how the author would give us angst, then something a bit softer or steamier, and then return to the angst. I would like all of the angst, please! Maybe my favourite so far!

FINISHED: Stealing a Rogue’s Kiss ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Short, maybe too short, and sweet. I would have liked more private moments between Daphne and Marcus, and more ridiculous situation. However, the author did a good job of keeping the romantic tension going.

FINISHED: Silver Bells and Mistletoe ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Christmas wasn't mentioned till the ninth chapter so that it felt shoehorned in at the last minute. As aChristmas story it was dissapointing, but as a regency romance it was okay. I liked the drama, but could have done with more relationship drama.

FINISHED: Mistletoe, Whiskey, and a Rogue ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A decent story with an effort made to give it some depth. I wish the tension had been pushed a little more so that the resolution hadn’t been so soon.

FINISHED: A Gypsy’s Christmas Kiss ⭐️⭐️

The story had potential but lacked anything by resembling plot. Very flat and disappointing.

FINISHED: Maid Under the Mistletoe by Annabelle Anders ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very enjoyable. Great characters. Lovely and angsty. However, the author may have called Eliza, the protagonist, the wrong name (Olivia) at one point. (If not, then I have no idea who Olivia is, and what she was doing in a private conversation). Overall a nice little story to start off the anthology.

Silver Bells and Mistletoe
Set in Brighton, England, 1819.

Lady Susan Winslow & Lord Grayson Harding, Earl Harding

A Christmastide Wedding between childhood sweethearts, plus the murderous intent of Lady Susan’s ailing younger brother.

A Gypsy’s Christmas by Dawn Brower
Prologue set in Set in Tenby, Wales, 1803.
The story begins in London, 1815.
3 stars

Finley Prescott, the Duke of Clare is bewitched by a young gypsy.
Lulia Vasile, daughter of a Romany Princess, granddaughter of the Earl of Chaucerton, Is caught between two worlds - the stricture of the Ton and the carefree Romany life.

Maid Under the Mistletoe by Annabelle Anders
4- stars
Eliza Drake is devastated when family circumstances find her working as a lady’s maid, and she’s failing miserably. Eliza is onto her fourth job.
Anthony Crespin, the Earl of Mapleton, is failing miserably at courting Eliza’s mistress.