A Regency Christmas Collection
by Carolyn Miller, Amanda Barratt, and Erica Vetsch
Description
Inspirational Regency romance with a Christmas twist from three best-selling authors
Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness.
In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness.
“Heaven and Nature Sing” by Carolyn Miller
Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome their obligations and fears to find their way back into each other’s arms?
“Far as the Curse is Found” by Amanda Barratt
One winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts?
“Wonders of His Love” by Erica Vetsch
A Scots portrait painter with a hidden identity finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he’d fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
Details
- Book Title: Joy to the World
- Category: Adult Fiction
- Pages: 331
- Genre: Christmas, Christian Fiction, Romance
- Publisher: Kregel
- Release date: October 13, 2020
- Content Rating: G. For everyone.
My Thoughts
To be quite honest, I’m not usually a fan of novellas. I guess I don’t feel like they are complete or that characters have a chance to be fleshed out. It feels like the difference between watching a movie and a 30-minute TV show.
So I was prepared to like this book, but perhaps not love it. Well, Joy to the World had me sit up and take notice. It was good. It felt complete. And I’ve now had to change my opinion regarding novellas.
Rather than describe each story, since you can find that information above, I’m going to focus on sharing a non-lover-of novellas thoughts. Though I favored the second and third stories, they were all good. They were unique and each story will easily manage to stay with me, where others sometimes tend to fade with time.
These authors were able to fully develop characters and take us into a story that was extremely hard to set aside. Though I haven’t had the opportunity to read any of their previous books, it quickly became obvious that each is very skilled at their art.
It’s the perfect collection for Regency fans.
What Concerned Me
Nothing comes to mind.
Conclusion
As I mentioned earlier, the stories were well developed and easily captured my interest. I would highly recommend this as a gift to yourself, or as a gift for a lucky friend or two.
My thanks to Kregel Publications for a copy of this book. This has not influenced the content of my review, which is my honest and unbiased opinion.
I really liked it!
