Mistletoe Christmas

3.5-4 Stars! Cute book to read around the holiday season! This is 4 novellas in one book. Each story takes place at the same Christmas house party so they are semi connected, although they can be read as standalone, and they all have HEA endings, which are my favorite endings! Thankfully, there are NO CLIFFHANGERS in this book. The first novella in this book is ‘A Mistletoe Kiss’ by Eloisa James. Cressida and Elias’ story - 2.5 Stars! The second novella was ‘Wishing Under the Mistletoe’ by Christi Caldwell. Isabelle and Cyrus’ tale - 3.5 Stars! Third was ‘Compromise Under the Mistletoe’ by Janna MacGregor. Caroline and Stephens novella - 4 Stars! Last but not least was ‘Mischief and Mistletoe’ by Erica Ridley. Louisa and Ewans story - 4 Stars! I did enjoy reading these novellas but I didn’t find the characters all that likable and they weren’t very memorable. Other than that though, I liked the stories. Relationship advice I learned from this book is - Communication!! Communicate with one another and skip all the misunderstandings. *I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*

Only the first story was worth reading. The other three stories were just blah and hard to get into.

*A Mistletoe Kiss Eloisa James 4* Cressida and Elias what a lovely couple. A woman who saw herself of no worth and a man who was not looking for a wife. *Wishing Under the Mistletoe Christi Caldwell 5* I loved this second chance at love story. Isabelle and Cyrus’ return to each other made for a great short story. *Compromise Under the Mistletoe Janna MacGregor 5* I loved Caroline and Stephen! Another good second chance at love romance. A married couple who lost their way. *Mischief & Mistletoe Erica Ridley 4* Ewan and Louisa’s story was lovely and the perfect example of when people assume that they know what someone wants/needs.

The Duke of Greystoke is self-centered, opinionated, and stubbornly cantankerous, but he hosts a bang-up Christmas house party every year known as the Revelry. This delightful anthology tells how each of four couples discover or rediscover love during the happy Christmastide celebrations. A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James Lady Cressida, Cressie, the Duke’s daughter is actually the brains and the effort behind the successful Revelry. Her father not only gives her no credit for her work, but tells her she will never find a husband, so she might as well resign herself to keeping the revelry going. Well, he’s not happy with that. Her cousin, the heir, has come to the revelry with their neighbor and his friend Elias. She and Elias are enjoying each other’s company and it looks promising until she learns that her cousin offered him money to marry her. Now it’s up to Elias to convince her otherwise. Can he do it? I like Cressie and Elias. There is more to both of them than there seems. He sees how intelligent and talented she is, and she sees through his rakish façade. A cute story with a little surprise or two. Wishing Under the Mistletoe by Christi Caldwell Isabella is the duke’s granddaughter. Cyrus is the son of the duke’s former stablemaster. Ten years ago, they were very much in love. Cyrus threw himself into his work to make a better life for them to the point that Isabella felt neglected. Frustrated, she broke the engagement and left to find a life of her own. The Revelry might give them another chance. They are paired, even though Isabella would rather do it herself, to be in charge of producing this year’s play. Will working together help them talk and find their way back to each other? This is a lovely second chance story with a surprise that might be the jolt to bring them together. There is a lot to be said for listening to one another. Compromise Under the Mistletoe by Janna MacGregor Caroline walked away from her husband and marriage a year ago because she felt ignored and unimportant. Stephen loved her very much, but while he threw himself into his estate, tenants, and farming, he rarely had anything to do with Caro, except in the bedchamber. He didn’t understand her reasons for leaving. They have come to the Revelry to convince her uncle let her have her trust a little early. In order to do so, they must first convince him that they a happily married couple again. The rules he has set for them to show him this are amusing for the reader (the rules, not the duke) and frustrating to Caro and Stephen. Another lovely second chance story. Stephen and Caro are quite obviously still in love. Their biggest problem is a failure to communicate. Talking, and listening, to each other goes a long way in solving problems that keep them apart. Mischief and Mistletoe I love Louisa and Ewan’s story. Because he is a poet in demand, Louisa wants to meet him to talk about poetry, his and hers. Louisa’s mother is determined to find Louisa a titled husband at this year’s Revelry. Her efforts are absolutely hilarious. Ewan isn’t titled and doesn’t qualify, in Mama’s eyes. Louisa and Ewan come to like each other very much. Although she is shy, she shares her poetry with him. He is impressed and shows her how much with a very special gift. Things are really going well, but that may not last once Ewan tells her his secret. It seems he has unintentionally been unkind to her in the past. Can she forgive him? Understanding and forgiveness are good things. It seems they cause wonderful things to happen, especially for this hero and heroine. A great story to wrap up the anthology. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.