It’s Christmas 1817 and the Duke of Danby is matchmaking again! Spend the holidays in Yorkshire with freshly fallen snow, Yuletide balls and mistletoe kisses. The Duke’s Christmas Conundrum includes:JANE CHARLES’s A VERY MERRY VISCOUNTThe thought of spending Christmas at Danby Castle with her matchmaking great-uncle filled Lady Tabitha Storm’s heart with dread. She would love a match, of course, … would love a match, of course, but only with the handsome horseman she’d spied in Hyde Park throughout the last season. Unfortunately, she doesn’t even know the gentleman’s name. * Andrew Delaney, Viscount Straffan was determined to eat, drink and be merry surrounded by family and friends in Ireland, but when The Duke of Danby dangled the one thing he coveted above all others, he had no choice but to travel to Yorkshire for Christmas. Before Danby will agree to the deal, he required one final task. Thankfully, it involved the beauty he’d spied strolling in Hyde Park. Would Andrew gain more this holiday than he ever dreamed, or would his Irish heritage stand in his way?
AMANDA MARIEL’s ONE WICKED CHRISTMAS
Cristiana, Lady Kendal only wanted to feel alive when she welcomed Adam Brighton into her bed. Now she has a daughter she never plans for him to discover. That is until the Duke of Danby summons Adam to Yorkshire for the holiday, and he appears on her doorstep. Now she must choose between her desire for him and her determination to protect her child from the rogue who’d never claim her.
LILY GEORGE’s A CHRISTMAS BETROTHAL
An arranged engagement could become a marriage in truth at the annual Danby Christmas Party.
After weathering a dismal Season, Lady Frances Carew is astonished at the upheaval in her life. Now that both of her elder brothers have married within a year, and her sister about to be engaged, Frances is eager to find some anchor. But her formidable great-uncle, the Duke of Danby, may already be plotting with her grandmother, the dowager Marchioness of Westchester, to marry her off to the first respectable gentleman they can find. Frances’s only hope of controlling her own life is to arrange her own marriage before Christmas.
Jeremiah Merritt, Earl of Lindsay, a widower with a precocious young daughter, is being badgered into matrimony by his sister. While he wants to provide his daughter with a mother, he also wants to wrest control of his life back from his sister and choose his own bride. What better wife could he choose than quiet, practical Lady Frances Carew, his best friend’s younger sister?
But the security of an arranged engagement falls apart when His Grace objects to the match. Frances and Jeremiah have only a few magical days at the Danby Christmas gathering to prove to His Grace that their arranged courtship is no falsehood. In fact, His Grace’s blessing must unite a family through marriage.
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Jane Charles’s A Very Merry Viscount
The thought of spending Christmas at Danby Castle with her matchmaking great-uncle filled Lady Tabitha Storm’s heart with dread. She would love a match, of course, but only with the handsome horseman she’d spied in Hyde Park throughout the last season. Unfortunately, she doesn’t even know the gentleman’s name. Andrew Delaney, Viscount Straffan was determined to eat, drink and be merry surrounded by family and friends in Ireland, but when The Duke of Danby dangled the one thing he coveted above all others, he had no choice but to travel to Yorkshire for Christmas. Before Danby will agree to the deal, he required one final task.
Another lovely novella, it flows so well. Characters are well portrayed & how Tabitha comes alive again is very touching & Andrew is swoon worthy. This was my favourite of all nine novellas.
LILY GEORGE’s A CHRISTMAS BETROTHAL
An arranged engagement could become a marriage in truth at the annual Danby Christmas Party.
After weathering a dismal Season, Lady Frances Carew is astonished at the upheaval in her life. Now that both of her elder brothers have married within a year, and her sister about to be engaged, Frances is eager to find some anchor. Jeremiah Merritt, Earl of Lindsay, a widower with a precocious young daughter Bets, is being badgered into matrimony by his sister.
An enjoyable read that I read in a sitting. The pace is good & the characters likeable.
AMANDA MARIEL’s ONE WICKED CHRISTMAS
Cristiana, Lady Kendal only wanted to feel alive when she welcomed Adam Brighton into her bed. Now she has a daughter she never plans for him to discover. That is until the Duke of Danby summons Adam to Yorkshire for the holiday, and he appears on her doorstep.
A well written delightful read with secrets & misunderstandings
Three more enjoyable novellas where even the Duke doesn’t get it right first time! I’d really really love it if one of you wrote Danby’s story as something must have made him such a romantic even though he hides it well but he does admit that his Duchess was the love of his life.
Aaahhh, the Duke of Danby is at it again and not everyone is happy about it.
A Very Merry Viscount by Jane Charles
Lady Tabitha Storm does not want a match made by her great uncle, the Duke of Danby, The only match she wants is the one to a man she lost her heart to, a man she doesn’t even know.
Andrew Delaney, Viscount Straffan, has wanted the land and horses the Duke of Danby holds. Said duke finally agrees to discuss the matter on certain conditions…1) they must meet at the duke’s manor at Christmas time; and 2) Andrew complete a task set forth by the duke.
Will Tabitha love her uncle or will she be disappointed for the plans he has for her? Will Andrew come away with just what he covets or will he come away with more than he bargained for?
Anytime you have the Duke of Danby arranging marriages you can be certain you’ll be entertained. Add in the talented Jane Charles’ writing and any of the Storm family and you are guaranteed a hit. Visiting the Storm family is like visiting old friends…wonderful!
One Wicked Christmas by Amanda Mariel
A child she never planned but loves none the less, a child he never knew he had, and the Duke of Danby make for a highly entertaining story by Amanda Mariel.
A Christmas Betrothal by Lily George
She wants stability, he wants a quiet, practical mother for his daughter. A perfect match? Not according to the Duke of Danby. Can they convince him otherwise or is this part of his plan?