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One Candlelit Christmas by Julia Justiss

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Three sweet, uncomplicated Christmas romances. True history aficionados will be disappointed with some of the social errors, but romance readers will be comfortable. The second of the three, "The Rake's Secret Son," by Annie Burrows, has both the biggest loopholes and the most original story line. I liked it the best of the three, despite its problems.



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Making Spirits Bright by Fern Michaels

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Four contemporary Christmas-themed novellas.

Typical of the genre in many ways. I found the first, by the headliner Fern Michaels, to be badly written and to have annoying characters. The other three varied in quality but were, without exception, better than the Michaels in almost every respect.

Not my favorite in the genre (anthologized Christmas novellas) by any stretch of the imagination. I'm only vaguely interested in reading any of these authors again, which is my test for one of these. Oh well--better luck next Christmas!



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