Love, a Duke at Christmas: A Regency Romance Christmas Collection (Regency Collections Book 7) by Arietta Richmond, Katherine Keats, Kelly Anne Bruce, Regina Darcy, Gemma Blackwood, Grace Austen, Eleanor St Clair, Alyce Healey , Lenora Levon, Isabella Thorne

This is a collection of eleven short stories by eleven bestselling authors. Each story is delightful for the Christmas season. I particularly love "Kissing the Duke of Hearts" by Arrietta Richmond and "The Duke's Christmas Bride by Isabella Thorne.

Christmas with You (Stewart Island #4) by Tracey Alvarez

Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book is hot! Carly and Kip's relationship sizzles from the first page. Kip is not you typical trolling bartender and is certainly relationship worthy. Carly needs a man that is steady, but she's not sure about Kip because of his relationship with his parents. You'll enjoy this story as Kip embarks on making Christmas good for Carly with his six missions.

A Lost Baby for the Widowed Bride (Frontier Babies and Brides #7) by Faith Johnson

I really liked this story. It didn't follow the typical mail order bride story. It also dealt with the pain of both the couples, instead of just from the bride's view point. You get a sense of the complete picture long before the characters actually come to the same point. You love both Rebecca and Cliff and the twins.

Sarah (Wilder West #2) by Kay P. Dawson

Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐
This book is what happens to foolish young teenagers who think they know what they are doing. Instead of doing the sensible thing and writing her sister if she knew the man she was corresponding with if he was a decent man. She shows up at the train station with the ticket Hank bought her, and because her sister couldn't show up they sent Jake. He's the one who broke her heart when she visited her sister last time. To get Sarah out of the situation, Jake has to marry Sarah and loses his stud stallion. Needless to say, this is not a way to start a marriage. These two are not emotionally stable and even if it is an HEA, these two won't make it past the dreaded year seven unless they both serious grow up.

Do Not Tell Me No (Intrepid Women #1) by Kathryn Jane

This is the first book, I have read by this author. This book was confusing at first, but I started to follow when I realized what game the security company was playing. Cassandra is a very independent woman and she came out bratty and spoiled at times. Gage is your typical male, when it comes to attraction. It's why he messed up the first extraction of Cassandra in Vegas. This book spent more time on the attraction and relationship between these two and sometimes the story gets lost, then suddenly it catches up. The book didn't grab me as some suspense books, so I was able to read it in many sessions before I actually finished it.

Hearts of Trust by Ellie St. Clair

Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed this story. It is sort of a romp although it does cover several serious issues of the upper class. Sophie is sweet when she is not being chased and frightened by her so called cousin, the Earl. Benjamin recognizes his failures after his father banishes him to an estate that is failing and far from the family. One is his failure in mathematics and enlists Sarah the maid (Sophie) to help reconcile the books when he learns she know how to do math. This leaves two with too much time together alone, and of course they grow fond of each other. Benjamin invites some of his old friends to the new estate, guess who, and Sophie has to search her heart to see if she can trust Benjamin. I find myself chagrined at Sophie at times, but in the end she does not disappoint.  

The Lady and The Rake: Regency Romance by Agnes Forest

The back to back pose describes the attitude of these two from the start of the book. Unfortunately, both try to hide their attraction to each other. As Selina begins her new life as a companion she learns to like Alex. You'll enjoy the banter between these two and how Alex is always trying to make sure Selina is not misunderstanding him. Lets face it, the interfering neighbors are not helping.