Synopses & Reviews
From
New York Times and
USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham, a wondrous Christmas story to be reread and cherished anew each year…
Jon and Julie Radcliff are facing the last Christmas of a marriage in trouble. The love they once shared has been tattered by time and torn apart by divergent goals. Their teenagers, Christie and Jordan, are rebellious, and their youngest child, six-year-old Ashley, is showing the hurt and confusion of her family’s turmoil.
Yet somehow the Christmas season must be gotten through, even if their holiday spirit is only pretend. The perfect place for this is the Oak River Plantation, where the Radcliffs are promised a traditional Christmas. So imagine their surprise when they are met by the quaint couple in charge, Jesse and Clarissa Wainscott, dressed in costumes dating from before the Civil War. Have they somehow entered a place that spans the gulf between past and present?
Before Jon and Julie and their children can uncover the secrets surrounding their mysterious but marvelous hosts, they become aware of some profound truths about themselves. They discover that love lost can be found, making the bond of marriage and family strong enough to survive—even triumph.
Review
Balogh's lovely early Christmas gift to her readers is five exquisitely crafted novellas. (Booklist)
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“Heather Graham is an incredible storyteller.” —
Los Angeles Daily News “Unique…magical…surprisingly different.” —Rendezvous
“Swift-moving. Appealing.” —Library Journal
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Praise For
Under the Mistletoe “If you havent had the seasonal pleasure of Mary Baloghs Christmas stories in past years, Under the Mistletoe will be a real treat for you. For those of us who have loved her stories for a long time, this anthology is a must buy.”—The Romance Reader
“Reading a Mary Balogh book, whether a novel or a collection of novellas, is always a great delight!...This collection of Christmas-themed novellas is definitely a keeper, and I can't recommend it highly enough! Each story is a beautifully faceted gem, one not to be missed, but instead savored….As I prepare to enter a New Year, I do so with the warmth of these beautiful tales stored in my memory.”—A Nights Dream of Books
“Ms. Balogh has put together an enchanting book of lovely Christmas stories that will truly mesmerize readers. Each of the stories will touch the hearts of every reader and this reviewer definitely recommends having a box of tissues handy for the truly loving emotional tales.”—The Romance Readers Connection
“Charming….I enjoyed this fun holiday collection.”—Historical Romance Novel News
“These five Christmas tales are delightful historical romantic gifts.”—The Best Reviews
“[A] lovely early Christmas gift…five exquisitely crafted novellas.”—Booklist
Synopsis
The national bestselling author celebrates the Yuletide season with one all-new Regency Christmas tale--plus four of her most beloved holiday classics.
Synopsis
In this collection of five Christmas-themed stories, beloved author Mary Balogh brings together tales of love, marriage, friendship, loneliness, and healing.
Includes four Balogh holiday classics, The Star of Bethlehem, The Best Gift, Playing House, and No Room At the Inn, as well as A Family Christmas, which is only available in this anthology.
Synopsis
In this beautifully written Christmas gift to her readers” (
Booklist)
New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh draws on the warmth of the holiday season to heal the wounds of the human heart in five cherished novellas of family, friends, lovers, and strangers....
In A Family Christmas, an estranged husband and wife make an unexpected connectionand an illuminating discoveryduring the holiday season.
The Star of Bethlehem is a lost diamond ring causing a riff in an already troubled marriage until a servant solves not one mystery but three surrounding its disappearance.
The Best Gift can come at the most unexpected moments, especially for a lonesome teacher enlisted over the holidays to chaperone the niece of a notorious rake.
Playing House finds an impoverished young woman longing to celebrate just one last, joyous Christmas before she and her orphaned siblings are separated forever.
And in No Room at the Inn, a winter storm on Christmas Eve brings a young couple in from the cold, desperately in need of warmth and shelter for their unborn child.
About the Author
Mary Balogh grew up in Wales and now lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. She has written more than one hundred novels and novellas, most of which are set in Nineteenth-century Regency England and all of which are love stories. They include twenty
New York Times bestsellers.