A Cinderella Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries, Mary Jo Putney, and Anna Bradley. Each author has contributed a Christmas short story that makes the romance novel. Despite how distinctly different the stories read they all are nice short reads for the Christmas Season.
The Mistletoe Maiden by Sabrina Jeffries is a traditional historical romance. A young Lord Davenport runs into his dead sister’s best friend who has fallen on hard times. He immediately starts plotting how to help Eve Archer receive her inheritance and rightful place in society. Add in his mother’s eagle eye noticing Eve and her son and a romance with help is guaranteed.
The Cinderella Challenge by Mary Jo Putney is a novella with “gifted” characters who can feel the mood and people’s attention. Casey sends a letter to the authorities about her suspicions about an attempt on one of the lead engineers working at the iron works. Since Casey has had to masquerade her whole life as a male. She is able to be in the boat yard and is able to see and overhear several conversations. Bring on the Tremaynes with lead investigator Cameron. He too is “gifted” as his whole family. But first he has to help Casey and solve the issue about someone trying to kill the lead engineer.
A Winter Wish by Anna Bradley is a novella based on the Cinderella tale. A father with one daughter marries a woman with two daughters. After he dies the stepmother turns even more evil and turns the daughter into a servant waiting on her two daughters. In this case Estella Harley is determined to escape her life and the evil step mother while at a house party. The Duke of Hawthorne meets her and then the evil stepmother attempts to trick him!
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