Mistletoe Kisses

November 1, 2006
Mistletoe leads to romance in this trio of superb Regency novellas. In Roll's wonderfully romantic "A Soldier's Tale," injured war veteran Captain Dominic Martindale reluctantly takes up his new responsibilities as Viscount Alderley, then finds his holiday unexpectedly brightened by Miss Philippa Wintercombe. Seven years after she jilted him to marry another man, Christabel Wilton must accept the holiday hospitality of Jonathan Frost in Deborah Hale's exceptional "A Winter's Tale." And in Diane Gatston's splendidly satisfying "A Twelfth Night Tale," Zachary Weston is granted a second chance at romance when Elizabeth Arrington and her pregnant charge turn up at his estate, claiming there's no room at the inn. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)