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Gift-Wrapped Governess: Christmas at Blackhaven Castle\Governess to Christmas Bride\Duchess by Christmas
by
Sophia James,
Annie Burrows (Goodreads Author), Marguerite Kaye (Goodreads Author)
"Christmas at Blackhaven Castle" by Sophia JamesIn disguise, penniless Lady Seraphina Moreton seeks sanctuary at the Duke of Blackhaven's castle just days before Christmas. Trey swore never again to be beguiled by a beautiful face, but as governess Seraphina gets close to his unruly, motherless children, he wants the festive joy she brings to stay well beyond Christmas Day...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
October 18th 2011
by Harlequin
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Three holiday stories about people finding the Christmas spirit and some good loving in Historical English high society.
Story #1 "Christmas at Blackhaven Castle" by Sophia James
Lady Seraphina Moreton seeks sanctuary at the Duke of Blackhaven's castle just days before Christmas. Trey Duke of Blackhaven is a kind but damaged man who was maimed in the last war so his face has been disfigured on one side, but his heart has been broken by his light skirted late wife. Saraphina is a sweet naive twenty...more
Story #1 "Christmas at Blackhaven Castle" by Sophia James
Lady Seraphina Moreton seeks sanctuary at the Duke of Blackhaven's castle just days before Christmas. Trey Duke of Blackhaven is a kind but damaged man who was maimed in the last war so his face has been disfigured on one side, but his heart has been broken by his light skirted late wife. Saraphina is a sweet naive twenty...more
Dec 15, 2011
Viohlet
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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This may possibly end up being the longest review for an anthology I've written so far.
Christmas at Blackhaven Castle - Sophia James 0/5
This has to be one of the most poorly written stories I've ever read. It was full of nonsensical sentences, dangling modifiers, run on sentences. Every bad editing mistake you never want to make is in this novella. It took me a ridiculous amount of time to read it (over 8 hours) and considering it was only 80 pages long, I was averaging about 10 pages an hour. I...more
Christmas at Blackhaven Castle - Sophia James 0/5
This has to be one of the most poorly written stories I've ever read. It was full of nonsensical sentences, dangling modifiers, run on sentences. Every bad editing mistake you never want to make is in this novella. It took me a ridiculous amount of time to read it (over 8 hours) and considering it was only 80 pages long, I was averaging about 10 pages an hour. I...more
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Good stories. In the first, I liked the way that Trey immediately saw that Seraphina was in need of his help. It didn't take him long to fall for her. In the second, I wasn't very impressed with Lord Chepstow. He was too heedless of how his actions affected others, though he was getting better by the end of the story. In the third, the Duke was pretty cold-blooded in the way he was searching for a bride. I did like the way that he treated the children, and that he soon saw that he wouldn't be ha...more
I was given a copy of this book on condition that I write an honest review.
This book is a set of three Christmas novellas, themed to the heroines being Governesses in each story.
Story 1: Christmas at Blackhaven Castle by Sophia James
The first story was a bit hit and miss for me, I found a lot of the detail didn’t feel correct, and this made the characters also jar for me.
I probably liked the pasts of the hero and heroine and the fact that they healed them together more than anything else. Lady S...more
This book is a set of three Christmas novellas, themed to the heroines being Governesses in each story.
Story 1: Christmas at Blackhaven Castle by Sophia James
The first story was a bit hit and miss for me, I found a lot of the detail didn’t feel correct, and this made the characters also jar for me.
I probably liked the pasts of the hero and heroine and the fact that they healed them together more than anything else. Lady S...more
I received this book from First Reads!
This book has 3 shorter stories in it all about Christmas. In all three stories the governess ends up with the wealthy man from higher society.
This was a fun short pleasure read. Very predictiable stories but nonetheless still fun to read.
This book has 3 shorter stories in it all about Christmas. In all three stories the governess ends up with the wealthy man from higher society.
This was a fun short pleasure read. Very predictiable stories but nonetheless still fun to read.
The stories in this Christmas anthology are well worth the read. I would recommend it to those who are still amused by the Christmas spirit.
Cute trio of historical Christmas romances. Fun reads for the season, but none stood out especially for me.
I am only rating the second to stories in this book, and really I would give them between and 3 and 4.
Free down-load. I liked the 3rd story best, but all were sweet.
Wonderful feel good stories! I adore these Christmas romance books.
I was happy to win this book through the Goodreads giveaways. I needed a light diversion at this busy time of year.
A nice light holiday read. This is a collection of three short stories all about 100 pages long that are set long long ago in the days of lords and dukes and horse drawn carriages.
The first two stories were immediately engaging, but I was not as fond of the third, Duchess by Christmas. But all move quickly and lightly and are a good escape during the hustle and bustle of the presnet...more
A nice light holiday read. This is a collection of three short stories all about 100 pages long that are set long long ago in the days of lords and dukes and horse drawn carriages.
The first two stories were immediately engaging, but I was not as fond of the third, Duchess by Christmas. But all move quickly and lightly and are a good escape during the hustle and bustle of the presnet...more
I thought there would be more of the nitty gritty, but it was all forgotten. The stories were quite nice though.
Three charming tales of love and romance Regency style - and at Christmas too. All three were very easy reading, with just enough humour, emotion and thwarted desire to keep me happily turning the pages - if historical romance is your thing you will not regret doling out the cash for this one. Will keep an eye out for anything else by these authors and snap it up forthwith...
This was my very first time reading a romance novel and I have to say that it was an enlightening read and I enjoyed this novel very much. I also want to thank Goodreads for giving me the opportunity to win this novel for being a Goodreads winner in a giveaway. It was a wonderful read and I am thankful that I was lucky enough to win it.
For the type "Novella's" they were all entertaining reads. I'm not fond of novella's because I always feel as though half the story has been skipped, but books set in the Christmas setting often have this treatment. So it's the downfall of reading Christmas romances.
Not my favorite read of the year, but still okay. It passes the time.
Charming Christmas stories that just goes to show us all that governesses need love too. Good, heatwarmimg read!!
Dec 27, 2011
Mary
marked it as to-read
Very good book. Great for a Christmas read.
Review pending.
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Georgette Heyer novels formed Sophia James's reading tastes as a teenager lying in the sun on her grandmother's porch overlooking a wild west-coast beach.
Her writing life, however, started in Bilbao, Spain. After having three wisdom teeth extracted she was given a pile of Mills and Boons--filled with strong painkillers she imagined that she could pen one, too.
Many drafts later she thinks she has t...more
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Her writing life, however, started in Bilbao, Spain. After having three wisdom teeth extracted she was given a pile of Mills and Boons--filled with strong painkillers she imagined that she could pen one, too.
Many drafts later she thinks she has t...more
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