[book:Mistletoe at Midnight|9707947] By LB Gregg
Owen McKenzie has traveled to Vermont to spend an old-fashioned Christmas with his famil...
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Jan 07, 2012
Dina
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This anthology contains four stories that take place during the holidays, but the only one that fully integrates the season into the plot is the third.
I had a problem deciding how to rate the book as a whole, because I loved one of the stories and disliked another. As usual, I did the math (added all the individual ratings and calculated the average rating) but that resulted in 3 1/2 stars. Should I round it up or down? Well, I decided to round it up because there was only one story More...
I had a problem deciding how to rate the book as a whole, because I loved one of the stories and disliked another. As usual, I did the math (added all the individual ratings and calculated the average rating) but that resulted in 3 1/2 stars. Should I round it up or down? Well, I decided to round it up because there was only one story More...
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Nov 27, 2010
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Very good anthology, but unfortunately I didn't like all 4 stories
I don't know if it's fair to give 5 stars to an anthology with 2 amazing stories, and another 2 that I have trouble to finish it.
So, an overview vote would be 3 stars, but I prefer to give 1 to 5 to each story too.
Mistletoe at Midnight, by LB Gregg
Main characters: Owen (narrator) and Caleb Black.
I had a huge problem reading this book...all the flashbacks.
I'm not More...
I don't know if it's fair to give 5 stars to an anthology with 2 amazing stories, and another 2 that I have trouble to finish it.
So, an overview vote would be 3 stars, but I prefer to give 1 to 5 to each story too.
Mistletoe at Midnight, by LB Gregg
Main characters: Owen (narrator) and Caleb Black.
I had a huge problem reading this book...all the flashbacks.
I'm not More...
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May 23, 2011
His For The Holidays
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author), Z.A. Maxfield (Goodreads Author), L.B. Gregg (Goodreads Author), Harper Fox
His For The Holidays 4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 · rating details · 196 ratings · 65 reviews
Mistletoe at Midnight By LB Gregg
Owen McKenzie has traveled to Vermont to spend an old-fashioned Christmas with his family when he finds himself staying at the same inn as his first love. Owen i More...
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author), Z.A. Maxfield (Goodreads Author), L.B. Gregg (Goodreads Author), Harper Fox
His For The Holidays 4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 · rating details · 196 ratings · 65 reviews
Mistletoe at Midnight By LB Gregg
Owen McKenzie has traveled to Vermont to spend an old-fashioned Christmas with his family when he finds himself staying at the same inn as his first love. Owen i More...
Mar 24, 2011
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M/M romance, rated for enjoyment, not quality. Oh, and the “Holidays” in the title is there for alliteration, not multiculturalism. It’s more like His for Christmas Except Also There’s That One Jewish Guy. In no particular order:
ZA Maxfield, “I Heard Him Exclaim.” Schmaltz, and boy howdy. A mindlessly enjoyable story about two men finding each other, punctuated by some terrible writing. Seriously, check this out: “Chandler inched his way forward again, angling to either hit Steve’s s More...
ZA Maxfield, “I Heard Him Exclaim.” Schmaltz, and boy howdy. A mindlessly enjoyable story about two men finding each other, punctuated by some terrible writing. Seriously, check this out: “Chandler inched his way forward again, angling to either hit Steve’s s More...
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Jan 24, 2011
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Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg - Owen has recently bought a vet practice in Vermont and his family is joining him at a local inn for Christmas. His mother is always trying to set him up with someone and sure enough, she's invited his ex no less but by chance his first love from high school happens to be there with a friend. Is this his chance to find love the second time around? This is typical LB Gregg with lots of humour although I had some serious issues with Owen's mother's behaviour. Sig
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Jan 24, 2011
Heather
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I’ve never been a big fan of the holiday story, but these titles (while set at Christmas-time) really weren’t about the holidays. These stories, while technically m/m romance, offer a lot more of a novel feel, and “Nine Lights Over Edinburgh” kept me at the edge of my seat. The characters were mysterious, and far from perfect – and I loved that. “Mistletoe at Midnight” was my favorite title in the series; I really enjoyed Owen and Caleb, and Owen’s family cracked me up. I liked that Owen’s last
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Jan 03, 2011
Kassa
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3.5 stars
His for the Holidays is a four story anthology from Carina Press. I’m going to review each story more in depth on their individual pages and review the anthology as a whole here. As an entire anthology to be read in one sitting, I found the stories unequal. I didn’t enjoy all of them and the longest story was actually my least favorite. All four are amusing and interesting enough to read, there were no DNFs in the bunch, and each one is well written. There are a few editing mi More...
His for the Holidays is a four story anthology from Carina Press. I’m going to review each story more in depth on their individual pages and review the anthology as a whole here. As an entire anthology to be read in one sitting, I found the stories unequal. I didn’t enjoy all of them and the longest story was actually my least favorite. All four are amusing and interesting enough to read, there were no DNFs in the bunch, and each one is well written. There are a few editing mi More...
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Dec 30, 2010
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His for the Holidays is a holiday MM romance anthology. It has stories by LB Gregg, Harper Fox, ZA Maxfield and Josh Lanyon. LB Gregg and Harper Fox are both new writers to me.
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Owen is positively stunned when he finds his high school sweetheart with his family at Christmas. His ex shows up, too, but leaves on Christmas, which I thought was really sad. But necessary to give the lovers a clear field. The back story was pretty good and it explain More...
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Owen is positively stunned when he finds his high school sweetheart with his family at Christmas. His ex shows up, too, but leaves on Christmas, which I thought was really sad. But necessary to give the lovers a clear field. The back story was pretty good and it explain More...
Feb 27, 2011
Cynthia
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Yes, a Christmas anthology, but it doesn’t need to be the holidays to enjoy these deliciously romantic stories. I applaud Carina Press for putting together such talent and delivering a sweet seasonal treat.
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Owen and Caleb fell in love during high school but were separated due to circumstances beyond their control. Now 15 years later, they are brought together, due to circumstances More...
Dec 14, 2010
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Ooohwee! What a great start to this anthology! We have a sexy veterinarian and a sexy professor, two men who loved each other back in high school and meet up again 15 years later. I loved this story. There's even a cute little beagle. LOL You know an author is truly talented when she can pack as much story as she did into a small amount of pages. We learn Owen and Caleb's backstory and get caught up on their present, as well as meet Owen's family. Well-rounded out chara More...
Ooohwee! What a great start to this anthology! We have a sexy veterinarian and a sexy professor, two men who loved each other back in high school and meet up again 15 years later. I loved this story. There's even a cute little beagle. LOL You know an author is truly talented when she can pack as much story as she did into a small amount of pages. We learn Owen and Caleb's backstory and get caught up on their present, as well as meet Owen's family. Well-rounded out chara More...
Dec 23, 2010
Camilla ~ ♥ Team Qhuay!♥ ~
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I bought this book, because I've read the blurp for one of the 4 short stories in it and wanted to read it, and thought with the titel, and it being Christmas, that what the hell.. Let me have all of them and give it a go..
And thank God for that! Such 4 very different stories, but all charming in their own way and full of love in all shapes and sizes..
Anywho..
I wrote a review for each short story as I read them, so I'll just post them here:
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And thank God for that! Such 4 very different stories, but all charming in their own way and full of love in all shapes and sizes..
Anywho..
I wrote a review for each short story as I read them, so I'll just post them here:
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Nov 23, 2010
Alex
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Most anthologies are, at best, hit or miss. As a compilation of multiple authors there is the complexity of different styles that not all readers may enjoy, a theme (normally) that may require authors to write outside their comfort zone, and shorter works which limits what can be done. Many of the authors are novelists and have difficulties cutting down from their normally large word counts.
However, Carina Press has done a superb job of bringing together these four authors. More...
Most anthologies are, at best, hit or miss. As a compilation of multiple authors there is the complexity of different styles that not all readers may enjoy, a theme (normally) that may require authors to write outside their comfort zone, and shorter works which limits what can be done. Many of the authors are novelists and have difficulties cutting down from their normally large word counts.
However, Carina Press has done a superb job of bringing together these four authors. More...
Dec 08, 2010
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KC and K-Khan must have done something right this year, cause Santa came a little early, and what did ol’ Saint Nick bring, but an awesome bookie for KC and me. We here at Smokinhotbooks think LB Gregg is the shiznit and when we found out that one of our fav authors had a happy holidays book, it felt as if a Christmas miracle had happened.
So give yourself or a lucky friend the gift o More...
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KC and K-Khan must have done something right this year, cause Santa came a little early, and what did ol’ Saint Nick bring, but an awesome bookie for KC and me. We here at Smokinhotbooks think LB Gregg is the shiznit and when we found out that one of our fav authors had a happy holidays book, it felt as if a Christmas miracle had happened.
So give yourself or a lucky friend the gift o More...
Dec 20, 2010
Robin
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This anthology was wonderful - a fantastic holiday read full of second chances, romance, hot m/m lovin' and just enough tears and laughter to get you in the ho-ho-mood.
First up - "Mistletoe at Midnight" by LB Gregg. As usual, her blend of saucy humor and hot romance give you characters that you wish were your neighbors and friends. I love a tale of 'the one who got away" and this one delivers.
Next- "Nights over Edinburgh" - set in the darkly beautiful More...
First up - "Mistletoe at Midnight" by LB Gregg. As usual, her blend of saucy humor and hot romance give you characters that you wish were your neighbors and friends. I love a tale of 'the one who got away" and this one delivers.
Next- "Nights over Edinburgh" - set in the darkly beautiful More...
Dec 26, 2010
Qui
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I liked Josh Lanyon's story. A LOT.
I enjoyed Z. A. Maxfield's (old men/bears are just not my thing, but it was good)
I thought L. B. Gregg's story was acceptable, though it contained too much obsessing about/pining for the other character and not enough substance.
And Harper Fox's story I gave up on. Perhaps too soon, but if I'm even that far into a story and only wish fervently that I was no longer reading it, well, that's just not a very good sign. (It was confusing More...
I enjoyed Z. A. Maxfield's (old men/bears are just not my thing, but it was good)
I thought L. B. Gregg's story was acceptable, though it contained too much obsessing about/pining for the other character and not enough substance.
And Harper Fox's story I gave up on. Perhaps too soon, but if I'm even that far into a story and only wish fervently that I was no longer reading it, well, that's just not a very good sign. (It was confusing More...
Dec 26, 2010
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Dec 08, 2010
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Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Owen has bought a house and a veterinary practice in upstate Vermont. With his house not quite ready to move in, he meets his family at an Inn for a week of Christmas celebration. Although is mother loves to play matchmaker, to everyone’s surprise his first love, his high school crush, Owen Black is also at the Inn. Having not seen each other for fifteen years, there is definitely some awkward moments. But as they are forced to spend time together in More...
Owen has bought a house and a veterinary practice in upstate Vermont. With his house not quite ready to move in, he meets his family at an Inn for a week of Christmas celebration. Although is mother loves to play matchmaker, to everyone’s surprise his first love, his high school crush, Owen Black is also at the Inn. Having not seen each other for fifteen years, there is definitely some awkward moments. But as they are forced to spend time together in More...
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Dec 02, 2010
Hilcia
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4.75 Stars
His for the Holidays is a collection of four male/male romance Christmas stories. They are all as different as the authors' writing styles, yet all fit the title of the Anthology and provide happy endings set during the holiday season.
The anthology begins with Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg. Owen McKenzie is traveling to an Inn in Vermont to spend the Christmas holidays with his family, the meddling McKenzies. His life has undergone recent changes after a break-u More...
His for the Holidays is a collection of four male/male romance Christmas stories. They are all as different as the authors' writing styles, yet all fit the title of the Anthology and provide happy endings set during the holiday season.
The anthology begins with Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg. Owen McKenzie is traveling to an Inn in Vermont to spend the Christmas holidays with his family, the meddling McKenzies. His life has undergone recent changes after a break-u More...
Mar 13, 2011
Fani
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Well, this is my first m-m book and I have to say, it's so much more than I expected from the genre. I especially loved the fact that most stories seem to emphasize the emotional rather than the sexual part of the heroes' relationship.
Mistletoe at Midnight - 4.5 stars
A sweet and tender but sometimes funny story about two men who started a relationship as teens, only to meet again unexpectendly 17 years later. The whole family of one of the heroes is in attendance at this rustic More...
Mistletoe at Midnight - 4.5 stars
A sweet and tender but sometimes funny story about two men who started a relationship as teens, only to meet again unexpectendly 17 years later. The whole family of one of the heroes is in attendance at this rustic More...
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Dec 09, 2010
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Dec 21, 2010
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This review is a little awkward to copy and paste from my blog... I did it anyways but I hope it's not too strange. lol You can always come see it here: http://yummymenandkickasschicks.com/?p=5...
For the anthologies that I’m reviewing this week, I’m going to try something new. Since the stories were short, I’m going to mimic them and do short little reviews. I know right?! What a concept. :)
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For the anthologies that I’m reviewing this week, I’m going to try something new. Since the stories were short, I’m going to mimic them and do short little reviews. I know right?! What a concept. :)
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Owen McKenzie has More...
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Nov 21, 2010
Eyre
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I'm always a bit wary of anthologies. Usually, I have one of two issues with them--the stories are too short or there are a couple of fantastic stories and the rest are flops. I had neither issue with this book. The stories are substantial. The four of them made up 370 pages on my Sony. ZA Maxfield, Josh Lanyon, Harper Fox, and L.B. Gregg each offer up a five-star read.
The stories run the gamut from hilarious to intense. Maxfield's story is sweet and has an orphan. If you kno More...
The stories run the gamut from hilarious to intense. Maxfield's story is sweet and has an orphan. If you kno More...
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Dec 06, 2010
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His for the Holidays is an anthology written by some of my favorite authors offering m/m romance for this holiday season. Grab a seat, sit down, relax and enjoy a treat from four authors who offer a taste of finding love in unexpected places. Now before you say, I’m not really the anthology type, I must tell you I was particularly impressed with the ability of these four authors to bring full characterization and plot to each short story. Ranging from the sweet and funny to the intense and pass
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Dec 28, 2011
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper Fox
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield ★★★★☆
Cute story!! It started off a little slow but I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of "cheek flushing" and "blushing" so that got a little annoying. The "Poptart" was cute even though I usually do not like children in the stories I read. I still don't understand why this title was chosen and I could never reme More...
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper Fox
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield ★★★★☆
Cute story!! It started off a little slow but I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of "cheek flushing" and "blushing" so that got a little annoying. The "Poptart" was cute even though I usually do not like children in the stories I read. I still don't understand why this title was chosen and I could never reme More...
Dec 31, 2010
Harper
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Yeah, I’m not going to go into what each of these stories was actually about. Multiple reviews have already done so, and all the blurbs are listed above. These are just my ratings/reactions to the stories.
Mistletoe at Midnight – 4 stars
I know some readers disliked the numerous flashbacks in this novella and felt that maybe they detracted from the story, but they actually didn’t bother me. I thought this was a really sweet story and I liked Caleb and Owen a lot. This was t More...
Mistletoe at Midnight – 4 stars
I know some readers disliked the numerous flashbacks in this novella and felt that maybe they detracted from the story, but they actually didn’t bother me. I thought this was a really sweet story and I liked Caleb and Owen a lot. This was t More...
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Dec 16, 2010
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This anthology contains four stories all centered around finding love during the Christmas holiday. The stories share the Christmas theme but are quite different one from the other and all are very well written.
In Mistletoe at Midnight by L.B. Gregg we meet former high school sweethearts Owen and Caleb. When Owen walks into the inn where he's spending Christmas with his family he's shocked to see Caleb, the man who'd broken his heart fifteen years earlier. A fun but interfering fa More...
In Mistletoe at Midnight by L.B. Gregg we meet former high school sweethearts Owen and Caleb. When Owen walks into the inn where he's spending Christmas with his family he's shocked to see Caleb, the man who'd broken his heart fifteen years earlier. A fun but interfering fa More...
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Jan 01, 2011
Tori Benson
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I received this from Netgalley for review.
His For The Holidays by Josh Lanyon Z.A. Maxfield, L.B. Gregg, Harper Fox
I adore holiday anthologies and this one exceeded my expectations. 4 m/m stories about love and second chances during the holiday season. YUM! Plus my fav author LB Gregg has a story in here and that was a instant I MUST HAVE.
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Owen McKenzie has just broke it off with his boyfriend and has decided to spend the holida More...
His For The Holidays by Josh Lanyon Z.A. Maxfield, L.B. Gregg, Harper Fox
I adore holiday anthologies and this one exceeded my expectations. 4 m/m stories about love and second chances during the holiday season. YUM! Plus my fav author LB Gregg has a story in here and that was a instant I MUST HAVE.
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Owen McKenzie has just broke it off with his boyfriend and has decided to spend the holida More...
Dec 28, 2010
Emanuela ~plastic duck~
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Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg, 4 stars.
A sweet story, full of humor. The main characters are cute, but I think Owen's family was a protagonist by itself, especially the mother. The flashbacks were not really confusing, but somewhat inconsistent and they happened randomly, so I felt dragged out of the story sometimes, but I liked the author's writing and this story made me want to read something else by LB Gregg. I really liked Owen, I could totally relate to More...
Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg, 4 stars.
A sweet story, full of humor. The main characters are cute, but I think Owen's family was a protagonist by itself, especially the mother. The flashbacks were not really confusing, but somewhat inconsistent and they happened randomly, so I felt dragged out of the story sometimes, but I liked the author's writing and this story made me want to read something else by LB Gregg. I really liked Owen, I could totally relate to More...
Nov 24, 2010
Bubbles.. Dane
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First Story: Mistletoe at midnight by L.B Gregg 3.5 stars, was cute but the numerous and random flashbacks got boring and didn't add to the story, they got confusing and made me disengage from the story.
Second Story: Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper; could not finish, never got into the story
Third Story: I heard him Exclaim by Z. A. Maxfield 5 stars. I loved the characters and their development. I loved Poptart the very adorable 5 year old girl. A great holiday story so More...
Second Story: Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper; could not finish, never got into the story
Third Story: I heard him Exclaim by Z. A. Maxfield 5 stars. I loved the characters and their development. I loved Poptart the very adorable 5 year old girl. A great holiday story so More...
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Dec 22, 2011
Eva
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Overall an enjoyable holiday anthology with 4 very different stories which were all really good reads.
Mistletoe at Midnight
An enjoyable story about first lovers reconnecting thanks to the machinations of a meddling brother and a meddling friend.
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh
I liked the idea of James and Tobias as a couple, but I have to admit that the whole mystery aspect left me wondering. I'm all for flawed characters but James took that to a whole new level and More...
Mistletoe at Midnight
An enjoyable story about first lovers reconnecting thanks to the machinations of a meddling brother and a meddling friend.
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh
I liked the idea of James and Tobias as a couple, but I have to admit that the whole mystery aspect left me wondering. I'm all for flawed characters but James took that to a whole new level and More...
