Six Mistletoe Scandals: a collection of six Regency Christmas romances

What’s better than feeling cozy under your favorite blanket with a cup of cocoa and a set of holiday romances? In this collection, you will be treated to six scandalous Regency Christmas romances all having something to do with mistletoe.

One Jewel-tide Scandal by Sandra Sookoo, USA Today bestselling author. When Sir Alexander Tattingham’s traveling coach snaps an axle near the country estate of widowed Countess of Spencerford suddenly the Christmastide season doesn't look so bleak. Possessed of mixed memories of past holidays, Charlotte doesn’t wish to celebrate this year, but when a handsome baronet needs shelter until the storm passes, she might change her mind. As forced proximity keeps the pair together, a valuable diamond necklace goes missing. A curious cat and the love of snowy outings could nurture the heated attraction between them into a long-lasting romance.

A Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Jessica A. Clements. Bethany Stafford, the dowager duchess of Dunsbury, lamented life after her husband’s death. With her son grown, she seeks a new purpose—a romantic tryst or two. But, Ioan MacKinoch, the Duke of Dumfrees and the Leader of the Rakes and the Crown, has other plans. Charged to keep his best friend’s wife safe, Ioan falls in love with the duchess and wants her for his own, but they are both stubborn. Will a single wish upon a Christmas star bring these two lonely souls together?

The Thorn of Winterberry by April Holthaus. Marian Whitham, in her third season, knows her prospects are dwindling. Facing spinsterhood, her father signs a contract for her to marry London’s most undesirable man until an unforgettable kiss under the mistletoe changes everything. Captain Johnathan Radley, a man of duty and honor, arrives in London for business with love far from his mind. But one chance encounter with a woman, with thorns as sharp as her tongue, will capture his heart. Among the glittering ballrooms and whispered scandals, will their love blossom like a winter rose, or will the frost of social expectations threaten to halt their passion before it even starts?

An Offer from the Duke by Eliza Lloyd. 1816. One of the worst winters in the last hundred years. The Duke of Crossmere is trapped in his Berkeley Square mansion contemplating life and his neighbor, the widow Henrietta Shaw. They have history together, but Cross would never deny he has had an attraction for Henrietta. With an intemperate decision to host a Christmas ball and even more unreasonable idea to find a wife, Cross runs directly into Henrietta, who is chaperoning an eligible miss. Beneath the mistletoe, he is distracted from his mission and Henrietta unwittingly succumbs to Crossmere’s advances. Maybe a widow is the woman he needs.

The One with the Duke, a Scandal, and a Mistletoe by Eliana Piers. When Lady Phyllis mistakes Stephen, the Duke of Gellen, for her betrothed, the holiday season is bound for shenanigans. Stephen has been harboring a tendre for the woman he’s only met through letters not addressed to him. But as Phyllis tries to heal the pain she sees in Stephen’s eyes, she’s not prepared for the lies that come pouring out. Luckily for love, it’s nothing a sleigh ride, a scandal, and mistletoe can’t cure.

Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic by Aubrey Wynne. Lady Jennet’s father dies without a male heir. At Christmastide, a distant cousin—known in the shipping industry as the Hangman—assumes the title. Will he evict Jenny and her mother from their beloved home? Barnabus Gordon is the son of a privateer.