Christmas Revels by Mary Jo Putney
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- Pub. Date: October 2005
- 368pp
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- Pub. Date: October 2005
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 368pp
- ISBN-13: 9780515136319
- ISBN: 051513631X
Synopsis
From one of the romance world's biggest names, this holiday collection presents five couples who discover life's greatest gift, love, at the happiest time of the year.
Biography
Mary Jo Putney graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in eighteenth-century literature and industrial design. A New York Times bestselling author, she has won numerous awards for her writing.
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Highly recommended!by Anonymous
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October 15, 2002: In five charming stories, Ms. Putney gives her readers an early Christmas present. The first story is the sole contemporary of the lot, and is a spin off from her previous contemporary release, the SPIRAL PATH. In this one, HOLIDAY FLING, you have the appeal of the old Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney "let's put on a show" theme, though with considerably more steam than the old pictures. The next four stories are historical. CHRISTMAS CUCKOO mixes romance with a case of mistaken identity with results that are in no ways an error. SUNSHINE FOR CHRISTMAS finds two English folk trapped together in Italy, and love the only way to save a reputation. CHRISTMAS TART gives a young woman who is out of luck a ray of hope when she is saved from a life on the streets by the kindness of a young nobleman. Finally, the best story comes last in BLACK BEAST OF BELLETERRE. A young woman finds herself saved from an unacceptable union to pay off her father's gambling debts by the lord who is said to be a monster incarnate. Yet, she does not find him to be the beast he claims to be at all. ***** All of these touching stories will be a true treat to Ms. Putney's legion of loyal fans everywhere, and perhaps win her new ones, for there is enough variety in the stories to have something for everyone. *****
wonderfully warm holiday collectionby harstan
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October 09, 2002: ?A Holiday Fling?. British actress Jenny Lyme tries to save the "Tithe Barn Community Center" by producing a Christmas show for TV. She asks her former lover cinematographer Greg Marino to help. Both fondly remember about the other and want a second chance together. ?The Christmas Cuckoo?. Major Jack Howard heads to his aunt for Christmas, but instead ends up slightly drunk at public coach?s inn. Meg Lambert goes to the inn to meet her brother's buddy, Captain Jack Howard, only to find him inebriated. The next morning Jack realizes the mistake, but soberly finds he desires Meg. ?Sunshine for Christmas?. Randolph Lennox goes to Italy to escape the loneliness of Britain. However, Naples remains as cold as his heart until he meets Elizabeth Walker whose fluent Italian helps him with a problem. As they tour together, they fall in love, but what happens after Italy? ?The Christmas Tart?. Her employer accuses seamstress Nicole Chambord of robbery and fires her. Sir Philip Selbourne settles his late father's estate. His friends decide Nicole could cheer him up but he believes this innocent gift is worth more than just a one-night stand. ?The Black Beast of Belleterre.? Baron James Markland wears a cloak to hide his hideous visage. He visits Sir Edwin Hawthorne, whose estate is in ruin due to gambling debts. Sir Edwin plans to sell his daughter Ariel to a lecher, but James buys her instead, promising a marriage in name only. However, Ariel wants a real relationship with her cloaked spouse. Four reprints and one new story, CHRISTMAS REVELS is a wonderfully warm holiday collection that displays the gift of Mary Jo Putney. Harriet Klausner
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