Reviews
All Hearts Come Home for Christmas by Joanna Barker, Sarah M. Eden, Anita Stansfield, Esther Hatch
godzillagirl66's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really enjoyed this collection of historical (regency?) romances by four different Christian romance authors. Any Christianity in the stories is not overt. They are mainly nice and clean and sweet stories.
Most of the stories involve down-on-their-luck females of good birth and noble men with a heart of gold. Lovely to read under an Afghan with a cup of tea.
Most of the stories involve down-on-their-luck females of good birth and noble men with a heart of gold. Lovely to read under an Afghan with a cup of tea.
leslie_books_and_socks_rock's review against another edition
4.0
I kept hearing about this book and I'm glad that I was able to read it through Net Galley.
It's always fun revisiting characters you know so well and love like in Sarah M. Eden's book, Christmas at Falstone Castle. It was a sweet second chance at love story by someone I had never really thought of when it came to the Dangerous Duke. It helped shed light on the shadows of his life before he met Persephone.
Anita Stansfield's 'A Heart for Christmas' was really believable and a slow to strangers to lovers romance. Everyone's hearts were mended, figuratively and literally.
Esther Hatch adds the perfect humor to her books to keep it fun and fresh. I loved this take, a semi-prequel to 'The Roses of Feldstone'.
And with Joanna Barker's 'The Christmas Dress' I wish I could've seen what the dress looked like! And I loved the epilogue at the end.
I did think it was interesting that two stories involved seamstresses, its not a normal thought I'd make when it comes to a Regency romance at Christmastime but they were different enough that I don't think it mattered. All the authors did a wonderful job in such a short span of words by creating real characters dealing with broken hearts, loneliness, forgiveness, etc that it was heart-warming.
It's always fun revisiting characters you know so well and love like in Sarah M. Eden's book, Christmas at Falstone Castle. It was a sweet second chance at love story by someone I had never really thought of when it came to the Dangerous Duke. It helped shed light on the shadows of his life before he met Persephone.
Anita Stansfield's 'A Heart for Christmas' was really believable and a slow to strangers to lovers romance. Everyone's hearts were mended, figuratively and literally.
Esther Hatch adds the perfect humor to her books to keep it fun and fresh. I loved this take, a semi-prequel to 'The Roses of Feldstone'.
And with Joanna Barker's 'The Christmas Dress' I wish I could've seen what the dress looked like! And I loved the epilogue at the end.
I did think it was interesting that two stories involved seamstresses, its not a normal thought I'd make when it comes to a Regency romance at Christmastime but they were different enough that I don't think it mattered. All the authors did a wonderful job in such a short span of words by creating real characters dealing with broken hearts, loneliness, forgiveness, etc that it was heart-warming.
aprilmay11's review against another edition
5.0
What a great book! I loved how they are just long enough for a sitting and then another great story right behind it! I finished it in a weekend and loved all the characters! Great stories that have to do with Christmas but could be read anytime!
llkendrick's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect book to read right before Christmas. This book is a collection of four regency romances set at Christmas-time and the third novella, 'Tis The Season To Be Daring, was by far my favorite! It had me laughing and anxiously anticipating what was going to happen. I wished the story had been a full length novel!
robertsonreads817's review against another edition
4.0
I loved most of these stories! The Heart of Christmas by Anita Stansfield felt rushed and didn't really have any depth to the story. I know these are all short stories, but the other 3 had more of a story line than that one. I didn't have time to get to know anything about the characters before it was over.
aublar's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lovely collection of romance novellas.
The first one by Sarah Eden was a continuation of her Lancaster family series and it was fun to be back at the castle with Adam and Persephone again.
Anita Stanfield’s writing always borders on too gooey sweet for me, but for Christmas… it was acceptable.
I love Esther Hatch’s work so much and this was no exception. Her characters are often quite inspiring and I’ve put a lot of thought into how I can get back to being a more fun person from reading this story.
Joanna Barker was new to me and I loved her contribution. I am going to put some of her novels on hold ASAP. Her story seems to capture that holiday feeling the most for me and it was probably the most romantic of the four.
Content warning: none
The first one by Sarah Eden was a continuation of her Lancaster family series and it was fun to be back at the castle with Adam and Persephone again.
Anita Stanfield’s writing always borders on too gooey sweet for me, but for Christmas… it was acceptable.
I love Esther Hatch’s work so much and this was no exception. Her characters are often quite inspiring and I’ve put a lot of thought into how I can get back to being a more fun person from reading this story.
Joanna Barker was new to me and I loved her contribution. I am going to put some of her novels on hold ASAP. Her story seems to capture that holiday feeling the most for me and it was probably the most romantic of the four.
Content warning: none
lawnchairbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
What a wonderful and heartwarming collection of Christmas novellas by four of my favorite authors.
Each story is set in the regency period and is full of Christmas spirit.
If you are familiar with Sarah’s and Esther’s work you will enjoy getting glimpses of previous stories characters.
I never felt like any of the stories were rushed and they all did a fantastic job of writing characters that you quickly love and root for.
Thanks to Netgalley and Covenant Communications for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Each story is set in the regency period and is full of Christmas spirit.
If you are familiar with Sarah’s and Esther’s work you will enjoy getting glimpses of previous stories characters.
I never felt like any of the stories were rushed and they all did a fantastic job of writing characters that you quickly love and root for.
Thanks to Netgalley and Covenant Communications for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.