Romance

A Matchmaker’s Christmas by Donna Simpson

Although I have a cache of Regency romances left on my TBR shelves, they haven’t been doing much for me lately.  I’m hoping there are a few gems left in there, since I miss a good Regency.

A Matchmaker’s Christmas by Donna Simpson
(2002, Regency)  3/16/13
Grade: 3

For her last Christmas, Lady Bournaud invites friends and relatives to her home for a house party, but the pairings don’t go according to plan.  The well born Lady Silvia is attracted to the penniless vicar, and spirited Canadian Verity is drawn to the careless Lord Vaughn.  Lady Bournaud’s godson David Chappell was intended for her companion Beatrice, but they share a dark past that may be too much for them to overcome.

This book had a lot of promise, but it just had too much going on for one Regency.  Although the main couple was supposed to be David and Beatrice, the romances between the other two couples were often more interesting.  We get pages of Beatrice worrying about her secret past, but the final reveal felt anticlimactic – and their great love rather bloodless.  It was a nice Regency but it lacked any great feeling.

This wasn’t a bad book, just a little boring and predictable. 

Karen Wheless

I've been reading romance since I discovered Kathleen Woodiwiss at age 12. I love all kinds of romances, especially emotional and angsty stories. I finally cut back my TBR pile from 2000 books to only 400, but I still have lots of books left to read!

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