Books like A Regency Christmas Feast by Mary Balogh

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ allegorical novella about Ebenezer Scrooge, whose miserly ways are transformed through visits from Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

A trio of light Regency romances where love and duty intertwine, featuring Cathleen Clare’s The Impossible Bride, a spinster torn between family duty and the man she loves.

A romance novel about women finding love in unexpected places and overcoming obstacles to be with their true loves.

A charming Regency anthology of three Christmas romances, each featuring a battle‑scarred captain, a spirited heroine, and a hopeful holiday renewal that rekindles love and devotion.

A Regency Christmas Eve brings together five contemporary authors to deliver original holiday romances, each set on Christmas Eve and capturing the warmth of charity, goodwill, and the timeless joy of love.

A heartwarming Christmas collection featuring a returning reporter reuniting with his lost love, twin brothers seeking a new mom, and a cabin‑dwelling stranger who brings hope amid a blizzard.

A collection of Christmas romance short stories featuring love stories set against holiday backdrops.

A Regency Christmas VII is an anthology of charming holiday tales set in Regency England, featuring lovable characters, romance, and festive twists that celebrate the spirit of Christmas.

Connoisseur of musical talent, Lord Heath, happened upon a group of carolers on Bond Street. He stopped mid-stride when the beautiful soprano voice of a young boy stirred the air in a solo. Wanting the youngster to sing at his winter concert, he immediately looked around for the child's parents. He found the boy's mother, Fanny Berlinton, who is not interested in offering her son as free entertainment for the ton. Four year-old Katie Berlinton wants a new papa for Christmas. When Lord Heath responds to her, Katie sets her heart on him as her Christmas gift. This is a very special Christmas story. The Earl's Nightingale (Edith Layton) A young woman, faced with bills, pawns a musical bird. The bird was left to the young woman by her grandmother, who promised it will bring her happiness. When she goes back to retrieve the bird, it has been sold -- to the Earl of Elliott. The Earl promises to get the bird back, as he has given it to a girlfriend. Layton's surprise ending is lovely. The Mistletoe Kiss (Elisabeth Fairchild) It is five days before Christmas (St. Thomas' Day) and governess Mrs. Constance Conyngham takes her three students for 'a gooding.' They go to the 'Devil's Keep' and meet Lord Deleval. He has become a hermit of sorts; avoiding company and people in town. This is after he was left standing at the altar and his betrothed running away with a German. Constance was married for less than 3 months and has been a penniless widow for 7 years. Constance and Lord Deleval are two wounded souls that meet by chance. Make a Joyful Noise (Carla Kelly) The annual Christmas choir competition between the churches of neighboring shires is drawing near. Although Dowager Lady Wythe was searching for singers in the parish, she was suddenly called away to Leeds to help with her ill grandchildren. Thus, she passes her job onto her son Peter, Lord Wythe. When he hears Rosie Wetherby's beautiful voice in church, he knows he must ask her to join the choir. This is a delightful story that I've re-read several times. Melody (Anne Barbour) An American, named Josh Weston, finding he is the new Earl of Sandborne, goes from Pennsylvania to Sandborne Court in England. His intention is to make sure his lands and tenants are well-tended and return to his life in America. Then he meets Melody Fairfax, companion to the dowager countess (and Josh's aunt), Aunt Helen. Melody has a beautiful voice and Josh used to play the piano so well that he could have become a concert pianist. However, he gave that up when his fiancee died three years earlier. Melody is disfigured by a scar along her face; Josh is disfigured internally by his feelings of never belonging. They help each other move beyond their scars. Read less

A collection of eight Charles Dickens short stories that explore the spirit of Christmas through tales of poverty, miserliness, and redemption.

A charming Regency‑era Christmas anthology by Mary Balogh, featuring heartwarming tales of love, community, and holiday hope.

When a lonely holiday season forces her to pose as a couple, formerly broken-hearted Elise learns that easing into love may be more fragile than truth itself.

An intimate Regency‑era Christmas anthology follows three battle‑scarred captains and a spirited young woman as love, charity, and mistletoe light their way through war‑torn hearts and a holiday season of redemption.

A charming anthology of Christmas tales featuring stories by Carolyn Haywood, Joan Aiken, Roger Duvoisin, and other contributors, delighting readers of all ages during the holiday season.

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A glorious collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!'