I can barely face reviewing this collection of short stories, it is so bad. Perhaps the name Merline Lovelace on the cover should have stopped me picking this up at the library altogether - it is practically diabolical in itself.
A handful of gold by Mary Balogh
** out of *****
She can write much better than this. Virginal showgirl shows rake meaning of Christmas. Makes you want to take up paganism.
A drop of frankincense by Merline Lovelace
* out of *****
Arranged marriage consumated by sneaky feisty wife, then they go to fight the Spanish and meet Queen Elizabeth I. Reads like a parody.
A touch of myrrh by Suzanne Barclay
** out of *****
Some interesting detail about the spice trade, however once again the heroine shows the hero the meaning of Christmas and makes us all sick with her feisty goodness. She would not have lasted 10 minutes in reality and the author cannot make us believe otherwise.
genre: historical romance
read: 12/4/8
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