All Hearts Come Home For Christmas Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway

Christmas at Falstone Castle - Sarah M. Eden - The Dowager Duchess of Kielder eagerly anticipates spending Christmas with her son and his family. Though their relationship has been strained, the duchess is determined to heal the chasm. Even with the help of the widowed local vicar, her plan will take a Christmas miracle. But during this magical season, anything is possible . . . even two second chances for love
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The Heart of Christmas - Anita Stansfield - When a chance meeting brings together a gentle seamstress and a widowed banker, each lonely soul finds a first hint of hope. As their lives become entwined, it will take Christmas spirit to guide a broken family to love and healing.

’Tis the Season to Be Daring - Esther Hatch - Elizabeth Davenport has had quite enough of the London Season. Determined to evade a parade of unsuitable suitors, she seeks help from the one gentleman who has no regard for Society’s rules. All of Society knows Lord Hawthorne is not interested in marriage, yet he cannot deny Miss Davenport’s unique charm. And as the Christmas season works its magic, their charade begins to feel less like playacting and more like love.

The Christmas Dress - Joanna Barker - Seamstress Nell Addington is thrilled when her childhood friend Jacob Hammond commissions a dress for his sister. But when Nell realizes her feelings for Jacob run far deeper than friendship, an unexpected snowstorm—and some holiday cheer—may convince them both that love is worth fighting for.

Review:

I was really excited to read Christmas at Falstone Castle. This story is a branch off of Eden's Lancaster series, which is a series that I love and reread almost yearly. If you enjoy romance, this series is a must. The story had wit, warmth and was very beautifully written. I loved that the story shares the Dowager Duchess of Kielder's perspective and provides additional narrative on the Lancaster's lives. I can't wait to read the next book in the Lancaster series.

The Heart of Christmas was a heart-warming story. I enjoyed the beginning and the ending. The middle of the story felt a little weak to me and needed more editing. At one point one of the characters mentioned that another character told her something when he didn't. There was also indirect dialogue used for an entire page whereas most of the other parts of the story was exclusively direct dialogue. The direct dialogue was more interesting and appealing. Sometimes, the dialogue seemed more preachy than conversational. With a few minor fixes, it could have been a stronger story.

'Tis the Season to Be Daring was a hilarious story. I loved it. It was amazing. I was laughing out loud at some of the scenes and I hardly ever laugh out loud. My daughter asked why I was laughing so hard and I tried to explain it to her, but she looked at me like I was crazy. The characters stretch the rules of society and make a mockery of its constraints. This story and the style of it was like a breath of fresh air for the Regency romance genre. I think Hatch may have created a new sub-sub-genre: Regency romance comedy. You can tell that the author had fun writing this story. I can't wait to see what she does next. This story is a prequel to The Roses of Feldstone.

I didn't love the The Christmas Dress. I didn't hate it. It wasn't my favorite work by the author.  I wasn't invested in the characters as a reader and I was expecting more twists and turns in the story like in her novel Miss Adeline's Match. It was also hard to read another story about a seamstress within the same anthology. 

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