Until I started reading, I did not realize that this is a recombining of previously published short stories by Carla Kelly. I think it is dishonest of publishers to put new covers on and publish previously printed stories without clearly stating that on the cover. Those of us who collect all of Carla Kelly's books would already have these stories. Let me show you what I mean.
LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY -- 5 stars
This was in Regency Christmas Wishes (2003)
It was re-released in 2014 in Season's Regency Greetings: Two Christmas Novellas
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
On the other hand, I have to say that this is the finest Christmas story ever written -- in my humble opinion.
NO ROOM AT THE INN -- 5 stars
The 2002 issue of The Regency Christmas IX included the second story: NO ROOM AT THE INN
This same story was re-released in 2014 in Season's Regency Greetings: Two Christmas Novellas
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
This is another very fine Christmas story from Carla Kelly.
REGENCY CHRISTMAS GIFTS --
This isn't even a separate story; the publisher didn't remove the title when listing the following three stories that were part of this book. Thus, you see that all three of the remaining stories came from this book title. How's that for laziness? Said another way, this book advertizes 6 stories but gives 5 (because they didn't even remove the name of the original book title under which the following 3 short stories appeared.
THE LASTING GIFT -- 5 stars
THE LASTING GIFT was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
This is another incredibly great Christmas story from Carla Kelly.
FAITHFULLY YOURS -- 4.5 stars
FAITHFULLY YOURS was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
LUCY'S BANG-UP CHRISTMAS -- 5 stars
LUCY'S BANG-UP CHRISTMAS was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
**I'm not going to penalize the author with my score (as some other reviewers have) because she didn't rewrap the stories and pass them off as new ones. She just wants to sell books. But I think publishing houses need to be more honest with their customers. For your future reference, this publisher is Sweetwater (2017).
LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY -- 5 stars
This was in Regency Christmas Wishes (2003)
It was re-released in 2014 in Season's Regency Greetings: Two Christmas Novellas
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
On the other hand, I have to say that this is the finest Christmas story ever written -- in my humble opinion.
NO ROOM AT THE INN -- 5 stars
The 2002 issue of The Regency Christmas IX included the second story: NO ROOM AT THE INN
This same story was re-released in 2014 in Season's Regency Greetings: Two Christmas Novellas
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
This is another very fine Christmas story from Carla Kelly.
REGENCY CHRISTMAS GIFTS --
This isn't even a separate story; the publisher didn't remove the title when listing the following three stories that were part of this book. Thus, you see that all three of the remaining stories came from this book title. How's that for laziness? Said another way, this book advertizes 6 stories but gives 5 (because they didn't even remove the name of the original book title under which the following 3 short stories appeared.
THE LASTING GIFT -- 5 stars
THE LASTING GIFT was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
This is another incredibly great Christmas story from Carla Kelly.
FAITHFULLY YOURS -- 4.5 stars
FAITHFULLY YOURS was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
LUCY'S BANG-UP CHRISTMAS -- 5 stars
LUCY'S BANG-UP CHRISTMAS was previously published in Regency Christmas Gifts: Three Stories in 2015.
And now it is showing up again in A Season of Love (2017)
**I'm not going to penalize the author with my score (as some other reviewers have) because she didn't rewrap the stories and pass them off as new ones. She just wants to sell books. But I think publishing houses need to be more honest with their customers. For your future reference, this publisher is Sweetwater (2017).
