A review by dukefn99
Winter Wishes: A Regency Holiday Romance Anthology by Wendy Vella, Suzanna Medeiros, Alina K. Field, Cheryl Bolen, Barbara Monajem, Bree Wolf, Lana Williams, Collette Cameron, Samantha Grace, Donna Cummings, Bronwen Evans, Heather Boyd, Sasha Cottman

4.0

I read this anthology over the course of a week or so and as I look back to write this review, I'm finding that a lot of the stories blended together. That's not to say that they're conencted or really similar in any way... it's more that reading 12 stories back to back, so very few of them stood out enough to single them out for review as excellent. That said, there was only one of the stories that I've probably rate as a 2-3 star read and I ended up skimming most of it.

I found this to be a very solid set of regency romances. There was enough variety of characters (from commoners to aristocrats) and locals (from London to the Highlands) to keep me interested. Even the tropes varied from reunion stories to chance meetings to friends to lovers.

I was reminded why I enjoy a few of these authors and have discovered a couple new authors to add to my ever growing to-be-read list. If you're looking for a good selection of short stories set around the Christmas season, this might be the box set for you.