Darcy Christmas Book

I've eyed this book as it sat up on the shelf each year with plans to read it during the Christmas holiday season and finally took it down this year. I was already delightfully familiar with Sharon Lathan's The Darcy Saga series and also the writing of Amanda Grange. Adding a new to me author in Carolyn Eberhart to the mix was just more to anticipate.

A Darcy Christmas is made up of three novellas by the above group of authors. I enjoy what each brought as their variation or sequel to the P&P story.

I was tickled by Carolyn's mash-up of Dicken's A Christmas Carol with Austen's Pride & Prejudice. It was actually balanced to the Dickens side and it was fun to see Darcy as Scrooge.

Amanda's and Sharon's entries were sweet and heartwarming whether it was the focus of a thoughtful loving gift or tender yet passionate romances for the favorite couple. I did mention that Sharon's story is part of her Darcy Saga sequel series. It's more a set of Christmas vignettes featuring family Christmases over the years and doesn't need to be read in order of the series though fans would see it as a great set of side stories.

All in all, this was sweet, heartwarming and gently-paced for someone in the mood for a warm, cozy Austenesque romance during the holidays.