One Christmas Night

Library Journal

Langen, Jacqueline Navin, and Lyn Stone join forces to produce a trio of novellas that nicely captures the flavors of the medieval and Renaissance holiday seasons in all their richness and warmth. A young Highland lass rescues a wounded warrior and brings him love as well as healing in Langen's charming story, which has a Cinderella ending; a fugitive noblewoman, an orphaned baby, and a gallant knight vanquish a villain and form a family--just in time for the New Year--in Navin's spirited "A Wife for Christmas"; and an independent-minded English noblewoman determined to discourage a Scottish suitor finds that her efforts are having the opposite effect in Stone's delightful "Ian's Gift," a tale with a "Gifts of the Magi" twist. Laughter-laced and sprinkled with children, these heartwarming, diverse, yet equally satisfying historical romances will brighten readers' holidays and are perfect for an afternoon by the fire with a mug of spiced cider. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.