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A passable collection, with Mary Daheim's utterly pointless/plotless and confusing story the only real let down and Cait London's story my favourite.
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Love at Stake #2.5 (A Very Vampy Christmas)
Sugarplums and Scandal
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SUGARPLUMS AND SCANDAL brings together the best of romance and mystery in one delightful collection of Christmas tales. In the expert hands of six of Avon's best storytellers, the holiday season takes on an air of love and scandalous surprises! Filled with Christmas miracles, romance, and suspense, this will make the perfect gift for both romance and mystery fans. Each author brings their own unique voice and characters to the collection, as well as their fan followings.
All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth – Lori Avocato
The Lords of Misrule – Dana Cameron
The Ghost of Christmas Passed – Mary Daheim
Partners in Crime – Cait London
Holly Go Lightly – Suzanne Macpherson
A Very Vampy Christmas – Kerrelyn Sparks
All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth – Lori Avocato
The Lords of Misrule – Dana Cameron
The Ghost of Christmas Passed – Mary Daheim
Partners in Crime – Cait London
Holly Go Lightly – Suzanne Macpherson
A Very Vampy Christmas – Kerrelyn Sparks
327 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 31,2006
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327 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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October 31, 2006 by Avon
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9780061136955
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0061136956
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English
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After serving in the Air Force as a registered nurse, Lori Avocato decided to give up nursing to write fiction. She lives in New England and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, PASIC, NINC, Romance Writers of America, the Author's Guild, and Sisters in Crime. She's raising two teenage sons (heaven help her!), and one darling dog, Spanky. Lori is the author of six novels featuring Pauline Sokol: A Dose of Murder; The Stiff and the Dead; One Dead Under the Cuckoo's Nest; Deep Sea Dead; Nip, Tuck, Dead; and Dead on Arrival.
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Nice set of stories. Discovered a new series of mysteries to look for from this.
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I only read the Kerrelyn sparks story,A very Vampy Christmas. It was really cute and romantic.
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This rating is for A Very Vampy Christmas only
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ok I was disappointed. I read of course the Kerrelyn Sparks story first (while I was reading all her other books from the Love at Stakes series). Apart from one other story this little short story collection was pretty disappointing (oh I said that already).
The third star goes to "Partners in Crime" by Cait London. I loved Joe Berenger and although his love interest does suffer from OHCD she is quite cute and lovable. Joe agrees because he stays around and together they find a way around her need to sort his stuff and his need to be messy.
"A very vampy Christmas" tells the story of Don Orlando de Corazon, a vampire who suffers from amnesia and works for the DVN playing a part in one of the most watched telenovellas on this TV station. It is a cute little interlude of a character rather on the outskirts of the Romatech empire. And even the vampire females of Roman's Harem deserve a HEA.
"The lords of Misrule" could have been so much more, but this regency mystery thriller with murder, sleuthing and some nice mystery man who helps solving the crime, was so jumbled and confusing. The characters should have been introduced better, even if the need for secrecy regarding the culprit might have been warranted to keep the suspense.
The other stories I cannot remember and don't think they are worth remembering. Sorry. :(
The third star goes to "Partners in Crime" by Cait London. I loved Joe Berenger and although his love interest does suffer from OHCD she is quite cute and lovable. Joe agrees because he stays around and together they find a way around her need to sort his stuff and his need to be messy.
"A very vampy Christmas" tells the story of Don Orlando de Corazon, a vampire who suffers from amnesia and works for the DVN playing a part in one of the most watched telenovellas on this TV station. It is a cute little interlude of a character rather on the outskirts of the Romatech empire. And even the vampire females of Roman's Harem deserve a HEA.
"The lords of Misrule" could have been so much more, but this regency mystery thriller with murder, sleuthing and some nice mystery man who helps solving the crime, was so jumbled and confusing. The characters should have been introduced better, even if the need for secrecy regarding the culprit might have been warranted to keep the suspense.
The other stories I cannot remember and don't think they are worth remembering. Sorry. :(
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Sugarplum and Scandal (Love at Stake)
Six romantic books, one historical, one paranormal, and four contemporary. Book 1- All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, book 2 - The Lords of Misule, book 3 - The Ghost of Christmas Passed, book 4 - Partners in Crime, book 5 - Holly Go Lightly, and book 6 - A Very Vampy Christmas. Ok story.
Six romantic books, one historical, one paranormal, and four contemporary. Book 1- All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, book 2 - The Lords of Misule, book 3 - The Ghost of Christmas Passed, book 4 - Partners in Crime, book 5 - Holly Go Lightly, and book 6 - A Very Vampy Christmas. Ok story.
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Rating only for A Very Vampy Christmas – Kerrelyn Sparks
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I gave this 4 instead of five because I didn't like all the stories, the last 3 were great! The Kerrilyn Sparks story was awesome! and I really liked Holly Go Lightly, But the first couple were kinda blah! Not really love stories.
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