Review: Regency Historical Novella with a wintery, holiday setting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
The Earl's Christmas Colt is December 2013 Entangled Flirt publication. I was provided a copy of this book in conjunction with a book tour in exchange for and honest review.Arabella, an independent woman and a great lover of horses and riding, has been summoned by her brother to meet him in the library. This is going to be bad news. Sure enough Arabella is told she is to be married. Her brother has found a match for her. Furious about the way this all happened and that she is about to lose her freedoms, Arabella rides off only to have her horse throw a shoe.Oliver is on his way to meet his fiancé. Her brother has warned him that the lady may be reluctant to marry. Having been told his fiancé loved horses, he brought her a gift- a beautiful colt. Before he can arrive at his destination he finds a lady stranded and is stunned to find she is his fiancé. The lady has no idea who he is and he allows her to continue on in ignorance, leading her think he is a horse breeder.Arabella and Oliver discover they rather enjoy one another's company, but what will happen when Arabella discovers who Oliver really is?This Christmas themed historical novella is a sweet story of two people who thought they would never have a love match, finding each other in an out of the ordinary way. Arabella is a person we feel a righteous indignation - on her behalf. Being forced to wed someone she never met and feeling trapped. Oliver is not a person I felt one way or another about initially. He is knocked back on his heels when sees how beautiful his fiancé is and once he gets to know her he realizes that he WANTS to marry her, not as a business arrangement or provide an heir, but because he loves her. However, Arabella is going to take some convincing, especially after she discovers his deception.This romance is perfect for a lunch break read, or if you are in the mood for a wintery romance with snow and a holiday atmosphere.This story could be enjoyed at time though, since Christmas is just a backdrop to the setting. If you like regency historical romances you will like this one, I'm sure.