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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
Download PDF Sugarplums and Scandal Dana Cameron Mary Daheim Lori Avocato Cait London Suzanne Macpherson Kerrelyn Sparks 9780061136955 Books
"I never read any of Lori Avaocato stories before but she start the book out with ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH. A story of Pauline Sokol an ex nurse turn private insurance investigator. The story deals with a dentist ripping off his clients on a fixed income and Pauline and her partner Jagger the master of disguise to get the teeth to their owners.
Then Dana Cameron has a story that takes place in the past where a murder in mannor capture one interest.
Mary Dahein story was among my least favorites as instead of a regular ghost story as I had home it more like being haunted by memory lane as 4 generations of family get together for ghost of christmas past.
other stories don't get much better till you come to Kerrelyn Sparks Very Vampire Christmas which is the best story in the book and sort of a follow up to her Vamp in the City with vampire soap star Don Orlando looking for his family and hope to regain his memory with co star and lover Maggie at his side. While Maggie family had tossed her out with barely the clothes on her back when she came out to them this story shows even a vampire can expect a christmas miracle to happen."
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Sugarplums and Scandal Dana Cameron Mary Daheim Lori Avocato Cait London Suzanne Macpherson Kerrelyn Sparks 9780061136955 Books Reviews :
Sugarplums and Scandal Dana Cameron Mary Daheim Lori Avocato Cait London Suzanne Macpherson Kerrelyn Sparks 9780061136955 Books Reviews
- This collection includes six short mystery stories set around the holidays. Most of them also have at least a hint of romance and you'll even come across a Christmas miracle or two. None of the selections are earth-shattering but, as with all anthologies, they give you an introduction to authors you may never have read otherwise, which is why I like to use collections like this one as a way to `test drive' for writers whose works I've been thinking about reading. Overall, this is a passable group of stories, but one you would probably be just as happy getting from the library as buying.
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, Lori Avocato (3 stars)
Medical Insurance Fraud Investigator Pauline Sokol, with a little help from the sexy Jagger, decides to do a good deed and help poor Leonard Niski get his bridge work back in time to chow down on some Christmas ham. However, when Pauline starts looking into the jolly dentist, Dr. Elfin Santana, she finds things are way more complicated than she expected. Has she bitten off more than she can chew? (Sorry, I can never resist a truly horrible pun.)
The Lords of Misrule, Dana Cameron (4 stars)
In Dana Cameron's contribution, Miss Margaret Chase helps to solve a Christmas Eve crime involving theft and murder - with a little help from her brother and his enigmatic friend. Set in 1722, The Lords of Misrule is a classic English manor house mystery and was my favorite in this collection. The mystery was well plotted, the characters intriguing and the historical setting warm and inviting.
The Ghost of Christmas Passed, Mary Daheim (2 stars)
Mary Daheim delivers a Christmas miracle, of sorts, in The Ghost of Christmas Passed. When amateur sleuth and innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn gathers her boisterous extended family together for their traditional Christmas Eve celebration, conversation turns to her mother's brother Bart, who disappeared many years ago. As Judith learns more about her mysterious Uncle, it seems like his spirit may be looking for a way to join the family gathering. This story was a bit confusing for me. I felt like I would have appreciated more if I had read some of the books in Ms. Daheim's series featuring Judith.
Partners in Crime, Cait London (3 stars)
I liked this story, but I would have liked it more if it had been longer. It felt like bits and pieces (and not inconsequential pieces) had been cut out of a longer story to make it the right size for this collection. Cecilia Lattimore gets a little holiday help from an unexpected source in this story by Cait London. A professional organizer, Cecilia's being threatened by someone who's breaking into her house and throwing her things into disarray. When a homeless man comes to her aid, Cecilia decides to organize his life as a way to say thank you, but Joe Berenger isn't quite as down on his luck as he has led Cecilia to believe.
Holly Go Lightly, Suzanne MacPherson (2 stars)
In Suzanne MacPherson's story, Nick Fredericks can't seem to get his dead ex-fianceé off of his mind. After spending all of Christmas Eve thinking about Holly, Nick finally realizes her spirit is trying to tell him something important. When Holly's ghost leads him to a seaside bungalow early Christmas morning, Nick discovers true Christmas Joy. This story was sweet, but not very believable, and I'm not talking about the ghost here. The way Nick and everyone in his family takes the presence of Holly's spirit so calmly didn't ring true for me, nor did the events in Carmel after Nick's arrival.
A Very Vampy Christmas, Kerrelynn Sparks (2 stars)
In this campy, funny tale a newly made vampire suffering from amnesia gets help from his fangy soap-opera co-star when he goes searching for his lost past. The story is well- written, and the ending is satisfying, but all in all, it was a little bit cheesy. And not in the laugh-out-loud-meant-to-be-cheesy kind of way the author was aiming for (at least, I think she was). Just, you know, cheesy. - I never read any of Lori Avaocato stories before but she start the book out with ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH. A story of Pauline Sokol an ex nurse turn private insurance investigator. The story deals with a dentist ripping off his clients on a fixed income and Pauline and her partner Jagger the master of disguise to get the teeth to their owners.
Then Dana Cameron has a story that takes place in the past where a murder in mannor capture one interest.
Mary Dahein story was among my least favorites as instead of a regular ghost story as I had home it more like being haunted by memory lane as 4 generations of family get together for ghost of christmas past.
other stories don't get much better till you come to Kerrelyn Sparks Very Vampire Christmas which is the best story in the book and sort of a follow up to her Vamp in the City with vampire soap star Don Orlando looking for his family and hope to regain his memory with co star and lover Maggie at his side. While Maggie family had tossed her out with barely the clothes on her back when she came out to them this story shows even a vampire can expect a christmas miracle to happen. - daughter likes it.
- great read
- The book came in great condition! The stories are wonderful! I especially love the one by Kellelyn Sparks!
- I enjoyed this book. It is a fun compilation of holiday stories by several great authors. I chose this book to follow the sotryline of a series (Love At Stake)I was already reading. After reading this book, I gave several of the other authors a try and have enjoyed their books as well.
- ..The only story I have read so far was the one by Kerrelyn Sparks. However, that one story is enough reason to buy the book. It was absolutely hilarious! It is tied into her Love at Stake series, and while a bit goofier than her other books, it was definitely very enjoyable. Another great addition to the Love at Stake series!
- I really like Ms. Sparks' books, so this little novella was very welcome, while awaiting her next Vampire book.
