Mischief & Mistletoe

Thirty Ways to Leave a Duke (Unconventional Betrothals, Book 2)

By: Tanya Anne Crosby

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

'Twas the Week Before Christmas ...

Suspecting he can never be the man Emma Peters wishes him to be, Lucien Morgen, the fifth duke of Willyngham, decides to break off their long-standing engagement... only to discover the innocent fiancé he set aside for years has unexpectedly blossomed into a passionate, irresistible woman. When All Through the House...

As the family counts down to Christmas, everyone else seems to realize Lucien and Emma are truly meant to be--except the oblivious couple. With the help of some very mischievous children, Emma and Lucien are about to discover that a little mischief beneath the mistletoe might just open their hearts to love.

©1999 Tanya Anne Crosby (P)2014 Tanya Anne Crosby

Critic reviews

“Tanya Anne Crosby writes remarkable love stories.” —New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Kleypas

“Tanya Anne Crosby writes stories that light the darkest corners of history with the warm, glowing beacon of love.” —Nationally Bestselling Author Pamela Morsi

"Richly sensual, each tale is magnetic.” —Nationally Bestselling Author Stella Cameron

A Perfect Christmas Love Story

A sweet story with a little spice😉 I loved the characters in this short book, especially Lucien and Emma! Narrator has such a good voice! I will look for others by this author and this narrator, and I will happily add this to my annual Christmas list.

Length is ok, but...

More could have been done to have the heroine make hero pay more directly. Her family manipulating things when she hadn't done so made it seem too intrusively bad, not good. The few times she told him to go seemed inconsequential in light of it all. In fact, her family & her should have confronted him about his deplorable reputation/behavior so reader could see a change that would make him worthy. Hero had no real change & a few more chapters would've been welcomed to make that happen. If those chapters had been added, I think reader would feel more when the hero "loves" her instead of thinking "so what?" Why wouldn't he proceed with his plan for a mistress or the like? I wanted to root for them, but he didn't earn her. It was a manipulative convenience.

Short and sweet!

Great short story/book. I loved all the characters especially the kids. However, I was disappointed the main hero didn’t seem to fully work through, understand, or even confess his feeling of inadequacy or the reason or events that led to it. He just got over it all of a sudden? 🤷🏻‍♀️
Excellent narration!

Mischief & Mistletoe

Delightful narrative from Tanya Anne Crosby complimented by Marian Hussey that I highly recommend as well worth your time.

Was This Even Proofread?

I almost abandoned this short story 10 times but stuck around out of spite.

It was too stupidly,anachronistic, at times like nails on a chalkboard.

Kids? Nobody says “kids,” even in the cheesiest Regency novels, and there were a lot of awkward grammar and word choice gymnastics that took me out of the silly story too many times for me to care about any of these characters.

Frankly, ChatGPT could’ve edited this thing better than it was.

Good luck, at least the price is right.