The Christmas Ball
The perfect Christmas gift can be found under the mistletoe."A talented author with a real gift for linking the modern reader to the glamorous past." - RT Book ReviewsOutshone by a gregarious stepsister and overbearing stepmother, Lady Athena Cummins is used to fading into the shadows. Beloved...
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The perfect Christmas gift can be found under the mistletoe."A talented author with a real gift for linking the modern reader to the glamorous past." - RT Book ReviewsOutshone by a gregarious stepsister and overbearing stepmother, Lady Athena Cummins is used to fading into the shadows. Beloved only by her youngest sister Persephone, Athena has accepted her destiny as a spinster. But Persephone has a different scheme in mind, and conspires to send Athena out for one night of fun at Lord Finchley’s masquerade Christmas Ball. The masked beauty catches the Lord’s eye but, determined to avoid the wrath of her stepsister, Athena leads Lord Finchley on a wild chase to discover her true identity.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00H295Q4M
Publish date: December 3rd 2013
Publisher: Diversion Books
Pages no: 62
Edition language: English
Actually mostly a Cinderella story set in Regency-land, not much to do with Christmas per se. Athena, the Cinderella character, has a nasty stepmother and 2 stepsisters, of whom one is nasty, while the other one is a sweetheart and stands in for the fairy godmother of the old tale. Cute story, nic...
Title: The Christmas BallAuthor: Sherrill BodinePublished: Diversion BookReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: 5Review:"The Christmas Ball" by Sherrill Bodine was a wonderful written Christmas novella. This one was definitely a 'twist on Cinderella.' We find that with the help of her half sister Persephon...