Gifts of Love [Mass Market Paperback]

Kay Hooper (Author), Lisa Kleypas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2006

In this glorious season of light and joy, the phenomenal Kay Hooper and the incomparable Lisa Kleypas offer readers a pair of precious jewels—timeless love stories that sparkle like diamonds.

In Kay Hooper's Holiday Spirit, a matchmaking grandmother and three Christmas ghosts arrange a sensuous reunion for a headstrong noblewoman and her seductive former fiancé. And in Surrender, Lisa Kleypas has a beautiful, aristocratic Bostonian discover the true meaning of giving when she falls tenderly and passionately in love with a troubled stranger: her husband.

Open these golden Gifts of Love and surrender your heart—for 'tis the season for romance!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas is a true star. After graduating from Wellesley College, Lisa began her writing career after her parents gave her only one year to get a book contract - she succeeded and a career was born. Kay Hooper has published more than 60 novels and four novellas.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Avon (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061151750
• ISBN-13: 978-0061151750
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lisa Kleypas graduated from Wellesley College with a political science degree. She is a RITA award winning author of both historical romance and contemporary women's fiction. Her novels are published in fourteen different languages and are bestsellers all over the world. She lives in Washington State with her husband Gregory and their two children.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kleypas Story is a repeat but excellent!, December 19, 2006

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Pio (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gifts of Love (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book for the Kleypas story and have not read the Hooper story. I really liked the Kleypas story "Surrender" about a very determined Irish man in the late 1800's who makes it out of the slums of Boston and marries the very sheltered daughter of a Boston Brahmin family who he meets through her brother, his college friend. He tells himself he wants her because she represents his finally "making it to the top" and doesn't admit to even himself that he married her because he loves her. At the same time, he doesn't feel good enough for her and feels firmly caught between two distant strata of society. His wife, on the other hand, doesn't care about his origins but is at first out of her depth trying to live with this intense, torn man. It's a great story and I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't already read it in a previous anthology of Kleypas' called A CHRISTMAS PRESENT (other authoresses were Loretta Chase and Judith French). I understand the decision to republish this story in another Christmas grouping but it is nevertheless irritating how often it is done. So FYI if someone out there has already read other Kleypas anthologies and doesn't remember which ones, you might have already read this story. This book costs quite a lot to find out that you have already read half of it before.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two great historical romances -- a nice find..., January 28, 2007

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cb (Minot, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gifts of Love (Mass Market Paperback)

Gifts of Love by Kay Hooper and Lisa Kleypas are two great Christmas Historical romance stories. Holiday Spirit by Kay Hooper's tells the story/mystery of two romances. The first couple broke their engagement over lies and the second couple are ghosts.... Surrender, Lisa Kleypas tells the story of conflict of Irish and aristocratic Bostonians. This story was a about married couple who had to grow into their love. A great stories anytime of the year. I love Kleypas but now I am off to find more by Hooper.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant Quick Read, November 19, 2011

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kooks (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gifts of Love (Mass Market Paperback)

"Surrender" BY Lisa Kleypas took place in the late 1800's was about Jason Moran a poor Irish Immigrant who strives for acceptance in an afluient Boston community he isn't accepted in. He marrys Laura Prescott a sweet innocent lady of that Boston community. His insecurities about his background torture him and cause horendous trials in their marriage, only Laura can help him with her unconditional love.

This was a very well written strong story that I wished would have been longer with more detail but it isn't to be unfortunately. I was able to download this free on line but I would have gladly paid a couple of dollars for it.

Holiday Spirit By Kay Hooper was a story about two pairs of lovers one in the current time and a ghostly pair in the past. Both couples have a misunderstanding making their situation bring on much heartache.

The grandmother of the most current couple interfers trying to get the couple together while the couple itself help resolve the mystery of the ghosts death.

I'm not much into the ghostly romance novels but this one was worth reading. Enjoy