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Valentine Kittens (Zebra Regency Romance)

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"Belling The Kitten"by JoAnn Ferguson
After dealing with noise and horror in the Peninsula, Lord Jason Farraday comes home anticipating silence. Instead, the young viscount is met by even more noise. Some comes from his mother, who wishes him to settle down, and some comes from his sister, Olivia, who is excited about going to a Valentine's Day ball in hopes of receiving a marriage proposal from Lord Raymond Marlowe. To escape it all Jason rides a day away from home and takes a room at a cozy inn. All is well until his valet opens a wrong door and allows three miscreant kittens into another guest's room.

Miss Amaris Woodward, escorted by her abigail, is en route to the ball when her carriage breaks down. She gets a room at the inn for the night. Amaris has been sent by her ailing father to the ball where Raymond is to announce their engagement. But her carriage is not the only mishap of the night. She returns to her room to find her ball gown in shreds due to the three kittens. Since Jason's valet is responsible for the damage, Jason is moved to make things right by repairing the gown and giving Amaris a ride to her destination ... even though the lovely lady's arrival will break his sister's heart.

***** Who would ever dream that such innocent looking kittens could cause so much trouble? Or so much love? The answer can be found within the pages of this book. Three authors are able to see through the cuddly smiles and angelic "mews" to see the playfulness and intelligence behind them. These stories are the authors' attempts in showing readers a glimpse of what they see.

There are two other novellas in this book by authors Valerie King and Cynthia Pratt. However, my synopsis only covers the one by JoAnn Ferguson. I found this book to be witty, romantic, and full of fun. I am proud to recommend it to all Regency fans. EXCELLENT! *****


Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

I must respectfully disagree with the other reviewer. Of the three stories in this Regency anthology only one was worth devoting any time to.

The first story- by JoAnn Ferguson made the mistake of trying to cover to many angles in it's 82 pages-therefore making the entire story bland and hard to follow-not to mention very big implausibilities throughout.

The second story by Valerie King was even worse-I think one of the worst attempts I've seen in any Regency anthology. Historical and societal inaccuracies big enough to drive a truck through!

The final story by Cynthia Pratt was actually pretty good. It's a story of a marriage of convenience turned on it's ear by unexpected romance brought on by a stray kitten. This story was enjoyable enough that it could have been lengthened to novel size and made a great regency. While I enjoyed this story a lot-it was not enough to save this anthology. So my suggestion is: unless you can get this book really cheap or borrow it, then I'd say skip it.

2.5 stars for Pratt's story.