This was a cute (light) historical mystery/romance. Fans of her other books are sure to like this one as well.

Not exactly a sequel, this title follows the events in "Suitors & Sabotage", focusing on Matt and Kate, servants introduced in the previous book. While still a light, enjoyable romance for young teens, the below stairs viewpoint hints at darker subjects. However challenges are quickly smoothed over for a happy-ever-after ending. These hints left me wanting something more so I didn't find this as appealing as Anstey's other titles. Still well worth a couple hours on a long airplane flight.

Review based on an ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley.

Thank you net galley for an advance copy of this novel. I have read all of this authors previous works and was excited to read this work. It was a sweet Christmas time romance set in regency times with a twist of counterfeit coin mystery to be solved. Some of the characters were in a previous work so that was delightful to see them again. I wished there was a bit more to this story in terms of character love interest development as that seemed more like insta-like. I was somewhat disappointed howthe story ended as well as we don't get to see how Kate and Matt end up--hoping they get a clothing shop together. I appreciatedthis was a clean romance so very much. I will recommend this author and novel to others.

A sweet Christmas confection with filled with dashing valets, high-spirited ladies maids, and a frothy and fantastic romance. Fans of Anstey's work will love the cameos of beloved characters, the chemistry of the two leads, and the contagious giddiness of holiday romance.