What a fabulous collection of reads! Stand out authors, attention worthy characters that captivate and entertain from one story to the next.
Review copy received from Harlequin MIRA via Netgalley

This is a wonderful collection of five Christmas stories all set in Australia love the fact that they are books set in my home country made them totally relatable to me. The set comprises

THE DROVER COMES HOME FOR CHRISTMA by Darry Fraser
Jenny Wickley a widowed woman cares for two motherless children while their father Shep Miller droves his livestock to market just before Christmas Who are the mysterious swaggies that arrive and what is the secret that puts them all in danger.

THE SIX RULES OF CHRISTMAS by Penelope Janu
Ariella Blake doesn't have time for Christmas after all she has taken over her father legal practice and needs to get things up and running. Jack Adamson may only be visiting Warrandale but he will make sure that Arielle learns the rules of Christmas and in the process he will get under her skin

NEWBORN BABY FOR CHRISTMAS by Fiona Law
Georgie and Hamish have been friends since childhood and the one thing Georgie has always wanted is to be a mother so how as her best friend can Hamish refuse. Seeing his best friend pregnant with his child makes him look at her in a whole new way will this pretend become so much more

A TALE OF THREE CHRISTMASES by Eva Scott
Lexie may have lost her husband and she may still lose her farm but turning it into a B & B may save it and her but when Geoff who has also suffered loss arrives this Christmas may become so much more Can two hurting people help one another heal

THE CHRISTMAS WISH by Jacqui Underwood
Brielle returns to the town she grew up in but never felt part of to teach now she has to decide if there is a future for her when the chemistry between her and a past foe ignites.

A really enjoyable and joyful book full of Christmas romances.

The first story in the book by Darry Fraser, The Drover Comes Home For Christmas, was a sweet story set in 1889 in rural Australia. I love Darry's writing as she is always able to transport me to the place and time so vividly. A story of 2 motherless children whose father has to drove his cattle to market just before Christmas and their widowed neighbour Jenny who looks after the children while he's away. This story contains Christmas magic in the form of two mysterious men who may be better known now than they were then. A heartstrings tale to be sure.

The six rules of Christmas by Penelope Janu
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, I couldn't put it down. I had to know if Ariella learned the rules of Christmas and if she let go of her structured rules and allowed Jack to have a place in her heart and her life. If she didn't want Jack, I'd have had him, what a sweetheart. A wonderful uplifting story and some wonderful Christmas rules to remember.


Newborn baby for Christmas by Fiona Lowe
Another very enjoyable Christmas tale, best friends become something more. When Hamish agrees to donate his sperm so his best friend can fulfil her dream to have a baby, it is the catalyst for realisations on both sides when they are thrown together when Georgina is now nearly 9 months pregnant. This story hit close to home, except I'm not as lucky as Georgie is to have a friend like Hamish to help fulfil that dream. Hamish never wanted to be a father, but suddenly everything, including his feelings about Georgie are being put to the test. I loved Hamish's family, what lovely supportive parent he has and the whole extended family was great too. Hamish was a bit of an ass for a while, luckily he got over himself. A happy Christmas tale

A tale of three Christmases by Eva Scott
A nice story about 2 people who have lost the people they love and are starting life again, both full of insecurities. This story didn't grab me like the others, but was still a nice story.

The Christmas wish by Jacquie Underdown
This was another enjoyable story in this five book Christmas anthology. Brielle returns to her home town, a place that never really felt like home, to teach for the last couple of months of the school year. She finds that one of the children in her class belongs to Luke,a man she grew up with, who she always thought disliked her when they were younger. Now they are both grown up and things may have changed. They both have to sort out what they want and Brielle needs to figure out if she can ever call this town home. I enjoyed the chemistry and the way that Luke and Brielle interact and come to their final conclusion. I loved Luke's daughter Poppy, what a gorgeous little girl, who just like Brielle has issues to deal with regarding her mother.


Overall a great anthology

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Australia MIRA for a copy in return for an honest review