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Carols and Chaos
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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From the author of Suitors and Sabotage comes a swoonworthy Christmas adventure, perfect for fans of Jane Austen and Downton Abbey. 1817. The happy chaos of the Yuletide season has descended upon the country estate of Shackleford Park in full force, but lady's maid Kate Darby barely has the time to notice. Between her household duties, caring for her ailing mother, and saving up money to someday own a dress shop, her hands are quite full. Matt Harlow is also rather busy. He's performing double-duty, acting as valet for both of the Steeple brothers, two of the estate's holiday guests. Falling in love would be a disaster for either of them. But staving off their feelings for each other becomes the least of their problems when a devious counterfeiting scheme reaches the gates of Shackleford Park, and Kate and Matt are unwittingly swept up in the intrigue. Full of sweetness, charm, and holiday mischief, Carols and Chaosa standalone companion novel to Suitors and Sabotageis perfect for readers who like their historical fiction with a side of romance and danger. Praise for Carols and Chaos: "One part intriguing mystery, one part cozy romance. Jane Austen fans will enjoy the propriety and the Regency setting, while that dose of Christmas adds an extra bit of cheer. Booklist "A nod and a wink to the works of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. ... This book could serve as a stepping stone to classic read-alikes, such as Pride and Prejudice or Jane Eyre." School Library Journal
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RebeccaRoo7
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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Love this fun Christmas story! There's a slight air of mystery to it. Apparently, this is the 2nd book in the series but from what I can tell the story lines are separate.

#historical #fiction #Christmas #readKY #Ineedsnow #yuletide #celebrations #youngadult #romance #companionbook

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IndoorDame
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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I think I may have to track this down closer to Christmas when I‘m feeling the need for more seasonal reading. #Carols #DivineDecember @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks good ❤️ 1y
Eggs Beautiful ❤️❤️ 1y
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kissmehardy
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Pickpick

A lovely Regency lark. Kate and Matt have such good chemistry, and the counterfeiting side plot is a thrill. #historicalromance

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Eggs
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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When a medieval English knight gets magically transported to the present day, he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.

#knightbeforechristmas #festivefilms @Klou

Cupcake12 Loved this film, watched it last year. I didn‘t even know it was a book 😂 3y
BethM I don‘t have Netflix so this is very exciting! 3y
Klou I still need to watch this one, looks great! Perfect choice! 3y
ShelleyBooksie I didnt know the Netflix show was based on a book! It was a cute holiday show 3y
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Charityann
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Gathering books for the #wintergames 📚🎄Oreo approves!😂 #christmasbooks #christmasreads #holidayreads

DinoMom What a cutie! 3y
ShelleyBooksie I love Christmas books - those all look great! 3y
Gissy Who is the author of that book titled Whisper? 3y
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Sharpeipup
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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Not sure it smells like a library but it‘s decent light to read by.

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Linsy
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Pickpick

How delightful! I flew through this one today. My favorite part has to be the chapter titles. They were fantastically cheeky.

Here‘s just a small sampling:
- Chapter 2. In which a porker, an ewer, and a dirt floor suffer the ravages of a helpful neighbor
- Chapter 4. In which cold ears bring out the woodland fairies
- Chapter 8. In which a thunderous expression leads to prevarication

🎄 #holidayread #wintergames #thefilthyanimals #romantsy

Bookwormjillk Sounds fun! 4y
tpixie Fun! I like chapters that start “in which“ at first you don‘t know what the chapter means but then after you read it you go back and read the title again and you go “oh a-ha!” 4y
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Texreader
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coffees 1pt!! 12-11, oh a good mystery during the winter, perfect 👌👌 4y
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LindseysLibrary303
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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There‘s nothing better to do than to stay at home on the couch and read a book when you‘re sick #readingwhenyouresick #quietday

BarbaraTheBibliophage Hope you‘re feeling better now! 4y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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I have been trying to deal with my catalogue of unread Cindy Anstey books and I seem to be in the mood to read them now so...

Catsandbooks Sounds like a great Christmas read! 5y
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Gryffleclaw95
Carols and Chaos | Cindy Anstey
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Bailedbailed

I really tried with this one since I have been a fan of Cindy‘s other books, but this felt a bit insta-love and I wasn‘t really into it by the time I hit page 70. I plan on giving this one another try next year.