Comments on: REVIEW: A Christmas Wedding Wager by Michelle Styles

By: Jayne

Jayne — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:04:16 +0000

Shannon, aren’t ebooks awesome! I have a perpetual backlist at eharlequin because of the easy availability. Michelle has a new book in her Viking series due out next month that’s already for sale there.

By: Shannon Brown

Shannon Brown — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:37:32 +0000

I love the reader that Amazon sells that lets you read books like this one in ebook form on demand. It makes traveling so much nicer.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:51:29 +0000

I love the option of ebooks. Since this book is 4 months from its release date, the chances of finding it in a store are slim to none but with ebooks, voila!, it’s yours immediately.

By: موقع زواج

موقع زواج — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:42:23 +0000

I love Christmas books and am definitely going to download the ebook here and get going on it. I love the option of being able to download a book on the spot. Hopefully this option will become more popular with time!

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:53:04 +0000

Well Michelle I always learn something new when I read your books which is something I love to do. The Saint Mondays make sense once you explained the concept. Kind of like a flexible New Year’s Day. I guess the Charles Dickens’ Christmas that everyone thinks is such a tradition of long standing really isn’t, is it?

That’s good news about the Viking book being released here earlier than planned. And you’re going to have your work cut out for you making me cheer for Lottie. That girl needs a head slap. [g]

By: Michelle Styles

Michelle Styles — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:02:27 +0000

Jayne –
Many thanks for reviewing this. I am so pleased you enjoyed it and that it helped to put you into the mood for Christmas.

Right, let’s see. TPTB had a change of heart about the first Viking book you reviewed back in October. It is going to into the US market in May 08. They decided to test the US market for Vikings…The second Viking goes into the UK market in June 08.

A Saint Monday is the term that was given to the practice of labourers/navvies taking off the Monday after payday. Basically they were sleeping off their hang overs. It was called that because lworkers were allowed various local saints days off and continued to take those days off as standard practice up to the mid 19th century. Therefore it was given the name of Saint Monday. I will not say if this still goes on or not…but I suspect it has a different name. ;)

Christmas in the North East of England has changed a bit since early Victorian day. But I do know that goose feasts continued to be really popular when there were still factories and coal mines…now it is far more going out for a Christmas meal.
Turkey is very popular but it is still possible to do a Christmas goose. They think there will a shortage of goose fat this Christmas because of bird flu. Goose fat is fantastic for getting roast potatoes to be golden brown.
The colour of Father Christmas’s robes changed from green to red when the concept of St Nicholas was imported from the US in the 1870/1880s. Until very recently the UK Father Christmas wore bishop’s robes and was thin. He now is starting to be called Santa and wears US style red clothes.
The Assembly Rooms still hosts dances and still has its chandeliers and the Theatre Royal is there as well.
Unfortunately the we do not get the snow we once had, but there a few outdoor skating rinks now…
I am currently on the second half of a Regency duo set in the Tyne Valley, and before that completed a linked story to ACWW — An Impulsive Debutante (UK Sept 08) — Lottie Charlton’s story, and that one starts in the village where I live. My editors like my North East set stories.
I have one more Viking to write and then it sort of depends. But it would be fun to do a Roman Wall set one.
Anyway, many thanks again for reviewing ACWW. As ever, I find your comments very useful.
Happy Christmas,
Michelle

By: Keishon

Keishon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:05:59 +0000

So you can get your cart ready today and pay tomorrow.

Choices, choices.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:55:47 +0000

Oh good, a Christmas book! I really miss the Signet anthologies. They always put me in the spirit for the holidays. Thanks for pointing this one out Jayne!

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:41:24 +0000

Yes, according to a newsletter I received from Harlequin, they are doing a 12 days of Christmas sale and tomorrow’s sale is 50% off all ebooks. So you can get your cart ready today and pay tomorrow.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:33:01 +0000

Jane tells me that tomorrow eHarlequin is having a massive sale. So far stupie here can’t find this notification at their website but I am persevering and plan to buy some other Harlequin Historicals. I love that you can not only buy this month’s books but last month’s and next month’s as well. Michelle’s previous book, The Roman’s Virgin Mistress, is one of the ones still available for purchase.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:19:31 +0000

I bought it as an ebook. I can’t wait to read it. I’ve enjoyed most of her Roman titles so I’m eager to see how she does with a different setting. Based on this review, it sounds like I have a lot to look forward to.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:01:28 +0000

I bought this one. Good to see you enjoyed it, J. Here I was whining and crying about her books not being available in the US. Thank GOD for Harlequin ebooks and you can’t beat that price.