Book Review: Boughs of Folly by Anna Bradley

Continuing my endeavor to read a Christmas Romance novella every day…or almost every day, as the case may be, brings me to Boughs of Folly!

Penelope and William’s story will stay with me for a long time. Ms. Bradley’s writing style was such that I became fully engrossed in the tale quite quickly and did not want to stop. So, I didn’t. I read this in one day, and happily so.

With a cast of wonderful characters against the backdrops of a seedy London theater and wintry landscape at an estate in the country, this novella is a breath of fresh air and an escape from the craziness of the real world.

Boughs of Folly is available as a standalone or in the anthology Scandals & Snowflakes: A Victorian & Regency Holiday Collection. At the time of this review, BOTH are available in Kindle Unlimited!

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From Goodreads:

A story of frolics and folly, a search for true love, and midnight skies filled with stars. Make a wish…

London, 1811.

William Angel has been scandalizing London with his antics ever since he became the Earl of Archer one year ago, but now his rakish ways have come back to haunt him. He needs a respectable bride to help him find an honorable husband for his beloved younger sister, but there isn’t a single proper lady in London who wants to marry the Tainted Angel.

Enter an improper lady….

There’s nothing as beautiful as Christmas in London, but instead of celebrating with warm fires and spiced punch, Penelope Hervey is struggling to survive London’s merciless city streets. She has no family, no money, and she’s about to lose her place as an actress at the Pandemonium Playhouse. Only an angel can save her.

Enter a Tainted Angel…

Fate brings Will and Penelope together at a Christmas house party, but will a passion that began on the London stage burn bright enough to lead these two misguided lovers to their Christmas miracle?