Twelve Nights Box Set

A Regency Christmas Romance Duet

By: Carrie Lomax

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The Twelve Nights Duet: Two Regency Holiday Romance Novellas

Twelve Nights of Scandal
Mr. Finlay Weston has one goal at the Christmas party: secure a wife, Amity Mayweather. But when he reconnects with his onetime friend's younger sister, Amity, the shy wallflower fallen on hard times tugs at his heartstrings. As he struggles to navigate an inconvenient and unexpected attraction, he begins to suspect the women are scheming to prevent his proposal. When Holly changes her mind, Amity faces an impossible choice: pursue the love that’s blossomed with Finn or step aside for her cousin's happiness.

Twelve Nights of Ruin
A year later, Holly Mayweather’s reputation is in tatters, and her only salvation lies in an arranged marriage with a soldier she’s never met. Reynard Sharp carries his own scars. He is resigned to a loveless union—until one look at Holly leaves him reeling. As they delay their wedding to find common ground, Holly must show Rey that there’s more to her than charm and beauty. Will Rey's need for control ruin their chance at happiness?

This Regency holiday novella duology has cousins who are close friends and accidental rivals, a brother's best friend, opposites attract, marriage of convenience, and two Happy Ever Afters. Download the Twelve Nights Box Set today!

House Party Romance

Two good stories about cousins with opposite personalities finding romance at Christmas house parties one year apart. The somewhat “love-hate“ relationship between the cousins added dimension to the story, as did the crossover of some of their romantic interests.
The virtual voice narrator was an odd choice for a story set in the English countryside just after the Napoleonic wars. She spoke with a distinctly American accent, maybe even had a faint southern twang. There are a number of mispronunciations. The author uses the word “wan” several times and VV mispronounces it each time, making it rhyme with “tan“ instead of with “lawn.” There were a few skipped words and even a double negative. Clearly some audio editing is in order.

The first is worth a listen.

The first is worth a listen. Amity is passive but comes across as sweet. Fin is a bit too concerned with appearances and almost loses Amity. In the end he comes through in a meaningful way. The 2nd story is Holly and Rey but we're introduced to Holly in the first. In the first book Holly is incredibly selfish and conniving. I'm not sure how Holly so easily forgave. In the 2nd book, at some point she thinks oh wow this is why no one really likes me. I need to change that. However I didn't "see" her mature and even at the end she had no problem at all humiliating Rey in the same manner she humiliated Fin in the first book. If the author took a bit of time to show Holly mature I would have liked the 2nd but ultimately I just couldn't like Holly.