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I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want

  • 2001 first published
  • 395 pages
  • ★ 3.2 (4 ratings)
  • 2 editions

I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want is a 2001 historical romance and Regency romance story collection by Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Cach and Claudia Dain. It is set in Christmastime. It deals with women authors, anthologies, christmas and Regency.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 395 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want

Just in time for they holidays is an absolutely delightful new hardcover anthology from talented romance authors Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Cach, Claudia Dain, and Lynsay Sands. In "I Will," by Lisa Kleypas Andrew, Lord Drake, needs a large favor from spinster Miss Caroline Hargreaves. In danger of being cut out of his father's family will, Andrew needs to prove to his father that he has reformed his debauched ways. Towards that end, he offers to pay Caroline's brother's debts if she will pretend to be Andrew's intended. But Andrew and Caroline get caught in their own charade, with some very funny and touching results. "Puddings, Pastries and Thou" by Lisa Cach Tells a touching and amusing story about Vivian Ambrose, a poverty-stricken young woman who goes to live with some distant relations, who are quite eager to marry her off. In "Union" by Claudia Dane, All Clarissa Walinford wants from her first season is not to marry an Englishman, to the horror of her family, and in "All I Want" by Lyndsay Sands, Prudence desperately needs a way to stop their father's gambling which is going to land the family in debtor's prison. Could the handsome Lord Stephen help her in her difficulty? The four stories are all set in early 1800s England, making this a real treasure for historical romance fans. Normally, anthologies are somewhat uneven in the quality of the stories. But I Wish has four heartwarming, excellently written winners that make this one a real keeper.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Era

  • Christmastime

Subjects

  • American Love stories
  • Women authors
  • American Christmas stories
  • American Romance fiction
  • Historical Romance
  • Romance
  • Anthologies
  • Historical
  • Christmas
  • Regency
  • Holiday
  • Novella

Quick answers

Who wrote I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want?

I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want was written by Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Cach and Claudia Dain and first published in 2001.

What genre is I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want?

The median edition has 395 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to I Will / Puddings, Pastries, and Thou / Union / All I Want?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Regency Christmas Eve, A Regency Christmas Feast and Beauty and the Beast.

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