Christmas Angel (The Christmas Angel, #1)

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When John Trent, a dedicated member of the new Bow Street Runners, finds an exquisite carved angel floating in the Thames, he can t stop thinking about it He tracks down its creator, a sad and quiet young sculptor But neither the angel nor the sculptor is done with John just yet The blasted angel refuses to leave him be, behaving not at all like an inanimate object should.Alec Allston is resigned to the fact that his love will ever be a river that flows out and never flows in All he wanted to do was create a special gift so that a small part of himself could be with his unattainable and noble beloved, always But when the gift keeps showing back up at his shop in the hands of a windblown and rugged thief taker, Alec will need to reconsider his conviction that love is destined to remain an aethereal ideal. Read Christmas Angel (The Christmas Angel, #1) by Eli Easton – kino-fada.fr 4.5 twirling LOVED IT.Get ready for an adorable Historical Christmas story.The first book in this charming series..I use the word series loosely because each book can be read on their own.BUT.there is a connection in the form of an Angel ornament tree decoration.What a lovely concept these Authors have come up with here.An Angel seemingly casting her magic and bringing men from different worlds together.Each book captures a different era and the romantic in me wants to believe it s the 4.5 twirling LOVED IT.Get ready for an adorable Historical Christmas story.The first book in this charming series..I use the word series loosely because each book can be read on their own.BUT.there is a connection in the form of an Angel ornament tree decoration.What a lovely concept these Authors have come up with here.An Angel seemingly casting her magic and bringing men from different worlds together.Each book captures a different era and the romantic in me wants to believe it s the same Angel in each story.This book takes place in 18th century London and I adored it.I m all about the smouldering passion in Historical books,lingering looks,forbidden thoughts,clandestine meetings.I was practically swooning.John is a London Bow Street Runner yes,that s an actual thing from British history ,law enforcement of sorts.When investigating a case one day he finds a beautiful carved Angel floating in the river Thames.Fascinat...4.5 This is the first story, the story of how the angel came to be It s also the story of Alec, an artist and sculptor, and John, one of the Bow Street Runners London s first police force founded by Judge Fielding in 1749 Filled with pain and despair, Alec almost ends his life, but an ephemeral woman with golden red hair tells him that his days aren t over, that there s joy to be found yet Alec later carves the likeness of this woman into the figure of an angel that he gifts to a man not w 4.5 This is the first story, the story of how the angel came to be It s also the story of Alec, an artist and sculptor, and John, one of the Bow Street Runners London s first police force founded by Judge Fielding in 1749 Filled with pain and despair, Alec almost ends his life, but an ephemeral woman with golden red hair tells him that his days aren t over, that there s joy to be found yet Alec later carves the likeness of this woman into the figure of an angel that he gifts to a man not worthy of Alec s affection Because when Alec...Definitely a big ole case of, It s not you, it really is me I mainly requested this one because 1 I wanted to have a bit of history about the angel for other books in the series and 2 it s Eli Easton, so hellooooo.But the fact that the story is extremely historical, like historical on steroids, while it was extremely well written, I ve once again and again and again confirmed that much like mysteries, historical stories are simply not for me.Don t get me wrong, though I did like Definitely a big ole case of, It s not you, it really is me I mainly requested this one because 1 I wanted to have a bit of history about the angel for other books in the series and 2 it s Eli Easton, so hellooooo.But the fact that the story is extremely historical, like historical on steroids, while it was extremely well written, I ve once again and again and again confirmed that much like mysteries, historical stories are simply not for me.Don t get me wrong, though I did like Alec and John, but OMG, the formality of calling everyone by their title, instead of by their first name, nearly drove me out of my tree.Plus, as with pretty much every historical with gay characters ever, all of the hiding and shame Christ, I can t with that, hence my disdain for historicals in general One wrong move and Harry Homo would end up in the dungeons Or whatever they had in England in the...4 Holiday Hearts Team review with Chelsea A perfect start to this historical series loosely tied by a magical Christmas angel See how it all begins with the angel s creation as Alec pours his heartfelt emotions, desire, and love into making the figurine as a token to a man he can never have What Alec doesn t expect is to be rejected, only to have the discarded angel brought back to him by ruggedly handsome lawman John, who s instantly intrigued and taken with the artist.What ensues is real 4 Holiday Hearts Team review with Chelsea A perfect start to this historical series loosely tied by a magical Christmas angel See how it all begins with the angel s creation as Alec pours his heartfelt emotions, desire, and love into making the figurine as a token to a man he can never have What Alec doesn t expect is to be rejected, only to have the discarded angel brought back to him by ruggedly handsome lawman John, who s instantly i...4 StarsThis was a truly lovely Christmastime romance and a really great introduction to the bigger Christmas Angel series Set in the 1750s, the story follows two lonely souls coming together and finding true love with the help of a bit of divine intervention MCs Alec and John were extremely sweet together I loved the eager and considerate way John chose to court Alec it was very romantic and put a goofy smile on my face.Normally I find M M historical romances to be quite stressful, due to th 4 StarsThis was a truly lovely Christmastime romance and a really great introduction to the bigger Christmas Angel series Set in the 1750s, the story follows two lonely souls coming together and finding true love with the help of a bit of divine intervention MCs Alec and John were extremely sweet together I loved the eager and considerate way John chose to court Alec it was very romantic and put a goofy smile on my face.Normally I find M M historical romances to be quite stressful, due to the all the intolerance of the times and the constant fear of being found out, but for some reason I didn t experience those worries while reading this one Alec and John s romance was certainly moving and captivating, but I consider it to be on the lighter side of angsty, which is just what I was after in this instance.Another element of this story that I particularly enjoyed were the secondary characters that made up the fellow residents at John s lodging They played such...I wrote another book in this series But we each wrote our books independently, as standalones, so I can be pretty objective about this book.And I love it Eli nails the historical setting perfectly, including the real concerns about social status and social propriety More importantly, however, the characters are lovely I could feel the longing between Alec and John very clearly There are also some really fun secondary characters and a plot with a hint of magic and intrigue A perfect Christm I wrote another book in this series But we each wrote our books independently, as standalones, so I can be pretty objective about this...3Disclaimer, I have a book as part of this series However, all the books are standalones and I ve been so thrilled to read some of the stories already And OMG guys I love this Christmas Angel SO HARD.I m just so in love with this story Like, crazy love TRENT, eh 3 Dashing Confident S...Eli Easton kicks off this loosely interlinked series of festive romances with a truly beautiful historical set in the Georgian period of English history.Giving the backstory to the Christmas Angel, her romance between a sculptor and a Bow Street Runner is chock full of lovely historical accuracy and all the feels as two men whose very proclivities could have seen them to the noose, fall in love.I adored Alec but John Trent is a fabulous character, solid and strong, truthful and determined to be Eli Easton kicks off this loosely interlinked series of festive romances with a truly beautiful historical set in the Georgian period of English history.Giving the backstory to the Christmas Angel, her romance between a sculptor and a Bow Street Runner is chock full of lovely historical accuracy and all the feels as two men whose very proclivities could have seen them to the noose, fall in love.I adored Alec but John Trent i...Hurrayyy to Eli Easton for yet another Christmas story win I swear that she writes the best Christmas stories out there I loved timid Alec and chivalrous John This is a slow burn, feel good love story with hope, happiness and a perfect happily ever after Thoroughly enjoyed it 4.5 loving someone is never a sin stars Hurrayyy to Eli Easton for yet another Christmas story win I swear that she writes the best Christmas stories ou...

Christmas Angel (The Christmas Angel, #1)
  • English
  • 01 November 2017
  • ebook
  • 121 pages
  • Eli Easton
  • Christmas Angel (The Christmas Angel, #1)