Inspirational Regency romance with a Christmas twist from three best-selling authors
In Joy to the World, three popular romance authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness.
"Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn Miller
Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome both their obligations and their fears to find their way back into each other's arms?
"Far as the Curse Is Found" by Amanda Barratt
One winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts?
"Wonders of His Love" by Erica Vetsch
A Scots portrait painter finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he'd fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
"Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn Miller
Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on the brink of engagement when family circumstances drove them apart. How can they ever overcome both their obligations and their fears to find their way back into each other's arms?
"Far as the Curse Is Found" by Amanda Barratt
One winter night, a woman struggling to provide for her illegitimate child encounters a scarred veteran of the Napoleonic Wars on the streets of London. Can love conquer the darkness of two broken pasts?
"Wonders of His Love" by Erica Vetsch
A Scots portrait painter finds work at a noble manor house over the holidays. He never imagined he'd fall in love with the emotionally frozen widow there. Now he wants nothing more than to thaw her heart.
ISBN-13: 9780825446696
This Or That Interview with
Erica Vetsch & Cilla Haverly
Thank you so much, Jasmine, for allowing me to help you celebrate your blog’s birthday! Congratulations!
Today I’ll be answering the questions from a This Or That Interview, both as myself, and as my heroine Cilla Haverly. A bit about Cilla: She was widowed quite young, while expecting her first child. Her husband was the heir to the Haverly dukedom, and when he died and her baby was born a girl, the title passed to her husband’s younger brother. Now she feels caught in stasis. She is the companion to her mother-in-law, mother to her infant daughter, but who is she really? What does her future hold? Cilla goes on journey of a bit of self-discovery in Wonders of His Love, found in the Joy to the World Regency Christmas collection.
#1. Coffee or Tea?
Erica Vetsch: Tea! I love the smell of coffee, but I don’t drink it. I love Earl Grey Tea, and my current favorite is Crème of Earl Grey from David’s Tea.
Cilla Haverly: I love tea. A nice tea break in the late afternoon, a chance to catch a bit of rest, to refresh. Ah, bliss. I prefer Darjeeling.
Erica Vetsch: Tea! I love the smell of coffee, but I don’t drink it. I love Earl Grey Tea, and my current favorite is Crème of Earl Grey from David’s Tea.
Cilla Haverly: I love tea. A nice tea break in the late afternoon, a chance to catch a bit of rest, to refresh. Ah, bliss. I prefer Darjeeling.
#2. Print or E-reader?
Erica: I’m a hybrid. I read fiction on my ereader and nonfiction in print. Most of my nonfiction is for research, and I like to flip through the book, making notes, flagging pages with sticky notes, looking at maps and charts and pictures. I read fiction at night before I fall asleep, and it’s nice to use an ereader so the light doesn’t bother my husband.
Erica: I’m a hybrid. I read fiction on my ereader and nonfiction in print. Most of my nonfiction is for research, and I like to flip through the book, making notes, flagging pages with sticky notes, looking at maps and charts and pictures. I read fiction at night before I fall asleep, and it’s nice to use an ereader so the light doesn’t bother my husband.
 | Cilla: E-reader? I don’t have much time to read these days, what with my responsibilities to my mother-in-law and caring for my infant daughter, but when I do get a chance to read, I take recommendations from my sister-in-law, Charlotte. She’s well-read, and she always has a new story to talk about. |
#3. Cake or Cookies?
Erica: I like a good cookie. Chocolate Chip is #1, but I like oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles, biscotti. Cookies go great with tea. ☺
Cilla: Tea cakes. Our cook makes such lovely little cakes for afternoon tea. They’re tiny and light, with a hint of citrus peel that complements a hot cuppa so well. My little girl, Honora Mary, loves a good biscuit, which you Americans call cookies.
Erica: I like a good cookie. Chocolate Chip is #1, but I like oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles, biscotti. Cookies go great with tea. ☺
Cilla: Tea cakes. Our cook makes such lovely little cakes for afternoon tea. They’re tiny and light, with a hint of citrus peel that complements a hot cuppa so well. My little girl, Honora Mary, loves a good biscuit, which you Americans call cookies.
#4. Early Bird or Night Owl?
Erica: I tend more to the night owl side of things. I stay up way too late reading most night. ☺
Cilla: Our schedule varies. When we’re in the country, early mornings are normal, but during the London Season events are scheduled to run late into the night, so we tend to have a lie-in after a party or ball.
Erica: I tend more to the night owl side of things. I stay up way too late reading most night. ☺
Cilla: Our schedule varies. When we’re in the country, early mornings are normal, but during the London Season events are scheduled to run late into the night, so we tend to have a lie-in after a party or ball.
| #5. Introvert or Extrovert? Erica: Introvert. I like my alone time, I recharge by being alone, by disappearing into my own head and story worlds. I’m blessed because I married an introvert, so we’re not pulling against each other in that regard. Cilla: I believe I am an introvert. Until recently, I went to the extreme of not speaking up for myself, and being an introvert contributed to that. But lately I’ve been feeling a bit restless and have decided that an introverted nature is not an excuse for not standing up and voicing an opinion now and again. |  |
#6. Historical or Suspense?
Erica: I love both! I love historical, especially if they have a bit of mystery to them. And I love suspense/thrillers/police procedurals, too.
Cilla: I prefer historical fiction and the history books my sister-in-law recommends. I don’t read things that are too…intense? The recent publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein…no thank you!
Erica: I love both! I love historical, especially if they have a bit of mystery to them. And I love suspense/thrillers/police procedurals, too.
Cilla: I prefer historical fiction and the history books my sister-in-law recommends. I don’t read things that are too…intense? The recent publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein…no thank you!
#7. Green or Pink?
Erica: Between the two, I’ll take green. Red is my favorite, and I don’t wear a lot of or own a lot of pink things.
Cilla: Pink. I love pale, rosy pink in dresses, in draperies, in flowers.
Erica: Between the two, I’ll take green. Red is my favorite, and I don’t wear a lot of or own a lot of pink things.
Cilla: Pink. I love pale, rosy pink in dresses, in draperies, in flowers.
Bonus. Share with us a thought, Bible verse, whatever is on your mind/heart.
The verse that came to mind is
The verse that came to mind is
It’s been a bit of a roller-coaster year, hasn’t it? And yet one thing for certain has not changed. God has not forsaken us, and He is trustworthy.
 Erica Vetsch | Best-selling, award-winning author Erica Vetsch loves Jesus, history, romance, and sports. She’s a transplanted Kansan now living in Minnesota, and she married her total opposite and soul mate! When she’s not writing fiction, she’s planning her next trip to a history museum and cheering on her Kansas Jayhawks and New Zealand All Blacks. You can connect with her at her website, www.ericavetsch.com where you can read about her books and sign up for her newsletter, and you can find her online at https://www.facebook.com/EricaVetschA... where she spends way too much time! |
