The Best Christmas Ever by Mary Balogh - Edwin Gwent, Viscount Radbrook, is worried about his young daughter, Anna. Five-year-old Anna has not spoken since her mother drowned trying to retrieve Anna's ball from the lake. Edwin asks Anna what she wants for Christmas, but she doesn't make a sound. Anna knows exactly what she wants...a new mom. And when the family holds their annual Christmas party, Anna finds the woman she wants to be her mom. Unfortunately, her father and Emily have an unhappy history.

Mistletoe and Folly by Sandra Heath - Somewhat dryer Christmas regency about misunderstandings of the past and present.

The Christmas Cuckoo by Mary Jo Putney - An older soldier who returns to England, is mistaken for someone else and finds love.

Home for Christmas by Melinda McRae - A sailor and second son of a nobleman returns home after being gone for many years. He is hoping to relive some of his best Christmas memories from his childhood. He finds out all of his family is spending the holidays elsewhere when he meets the governess to his older brother's children. The two find out they have more in common then they both initially realize.

The Dark Man by Edith Layton - This is a short Christmas story of a couple who become engaged, she finds out he has a mistress, he finally falls in love with his intended only to have her stop the engagement, more misunderstandings.