Review of Heather Moll's New Christmas Novella, "A Hopeful Holiday."
It's hard for me to believe how quickly 2021 has flown by and that the holidays are just around the corner. As radio stations are starting to play Christmas music and the Hallmark Channel commences its 24/7 holiday-themed romantic movies, the JAFF universe follows suit with an array of heartwarming yuletide novellas! Just a few years ago, these holiday gems were few and far between, but now it seems many of our favorite Austenesque authors are contributing to this emerging tradition. One such author is Heather Moll. I've enjoyed many of Heather's novels, and I even featured her last novel, 9 Ladies , in a post earlier this year. Her latest novella, A Hopeful Holiday , strikes a unique, compelling tone and avoids falling into the trap of the overly cute holiday tale--the Regency equivalent of an ending in which all of the characters singing carols together to cap off a tree lighting ceremony. It's refreshing to read a shorter story since so many of the releases this ye