Carols and Chaos by Cindy Anstey
Published by Swoon Reads on October 9th 2018
ISBN: 1250174872
Pages: 328
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This is the fourth installment of Anstey’ regency romance series.  The copy reviewed is in paperback and suitable for readers in 9-12 grades.  This title features the footmen, valets, butlers, cooks and maids to the characters from Anstey ‘s “Suitors and Sabotage”.  It is 1817 during the yuletide season in England.  Matthew and Kate have their respectable positions with the specific responsibilities to the families that are visiting Shackleford Park for the holidays.  Their immediate attraction to each other bonds them together when it is found that a counterfeit coin scheme has influenced one of the staff.  Predictable danger, multiple characters and the time period’s societal rules make for a safe, light holiday romance story.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library, Springvale