A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
Publisher: Perfectly Proper Press
Genre: Historical, Holiday
Length: Full Length (172 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Orchid

A Courtship of Convenience

Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion–or perhaps no emotion at all. After two months of courtship, she’s ready to put an end to things.
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A Last Chance for Love

But severing ties with her taciturn suitor isn’t as straightforward as Sophie envisioned. Her parents are outraged. And then there’s Charles Darwin, Prince Albert, and that dratted gaslight. What’s a girl to do except invite Mr. Sharpe to Appersett House for Christmas and give him one last chance to win her? Only this time there’ll be no false formality. This time they’ll get to know each other for who they really are.

Sophie Appensett’s father has spent her dowry updating the family mansion by putting in gaslight so when the well to do manufactory owner Edward Sharpe asks if he may court her, the family is overjoyed. After two months Sophie knows she cannot marry this man who seems to have no personality whatsoever.

This is a classic tale of non communication, plus a father who wants to marry his daughter into wealth so he can continue his renovations. Sophie and Edward agree to go their own separate ways but she has second thoughts and finds Edward is not so stuffy as he seems.

I liked how the author brought their reconciliation about by using the Christmas festivities to bring them together in a true romance. There’s still conflict to spice the tale, but the secondary story also helped to engage me to want to read what happened next.

This is a very pleasant story. I can see readers with new ebook readers curling up on the evening of Christmas Day in front of the fire and losing themselves in the story.