Lady Osbaldestones Plum Puddings, Stephanie Laurens
Lady Osbaldestones Plum Puddings, Stephanie Laurens
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Lady Osbaldestone's Plum Puddings
Lady Osbaldestone’s Christmas Chronicles, Volume 3: 1812

Author: Stephanie Laurens

Narrator: Helen Lloyd

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2019


Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the delights of a long-ago country-village Christmas, featuring a grandmother, her grandchildren, an artifact hunter, the lady who catches his eye, and three ancient coins that draw them all together in a Christmas treasure hunt.Therese, Lady Osbaldestone, and her household again welcome her younger daughter’s children, Jamie, George, and Lottie, plus their cousins Melissa and Mandy, all of whom have insisted on spending the three weeks prior to Christmas at Therese’s house, Hartington Manor, in the village of Little Moseley.The children are looking forward to the village’s traditional events, and this year, Therese has arranged a new distraction—the plum puddings she and her staff are making for the entire village. But while cleaning the coins donated as the puddings’ good-luck tokens, the children discover that three aren’t coins of the realm. When consulted, Reverend Colebatch summons a friend, an archaeological scholar from Oxford, who confirms the coins are Roman, raising the possibility of a Roman treasure buried somewhere near. Unfortunately, Professor Webster is facing a deadline and cannot assist in the search, but along with his niece Honor, he will stay in the village, writing, remaining available for consultation should the children and their helpers uncover more treasure.It soon becomes clear that discovering the source of the coins—or even which villager donated them—isn’t a straightforward matter. Then the children come across a personable gentleman who knows a great deal about Roman antiquities. He introduces himself as Callum Harris, and they agree to allow him to help, and he gets their search back on track.But while the manor five, assisted by the gentlemen from Fulsom Hall, scour the village for who had the coins and search the countryside for signs of excavation and Harris combs through the village’s country-house libraries, amassing evidence of a Roman compound somewhere near, the site from which the coins actually came remains a frustrating mystery.Then Therese recognizes Harris, who is more than he’s pretending to be. She also notes the romance burgeoning between Harris and Honor Webster, and given the girl doesn’t know Harris’s full name, let alone his fraught relationship with her uncle, Therese steps in. But while she can engineer a successful resolution to one romance-of-the-season, as well as a reconciliation long overdue, another romance that strikes much closer to home is beyond her ability to manipulate.Meanwhile, the search for the source of the coins goes on, but time is running out. Will Therese’s grandchildren and their Fulsom Hall helpers locate the Roman merchant’s villa Harris is sure lies near before they all must leave the village for Christmas with their families?

About Stephanie Laurens

No.1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens originally began writing as an escape from the dry world of professional science. Her hobby quickly became a career; she has been writing historical romance novels for more than 20 years. Currently living outside Melbourne, Australia with her husband and two cats, she spends most of her days writing new stories in her signature "Errol Flynn meets Jane Austen" style.

About Helen Lloyd

Helen Lloyd is a British actor and voice artist who recorded her first voice-over at the age of fourteen. Since then, she has spent much of her life interpreting other people’s words and bringing characters to life. A classically trained actor, she has performed with many of Britain’s leading repertory theaters, as well as at the Edinburgh Festival, the Roundhouse, and on the West End.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on August 11, 2022

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡ Romance: 💞💞 Sensuality: 0 Sex Scene Length: 0 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 0 Humor: Yes, a bit. Perspective: Third person from various characters - Lady Osbaldestone, her grandchildren, Callum (our matchmade 'hero'),......more

Goodreads review by Bdrake on November 27, 2019

Delightful! Kudos to Stephanie Laurens for entertaining us with another Lady Osbaldestone and the town of Little Moseley Christmas story. All three of these books are a delight and a treasure. Enjoy! BD......more

Goodreads review by SarahBeth on December 23, 2019

Delightful addition to the series I was so happy to see another installment in this series. I hope there are many more to come. Fun, sweet stories.......more

Goodreads review by Gina on December 16, 2024

Now that I've started this Lady Osbaldestone series, I'd like to know what happens to the family at the end. So, I'll be reading the next two for sure. Each of the chronicles are fun to listen to while wrapping Christmas gifts, baking or doing other festive activities. The characters are mostly inte......more

Goodreads review by Bskinner on December 28, 2021

Another delightful installment in what has become my favorite Christmas series.......more