A Christmas Match (Laura Rollins) Books in Order

A Christmas Match is a multi-author Regency holiday romance series. Laura Rollins's contribution, A Wish for Father Christmas, opens the sequence with a story about a young widow, a little boy's Christmas wish, and a disguise that turns courtship into a test of character.

The shared series idea is simple and inviting: Christmas creates an opportunity for people who might otherwise miss one another. The books feature festive gatherings, family expectations, old grudges, and romances that need a push from the season. Different authors follow different couples, so each installment has its own cast and complete love story.

In Rollins's novel, Lady Alice Nightingale has learned not to trust men after her first marriage. Still, she wants to find a kind father figure for her son, especially after the child begins hoping Father Christmas will bring him one. Alice decides she needs a better way to judge potential suitors, so she creates a male alter ego, Mr. Allen, supposedly her cousin.

That decision leads her to Lord Ezra Brooks. Ezra must marry well to save his financial future, and he has no desire to court Alice, whose father played a part in his troubles. Yet he finds himself unexpectedly comfortable with Mr. Allen. Alice's double life allows her to see Ezra without the usual courtship performance, but it also makes honesty harder with every meeting.

The story's tension comes from whether Alice can protect herself and her son without shutting out a real chance at happiness. Ezra has to reconsider the assumptions he has made about Alice and her family. Their connection grows through friendship, mistrust, and the awkward comedy of Alice trying to keep two identities separate.

This is a clean Regency Christmas romance with a warm, lightly comic premise. It includes the era's concerns about money, reputation, remarriage, and a child's future, while keeping the emotional focus on trust and chosen family.

Because the wider series is made up of separate stories, A Wish for Father Christmas works well as a standalone. Start here if you want Laura Rollins's entry, then explore the other A Christmas Match books for more seasonal Regency pairings.