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The Holly & the Ivy (Daughters of Avalon) Kindle Edition

by Tanya Anne Crosby (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 858 ratings

Join the MacKinnon clan for a magical reunion, bringing together old friends and new for a Yuletide never to be forgotten.


Malcom MacKinnon has been gone from Chreagach Mhor for more than ten years. He’s never met the youngest MacKinnon, but while he’s looking forward to their first meeting, Alexander Ailbeart MacKinnon isn’t quite as enthusiastic to meet the brother who, in his eyes, abandoned their clan. Having received word Malcom and his new wife are on the way, he’s on his heels now, making sure their home is safeguarded from forces that threaten his family’s joy. Will the brothers finally come together after so long?

This short story can be read as a stand-alone but will make more sense if read after reading THE KING’S FAVORITE in the Daughters of Avalon series.

Tanya Anne Crosby pens a tale that touches your soul and lives forever in your heart. - Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 NYT Bestselling Author.

"Tanya Anne Crosby returns to writing historical fiction as only she can: superbly and beautifully...." - Suzan Tisdale, bestselling author of Rowan's Lady

"Tanya Anne Crosby builds worlds that immediately draw you in, with multi-dimensional characters and rich, detailed storylines. Her stories are absolutely riveting." -Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today Bestselling Author & Amazon All-Star Author

"Tanya Anne Crosby is a master of her genre." -Internationally Bestselling Author, Laurin Wittig

Books in this Series

  1. Book 1: The King's Favorite
  2. Book 2: The Holly & the Ivy
  3. Book 3: A Winter's Rose
  4. Book 4: Fire Song
  5. Book 5: Rhiannon
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    January 1, 2019
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Medieval romance with a sprinkling of fantasy

The first "magical" episode in Tanya Anne Crosby’s epic romantic adventure combining sweeping fantasy with rich historical romance. "Tanya Anne Crosby has created her own mythology, where history and legend collide.” — Whiskey & Wit Book Reviews

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"Tanya Anne Crosby builds worlds that immediately draw you in, with multi-dimensional characters and rich, detailed storylines. Her stories are absolutely riveting." -Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today Bestselling Author & Amazon All-Star Author

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Tanya Anne Crosby pens a tale that touches your soul and lives forever in your heart. - Sherrilyn Kenyon #1 NYT Bestselling Author

"Rich with historical detailand brimming with steamy passion and high-stakes romantic adventure..." USA Today bestselling author, Julianne MacLean

"Tanya Anne Crosby is a master of her genre." - Internationally Bestselling Author, Laurin Wittig

"Tanya Anne Crosby returns to writing historical fiction as only she can: superbly and beautifully...." - Suzan Tisdale, bestselling author of Rowan's Lady

"Tanya Anne Crosby builds worlds that immediately draw you in, with multi-dimensional characters and rich, detailed story lines. Her stories are absolutely riveting." -Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today Bestselling Author& Amazon All-Star Author

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby is a five-time nominee for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. She is best known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters. Tanya has written for Kensington Publishing, Harlequin, and Avon Books/Harper Collins, where her fifth book Once Upon a Kiss launched the Avon Romantic Treasures line. She lives with her husband, two very spoiled labs and two ex-stray cats in northern Michigan and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. Her favorite color is green. She once tried to change her name to Anne (in the third grade) and has a dual citizenship (U.S. and Spain), which she fully intends to put to good use now that the kids are grown and have their own cars.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07K1KP6S3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oliver-Heber Books (January 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 57 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Tanya Anne Crosby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels. She has been featured in magazines, such as People, Romantic Times, and Publisher's Weekly, and her books have been translated into eight languages. Her first novel was published in 1992 by Avon Books, where Tanya was hailed as "one of Avon's fastest rising stars." Her fourth book was chosen to launch the company's Avon Romantic Treasure imprint.

Known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters Tanya is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor, and her novels have garnered reader praise and glowing critical reviews. In 2013, she penned her first romantic suspense novel, Speak No Evil, which appeared on the USA Today list.

Tanya and her writer husband split their time between Charleston, SC, where she was raised, and northern Michigan, where the couple make their home.

Join Tanya on Facebook at Facebook/tanyaannecrosby or visit her Web site at www.tanyaannecrosby.com

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Customers enjoy this holiday novella, with one noting it serves as a wonderful Christmas story for the series. The book is quick to read and features well-developed characters, with one customer particularly appreciating the relationships within the MacKinnon clan. They find it heartwarming, with one review mentioning the flavor of peace and forgiveness, and another highlighting the emotional connection between fathers. While customers find the book enjoyable, they note it is too short.

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19 customers mention "Storyline"19 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as lovely and interesting, with one customer noting it serves as a wonderful Christmas story for the series.

"I enjoyed this short follow up to The Kings favorite.it was good to see Malcom return to his family...." Read more

"A QUICK READ AND SHORT STORY. IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE END OF THE FIRST BOOK. Enjoy both books." Read more

"...Good story that is in one way or another similar to someone or thing in their own family! Happy Solstace and Merry Christmas to all ~" Read more

"...Clean story, reminded me of the Prodigal Son story in the Bible. Had a touch of magic and was interesting. (ljb)" Read more

11 customers mention "Enjoyment"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this book, describing it as a nice little novella, with one customer noting that their second reading was even better.

"...IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE END OF THE FIRST BOOK. Enjoy both books." Read more

"I really enjoyed reading this Novella. It's Absolutely Wonderful & Adorable...." Read more

"The author did an amazing job with this book.The characters were believable and the location was ideal...." Read more

"...It's a great Christmas read." Read more

9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read, describing it as a quick read, with one customer noting its descriptive writing style and another mentioning how easy it is to picture the scenes.

"A QUICK READ AND SHORT STORY. IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE END OF THE FIRST BOOK. Enjoy both books." Read more

"This short novella was well written, a good memory refresher of The McKinnon Bride, how the family has expanded...." Read more

"...No mention here. Loved the description of the home and holiday preparations." Read more

"It was a cute follow up to the first book. I hope we aren't seeing issues with Alex because of the store's history." Read more

8 customers mention "Family bond"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the family dynamics in the book, with one review highlighting the relationship between the oldest and youngest brother, while another mentions the relationships within the MacKinnon clan.

"This short novella was well written, a good memory refresher of The McKinnon Bride, how the family has expanded...." Read more

"...’s this tale describes Christmas traditions and the relationships within the MacKinnon clan after the return of one of their own after a long absence..." Read more

"Nice short story highlighting family and the relationship between the oldest and youngest brother...." Read more

"It's a bit of a tear jerker; Happy tears. Malcolm's family is great, his little brother is quite a little hooligan." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them great and easy to follow.

"I was thrilled to revisit characters from "The MacKinnon's Bride" (also, "Page", the sweet clean version)...." Read more

"...The characters are great and it leaves you wanting to read the other stories that precede and follow this one, in a good way." Read more

"The author did an amazing job with this book.The characters were believable and the location was ideal...." Read more

"Good storyline and easy to follow the characters have read earlier books in this series. Book included interesting facts about yuletide celebrations." Read more

4 customers mention "Heartwarming"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book heartwarming, with one customer noting how it captures the emotions between fathers, while another appreciates its flavor of peace and forgiveness.

"...all romantic readers because it connects with the series and has a good vibe." Read more

"...lovely story that told us more about Malcolm's family in a wonderfully heartwarming way...." Read more

"...segment of the story is a nostalgic trip into family and the joy of being together. There is a flavor of peace and forgiveness." Read more

"So descriptively written you can truly feel the emotions between Fathers, sons, mothers and daughters along with faithful friends...." Read more

5 customers mention "Shortness"0 positive5 negative

Customers find the book too short.

"Slightly disappointed to short and could have been part of the first novel. Hopefully the third book will be an improvement." Read more

"Loved predatory but derivatives too short. Would I Have loved to have more to the story...." Read more

"...It's very short and did revisit and tantalyze back to Mckinnons's bride characters but left me bereft...." Read more

"Too short!..." Read more

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  • Barb Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars a cute epilog of sorts to the king’s favorite
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024
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    I enjoyed this short follow up to The Kings favorite.it was good to see Malcom return to his family. I recommend reading it although it is not necessary to continue on with the series.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great short story
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021
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    A QUICK READ AND SHORT STORY. IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE END OF THE FIRST BOOK. Enjoy both books.
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  • Raina P
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, fun, good story
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019
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    This short novella was well written, a good memory refresher of The McKinnon Bride, how the family has expanded. I love when the writers keep blood line's alive and growing!

    Good story that is in one way or another similar to someone or thing in their own family!

    Happy Solstace and Merry Christmas to all ~
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  • Jill Clardy
    3.0 out of 5 stars Short but Sweet Christmas Tale
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021
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    Set in the 1100’s this tale describes Christmas traditions and the relationships within the MacKinnon clan after the return of one of their own after a long absence. It’s a blend of fantasy and historical romance. I’m not really into “fantasy” but the romance part is lovely.
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  • AmazingJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Entertaining & Absolutely Adorable
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019
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    I really enjoyed reading this Novella. It's Absolutely Wonderful & Adorable.
    Alexander (Alex) MacKinnon is a 11 year old boy who is angry with his older brother he has yet to meet. When he learns his Brother Malcolm is coming home after 11 years he sets out to ensure Malcolm & his witch wife Elspeth are miserable & will leave ASAP.
    He is a little hellion as it is.
    Will Alex make amends with his Brother Malcolm & Wife? Or will he chase away his older brother forever?
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  • NavyWave62
    4.0 out of 5 stars SOME MAGIC
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021
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    This was part of a multi author bundle called ALL THINGS MERRY AND BRIGHT. I didn't realize it and purchased it too.

    In first few pages, wrong named used - stated Malcom brows collided, but it should have said Alex.

    I felt like I missed another story. The author tells you you should read two other stories before this one. Granted the first one is free, but the second one this is tied too is expensive, if you read a lot. People introduced with talk of back stories, and was confusing. I feel if a story is going to be part of a bundle, it shouldn't be tied to previous stories and leave the reading feeling left out of a secret.

    Clean story, reminded me of the Prodigal Son story in the Bible. Had a touch of magic and was interesting. (ljb)
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Holy and the Ivy
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020
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    For a short story it held my attention from start to finish. I liked the way it showed a typical younger brother can feel left out and angry. Only to have it change with a special gift from the brother he resents but really wants to look up to! It was wonderful to be allowed to follow Malcolm and Elspeth's lives in meeting their family members at a special time. And to share in their news of a new baby. I can't wait to read the whole series now to see how it all works out for them all of the sisters!
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  • Melissa Knight
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Holly & the Ivy
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019
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    Learning that Malcom and his witch wife was coming for Yuletide Alex was very angry. All eleven of his years never once did Malcom come to see him. Alex put horse shoes, an iron dagger, extra salt into the bread and collected holly and Ivy to ward off a witch. Everyone was so happy to see them but Alex did not come around. Malcom gifted Alex a sword that he could not lift. Alex was so proud that he decided to go undo all his ill-conceived efforts.
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  • Beverley Silvey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read but short
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2020
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    Another great tale, but too short!
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