Meg Mardell - Historical Holiday Romance
@megmardell.bsky.social
Author & Brexit exile. Earl Grey & inclusive #romancereads lover. She/her.
MM historical #holidayromance
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷'𝓼 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 out now! https://books2read.com/captainsholiday
MM historical #holidayromance
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷'𝓼 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 out now! https://books2read.com/captainsholiday
Dec 10: 12 Toys of Christmas
A modern toy designer gets Ye Old Santa's Workshop makeover in this 2025 arrival on Prime. A wooden leading lady is redeemed by old-world charm.
Instead of setting the holiday romance somewhere audiences know like Montenaro or Aldovia, we are some place called Hungary.
A modern toy designer gets Ye Old Santa's Workshop makeover in this 2025 arrival on Prime. A wooden leading lady is redeemed by old-world charm.
Instead of setting the holiday romance somewhere audiences know like Montenaro or Aldovia, we are some place called Hungary.
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dec 10: 12 Toys of Christmas
A modern toy designer gets Ye Old Santa's Workshop makeover in this 2025 arrival on Prime. A wooden leading lady is redeemed by old-world charm.
Instead of setting the holiday romance somewhere audiences know like Montenaro or Aldovia, we are some place called Hungary.
A modern toy designer gets Ye Old Santa's Workshop makeover in this 2025 arrival on Prime. A wooden leading lady is redeemed by old-world charm.
Instead of setting the holiday romance somewhere audiences know like Montenaro or Aldovia, we are some place called Hungary.
Dec 9: A Mery Little Ex-Mas
Would I watch any holiday romcom staring Alicia Silverstone? Yes. So I'm grateful the folks at Netflix have put her in an actually funny second chance romance.
Needed about 10 more minutes of Alicia and Melissa Joan Hart bantering to satisfy my 90s nostalgia.
Would I watch any holiday romcom staring Alicia Silverstone? Yes. So I'm grateful the folks at Netflix have put her in an actually funny second chance romance.
Needed about 10 more minutes of Alicia and Melissa Joan Hart bantering to satisfy my 90s nostalgia.
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Dec 9: A Mery Little Ex-Mas
Would I watch any holiday romcom staring Alicia Silverstone? Yes. So I'm grateful the folks at Netflix have put her in an actually funny second chance romance.
Needed about 10 more minutes of Alicia and Melissa Joan Hart bantering to satisfy my 90s nostalgia.
Would I watch any holiday romcom staring Alicia Silverstone? Yes. So I'm grateful the folks at Netflix have put her in an actually funny second chance romance.
Needed about 10 more minutes of Alicia and Melissa Joan Hart bantering to satisfy my 90s nostalgia.
Dec 7: Hotel for the Holiday
Auto-play, I'm not mad at you.
I've seen a lot of quaint inns and rustic cabins in these festive confections. Eccentric NYC hotel is a fun change.
Plenty of diversions, and secondary romances, as our type A manager and handsome chef, close the Christmas deal.
Auto-play, I'm not mad at you.
I've seen a lot of quaint inns and rustic cabins in these festive confections. Eccentric NYC hotel is a fun change.
Plenty of diversions, and secondary romances, as our type A manager and handsome chef, close the Christmas deal.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Dec 7: Hotel for the Holiday
Auto-play, I'm not mad at you.
I've seen a lot of quaint inns and rustic cabins in these festive confections. Eccentric NYC hotel is a fun change.
Plenty of diversions, and secondary romances, as our type A manager and handsome chef, close the Christmas deal.
Auto-play, I'm not mad at you.
I've seen a lot of quaint inns and rustic cabins in these festive confections. Eccentric NYC hotel is a fun change.
Plenty of diversions, and secondary romances, as our type A manager and handsome chef, close the Christmas deal.
Dec 6: ...real people? Am I ready for this?
Watched a Swiss friend make bread men for St Nicolas AND went to a holiday themed open mic night. Whew.
Dec 7: Safely back in fictional land and a sweet&spicy MM romance by MA Wardell is here to welcome me. I'm excited for this one.
Watched a Swiss friend make bread men for St Nicolas AND went to a holiday themed open mic night. Whew.
Dec 7: Safely back in fictional land and a sweet&spicy MM romance by MA Wardell is here to welcome me. I'm excited for this one.
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Dec 6: ...real people? Am I ready for this?
Watched a Swiss friend make bread men for St Nicolas AND went to a holiday themed open mic night. Whew.
Dec 7: Safely back in fictional land and a sweet&spicy MM romance by MA Wardell is here to welcome me. I'm excited for this one.
Watched a Swiss friend make bread men for St Nicolas AND went to a holiday themed open mic night. Whew.
Dec 7: Safely back in fictional land and a sweet&spicy MM romance by MA Wardell is here to welcome me. I'm excited for this one.
Dec 5: The Bishop's Wife
Fridays are my Golden Era Hollywood night, and, miraculously, I had never seen this 1947 classic.
Lots of holiday romance tropes, including a wild ice skating sequence.
Although it's hard for the love affair to lift off what with him being an angel and her being married.
Fridays are my Golden Era Hollywood night, and, miraculously, I had never seen this 1947 classic.
Lots of holiday romance tropes, including a wild ice skating sequence.
Although it's hard for the love affair to lift off what with him being an angel and her being married.
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Dec 5: The Bishop's Wife
Fridays are my Golden Era Hollywood night, and, miraculously, I had never seen this 1947 classic.
Lots of holiday romance tropes, including a wild ice skating sequence.
Although it's hard for the love affair to lift off what with him being an angel and her being married.
Fridays are my Golden Era Hollywood night, and, miraculously, I had never seen this 1947 classic.
Lots of holiday romance tropes, including a wild ice skating sequence.
Although it's hard for the love affair to lift off what with him being an angel and her being married.
Dec 4: Meeting Mr Christmas
People complain classic small screen holiday romance has no surprises
This big-city-writer-gal-goes-home-for the-holidays does what it says on the tin...until!
Gal still doesn't want the house+kids. And her small-town doctor is like, cool, I'll come travel with you 🤔
People complain classic small screen holiday romance has no surprises
This big-city-writer-gal-goes-home-for the-holidays does what it says on the tin...until!
Gal still doesn't want the house+kids. And her small-town doctor is like, cool, I'll come travel with you 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Dec 4: Meeting Mr Christmas
People complain classic small screen holiday romance has no surprises
This big-city-writer-gal-goes-home-for the-holidays does what it says on the tin...until!
Gal still doesn't want the house+kids. And her small-town doctor is like, cool, I'll come travel with you 🤔
People complain classic small screen holiday romance has no surprises
This big-city-writer-gal-goes-home-for the-holidays does what it says on the tin...until!
Gal still doesn't want the house+kids. And her small-town doctor is like, cool, I'll come travel with you 🤔
Dec 3: a Christmas music extravaganza.
I love Kasey Musgraves holiday album. Only Sia chucks in more original songs.
First sign Im in trouble? James Corden. No thanks. Next, they trapped in giant dollhouse. And her bandmates talk?
Give me Mariah at Madison Square Gardens any day.
I love Kasey Musgraves holiday album. Only Sia chucks in more original songs.
First sign Im in trouble? James Corden. No thanks. Next, they trapped in giant dollhouse. And her bandmates talk?
Give me Mariah at Madison Square Gardens any day.
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dec 3: a Christmas music extravaganza.
I love Kasey Musgraves holiday album. Only Sia chucks in more original songs.
First sign Im in trouble? James Corden. No thanks. Next, they trapped in giant dollhouse. And her bandmates talk?
Give me Mariah at Madison Square Gardens any day.
I love Kasey Musgraves holiday album. Only Sia chucks in more original songs.
First sign Im in trouble? James Corden. No thanks. Next, they trapped in giant dollhouse. And her bandmates talk?
Give me Mariah at Madison Square Gardens any day.
Dec 2nd: Why have I slept on this 2022 holiday romance movie?
Lots of classic romcom vibes here (quirky heroine is 100lbs in her chunky knits) and its shot in NYC, not Toronto masquerading as NYC.
But even though the grand gesture is soundtracked to LCD Soundsystem, it's got pure Hallmark heart.
Lots of classic romcom vibes here (quirky heroine is 100lbs in her chunky knits) and its shot in NYC, not Toronto masquerading as NYC.
But even though the grand gesture is soundtracked to LCD Soundsystem, it's got pure Hallmark heart.
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Dec 2nd: Why have I slept on this 2022 holiday romance movie?
Lots of classic romcom vibes here (quirky heroine is 100lbs in her chunky knits) and its shot in NYC, not Toronto masquerading as NYC.
But even though the grand gesture is soundtracked to LCD Soundsystem, it's got pure Hallmark heart.
Lots of classic romcom vibes here (quirky heroine is 100lbs in her chunky knits) and its shot in NYC, not Toronto masquerading as NYC.
But even though the grand gesture is soundtracked to LCD Soundsystem, it's got pure Hallmark heart.
Romance reader: forgot an honourable pre-December mention
Her Naughty Holiday, a 🦃 romance
Jen at Fated Mates has hyped this one for years. Was still surprised just how fresh and fun and sexy a story about putting people's pushy family in their place turned out to be.
A five star Blaze read.
Her Naughty Holiday, a 🦃 romance
Jen at Fated Mates has hyped this one for years. Was still surprised just how fresh and fun and sexy a story about putting people's pushy family in their place turned out to be.
A five star Blaze read.
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Romance reader: forgot an honourable pre-December mention
Her Naughty Holiday, a 🦃 romance
Jen at Fated Mates has hyped this one for years. Was still surprised just how fresh and fun and sexy a story about putting people's pushy family in their place turned out to be.
A five star Blaze read.
Her Naughty Holiday, a 🦃 romance
Jen at Fated Mates has hyped this one for years. Was still surprised just how fresh and fun and sexy a story about putting people's pushy family in their place turned out to be.
A five star Blaze read.
It's December! Returning to Bluesky to catalogue the glory of holiday romances I will consume in any and all media types.
First romance reads: 50% through Breakup Buddies and am wildly enjoying myself. Its sapphic, pings about between scenic holiday locales, has beautiful tandem writing. On KU.
First romance reads: 50% through Breakup Buddies and am wildly enjoying myself. Its sapphic, pings about between scenic holiday locales, has beautiful tandem writing. On KU.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's December! Returning to Bluesky to catalogue the glory of holiday romances I will consume in any and all media types.
First romance reads: 50% through Breakup Buddies and am wildly enjoying myself. Its sapphic, pings about between scenic holiday locales, has beautiful tandem writing. On KU.
First romance reads: 50% through Breakup Buddies and am wildly enjoying myself. Its sapphic, pings about between scenic holiday locales, has beautiful tandem writing. On KU.
Many a non-romancelandia bookseller is going to stash these in YA (shades of IPB recovering). Which raises an important question:
Are Gen Z readers going to be disappointed the heroine wears thongs?
Are Gen Z readers going to be disappointed the heroine wears thongs?
August 30, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Many a non-romancelandia bookseller is going to stash these in YA (shades of IPB recovering). Which raises an important question:
Are Gen Z readers going to be disappointed the heroine wears thongs?
Are Gen Z readers going to be disappointed the heroine wears thongs?
My top summer reads (including many romancelandia favs)
👒Best Hammock Book: Tracey Livesay, Like Lovers Do
🥤Best Road Trip Read: Alison Coburn, Here We Go Again
❄️Best Beat the Heat Book: Diane Biller, Hotel of Secrets
⚾Best Fan the Flames Read: Cat Giraldo, Wild Pitch
👒Best Hammock Book: Tracey Livesay, Like Lovers Do
🥤Best Road Trip Read: Alison Coburn, Here We Go Again
❄️Best Beat the Heat Book: Diane Biller, Hotel of Secrets
⚾Best Fan the Flames Read: Cat Giraldo, Wild Pitch
August 30, 2024 at 10:51 AM
My top summer reads (including many romancelandia favs)
👒Best Hammock Book: Tracey Livesay, Like Lovers Do
🥤Best Road Trip Read: Alison Coburn, Here We Go Again
❄️Best Beat the Heat Book: Diane Biller, Hotel of Secrets
⚾Best Fan the Flames Read: Cat Giraldo, Wild Pitch
👒Best Hammock Book: Tracey Livesay, Like Lovers Do
🥤Best Road Trip Read: Alison Coburn, Here We Go Again
❄️Best Beat the Heat Book: Diane Biller, Hotel of Secrets
⚾Best Fan the Flames Read: Cat Giraldo, Wild Pitch
Oooo a product that helps us resist the distractions of all our other products? The sheer altruism of tech companies.
And, yes, of course I want it, Writing Community.
And, yes, of course I want it, Writing Community.
May 17, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Oooo a product that helps us resist the distractions of all our other products? The sheer altruism of tech companies.
And, yes, of course I want it, Writing Community.
And, yes, of course I want it, Writing Community.
Tempting Olivia is one of the best celebrity romances AND best buttoned-up character gets unbuttoned' romances I've ready in ages. A perfect 2-for-1.
Aaaaand it's part of Clare Ashton's new KU line up.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Aaaaand it's part of Clare Ashton's new KU line up.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
May 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Tempting Olivia is one of the best celebrity romances AND best buttoned-up character gets unbuttoned' romances I've ready in ages. A perfect 2-for-1.
Aaaaand it's part of Clare Ashton's new KU line up.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Aaaaand it's part of Clare Ashton's new KU line up.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Why wasn't there a romancelandia klaxon alarm sounding the moment this was A. THING.?
A wlw sports romance adaptation produced by queer sports legends, no less.
A wlw sports romance adaptation produced by queer sports legends, no less.
April 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Why wasn't there a romancelandia klaxon alarm sounding the moment this was A. THING.?
A wlw sports romance adaptation produced by queer sports legends, no less.
A wlw sports romance adaptation produced by queer sports legends, no less.
Last night, I was seduced into watching About Time, the 2013 Richard Curtis rom com, by the antics of disarmingly floppy haired Englishmen. This looks fun, I thought....
April 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Last night, I was seduced into watching About Time, the 2013 Richard Curtis rom com, by the antics of disarmingly floppy haired Englishmen. This looks fun, I thought....
I'm dropping everything and reading this.
April 8, 2024 at 12:11 PM
I'm dropping everything and reading this.
Doesn't that one also feature a house with disaster plumbing? Gotta love James.
Gordon Riots featured lots of attacks on prisons but don't know about hulks specifically.
Gordon Riots featured lots of attacks on prisons but don't know about hulks specifically.
February 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Doesn't that one also feature a house with disaster plumbing? Gotta love James.
Gordon Riots featured lots of attacks on prisons but don't know about hulks specifically.
Gordon Riots featured lots of attacks on prisons but don't know about hulks specifically.
Gave myself the best valentine yesterday. Nobody does a cinnamon roll hero like Abby Jimenez!
Also gave myself sleep deprivation and dehydration but totally Worth. It.
🐶❤️ 😭
Romancelandia, what's been your best ugly cry read recently?
Also gave myself sleep deprivation and dehydration but totally Worth. It.
🐶❤️ 😭
Romancelandia, what's been your best ugly cry read recently?
February 15, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Gave myself the best valentine yesterday. Nobody does a cinnamon roll hero like Abby Jimenez!
Also gave myself sleep deprivation and dehydration but totally Worth. It.
🐶❤️ 😭
Romancelandia, what's been your best ugly cry read recently?
Also gave myself sleep deprivation and dehydration but totally Worth. It.
🐶❤️ 😭
Romancelandia, what's been your best ugly cry read recently?
Reintroduction thread :
Name: Meg
Pronouns: She/her
Location: PT, UK, VA
Profession(s): Writer & Historian
Hobbies: all the romance, catering to other peoples' cats, reinvention reality shows, explaining why steam rooms are preferable to saunas
Discord: Mardell
Quote with your info! 💜
Name: Meg
Pronouns: She/her
Location: PT, UK, VA
Profession(s): Writer & Historian
Hobbies: all the romance, catering to other peoples' cats, reinvention reality shows, explaining why steam rooms are preferable to saunas
Discord: Mardell
Quote with your info! 💜
February 7, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Reintroduction thread :
Name: Meg
Pronouns: She/her
Location: PT, UK, VA
Profession(s): Writer & Historian
Hobbies: all the romance, catering to other peoples' cats, reinvention reality shows, explaining why steam rooms are preferable to saunas
Discord: Mardell
Quote with your info! 💜
Name: Meg
Pronouns: She/her
Location: PT, UK, VA
Profession(s): Writer & Historian
Hobbies: all the romance, catering to other peoples' cats, reinvention reality shows, explaining why steam rooms are preferable to saunas
Discord: Mardell
Quote with your info! 💜
Romance-friendly indie bookstore spotlight:
💖The Concord Bookshop in Concord, MA🌟
Surprised how many of these titles I didn't know! Other titles like IPB mixed in with the Fantasy section.
Also, the downtown is just all kinds of New England cute
💖The Concord Bookshop in Concord, MA🌟
Surprised how many of these titles I didn't know! Other titles like IPB mixed in with the Fantasy section.
Also, the downtown is just all kinds of New England cute
February 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Romance-friendly indie bookstore spotlight:
💖The Concord Bookshop in Concord, MA🌟
Surprised how many of these titles I didn't know! Other titles like IPB mixed in with the Fantasy section.
Also, the downtown is just all kinds of New England cute
💖The Concord Bookshop in Concord, MA🌟
Surprised how many of these titles I didn't know! Other titles like IPB mixed in with the Fantasy section.
Also, the downtown is just all kinds of New England cute
Scones made by a writing friend😍
Truly the writing community at its finest!
Truly the writing community at its finest!
January 19, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Scones made by a writing friend😍
Truly the writing community at its finest!
Truly the writing community at its finest!
This week's FridayKiss theme: TOGETHER.
Romancelandia🌈💜
Romancelandia🌈💜
January 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
This week's FridayKiss theme: TOGETHER.
Romancelandia🌈💜
Romancelandia🌈💜
Hey, I'm Meg. Romancelandia res and lover of the queer medias. Just moved over. Reassembly in progress!
🎩My January reading challenge is paranormal historicals
⏳️My accidental rabbit hole atm is Love Between Fairy and Devil
🦚My most recent release is an mm HistRom holiday novella
🎩My January reading challenge is paranormal historicals
⏳️My accidental rabbit hole atm is Love Between Fairy and Devil
🦚My most recent release is an mm HistRom holiday novella
January 18, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Hey, I'm Meg. Romancelandia res and lover of the queer medias. Just moved over. Reassembly in progress!
🎩My January reading challenge is paranormal historicals
⏳️My accidental rabbit hole atm is Love Between Fairy and Devil
🦚My most recent release is an mm HistRom holiday novella
🎩My January reading challenge is paranormal historicals
⏳️My accidental rabbit hole atm is Love Between Fairy and Devil
🦚My most recent release is an mm HistRom holiday novella
Does Jon Hamm exclusively do campy comedies now?
Fan-fricking-tastic.
Fan-fricking-tastic.
January 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Does Jon Hamm exclusively do campy comedies now?
Fan-fricking-tastic.
Fan-fricking-tastic.