In a HOLIDAY GAMBLE, Jane Feather entertains with a heartwarming tale perfect for the Christmas holidays. Traveling in the English countryside during a blizzard, Edward, Viscount Allenton, is robbed by a beautiful bandit and finds himself stranded at the disreputable Lord Selby's home. A Christmas house party with ladies of questionable virtue and lecherous gentlemen is in full swing. Edward discovers his bandit among the guests with a heartbreaking story. She needs a hero and he needs a bride.
In WHEN SPARKS FLY, heiress Elinor Bancroft and her cousins suffer a carriage accident and land at the reclusive Baron Martin Thorncliff's estate. Martin, traumatized by the death of his brother at a past Christmas, bans holiday cheer until his uninvited guests turn his life upside down. His hardened heart undergoes a dramatic transformation with Elinor's love. An imaginative author, Sabrina Jeffries tweaks the Dickens Christmas story with her own delightful interpretation and introduces readers to the unusual game of Snapdragon.
In SNOWY NIGHT WITH A HIGHLANDER, Lady Fiona Haines journeys in haste to the Highlands to warn her brother of impending charges from the Crown. She gets help from a stranger who seems familiar. Laird Duncan Buchanan, once the most eligible bachelor, is now severely scarred from a tragic fire at his home. With his face hidden by a scarf, Duncan's identity is concealed. As they trek through a snowstorm, Fiona falls for the enigmatic man until she recognizes him. Years ago, he hurt Fiona with unkind words. After tempers have cooled, Fiona teaches Duncan the true meaning of forgiveness. She shows him how he's changed from an insensitive cad to a caring man who's captured her heart. The talented Julia London ends this collection with a beguiling Christmas story.
Warm up on a winter's night with three passionate love stories from three shining
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Jane Feather leads an unwitting Yuletide traveler down a twisting path.... Edward Vasey, Viscount Allenton, is journeying precariously through a snowstorm when his coach is overtaken by high- waymen! Robbed of his money, Ned takes refuge at Selby Hall, where a spirited beauty with a shocking secret may steal something more -- his heart.
Snowy Night with a Highlander by Julia London companion to the Scandal Series Amidst a snowstorm, a viscount is waylaid by a band of highwaymenβbut itβs his heart that is robbed by a spirited beautyβ¦A coach accident strands an heiress at the home of an embittered lordβwill her festive spirit heal the Christmas Day tragedy that wounded his soul?...A debutante searches for her scandalized brother in the wintry Scottish wilds, guided by a rugged Highlander who masks his scarred faceβwill fury or passion ignite when he reveals his identity?...
The journey to love is never more enticing than when Yuletide Travelers cross paths with unexpected strangersβand unpredictable passions! When Sparks Fly by Sabrina Jeffries A carriage mishap on the way home to Sheffield for Christmas leaves Ellie Bancroft, the wealthiest heiress in North England, and her party stranded at the remote manor of the notorious Black Baron.
Weary of being courted for her fortune, Ellie doesnβt quite know how to take the advances of the aloof lord of the manor. As for Martin Thorncliff, he is none too happy about playing host to four children and two women at his least favorite time of the year. Not only would he prefer to be in his barn concocting better munitions than celebrating Christmas, but he would also rather not have to worry about some guest accidentally sparking an explosion on his estate.
What all his protests fail to take into account, however, are the sparks that fly whenever he nears Ellie. Neither Ellie nor Martin may have seen romance in their futureβand both may be hurting for their pasts, but they soon realize Christmas takes on a whole new glow when you share it with one you love.
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