Lord Jeffrey Eddington is back in London after being in
France for a year. The illegitimate son of the Duke of
Rathmore, he will not inherit the title and estates. His
cousin James Granger Eddington will become the heir
instead. Jeffrey has always been nearly like a brother to
the five beautiful Hamilton sisters. His friend Lucien
Sinclair, Marque of Stancliff, and married to Colette, has
asked him to discretely watch out for the youngest sister,
Yvette, while they travel to America until Christmastime.
Yvette has her own secret agenda; aiming high to marry a
duke and become the Duchess of Lansdowne. Status obsesses
Yvette more than finding true love.
Jeffrey's cousin proposes a wager that Jeffrey cannot be
engaged to Yvette by Christmas to keep her from accepting a
proposal from William Shelley, the older duke Yvette has
her hat set for. Jeffrey is intent on stopping Yvette from
entering into a loveless and unhappy marriage. As he
spends more time with her, the tables begin to soundlessly
turn on Jeffrey and he ends up falling in love with her
himself. He can't consider marriage to her because she
deserves someone that can give her the status in life that
she desires. Jeffrey has been secretly working as a spy
for the government, and has his own wealth from shipping,
but still doesn't consider himself an equal. The closer the
time comes for William's proposal to Yvette, the more
desperate becomes Jeffrey. Realization has finally sunk in
that his love for her is deep and sincere. Yvette feels
William's kisses are "nice" but Jeffrey's leave her burning
and yearning for more. Finally declaring their love for
each other and planning to announce a public engagement,
Jeffrey is terrified his world is about to collapse when
Yvette learns the truth of the wager.
HIS BY CHRISTMAS is a fast and exciting read and I was
completely
entranced with the story. The warmth shared between the
sisters is one that every family desires. The characters
are charismatic and entertaining. This is the last in the
Hamilton series and now I will have to go back and read all
the others. This is a spell-binding series that will
capture the heart and curiosity of the other sisters. Full
of love and romance, HIS BY CHRISTMAS is a tale sure to
capture your
interest and your heart.
Yvette Hamilton knows just what she wants for Christmas—a
dazzling marriage. And if marrying the ton's catch at the
height of the Yuletide season is how she can prove herself,
she'll be the most respectable of the many ladies competing
for his hand. But one accomplished rake has other, much more
tempting ideas. . .
The illegitimate son of a duke, Lord Jeffrey Eddington knows
society will never truly respect him. He thought he'd found
acceptance as a friend of the Hamiltons, but Yvette's
seeming snobbery makes him wager to win her hand no matter
what it takes. Too late, he finds her frivolity conceals an
intelligent, appealing woman. Now they face a hard choice
between the holiday dreams they think they want most. . .and
the very real love they can't resist.
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