Lavinia Dresden is prepared to sacrifice her future happiness. Her father has arranged her betrothal to a wealthy but notorious baron to save himself from ruinous debt. Lavinia knows her fate will be sealed at the Cothill Christmas ball, but she never considered the cost of her sacrifice until the dashing Lord Cranleigh came into her life.
With only five days remaining until Christmas, the question is not whether Nicholas wants to save Miss Dresden—but whether he is able.
Jennie Goutet is an American-born Anglophile, who lives with her French husband and their three children in a small town outside Paris. Her imagination resides in Regency England, where her full-length romance, A Regrettable Proposal, and novella, The Christmas Ruse,are set. Jennie is author of the award-winning memoir, Stars Upside Down,and the modern romances, A Friend in Parisand A Noble Affair.A Christian, a cook, and an inveterate klutz, Jennie writes about faith, food, and life—even the clumsy moments—on herblog, aladyinfrance.com.