The Christmas Heiress

Adrienne Basso

eBook - 2013

It takes a Christmas miracle to mend a broken heart in this "sinfully sensual" Victorian holiday romance with "beautifully nuanced characters" (Booklist). For Charlotte Aldridge, Christmas's arrival means anything but warmth and cheer. Only a few holidays ago, she fell in love with handsome Edward Barringer, the peer both their families were hoping she would marry. But Edward not only turned his back on his noble name, he also turned his back on Charlotte. Rejected and heartbroken, she vowed to put the past behind her and make a new life. But now Edward has returned to the English countryside for the holidays. And Charlotte will do anything to keep her heart out of harm's way . . . Edward Barringer can't... believe it . . . the pretty-but-frivolous Charlotte has grown into a fascinating woman. He never meant to break her heart all those years ago, but he was determined to earn his fortune rather than marry it. But now, he's become completely... more