His Christmas wallflower - Janice Preston

An unexpected union

Lord Alexander Beauchamp has protected Lady Jane Colebrooke since childhood. So, seeing she's about to be forced to wed, he steps in with a proposal of his own! But Alex had underestimated the closeness that taking Jane as his bride demands - something he expected never to give. And, as Christmas approaches, he knows he must confront the dark secrets that shadow their marriage

New governess Grace will do anything to get to know her young daughter Clara. Even if it means working for Clara's guardian, the reclusive and scarred Nathaniel, Marquess of Ravenwell! Nathaniel believes no woman could ever love a monster like him, until Grace seems to look past his scars to the man beneath