This innocuous agreement proves to be one that will topple their worlds, as each dance steadily ensnares them in a romance that forces the two to question what they are willing to sacrifice for love.Ĭolin and Elizabeth start off as friends in this book. Still they agree to share one waltz at each ball they attend. They return to London the following season, both committed to finding other, more suitable matches. They know there is no question of any relationship between them for she is nine years older than he. Both are surprised when their sled topples them into a snow bank and they end up sharing an unexpected kiss. She simply enjoys his company as they listen to carolers on Christmas Eve, walk home from church together on Christmas morning, and engage in a spirited snowball fight in the afternoon. That, however, is the last thing on her mind when she meets Colin Handrich, Lord Hodges, at the Westcott Christmas house party. This is the next sparkling novel in the Regency romance WESTCOTT series by New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh - perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes and Stephanie Laurens.Also in this series: Someone to Love, Someone to Hold, Someone to Wed, Someone to Care, Someone to HonorĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Booksĭuring a rare white Christmas at Brambledean Court, the widow Elizabeth, Lady Overfield, defies convention by falling in love with a younger man in the latest novel in the Westcott series.Īfter her husband's passing, Elizabeth Overfield decides that she must enter into another suitable marriage. When Jessica guesses who Gabriel really is, however, and watches the lengths to which he will go in order to protect those who rely upon him, she is drawn to his cause - and to the man. But when she meets the mysterious Gabriel Thorne, who has returned to England from the New World to claim an equally mysterious inheritance, Jessica considers him completely unsuitable because he had the audacity, when he first met her, to announce his intention to wed her. Jessica considers the many qualified gentlemen who court her. She is, after all, the sister of Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby.
Though she no longer believes she will find true love, she is still very eligible. Ever practical, however, once she's twenty-five, she decides it's time to wed. Lady Jessica Archer lost her own interest in the glittering excitement of romance after her cousin and dearest friend Abigail Westcott was rejected by the ton when her father was revealed to be a bigamist.
Love comes when you least expect it in this captivating new novel in the Westcott Regency romance series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh.
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