Wonderfully romantic novella! Just loved Anne! (and Pinky)
The Scandal Before Christmas: A Holiday Novella (The Reckless Brides 3.5) by Elizabeth Essex 'Twas three weeks before Christmas, And all through the house, Nothing was stirring, not even a mouse. The fire it crackled, a comforting sound I grabbed a hot chocolate, and a novella I'd found. Excitingly romantic, a handsome young hound, Ordered to marry, he circled around, A navel lieutenant, a younger son, Suddenly found he was the one. Viscount in waiting he was to be, He stood his ground, wanting to flee. He plotted a near treacherous course, Down a path he was protestingly forced. The answer he puzzled and wrestled and fought, To do not what he wanted but just what he aught. By magic and chance he found his true start, A wren by perception, an eagle at heart. All browns and greys, a shy little dove, Hidden from l...