With her forthright manner and freckled face, heiress Cassandra Barnwell knows the only reason men seek her hand in marriage is because of her fortune. And nothing less than true love will take her to the altar. Desperate to foil her Great Aunt Tilda's matchmaking, she solicits the help of man she has just met- a duke's younger brother and current heir. Pretend to court her and keep away the charlatans and she'll fund his archeology expeditions. The last thing she expects is to fall in love.
After Lord Brandon Russell's-(London's most confirmed bachelor) chief backer decides to spend his money on his new wife and Brandon's own brother refuses to help, Brandon needs cash fast. So when Miss Cassandra Barnwell makes him an offer impossible to turn down, he accepts. Pretending to court her shouldn't be so hard. After all, she's paying him handsomely for it. With her backing, he can return to Egypt at the first of the year, both of them happy with their arrangement. But its Christmas and the more time he spends with Cassandra, even Brandon finds his thoughts straying to mistletoe and happily-ever-after.
This historical romance set in 1897 London promises a handsome hero, an engaging heroine, and happily-ever-after. After all what more would you want at Christmas.
