Mary Balogh
In a pair of classic Regency-era Christmas romance novels from ,New York Times, bestselling author Mary Balogh, the holidays herald the greatest gift of all: unexpected, all-consuming love.,A Christmas Bride,The very wealthy Edgar Downes has promised his aging father to finally take a brideâ€”specifically, to wed a titled lady by Christmas. London is full of pretty, proper, and eligible misses, but itâ€™s the widow Helena, Lady Stapleton, in a shocking red dress, who captures Edgarâ€™s attention. Helena is intrigued by the seductive strangerâ€”but heâ€™s simply not in her class. Marriage, of course, would never do. But in a season of miracles, something wondrous is about to happen.,Christmas Beau,Not even the warm, forgiving Christmas spirit can stop the Marquess of Denbigh from settling his score with Judith Easton: The beautiful young widow injured Denbighâ€™s pride years ago by jilting him for another man. Now that Judith is free from a nightmare marriage, the handsome marquess has her in his sightsâ€”and wants her in his arms. But to trust the tender words on his lips, Judith must not only see past the hardness of his heart, but learn once again to trust her own heartâ€™s desire.
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A Christmas Bride / Christmas Beau