Sabrina Jeffries gives us a gift to cherish: "a moving Regency with
heart, soul, and holiday spirit" (Publishers Weekly) about an
unexpected Christmas reunion that's sparked by a cunning ruse, family
secrets, and the mysterious ways of the heart.
Pierce Waverly, the Earl of Devonmont, has never forgiven his parents
for inexplicably abandoning him to distant relatives as a child.
Nevertheless, when he receives word that the stranger he calls "Mother"
is gravely ill, the unabashed rogue makes a rare return to Montcliff,
his country estate. There he finds that the woman is perfectly
healthy--and that he has fallen for a cunning ruse crafted by her lady's
companion, Mrs. Camilla Stuart. The lively vicar's widow, too bright and
beautiful not to arouse the scoundrel in Pierce, is determined to
reconcile the Earl and Lady Devonmont. None of them can predict the
secrets, both heartening and shocking, divulged between a mother and
son, and between two lovers, each haunted by their pasts, that will make
Christmas night at Montcliff one to remember--and the glorious night
after, one to treasure for a lifetime.