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“This Christmas is my last chance… I must find a bride, and I must find her now!”
When Beatrice Hamilton’s family faces financial ruin, she takes the boldest step of her life, calling upon the Earl of Athenwood with a shocking proposal. With her late father’s debts threatening her mother and sister, Beatrice sees only one solution: offer herself as the ideal bride for a desperate nobleman racing against time. Armed with determination, intelligence, and a talent for estate management, she breaks every rule of propriety to save the people she loves most.
James Alford, Earl of Athenwood, has just fifteen days until Christmas to marry, or lose the inheritance that could save his estate. Haunted by the tragic death of his first love, he has sworn never to risk his heart again. A practical marriage seems perfect… until Beatrice’s quiet strength, clever mind, and their shared love of poetry begin to thaw his grief-stricken soul.
With Christmas fast approaching, family schemes, jealous rivals, and hidden agendas close in, threatening everything they’ve built. Can two wounded hearts survive the season of uncertainty, and discover that even the most calculated marriage can blossom into love?
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MY 4 STAR REVIEW TITLED: Love Challenges
Beatrice what a loving, sweet, gentle kind woman who while afraid takes that bold step to offer herself in a marriage of convenience. She was so innocent and loves books and poetry and her sister and mother so much ! Her younger sister Sophia is so sweet and lively and her mother the Honourable Mrs. Robert Hamilton, is frail and she is honorable ! They deserve so much better and Beatrice is going to get them there; well taken care of.
James, is quiet, gentle man who doesn't smile much. He's kind of standoffish and afraid to love again. It was great that he WASN'T a snob. Unlike his sudden unwelcome visitors, Aunt Juliana and his cousins, Millicent and nasty cousin Rayleigh. They were such downers that they could make a rainbow cry !!! They are all disapproving to everything and often spoiling everything. Rayleigh seems to be up to something nasty ! On the other hand James's, Aunt Catherine was a ray of sunshine and her son, David was also. He promptly was enthralled by Sophia and you could see that they deserved to fall in love ! They were well matched !
James had lost a woman he loved before so he was fighting his attraction to Beatrice. Beatrice is confused by his affection and then coolness but they also enjoy some good times together anyway.
I liked the challenge that came at the end which resulted in a happy turnaround to their story. The Epilogue put the frosting on the cake !
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