Relax on a silent night and dive into Christmas Brides, a lush historical holiday anthology featuring a brand-new story from USA Today _bestselling author Alexandra Hawkins. And back by popular demand from last Christmas, previously published One Hot Scot, The Scandal Before Christmas, and It Happened Under the Mistletoe are back to deck the halls in this sensual Christmas collection.
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**One Hot Scot by Suzanne Enoch _
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Duncan Lenox lives surrounded by enemies, a MacLawry in a land of Campbells. But when an English beauty has nowhere else to turn, he feels obligated to help. Now that they must spend a night together in an abandoned cottage while a storm rages on, will their mutual passion saveโor doomโthem both?
**Once Upon a Christmas Scandal by Alexandra Hawkins _
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Lady Ellen is outraged when she learns her dowryโs been increased by her dad, eager to draw every bachelor in England to her front door. So when Lord Swainsbury comes knocking, Ellen assumes heโs another dreadful fortune hunter. Little does she know that Swainsbury has completely fallen for herโbody, heart, and soulโฆ
**The Scandal Before Christmas by Elizabeth Essex _
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Lieutenant Ian Worth needs a wife by Christmas. He has to find her, woo her, and wed her before he goes back to sea. Anne Lesley is a shy spinster with no prospects, so she accepts Ianโs hasty offer only for the security it will bring. But when a midwinter storm rolls in, things start to heat up between themโฆand they might just find true, honest-to-goodness loveโฆ
**It Happened Under the Mistletoe by Valerie Bowman _
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Oliver Townsende intends to avoid the hordes of marriage-minded misses at a friendโs holiday party. When he meets Miss Cerian Blake, whoโs dodging her own unwanted set of admirers, the two decide to join forces and fake an infatuation to keep their suitors at bay. But when mistletoe becomes involved, will their Christmastime prank turn into a love to last all seasons?