Heather Boyd gelooft dat elk personage dat ze creëert een eigen 'happy end' verdient, hoeveel moeilijkheden ze hen ook bezorgt. Met dat doel voor ogen schrijft ze zwoele romans die de grenzen van de fatsoenlijkheid aftasten om lezers tot diep in de nacht te boeien. Haar werk zit vol gedurfde verleidingen en verfijnde schurken.
The widowed Duke of Stapleton normally abhors Christmas nonsense, but he grudgingly hosts a house party to prepare his youngest daughter for marriage. But when a steamy kiss exchanged under mistletoe leads to flirtation and more with his daughter's companion is it possible to secure his own happy match too?
Sparks fly as Lady Sally Ford's first love returns just in time to witness her wedding to another man. But with every argument and stolen moment, their former passion reignites as if it had never waned. Is there a chance to begin again if his naval career will tear them apart any day?