When schoolmarm Arabella Dempsey and Reginald "Turnip" Fitzhugh--often mistaken for the elusive spy The Pink Carnation--stumble upon a Christmas pudding with a cryptic message, the pair embark on a Yuletide adventure that ranges from Jane Austen's modest drawing room to a duchess's lavish 12-day Christmas celebration. Reprint.
“And it came to Pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. . . . ” Gregory settled back with a happy sigh as the children took over and the familiar words rolled over him.
Guest appearances by Dempsey's best friend Jane Austen and characters from previous installments of the Pink Carnation series round out the laugh-out-loud holiday-themed romance of intrigue.
It was her fault, he thought with savage illogicality, and he would see that she reaped the consequences! Then he flung the curricle forward around the chariot, and away down the Steine toward the seafront.
The Mischief of the Mistletoe
Julia Rowe isn't just my best friend's little sister.
But not as much as Miss Louisa Harcourt, whose mother bluntly tells her that this is her last chance to escape the horrors of being an old maid.
A Christmas Elf?
Mischief of the Mistletoe
This is Dan & Traci's story.
But this could be one scheme where letting themselves get trapped might be way too dangerous. Each book in the Heart in the Game series is STANDALONE: * The Wedding Deal * The Mistletoe Trap