Scandal At The Christmas Ball. Marguerite Kaye

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      One Christmas house party leads to two Regency love affairs!

      A Governess for Christmas by Marguerite Kaye

      At the glittering Brockmore house party, former army major Drummond MacIntosh meets governess in disgrace Joanna Forsythe, who’s desperate to clear her name. Both are eager to put their pasts behind them, but their scandalous affair will make for a very different future…

      Dancing with the Duke’s Heir by Bronwyn Scott

      As heir to a dukedom, Vale Penrith does not want a wife, and certainly not one like Lady Viola Hawthorne. So why does London’s Shocking Beauty tempt him beyond reason? Dare he try and tame her, or is a Christmas seduction the best way to bring her to surrender?

      ‘A Brockmore house party can be the making of a man... For where the Duke and Duchess of Brockmore lead, all of society follows.’

      SCANDAL AT THE CHRISTMAS BALL

      a sizzling duet from

      Marguerite Kaye and Bronwyn Scott

      The Duke and Duchess of Brockmore are hosting the festive event of the year—a whirlwind of luxury and fun with the possibility of second chances in the air. But what happens when two unexpected and decidedly unsuitable couples find themselves struck with Cupid’s arrow?

      Read Drummond and Joanna’s story in

      A Governess for Christmas

      by Marguerite Kaye

      and

      Vale and Viola’s story in

      Dancing with the Duke’s Heir

      by Bronwyn Scott

      MARGUERITE KAYE writes hot historical romances from her home in cold and usually rainy Scotland, featuring Regency rakes, Highlanders and sheikhs. She has published almost thirty books and novellas. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking and cycling—but only on the level—gardening—but only what she can eat—and cooking. She also likes to knit and occasionally drink martinis, though not at the same time... Find out more on her website: margueritekaye.com.

      BRONWYN SCOTT is a communications instructor at Pierce College in the United States, and is the proud mother of three wonderful children—one boy and two girls. When she’s not teaching or writing she enjoys playing the piano, travelling—especially to Florence, Italy—and studying history and foreign languages. Readers can stay in touch on Bronwyn’s website, bronwynnscott.com, or at her blog, bronwynswriting.blogspot.com. She loves to hear from readers.

      Scandal at the Christmas Ball

      Marguerite Kaye and Bronwyn Scott

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      Table of Contents

       A Governess For Christmas by Marguerite Kaye

       Dancing with The Duke’s Heir by Bronwyn Scott

       Excerpt from Besieged and Betrothed by Jenni Fletcher

       A Governess for Christmas

      Marguerite Kaye

      For all my friends on Facebook who made naming my Brockmore cast such fun.

      I hope the characters I’ve written live up to the fabulous names you gave them.

      Contents

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter One

      Thursday, 24th December 1818, Christmas Eve

      The first flurry of snow had begun to land on his carriage roof as it swept up the long drive in mid-afternoon, as if announcing his arrival, though he’d thought at the time that sunrise might have been more apt. This invitation was, after all, intended to herald a new dawn for him. Now, gazing distractedly out of the tall drawing-room windows in the shadow of the long blue curtains, Drummond MacIntosh saw that the Duke and Duchess of Brockmore’s extensive grounds were covered in a glittering and, for the moment at least, pristine seasonal white blanket. This particular window faced due west, but he could see no sign of the sun through the thick, leaden sky. Behind him, the other guests took tea and made polite conversation. He ought to be doing both of those things himself, but now he was here, Drummond was СКАЧАТЬ