Moonlight and Mistletoe
Louise Allen
A sparkling Regency Christmas in a sleepy English village!Guy Westrope, Earl of Buckland, was not a gentleman used to encountering opposition to his will. But the quick-witted, stubborn and delectable Miss Hester Lattimer was proving to be more than a match for him….Local ghost stories would not scare Hester from her new house–especially not at Christmas! Though her heart told her to trust the mysterious earl, she knew she had to be wary. Even if Guy was not behind the strange events, letting him get too close would inevitably reveal her scandalous past!
“You know, Hester, once you have reached the stage of sitting on a gentleman’s knee, I do feel the time for formality is past.
“Will you not call me Guy?”
She looked startled, producing yet another shade of gold in those fascinating eyes. “I could not possibly!”
“Well, you are sitting on my lap. I think calling me by my given name is a minor informality compared to that.”
“So I am! My lord…Guy…please let me go.”
“But of course.” He opened his arms wide and added wickedly, “A pity. I was enjoying it.”
Praise for Louise Allen
The Earl’s Intended Wife
“…well-developed characters…an appealing sensual
and emotionally rich love story.”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
“If you’ve a yen for an enjoyable Regency-set
romance that takes place somewhere other than London,
pick up The Earl’s Intended Wife. Louise Allen
has a treat in store for you, and a hero and heroine
you’ll take to your heart.”
—The Romance Reader
“I liked the unusual location of Malta in this sweet book.
I look forward to what Ms. Allen will write next.”
—Rakehell
“A sweet romance and an engaging story…the sort
of book to get lost in on a lazy afternoon.”
—All About Romance
Moonlight and Mistletoe
Louise Allen
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One