Noble Holidays

Miss Cecilia Fairfax dreads the upcoming holidays. Between caring for her elderly father and managing a household barely out of mourning, she has no time for the softer things in life.Liam Barrett, the Earl of Tarrick, is certain he will not accept Marcus Fairfax's invitation to spend Christmas at the Fairfax family's estate – and the man's tales of a family ghost have nothing to do with his decision. Of all the blessings of the season, sometimes the most unexpected is love…Heat level: SWEETOriginally published in the anthology Christmas Ghosts, A Countess for Christmas is a Regency-set story of 13,000 words (approximately 50 pages)."A sugary Christmas treat for those who love romance... Among the standouts, Anthea Lawson's traditional Regency story, a Countess for Christmas." - Publisher's Weekly review of Christmas Ghosts anthology"A perfect Regency Christmas story." -Award-winning author/editor Kristine Grayson

Escape into the warmth of a Victorian Christmas, where the scent of fresh-baked gingerbread and the festivity of the season conspire to mend an old family feud and bring together a couple perfect for one another (if only they could see it), in this newest sweet tale from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson. Turned out of their home just before Christmas, Miss Mena Clarke and her mother have no other option than to accept an invitation from Andrew Harrington, the 5th Duke of Beckford, to spend the holidays at his country estate. Mena wants nothing to do with the boy who teased her so terribly in their youth, not to mention the bitter quarrel between their parents that has kept the families apart for a decade. Yet as the snow blankets Yorkshire in white, fresh beginnings don't seem quite so impossible, after all...

From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson comes this heartwarming tale of the holiday season filled with sweet kisses, misunderstandings, Christmas trees, and best of all, true love. Lady Peony Talbot never meant to be tangled in a false betrothal to her best friend's brother. After the holidays, she promises to break their engagement, but William Banning will never know that it will break her heart into the bargain.

A brand new holiday tale from USA Today bestseller Anthea Lawson, featuring mistletoe, family secrets, and the machinations of a mischievous ghost. Miss Kate Wardmere, a young lady of minimal fortune but generous appearance, is teetering uncomfortably close to ruin. When she receives an invitation to spend the holidays with a distant cousin at a remote country estate, she accepts, hoping for a refuge from her troubles. Instead, it seems they are just beginning,,, Marcus Fairfax is going home for Christmas - but to his dismay he finds Kate already ensconced as a guest at the family's estate. They share a history that ended in heartbreak, and the last thing he wants is to be trapped with the lady in question over the holidays. Determined to part ways once and for all, Marcus and Kate instead find that the magic of the season, plus the resident ghost, conspiring to bring them together. But will the holiday spirit be enough to overcome the suffering in their pasts? Heat level: SWEETSpirit of the Season is a short novella of approximately 50 pages.