Compromised for Christmas

When the worst Christmas present is falling in love with your husband... Miss Georgiana Hartley is beautiful and bold, but what everyone mistakes for confidence is really a mask hiding a deep-seated loneliness, one only daring adventures can temporarily alleviate. When her recklessness lands her in scandal and a forced marriage, she's determined to view it as a chance for a fresh start and a sense of belonging. That is, until she realizes the threat of rejection from the husband she's falling in love with is an even lonelier fate. Mr. Fitzwilliam Jennings knows he's a little different, but he has his Italian translations and is content with his solitary life. Until a bare-breasted beauty disrupts the comfort of his study. When he accidentally compromises her, he has no words—literally. Fitz is awkward and anxious on a normal day, but it rises to near painful levels with his beautiful, new wife, especially when this odd, warm feeling fills...