The Lady has an offer. The Vicar has a Confession. Lady Madeline Blair is on a mission. Her
eccentric late aunt left her a small fortune with one condition: to claim it Madeline must
marry by New Year's Eve... which is now only three weeks away! An invitation to spend Christmas
at Alcott Hall provides the perfect chance to snag herself an unsuspecting beau. She will be
generous with her inheritance on the condition he agrees never to claim his rights as her
husband. Five years ago Charles Bray left Finchley and never looked back. It was too painful
to dwell in the past. So when duty calls him home he returns heart heavy to a town full of
ghosts. Seeking any distraction he sparks an unlikely friendship with a quiet young lady who
makes him a surprising offer too good to refuse. And then there's John . . .
