The new stableboy has a secret!Kit Laing is a genius with Glen Lyon's horses and a favorite with his employer's family, but he isn't all he seems. In fact, the shy stablehand isn't a he at all. Kit is actually Christabel Urquhart, Countess of Appin, on the run from a greedy, violent stepbrother with designs on her fortune.And the laird's handsome nephew has worked out just what it is.Quentin MacNab, the dashing heir to Cannich, has had his suspicions about the new stable lad from the first. Kit is far too pretty to be a boy – and far too well spoken to be a servant.Now passion and danger combine to create a Yuletide like no other.When a snowstorm traps Kit and Quentin overnight in an isolated hut, the discovery of her true identity sparks a rushed marriage to stave off a scandal. But can the Christmas Countess learn to trust her charming new husband's promises of protection? Or will their fragile alliance fall victim to the evil forces assailing her? ANNA CAMPBELL has written 11 multi award-winning historical romances for Hachette Grand Central Publishing and Avon HarperCollins. As an independently published author, she's released more than 30 bestselling stories, including her two popular series The Dashing Widows (7 books) and The Lairds Most Likely (10 books). Anna has won numerous awards for her Regency-set stories including RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice, the Booksellers Best, the Golden Quill (three times), the Heart of Excellence (twice), the Write Touch, the Aspen Gold (twice) and the Australian Romance Readers Association's favorite historical romance (five times). She's currently engaged in writing a new series set in Regency London called A Scandal in Mayfair. The first two books, One Wicked Wish and Two Secret Sins, are now out, with the third book, Three Times Tempted, out at the end of 2021. When Anna isn't traveling the world in search of inspiration for her books, she lives near the sea on the beautiful east coast of Australia.You can find out more about Anna and her books at her website: www.annacampbell.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnaCampbellFansTwitter: @AnnaCampbellOzBookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/anna-campbell?list=aboutGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/296477.Anna_CampbellSign up for her newsletter here: http://kontactr.com/user/annacampbell The HIghlands just got hotter!
