Wrapped in Red
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4.2 • 18 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Sometimes long-held secrets are the very things that will eventually lead to freedom.
Lady Amelia Jane Coventry-Smythe wants nothing more than to shut herself away to mourn in private all the people she lost from her life over the years. Unfortunately, peace is not hers, for the one man she never hoped to see again has just landed in her parlor by mysterious circumstances, with an invitation to her Christmastide house party in hand… and her addiction to him flares anew.
Cornelius Matthew Edgerton, Marquess of Winchester, is perplexed thanks to the arrival of holiday invitation. He hasn't heard from Lady Amelia in thirteen years… not since he abruptly left her bed during an affair that he never forgot. Encouraged to attend by her cousin—his best friend—when he arrives at the manor house, his reception is decidedly cool, even though the heat between him and the lady still lingers.
Underlying polite public interactions, desire builds and explodes into frantic need, but while the two of them draw closer in new understanding and friendship, danger threatens both of their lives. As Christmas morning arrives, emotions boil over to sour the blooming romance. Only a miracle—and perhaps forgiveness—can help them find the happily ever after they never had the first time around.
Customer Reviews
so good, you won’t want to put it down
This is so good! Cornelius was a spy for the Crown. He met Amelia when he went to her home to tell her of her brother’s death in the war. Anger is passion and they shared three days of it before Cornelius went off on another mission, breaking her heart. Amelia suffered so much loss. Her brother and two husbands died in the war. Her parents both died, leaving her with the care of her brother’s daughter and an ne’re do well cousin who was now left to take over the earldom. When Cornelius mysteriously got invited to Amelia’s Christmas house party, thirteen years after he had last seen her, things got interesting. This is a wonderful story full if intrigue, heartache, misunderstandings, lies, danger, love and forgiveness. How many times can a heart break and be put back together? The characters are fabulous. Ameila’s pain, strength, resolve and confusion make her a very sypathetic and relatable figure. Cornelius is a man who has searched his soul and sought to overcome failure, grief and loss, both emotional and physical....making him a hunk with heartache. The real hero in this story is someone in service who is steadfast and true with a romantic heart. Once you start this book, you will not want to put it down.
Christmas miracle
I absolutely adored this story. We have old flames reunited but not with the best outcome. They keep running into each other. There are secrets and misunderstandings that have led to the place they are now. Amelia and Cornelius have a past. They are together in a situation that is strained. I thought that the plot was great and the writing flowed well. The book was amazing. It kept me engaged and I did not want to stop reading. The way Sandra spun her tale was just perfect. Great book.
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