The Widow's Christmas Surprise

The death of her husband has thrown Lady Maria Kersey's future into doubt-and her heart into the arms of a man she cannot have. But Christmas with the Widows' Club will bring choices-and surprises--that may change all her holidays to come . . . Maria just gave birth to her first child, a beautiful daughter-but the event is shrouded in sorrow. A month earlier, Maria's husband, Lord Kersey, was killed in a duel under compromising circumstances. Worse, Maria's failure to provide a male heir has stripped her of any hope of an inheritance. Scorned by the ton, one of her few allies is her late husband's steward, Hugh Granger. Hugh is everything her husband was not-warm, charming-and penniless. . . . Hugh has fallen desperately in love with Maria, but has little to offer but comfort. As their attraction becomes impossible to resist, Maria flees to London to spend Christmas with her dearest friends, a group of widows who lost their own husbands in the Battle of Waterloo. Little does she know the holidays will reveal a twist of fate she never expected-proving that the greatest Christmas gift is the magic of true love . . . Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com

Jenna Jaxon is the author of the House of Pleasure series, as well as the historical romance trilogy Time Enough to Love. She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets. When not reading or writing, she indulges her passion for the theatre, working with local theatres as a director. Visit her at jennajaxon.wordpress.com.