Christmas Countess

A woman discovers her daughter is being raised by a very dashing earl in this Victorian holiday romance by the author of The Christmas Heiress.A Woman with A Past...Six years ago, Rebecca Tremaine, the daughter of a vicar, became pregnant by her fiance. When he died unexpectedly, Rebecca was heartbroken and disgraced. The child was stillbornor so Rebecca believed. Now, she's both shocked and jubilant to discover that her relatives arranged for her baby girl, Lily, to be given to a distant family connectionCameron Sinclair, Earl of Hampton. The widowed earl reluctantly agrees to let Rebecca visit Lily over Christmas at his home in Kent, where she finds that the little girl, while a darling, is alarmingly spoiled... and the handsome, confident earl is attractive beyond measure...A Love for All Seasons...Graceful, tender-hearted, and completely captivating, Rebecca fills Cameron Sinclair's home with warmth and light. Ther's no denying that her concern for Lily's behavior is well-founded. Just as he knows there's also no denying the ache he feels at the thought of her departure. After his wife's death three years ago, Cameron was adamant that he could never love another woman. But as the holiday season draws to a close, he can only hope that it is not too late to admit the joy of being proven thoroughly, delightfully wrong...Praise for The Christmas Countess';Love, family, and the magic of the holiday season bring two different couples together in Basso's latest richly emotional and elegantly written Victorian historical romance.' Booklist