The Christmas Ruse

by Jennie Goutet

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Nicholas Cranleigh suspects his meddlesome sister is up to something when she invites him to stay at Cothill Manor at the same time as Miss Dresden. He’s on his guard, but it’s hard to resist a woman with luminous eyes who’s in need of a savior.

Lavinia Dresden is ready to sacrifice herself to save her family from financial ruin in the only path open to a woman of gentle breeding. But she hadn’t counted the cost of her sacrifice until Lord Cranleigh came into her life—a man she knew to be her ideal.

There remain only five days until the Christmas ball when Miss Dresden’s fate will be decided, and it soon becomes apparent to Nicholas that the question is not whether he wants to save Lavinia, but whether he is able.

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Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Subgenre

General Historical, Georgian (1714–1837), Holiday (Christmas, Valentine’s, etc.), Regency (1811–1820)

Audience

Young Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

2 Mild

Publication Date

February 16, 2019

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novella

Sensitive Themes

Arranged or forced marriage

Short and sweet

Although well-written and plotted, the love story felt a little improbable. Glad to have a happy ending but the two lovers couldn’t really get to develop their relationship properly in just two days. Ok read.

Liked

A rather quiet and charming little tale just long enough to get a few hours of reading in especially at this time of the year.

Not one of my Goutet favourites.

Jennie Goutet writes a lovey slow burn romance but this story was not one of my favourites.I simply cannot fathom how the characters couldn’t see they were being set up in this story, though they were both charming they were just too naive.Unfortunately the supporting characters were also overly unpleasant and lacking in realism.Although of course there is a HEA, I was glad to finish this one.