Moonlight and Mistletoe

Moonlight and Mistletoe
Louise Allen

A sparkling Regency Christmas in a sleepy English village!Guy Westrope, Earl of Buckland, was not a gentleman used to encountering opposition to his will. But the quick-witted, stubborn and delectable Miss Hester Lattimer was proving to be more than a match for him….Local ghost stories would not scare Hester from her new house–especially not at Christmas! Though her heart told her to trust the mysterious earl, she knew she had to be wary. Even if Guy was not behind the strange events, letting him get too close would inevitably reveal her scandalous past!

“You know, Hester, once you have reached the stage of sitting on a gentleman’s knee, I do feel the time for formality is past.

“Will you not call me Guy?”

She looked startled, producing yet another shade of gold in those fascinating eyes. “I could not possibly!”

“Well, you are sitting on my lap. I think calling me by my given name is a minor informality compared to that.”

“So I am! My lord…Guy…please let me go.”

“But of course.” He opened his arms wide and added wickedly, “A pity. I was enjoying it.”

Praise for Louise Allen

The Earl’s Intended Wife

“…well-developed characters…an appealing sensual

and emotionally rich love story.”

—Romantic Times BOOKreviews

“If you’ve a yen for an enjoyable Regency-set

romance that takes place somewhere other than London,

pick up The Earl’s Intended Wife. Louise Allen

has a treat in store for you, and a hero and heroine

you’ll take to your heart.”

—The Romance Reader

“I liked the unusual location of Malta in this sweet book.

I look forward to what Ms. Allen will write next.”

—Rakehell

“A sweet romance and an engaging story…the sort

of book to get lost in on a lazy afternoon.”

—All About Romance

Moonlight and Mistletoe

Louise Allen

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One