Description:A man who claims to be a prince and a woman forced to play along—but the real secret must be revealed before Christmas Day…
It's
Christmas at St. James' Court, and there's a pretender to the Russian
throne attempting to gain Royal approval. Alexei Dmitry Immanuil
Maximilian Konstantinvich—or Maxim, to his admirers—is determined to
hide the secret that will ruin him.
He may only be one and
thirty, but he's seen enough of the world to last him a lifetime, unlike
Miss Anne Marsh. She's agreed with her father that this will be her
last Season to be presented at St. James'. Tired of being trotted out
for the marriage market, all she wants is to retire to anonymity.
That's
going to be difficult after being found in a compromising position in
the Russian Prince's rooms. A marriage of convenience is agreed, and
Christmas Day is set for their wedding. But Maxim is hiding far more
than Anne could ever guess, and she has a few secrets of her own...
Will
Maxim be recognised at Court for the Czar he claims to be? Will Anne
accept a marriage of convenience from such a wild and hedonistic man?
Can a Christmas with a Czar be the beginning of a lifetime together?
Previously published in the anthology,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Secret