Josanna, Countess of Wilcoxin, has never forgotten the kisses of the man who jilted her for another. No matter that since then, she has been married and widowed, those memories remain bright. No other man has ever measured up – which is why, despite being spoken of as ‘the merry widow’, she has little to do with men. Now, invited to a Christmas house party by her aunt, she is faced with the fact that he, the man whose kisses she so remembers, will be in attendance too.
Raphael Wolfric, Duke of Norcroft, was forced to a marriage he did not want, driven by family duty. Now, ten years later, he is finally free. Free to pursue the only woman he has ever truly wanted. Will she still call him ‘Raff’? Will she forgive the past, and see the truth of his feelings? This Christmas house party will surely bring him great joy, or a lifetime of despair. When both Josanna and Raff arrive early at the country estate, circumstances conspire to leave them snowed in, completely alone – alone with each other, and with their long-repressed feelings. Will Josanna do as she’s dreamed of, and exact revenge? Or will her body betray her as surely as Raff did, once she’s in his arms again? Will Raff persuade her that what is between them cannot be denied? Or will the past steal their future, before its even begun?