by Carla Kelly
“And you will not jilt me once you meet my troublesome family?”
“Never,” she managed.
He threw his head back and laughed, feeling lighter than he had in years. He’d gained everything he never knew he wanted, and had shed the burden of solitude. “Oh, Sophia, you are a pearl beyond price. I thought this would only be another tedious fortnight in the country, but from the moment you began to make your little Christmas, I lost my heart.”
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First published in Great Britain 2010
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Christmas Promise © Carla Kelly 2009
A Little Christmas © Gail Ranstrom 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4089-2082-4