The bachelors in Ella Quinn's Marriage Game series make a habit of resisting the irresistible. But during the season for giving, surrendering to temptation may be the greatest gift of all. . . A French spy, Georges, Marquis Cruzy-le-Cht́el, has lived in England for years, sacrificing his life for his country-but not his heart. For he's never been able to forget his childhood friend, Madeleine. And now, in her hour of need, he is there to rescue her. . . The victim of a ruthless statesman, Madeleine, Comtesse du Beaune, has been abducted and sent to England to work in a brothel. Her greatest wish is to return home for Christmas, and her only hope of it is to marry Georges-though she will be his wife in name alone. Yet as they steal across the snowy countryside, Georges decides to woo her-with kisses that melt the winter's frost and leave her longing for a holiday miracle

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