Married By Christmas

Blurb:

A wager he should have refused…

After two miserable Seasons, Miss Marianne Covington is determined not to have a third and enlists the help of longtime friend William Stanley to assist her. Will wagers he can find her a husband before Christmas. But when none of the suitors suit, he is ready to do something drastic for the woman who’s become more than just a friend.

Married by Christmas was sparked by an image I had of a young lady addressing Christmas cards to all her friends who were now married and she becomes frustrated that she’s the only one in their circle who’s not married. So she becomes determined to be married by Christmas. And to do this she enlists the aid of her great friend to help her find a husband.

The problem with this premise was that Christmas cards weren’t invented until the Victorian era, when Queen Victoria sent the first Christmas card in 1843. My story was meant to be a Regency tale, so I had to change that initial scene, but after that the rest of the story fell pretty quickly into place. It was fun coming up with the different gentlemen her friend tries to fix her up with–with very bad results.

My favorite scene is at a ball, when the H/h are outside on an balcony arguing because the men he’s been setting her up with have been disasters and she’s so angry he’s afraid she’s going to push him over the balcony wall. LOL