Rafe Acton, a working-class consulting detective, has spent weeks trailing Mrs. Carluke, admiring her beauty, generosity, and indomitable spirit from the shadows. He meets her and agrees to give her through Christmas to finish her charity work and make plans for her new life abroad.
Opposites attract during the festive season as Rafe and Christiana work together to bring glad tidings and good cheer to those who need it most, while keeping one step ahead of her miserly ex-husband.
Allyson Jeleyne is a writer of bold, passionate historical romance featuring kind heroes, complex heroines, and steamy love. She earned an interdisciplinary studies degree in Creative Writing and Journalism while also studying British history & literature in her spare time. When not writing, she enjoys traveling and checking things off her bucket list.
Allyson makes her home in the South Carolina lowcountry with her beloved dog, Dollie Madison (2005-2022).