Chillendale traditions are well-loved and long-lived...as is the ale they've been brewing for generations. The Christmas one, however, where unmarried men are crowned the Mistletoe Marquess - and matched with a suitable bride - is not to Reid Chillendale's liking. The candidate is not a woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with - but there seems no other suitable alternative. Until an accident with a snow covered branch brings an alluring stranger into his life - and everything changes. Reid may have found his consort in Lady Prudence Eldridge, but will she agree? Getting his way isn't as easy as stealing passionate and erotic moments on snowy nights, but Reid isn't about to give up. This Mistletoe Marquess will fight for what he wants. And it's a lot more than a simple Christmas kiss beneath those white berries...