Never Keep a Secret at Christmas (Never #1.5)
Maggi Andersen

Alone in London, Hugh's estrangement from his grandfather seems to cut even deeper at Christmas. The earl judged him unfairly when he sent him packing a year ago after an incident at university, and Hugh has no intention of going cap in hand to beg for forgiveness. But when a letter arrives from a nosey old neighbor urging him to come, as his grandfather is lonely, Hugh boards the stage to Kent. He is stunned to find the letter writer is no interfering widow. Alice Dountry might look like an angel, but she very much has her feet on the ground. If a man wished to marry her, he would have to measure up. She is soon to go to London for the Season. A husband is on the cards, and, most regrettably, it cannot be him.
Featuring Lady Alice Dountry from Never Doubt a Duke – Book One, The Never Series.
Published in the O Night Divine anthology