

But miracles have been known to happen in this season of peace and giving and love, as two extraordinary people separated by circumstance of birth begin a passionate dance of will and wiles. Though the dashing English lord Anastasia sets her sights upon burns for the exquisite, exotic miss, Christopher could never consent to wed such a lowborn lady. The gift is an old journal-a tender and tempestuous account of the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory and a dark gypsy beauty named Anastasia, who seeks a love match with a non-gypsy in order to save herself from a prearranged marriage to a brute.

Underlying tensions threaten to dampen the holiday spirit-until a mysterious present that arrives anonymously is opened and shared by all. As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, albs not well.
