Winter Fire

Winter Fire was first published on 1st Oct 2003 by Signet [0451210654].
A trade p/b edition was published on 1st Jan 2005 by NAL [0451216008].
It was reissued on 1st Nov 2007 by Signet [9780451223463].
It became available as an e-book, 1st Feb 2005.
An audio edition was published by Recorded Books in 2004 on cassette [1402598203]; in 2004 on CD [ISBN unknown] no pic; and 25th Jan 2005 for download [9781440782077].

Read an excerpt of this book here.

The Marquess of Ashart has been raised to be enemy to his cousin, the Marquess of Rothgar because the Dowager Lady Ashart believes the Mallorens were responsible for the untimely death of her youngest daughter, Rothgar's mother. However, at Christmas 1763, events conspire to bring Ash into his enemy's lair -- in other words, to join a Christmas house party at Rothgar Abbey. Some of the events concern an unwanted baby and a beautiful adventuress called Genova Smith. She can't be as innocent as she claims to be, especially as passion flames whenever they touch.

Christmas at Rothgar Abbey celebrates the traditions such as holly, ivy, sugar plums, Yule logs, and mistletoe boughs, but Genova brings an Italian tradition to the mix -- a presepe, or creche.