Married By Christmas - Lindsay Downs - Bog

When Nash, Marquis of Renfield, learns of a plot to make his love, Lady Amelia, marry someone else he marshals his friends, their wives along with both sets of parents and retreat to the Fenwick ducal estate. Everyone starts planning for a Christmas Eve ball until things go awry, in the name Smedley, allegedly the only son of the Earl and Countess of Rosewood. At first it was thought Rosewood, supposedly in the dun, was after Amelia's dowry. It turned out the earl and countess were seeking more. Power. Great power which could bring England to its knees. When Nash is kidnapped it falls on Amelia and their friends to rescue him. With the assistance of Justin, Nash's groom, they devise a plan to save him from certain death. Once back at the ducal palace Nash keeps his word to Amelia just as the ball starts. The duke and duchess are also hiding a secret from everyone in regards to the Rosewood earldom.