The Duke Under the Mistletoe: A steamy Christmas novella 

Lillian: New York City socialite, wealthy heiress, and duchess against her will.
She didn’t want to get married. Not yet. And certainly not to a cold, haughty aristocrat.
But her mother had other plans.
Now, she’s a duchess about to spend Christmas alone at her new husband’s crumbling country estate.
There’s just one problem.
He’s unexpectedly decided to join her.

Alaric: Impoverished duke, London’s most eligible bachelor, and husband against his will.
He may descend from one of the noblest families in England, but he’s swimming in a century’s worth of debt.
His only hope was to secure a wealthy wife.
But his duty isn’t over.
Because he needs an heir.
And there’s only one way to get one…

Length: Novella
Heat level: Scorching!

Book Review 

What’s a girl to do when her parents steamroll her into marrying a duke, only to find herself abandoned in a drafty pile of bricks for Christmas? Enter Miss Lillian Amelia Penrose, New York socialite, heiress with more backbone than baubles and a very reluctant duchess. However, after the wedding (even before the bedding) she's been sipping her mulled wine alone for a month, when her disappearing bridegroom decides to join her for the holiday. Alaric Rothwell, Duke of Wentworth, is drowning in debt and duty, but let’s be honest; he’s also drowning in his own stubborn fear and pride. Six months of betrothal, one hasty marriage, and zero communication later; these two are practically strangers. Cue the misunderstandings, the frosty silences, and the kind of tension that makes you want to lock them in the library until they kiss it out.

Scarlett Scott delivers a novella that’s equal parts of cozy Christmas glow and marital fireworks. Watching