His Christmas Countess (Lords of Disgrace, Bk 2) (Harlequin Historical, No 1260)
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
HIS CHRISTMAS COUNTESS by Louise Allen
The second book in the Lord's of Disgrace Series.
This is Grantham (Grant) Rivers and Catherine (Kate) Hardings story.
When I started reading, I came to the conclusion that I should have read the first book of the series "His Housekeepers Christmas Wish" before jumping into "His Christmas Countess" story. Right at the beginning it is mentioned that he had suffered a head injury and that was the apparent reason he was still on the road on Christmas Eve. But this does not really distract from the basic story of Grant and Kate.
The story starts out with Catherine unwed and with child caught out in the middle of nowhere in the winter in Scotland. She had been robbed of her purse leaving her penniless. She was now also in labor. She found a shelter in a tumbledown cottage and prayed for a miracle for her baby.
When Catherine heard a snort of a horse and a man's voice, she scrambled to hide behind a plank table that had collapsed.
Grant had not seen any houses for miles and decided to stop when he saw a tumbledown cottage, a place which could be called technically a but and hen (one half for the beasts, one half for the family. He was lost, his horse had a sore hoof and it looked like snow. His grandfather had been ailing and the last communication said he was not expected to last the night. His little son, Charlie was probably alone and needed him as much as Grant needed his son. But it would be irresponsible for him to continue until his horse was fed and rested. He needed the rest himself.
When Grant entered the cottage, he heard a low moan. He pulled away the table only to find a woman in labour and desperate. Talking kindly to her and trying to alleviate her fears he knelt beside her and told her "I'm a doctor, it is going to be alright, trust me."
He worked to make her comfortable. Catherine just kept telling herself to thinking of the baby and Grant Rivers as a guardian angel.
Grant was a widower and his grandfather's heir. His son, Charlie, needed a mother. He had been making excuses to not marry which was his grandfather's wish so he asked Catherine what she was going to do next since she told him the father had died. She said "Do next? I don't know." He blurted out "We're still in Scotland. There are two men, farmers coming along the track." Witnesses. " Kate- Marry me." He told her that she would have the protection of his name and her baby would not be illegitimate.
So that is how it began....a germ of an idea put into action. Both had things they did not want to share with one another. Catherine had secrets. Could they overcome all these and make a love match of their marriage. Trust plays an important part in any relationship. Grant and Kate needed to realize this before they get their happiness ever after. Happy Reading!
The second book in the Lord's of Disgrace Series.
This is Grantham (Grant) Rivers and Catherine (Kate) Hardings story.
When I started reading, I came to the conclusion that I should have read the first book of the series "His Housekeepers Christmas Wish" before jumping into "His Christmas Countess" story. Right at the beginning it is mentioned that he had suffered a head injury and that was the apparent reason he was still on the road on Christmas Eve. But this does not really distract from the basic story of Grant and Kate.
The story starts out with Catherine unwed and with child caught out in the middle of nowhere in the winter in Scotland. She had been robbed of her purse leaving her penniless. She was now also in labor. She found a shelter in a tumbledown cottage and prayed for a miracle for her baby.
When Catherine heard a snort of a horse and a man's voice, she scrambled to hide behind a plank table that had collapsed.
Grant had not seen any houses for miles and decided to stop when he saw a tumbledown cottage, a place which could be called technically a but and hen (one half for the beasts, one half for the family. He was lost, his horse had a sore hoof and it looked like snow. His grandfather had been ailing and the last communication said he was not expected to last the night. His little son, Charlie was probably alone and needed him as much as Grant needed his son. But it would be irresponsible for him to continue until his horse was fed and rested. He needed the rest himself.
When Grant entered the cottage, he heard a low moan. He pulled away the table only to find a woman in labour and desperate. Talking kindly to her and trying to alleviate her fears he knelt beside her and told her "I'm a doctor, it is going to be alright, trust me."
He worked to make her comfortable. Catherine just kept telling herself to thinking of the baby and Grant Rivers as a guardian angel.
Grant was a widower and his grandfather's heir. His son, Charlie, needed a mother. He had been making excuses to not marry which was his grandfather's wish so he asked Catherine what she was going to do next since she told him the father had died. She said "Do next? I don't know." He blurted out "We're still in Scotland. There are two men, farmers coming along the track." Witnesses. " Kate- Marry me." He told her that she would have the protection of his name and her baby would not be illegitimate.
So that is how it began....a germ of an idea put into action. Both had things they did not want to share with one another. Catherine had secrets. Could they overcome all these and make a love match of their marriage. Trust plays an important part in any relationship. Grant and Kate needed to realize this before they get their happiness ever after. Happy Reading!
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