Christmas Below Stairs

At the age of twenty-three, Joseph Paul has come a long way from an abandoned foundling to the dizzy heights of a position as a second footman in London's Bedford Square. But Joseph doesn't want to remain in service forever and harbours ambitions to be his own master.

Eli Turner might have become a valet by his thirties, but he is weary of his profession and lacks direction. He can't even summon the energy to seek out a new position in a more prestigious household.

Under ordinary circumstan...