Once Upon a Not at all Innocent Kiss: A Christmas Prequel

He saw her not as tarnished, but as gold.

BEATRICE HARTLEY, daughter to BARON BENTON, is in love and with child... yet not married-a scandal ripe enough to ruin reputations in Regency England. Spurned by the man she gave her heart to in a fleeting moment of passion, she confides in her parents, who hastily arrange a match to salvage her reputation and their family's honor. As Beatrice faces a loveless future, the light of hope dims...

... until CHARLES BEAUMONT, LORD HAWTHORNE, eldest son of ...