Lord of Misrule — Gail Eastwood

In trouble for causing a scandal in London, Adam Randall, Lord Forthhurst, is headed home to make amends on Christmas Eve day when he becomes stranded in the tiny village of Little Macclow. Before the night is over, he has become thoroughly entangled in the village's celebration of the twelve days of Christmas, and fully intrigued by the vicar's daughter, Miss Cassandra Tamworth.
Cassie has been raised by her widowed father to expect the worst from members of the aristocracy. Lord Forthhurst is a puzzle. Can she trust him? Or is he a devil, as he claims and warns her? Or is he simply the Lord of Misrule? Can her mind resist when her heart and body want to be his? In a season of miracles and magic, can love bind two unlikely hearts in the days leading to Twelfth Night?
Please note: This full-length holiday story from Gail is a departure from her other work --still sweet, but no nefarious doings are afoot and the only mystery to be solved is of how two people who belong together ever manage to sort themselves out enough to find love!