A Laird for Christmas — Gerri Russell

After her father and brother disappeared, Lady Jane Lennox is managing Bellhaven Castle. Nonetheless, her aunt has invited six suitors to compete for the right to her hand -- and to protect Bellhaven's towers of cool pink-gray stone.

Among the six is Nicholas Kincaid, the one-time object of Jane's affection. Two years ago, her brother banished Nicholas. A mere “sir,” in want of title or land, Nicholas was not marriageable material. Now, Nicholas will compete in challenges of wit and skill, rather than heraldry. But against noble swordsmen, dancers, and charmers, can he possibly win back her heart?

Gerri Russell is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award, and RT Reviews' American Title II competition. She has published seven romances set in the rugged Scottish Highlands. When she's not writing or spending time with her family in the Pacific Northwest, she's an historical re-enactor with the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire.