Two Christmas treats from USA TODAY bestselling author Carole Mortimer The Yuletide Engagement When Patrick McGarth offers to take Ellie to her company's Christmas party, she reluctantly accepts. If nothing else, she can show the world—and her cheating ex-boyfriend—that she's not nursing a broken heart. But Ellie has to ask herself, what does a wealthy and powerful man like Patrick want with an ordinary girl like her? It doesn't take long for Ellie to find out—and it's hard to resist the lure of mistletoe…and marriage! A Yuletide Seduction Everybody knows her as Jane Smith—a successful businesswoman. What they don't know is that Jane has also successfully distanced herself from her past. Then she meets handsome Gabriel Vaughan at a Christmas party. He's determined to get close to her and seduce her. But sooner or later he'll recognize her…as a former society lady with a secret.

"The Yuletide Engagement: When Patrick McGarth offers to take Ellie to her company's Christmas party, she reluctantly accepts. If nothing else, she can show the world--and her cheating ex-boyfriend-that she's not nursing a broken heart. But Ellie has to ask herself, what does a wealthy and powerful man like Patrick want with an ordinary girl like her? It doesn't take long for Ellie to find out--and it's hard to resist the lure of mistletoe and marriage! A Yuletide Seduction: Everybody knows her as Jane Smith--a successful businesswoman. What they don't know is that Jane has also successfully distanced herself from her past. Then she meets handsome Gabriel Vaughan at a Christmas party. He's determined to get close to her and seduce her. But sooner or later he'll recognize her as a former society lady with a secret."--P. [4] of cover.

"It's pride - not a broken heart - that stops Ellie Fairfax from asking sexy Patrick McGrath to accompany her to her boss's annual Christmas party. Luckily for her, Patrick has already invited himself. Patrick wants Ellie, but is worried that she may be pining after her devious ex-boyfriend. Although Ellie's been hurt, she desperately wants to show Patrick the only person on her Christmas wish-list is him! But - when family secrets come to light - can Ellie trust the man she loves?"

Everybody knows her as Jane Smith—a successful businesswoman. What they don’t know is that Jane has also successfully distanced herself from her past. Until she meets handsome American Gabriel Vaughan at a Christmas party. Gabe’s determined to get close to her, seduce her and sooner or later he’ll recognize her...as a former society lady with a secret...

All he wants for Christmas is a temporary fiancée—but he’s about to get more than he bargained for . . . If pretending to be engaged helps them both, then why not? For so many reasons . . . As a hotshot developer, Tate Duncan is used to, well, developments. But finding out he has a long-lost twin brother and a family he never knew throws him for a loop. Now his newfound family has invited him to travel from Seattle to London to celebrate Christmas with them, and he doesn’t know where else to turn for advice other than to sympathetic, sexy, down-to-earth Hayden Green. Will she come with him and pose as his fiancée? Just to be his anchor in the storm . . . Though she now runs her own yoga studio, Hayden has always known that she and Tate are from opposite sides of the track. Being Tate’s friend, even posing as his fiancée for the trip, is all fine. But when their holiday getaway gives rise to real romance, how can she tell Tate that she isn’t the woman he thinks she is? That she isn’t worthy? He’s already dealing with shocking family secrets of his own. Will hers bounce her right out of his bed—and his heart?

A Christmas present for the man who has everything… With one band of gold Prince Andres of Petras can erase his past—albeit pleasurable—sins. But his prospective bride is untamable Princess Zara, so the playboy prince must seduce her into compliance and crown her by Christmas! The wayward princess of Tirimia has spent years hiding her untouched heart, and her convenient husband-to-be seems determined to keep it that way. Yet his caresses promise a sensual awakening that's impossible to resist. But once Zara's given him her hand and her body, it won't be long before he has her heart… A passionate read for Christmas nights!