Ms Davenport S Christmas

A pair of puritanical sisters let their hair down for a very special Christmas in this Regency romance by the New York Times–bestselling author. Finding themselves alone on Christmas, the Davenport sisters are expected to obey strict puritanical devotions. But this year, flame-haired Gillian decides it’s high time she and her younger sister enjoyed themselves a bit. With the help of a kindly relation, the two daring misses exchange their usual somber attire for modish gowns and hairstyles that would surely have given their parents apoplexy! With plum pudding, eggnog, carols, and a most breathtaking tree, the Davenport sisters revel in their Christmas celebrations, as well as the selection of handsome gentlemen who arrive to for the festivities. And when Gillian is caught under the mistletoe by Lord Ranger Marden, she discovers things her mother had never dreamed of telling her . . .

It was Christmas and the Davenport sisters found themselves alone, without even a dour-faced maid to supervise them. Instead they were expected to obey strict puritanical devotions. But this year the elder, flame-haired Gillian boldly decided that it was high time the sisters let their hair down a little bit. So with the help of a kindly relation, the two daring misses exchanged their usual somber (and considered proper) attire for more modish gowns and hairstyles that would surely have given their parents apoplexy! It was to be a memorable year and a Christmas rich in plum pudding, eggnog, carols, and a most breathtaking tree. The Davenport sisters reveled in the rituals of Christmas as well as in the selection of handsome gentlemen who had come to help celebrate the festivities. So it was that it was this year that Gillian was caught under the mistletoe by Lord Ranger Marden. She then discovered things her mother had never dreamed of telling her.

The dour, puritanical Davenport sisters shock their parents when they trade in their somber attire for modish gowns and hairstyles and throw a huge Christmas celebration--complete with society's most handsome men. Original.

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