Christmas Beau / Mary Balogh 251 p. Christmas stories 5 Gold Rings December Challenge

Christmas is the setting for this sensuous Regency-era romance where the desire for evening the score with an old flame sends the Marquess of Denbigh back into Judith Easton life.  Judith jilted him for another--and landed in a very unhappy marriage.  With her husband's death, she and her sister-in-law and her small children come to London.  There the Marquess starts his plan.  Setting to rest her uneasiness...thinking he is seeking revenge.  The wonderful dialogue, how he delightful he is with her children, the secondary romance that blossoms makes it a fun read.