Publication Date: September 3, 2024
The Nutcracker and Edwardian-Era England combine to weave a magical tale of love and friendship at Christmastime.
As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be threatened when the estate passes to Cyril Lightbourne, a childhood friend she hasn’t seen or heard from in years. Once, Mariah dreamed their friendship would kindle into something more, but that was before she heard Cyril was courting the cruelhearted Lady Pearl. Now Mariah is willing to welcome him as a friend and pray he will be the heir her stepfather needs, but she’ll keep her heart locked safely away from anyone with such poor taste.
Cyril Lightbourne has long avoided returning to Plumford Manor, yet he reluctantly arrives in time for Christmas. When his friendship with Lady Mariah reignites, he finds himself caught between his affection for her and her family’s misunderstanding of his attachment to Lady Pearl. Then, more trouble arrives in the form of a Danish lord on a mission to win Mariah’s hand by Christmas. Will the magic of the holiday season help lead to the discovery of true love, or will duty to country leave all longing for what could have been?
Drawing inspiration from The Nutcracker, author Roseanna M. White delivers a whimsical tale full of holiday cheer.
Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor takes readers on a journey to England during the Edwardian era. Lady Mariah Lyons loves preparing for Christmas, relishing the homemade sugar plums and decorations. This year, two bachelors have been invited, guaranteeing there will be plenty of excitement.
Cyril, who is supposed to inherit the title from Mariah’s stepfather, is thought to have an attachment to a heartless debutante. He and a Danish lord are on a collision course to claim Mariah’s hand.
However, only one of her suitors has pure motives. With the joy of the holidays upon them, Mariah must decide which path will bring happiness.
Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor oozes with holiday cheer and excitement leading up to the annual Christmas ball.
Roseanna M. White (RoseannaMWhite.com) is a bestselling, Christy Award-winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
