Under The Kissing Bough [Mass Market Paperback]

"...one of those must-read books.... It will warm your heart and make you smile." -- Jani Brooks, Romance Reviews Today

"Her tale of...the blossoming of a love destined to last forever proves compelling, heartwarming, and not to be missed." -- Judith Landsdowne, best selling author of The Mystery Kiss

A Kiss Was Only The First Gift Shy Eleanor Glover is astounded when wickedly handsome Geoffrey Westerly, Lord Staines, asks for her hand. Yet he makes it plain that he wants nothing more than a sensible wife—and a Christmas Eve wedding to please his dying father. With three beautiful sisters and a dearth of suitors herself, Eleanor does not refuse—yet she soon fears that despite Geoffrey's generous promise to give her anything her heart desires, he won't offer the one thing she truly wants…his love. Eleanor's reserve is a challenge to Geoffrey—he once loved another woman, and believes his passionate nature scared her away. Yet when he finds Eleanor seated beneath a mistletoe bough, tradition demands that he pluck a berry and kiss her. He doesn't anticipate his lovely bride's warm response, but as the wedding draw nears, he resolves to present the surprisingly strong-willed Eleanor with a gift far more meaningful than a betrothal ring…his heart.

Shannon Donnelly grew up with the perfect education for a Regency sportswoman, learning to ride, fence and shoot (the last courtesy of an uncle who collected flintlocks). A Compromising Situation, her first published Regency from Zebra, won the Romance Writers of America's national Golden Heart contest, Regency category. She also won Grand Prize in the Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer contest, judged by Nora Roberts, which earned her a trip to Paris. Her abiding passions include--beside writing--a husband, three dogs, reading, gardening, and the ever present horses in her life.