The Highlander's Christmas Countess

<p><strong><em>The new stableboy has a secret! </em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Kit Laing is a genius with Glen Lyon's horses and a favorite with his employer's family but he isn't all he seems. In fact the shy stablehand isn't a he at all. Kit is actually Christabel Urquhart Countess of Appin on the run from a greedy violent stepbrother with designs on her fortune. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>And the laird's handsome nephew has worked out just what it is.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Quentin MacNab the dashing heir to Cannich has had his suspicions about the new stable lad from the first. Kit is far too pretty to be a boy - and far too well spoken to be a servant. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Now passion and danger combine to create a Yuletide like no other. </em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>When a snowstorm traps Kit and Quentin overnight in an isolated hut the discovery of her true identity sparks a rushed marriage to stave off a scandal. But can the Christmas Countess learn to trust her charming new husband's promises of protection? Or will their fragile alliance fall victim to the evil forces assailing her?</p>