When Patrick McGarth offers to take Ellie to her company's Christmas party, she reluctantly accepts.
If nothing else, she can show the world--and her cheating ex-boyfriend--that she's not nursing a broken heart. But, Ellie has to ask herself, what does a wealthy and powerful man like Patrick want with an ordinary girl like her?
Gareth has already paraded his engagement to the senior partner's daughter, leaving Ellie facing an excruciating evening among her colleagues. Surviving the firm's dinner was supposed to be a polite sham—yet Patrick plays the devoted escort with alarming conviction.
Trading sensible office boundaries for candlelit dinners proves easy—especially when Patrick refuses to treat their arrangement like business. It doesn't take long for Ellie to find out--and it's hard to resist the lure of mistletoe...and marriage!
Fake Relationship: Patrick agrees to play the smitten date to silence gossiping colleagues, but a snow-dusted red rose and an unexpected kiss in the restaurant foyer blur every boundary.Secret Romance: Ellie discovers her brother Toby has been secretly engaged to Patrick’s younger sister Teresa, pulling her straight into the close-knit McGrath family festivities.Opposites Attract: A dedicated legal secretary and her brother’s wealthy entrepreneur boss seem like an impossible match, but Patrick’s protective streak shatters all her defenses.Holiday Romance: Between black-tie company dinners and cozy evenings dodging December snowstorms, the Yuletide season leaves no room to hide their growing feelings.Also by This Author: Los hijos del millonario, Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery and Lady Arabella's Scandalous Marriage.
