What’s a lady to do, when the earl you love to tease turns the tables on you?
Pippa Averly hates regrets and loves to seize moments. If those moments go against the norms of society? Even better.
But what Pippa enjoys the most is teasing a certain grumpy earl until he storms off in a huff. Until one night, she takes her teasing one step too far . . .
Nicholas Byrne, Earl of Chatteris, is an exemplary brother. The only kink in his armor? Pippa Averly, his sister’s vexing best friend—the one woman in the world he cannot touch.
But when she kisses him beneath a moonlit patch of mistletoe at the Pearler ball, all his good intentions unravel. A beast is released. All bets are off.
Nicholas sets out to reclaim the control she stole with her kiss and teach the beguiling beauty a lesson. Perhaps, if he is lucky, claim something else from her in the process . . . her heart.
* This book was previously published in the Grand Mistletoe Assembly anthology.
