It's 1815, with nine ladies dancing at the Fitzroy Christmas Eve ball - but Olivia isn't one of them... Olivia Fitzroy is excited for the family Christmas party at Chalcroft, seat of the Fitzroys, and is furious when an unexpected guest arrives: Luke Kingsley. Her childhood friend who in her heart is now far more than a friend, she is determined not to let her fanciful affection show. No one must know that she...