Christmas with the Wallflower
(2025)(The fourth book in the Tales from the Matchmaker's Society series)
A novel by Eva Lyndale
A shy wallflower. A charming lord. A snowed-in Christmas that changes everything.
After one disastrous London Season, Miss Penelope Sinclair has made peace with invisibility. Invited—unexpectedly—to a ducal Christmas house party, her plan is simple: find the library, keep her head down, and survive the holiday.
Lord Adrian Harcourt, the Duchess’s brother, is the effortless center of every room… and secretly bone-tired of it. Behind his easy laughter lives a quiet poet who longs to be known. When he spots Penelope tucked behind the tree with a book, her authentic calm feels like winter sunlight—soft, steady, impossible to ignore.
Then a blizzard buries Pembridge Manor. With the roads closed and the guests trapped for weeks, forced-proximity turns chance encounters into true companionship: late-night music in the library, whispered talks about words and wonder, decorating the Great Hall, skating on the frozen lake, and a hilariously triumphant round of charades that coaxes Penelope into the center of the room—and Adrian’s heart.
A single mistletoe kiss kindles hope… until a shard of cruel gossip rattles Penelope’s hard-won courage. To end the whispers, Adrian does the unthinkably sincere thing: he lays down his charm and speaks his truth—publicly. Now the woman who has always hidden must decide if she’ll step fully into the light…and into a love that sees her exactly as she is.
Christmas with the Wallflower is a sweet, closed-door Regency romance filled with snowed-in coziness, found courage, tender music, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Perfect for readers who love holiday house parties, witty banter, a poet hero, and a wallflower who blooms on her own terms.
Expect:
• Snowed-in house party • Library & music-room moments • Skating & carols
• Charades triumph • Mistletoe kiss • Gossip confronted with honesty
• Shy heroine × charming host/secret poet • Closed-door, heart-melty HEA
Heat level:Sweet / closed-door. Kissing, deep emotion, no on-page intimacy.
Genre: Historical Romance
After one disastrous London Season, Miss Penelope Sinclair has made peace with invisibility. Invited—unexpectedly—to a ducal Christmas house party, her plan is simple: find the library, keep her head down, and survive the holiday.
Lord Adrian Harcourt, the Duchess’s brother, is the effortless center of every room… and secretly bone-tired of it. Behind his easy laughter lives a quiet poet who longs to be known. When he spots Penelope tucked behind the tree with a book, her authentic calm feels like winter sunlight—soft, steady, impossible to ignore.
Then a blizzard buries Pembridge Manor. With the roads closed and the guests trapped for weeks, forced-proximity turns chance encounters into true companionship: late-night music in the library, whispered talks about words and wonder, decorating the Great Hall, skating on the frozen lake, and a hilariously triumphant round of charades that coaxes Penelope into the center of the room—and Adrian’s heart.
A single mistletoe kiss kindles hope… until a shard of cruel gossip rattles Penelope’s hard-won courage. To end the whispers, Adrian does the unthinkably sincere thing: he lays down his charm and speaks his truth—publicly. Now the woman who has always hidden must decide if she’ll step fully into the light…and into a love that sees her exactly as she is.
Christmas with the Wallflower is a sweet, closed-door Regency romance filled with snowed-in coziness, found courage, tender music, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Perfect for readers who love holiday house parties, witty banter, a poet hero, and a wallflower who blooms on her own terms.
Expect:
• Snowed-in house party • Library & music-room moments • Skating & carols
• Charades triumph • Mistletoe kiss • Gossip confronted with honesty
• Shy heroine × charming host/secret poet • Closed-door, heart-melty HEA
Heat level:Sweet / closed-door. Kissing, deep emotion, no on-page intimacy.
Genre: Historical Romance
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