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Mistletoe Magic - Sophia James Grade: B+A maid came in with a large unruly bunch of orange flowers and her breath was caught. ‘Is there a card?’‘Indeed, miss, there is.’ The maid broke the envelope away from a string that kept it joined to the bouquet, speculation unhidden in the lines of her face.‘That will be all, thank you,’ Lillian said, waiting until the door was shut before she slit open the card.I FELT SOMETHING.The words were in bold capitals with no name attached.The happy couple....Lucas Clairmont is a brawny and brawly American in London. Lillian Davenport is a near-spinster revered by the ton as “a paragon of good sense, good taste and good comportment.”The set-up....Lillian has a Christmas deadline to bring a man up to scratch, or she will be forced to marry the “eminently sensible, infinitely suitable,” suitor her father has chosen. Just as she’s losing hope, she overhears Lucas threaten to kill her cousin — but before she can sneak away, he makes eye contact and gives her a “licentious and untrammelled” wink.The conflicts....Lucas is in England to settle the affairs of his adulterous late wife, and he learns that two nieces he’s never met are now his wards. Lillian’s father is pushing her towards a “safe” husband because his own marriage was volatile and unhappy.The romance....The orange flowers. Ohhhhhhh, the orange flowers.The recommendation....Yeah, I FELT SOMETHING too. *ahem*