Wishing upon a starlit sleigh ride

To be reunited with his wayward bride

The Duke of Montayne wants no other.

Only the heart of his promised lover.

His to hold this holiday season.

May Christmas in Hyde Park be the reason....

Alone and frustrated, Grant Blackwell imagines marriage differently. Call him addled, but he envisions his married life consisting of, well, a wife. Yet the moment vows are exchanged, his new bride disappears into the night. Without word or explanation, leaving him with a chilled heart and even colder bed. Now the holiday season is approaching and Grant has only one wish this Christmas: to be reconnected with his bride. Because a love marriage is his greatest wish of all. He already possesses the love. What he needs is to convince his bride. And for that, he requires holiday magic. A lot of it.

Lady Patience Whitmore is not, in fact, patient. Quite the opposite, rather. Outraged at her new husband's lack of emotional display during their wedding vows--especially during her heartfelt recitation--Patience refuses to live a life without passion and runs away. A cold-hearted man in her life is quite unwelcome. Yet, as it turns out, being alone isn't exactly welcome, either. Especially when it's Christmas. And most especially when the looks the duke gives her are anything but emotionless and cold. They are hot. Hot enough to melt the snow in Hyde Park. Perhaps she overreacted and should return. Yet, how can she?

The duke forgiving her will require a holiday miracle. And drat it all, she's fresh out of those.