The Present
LEAD CHARACTERS:
Christopher Malory
HAIR: Blond
EYES: Green
HEIGHT:
AGE:
NATIONALITY: English
Anastasia Stephanoff
HAIR: Coal-black
EYES: Cobalt-blue
HEIGHT:
AGE:
NATIONALITY: Russian
CHILDREN:
1.) Second Marquis of Haverston
EXTRA:
-- Anastasia adoringly calls Christopher byy the name "Christoph."
-- Christoph and Anastasia are the grandparrents of James Malory & Anthony Malory.
-- Christoph and Anastasia are the greatgraandparents of Regina Ashton, Derek Malory, & Amy Malory.
-- This novel also shares the love story off Jason Malory and Molly (the housekeeper).
FIRST MEETING: In a gypsy camp.
STORY OVERVIEW:
As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, all is not well. Underlying tensions threaten to dampen the holiday spirit -- until a mysterious present that arrives anonymously is opened and shared by all.
The gift is an old journal -- a tender and tempestuous account of the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory, and a dark gypsy beauty named Anastasia, who seeks a love match with a non-gypsy in order to save herself from a prearranged marriage to a brute. Though the dashing English lord Anastasia sets her sights upon burns for the exquisite, exotic miss, Christopher could never consent to wed such a lowborn lady. But miracles have been known to happen in this season of peace and giving and love, as two extraordinary people separated by circumstance of birth begin a passionate dance of will and wiles. And in the miraculous blossoming of a resplendent romance at a long ago Christmastime, there are wise and well-learned lessons that will enrich the hearts of the Malory descendants -- and, indeed, of everyone who has ever dreamed.
RELATED LINKS:
THE MALORY SAGA:
Love Only Once
Tender Rebel
Gentle Rogue
The Magic of You
Say You Love Me
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