When King Louis of France learns that his friend of 14 years, the Duke Sebastian Arrington from England, is in need of a wife, he chooses one of his queen's ladies-in-waiting. He sends the girl's father, John Nottingham Viscount of Doncaster, a letter and commands him to sign his daughter off to the Duke. Ariella Gabrielle Nottingham Delacroix, is the queen of Enlgand's 1st lady-in-waiting, having grown up with her in Paris. Born in London and brought up in France, she loves fashion, music, dancing, and painting. She studied art and literature in Paris, living in a château with her mother, Jacqueline Delacroix, and her three sisters in the countryside while her father lived at Court in England. Her mother being the daughter of a French Aristocrat and her father being the son of an English architect. Her English heritage and beauty mixed with French is what caught the Kings attention. 'An intelligent,cultured,and beautiful, madmoiselle with a wild side. A perfect match for the boistrous and mirthful Duke Sebastian', Henry thought.
When a bachelor-style reality show centered around finding this year's Mrs. Claus comes to Charlie's small town, she is vehemently against the attention it brings, yet in the chaos of it all, somehow finds herself in the running as a contestant... and falling in love.
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In the weeks before Christmas, Charlie Duncan's small town finds itself the backdrop to the hit new reality show, Finding Mrs. Claus. And to spice up the drama, a handful of locals are thrown into the casting mix, including not only Charlie, but her best friend Ellie as well. While Charlie does everything she can to get tossed off the show (to no avail), and watches skeptically as Ellie truly begins to open up her heart, she can't help but feel a certain spark for the man behind the scenes - the show's producer, Noah Cyrus.
Book One of the Anne's Ferry Series