When Clara Chapman was left abandoned at the alter, her life changed forever. Not only did her fiancé leave her, he also embezzled money from her family's business. Clara goes from being a debutant to being a poor dependent relation living off an aunt's generosity. Then one day, right before Christmas, Clara receives a mysterious invitation. If she can go to a house party at Bleakly Manor, and stay there for the full 12 days of Christmas, she will receive enough money to give her a modest independent living. When she arrives there are other guests that have been promised similar boons if they can last out the 12 days, including Ben Lane, her estranged fiancé, but no host for the party. As each day passes, strange and dangerous events occur which threaten the guests, but slowly bring Clara and Ben together. Can both of them forgive the pain caused by their misunderstanding, while surviving Bleakly Manor?
One of the patrons at the library recommended Michelle Griep to me as a good Christian Historical Romance writer, so I picked one of her books to try. It ended up being pretty good. Griep is a decent writer and likes a clever turn of phrase. The characters, though not terribly deep, where still well drawn and sympathetic, The ending was a little contrived, but I liked it anyway. I will definitely be putting Ms Griep on my Good Clean Romance Writer's list. (2017, 192 p.)
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