The Marquess of Alastair has doubled the dowry he is providing Miss Abbott because the sooner she is married, the sooner she is out of his care - and his fantasies. To Mildred Abbott's dismay, her dowry is now attracting numerous unwanted suitors, and she has no interest in marrying. What she wants is an encore of her night at the Château Follet, where Alastair once fulfilled her most wicked desires. When just such an opportunity unexpectedly arises, Alastair concedes to her proposition on one condition: that she never again return to Château Follet. But when their families get together for Christmas and Mildred is confronted with her true feelings for Alastair, will the wicked debauchery of Château Follet prove too great a temptation? READER ADVISORY: Reading the previous book, SUBMITTING TO THE MARQUESS, is recommended but not required to enjoy this scorching hot holiday story. This erotic historical romance contains BDSM elements, themes of submission and domination, and other forms of wicked pleasures.