Hollander Latham persuades her parents to purchase the home of her dreams: Spring Hill, a beautiful plantation where Holly spent her memorable thirteenth summer. Holly is intent on reuniting with Spring Hill's neighbor and her love from that long-ago summer, wealthy heir Laurence Beaumont. But as Christmas fast approaches, Nick Tagger -- a mysterious stranger who tempts her with passion -- turns her plans upside down. One man can seduce her with fortune and privilege; the other can promise her the simple gift of love. On Christmas night, Holly makes a choice that will change her life forever.
Jude Deveraux was once a fifth-grade teacher who loved to read. When her imagination began to be filled with her own stories to tell, her career as a writer began. Jude's novels have been set in both contemporary and historical periods. Her strong, lyrical writing style and ability to write stories with memorable characters, rich detail, and believable dialogue has garnered her many devoted readers.
Jude has had over thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, has over 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.
