Miss Adelaide Forsythe was raised in a lavish and loving home... right up until her parents perished at sea and she was packed off to live with her abusive aunt. After a year of the worst kind of toil and misery, she finds herself suddenly dropped back into the role of a proper lady, but she's not sure how much she will ever be able to feel at home in that role again.

Viscount Kendrick has pinned his hopes on the Kellynch estate to fund his sister's season, but much to his dismay, arrives to find it in a terrible state. There is a glimmer of hope, though, in the form of the beautiful Miss Forsythe, a lady with haunted eyes and warm brown skin. She seems to understand his trauma from serving in the war more than anyone else, but will those who protect her believe he wants to be with her for love and not just money? All will be revealed by the time the Christmas ball is finally held.

This at times tender and at times thrilling conclusion to the sweet Christmas at Kellynch Regency Romance Trilogy is full of hope and light.