Christmas Angel

Two people who want completely different things from marriage find themselves sharing a home, a holiday season, and a growing attraction neither planned for. Leander Knollis wants order, practicality, and a sensible arrangement—no romantic illusions required. Judith Rossiter brings warmth, quiet strength, and a heart that has already known both love and loss. What begins as a practical solution slowly becomes something neither of them bargained for, against the backdrop of an English Christmas that makes emotional walls harder to maintain.

Jo Beverley keeps the tension alive not through grand gestures or melodrama, but through the small, telling moments—a glance held too long, a conversation that shifts the ground beneath two carefully guarded people. Her prose is unhurried and assured, trusting readers to feel the pull between characters before either of them admits it. As the third book in the Company of Rogues series, Christmas Angel stands on its own while carrying the particular richness that comes from an author deeply settled into her world. It is the kind of romance that rewards patience, built on character and restraint rather than spectacle.