The Present: A Malory Holiday Novel Lindsey, Johanna

A Regency Christmas with the Malory family means snow, scandal, and a marriage proposal gone spectacularly wrong. When Christopher Malory decides to gift his best friend a wife for Christmas — yes, really — chaos ensues at the family's country estate. What starts as a well-intentioned matchmaking scheme spirals into mistaken identities, bruised egos, and the kind of sharp banter Johanna Lindsey writes so well. The Present delivers all the warmth of a holiday romance wrapped in the sharp wit of British aristocracy. Lindsey's beloved Malory clan returns in full force, each character more opinionated than the last, creating the kind of family dynamics that feel both cozy and combustible. If you love Regency romance with humor, heart, and enough Christmas spirit to fill a ballroom, this is your seasonal escape. Fans of the series will devour it; newcomers will understand why Lindsey owned this genre for decades.