Amateur botanist Charlotte Grey has long declared she should never wed.

When six eligible gentlemen offer for her hand at a party, she sets them impossible tasks - if her beaux are truly interested, they must deliver her such grand items as citrus plants, a Wardian case, and botanical books - all by Christmas Eve!

It's all in jest, of course. Nothing will come of it.

But when a series of unusual gifts begin arriving, Charlotte worries who is behind such gestures that are filling her heart - and her parlour!

*Originally published as 'Seven Lords Proposing', a novella as part of the 12 Rogues of Christmas box set.