Starlight Night
by Alexa Aston

A child from the streets . . .

A couple with love in their hearts . . .

After her mother’s death, six-year-old Lucy is sold by her father to Driskell, a drunk who forces her and two orphans, Jem and Boy, to work the streets of London as pickpockets. When Jem is killed in a carriage accident, Lucy and Boy run from their brutish owner. Separated from Boy as they flee, Lucy must now learn how to survive on her own.

Luke and Caroline St. Clair, Earl and Countess of Mayfield, are still madly in love after several years of marriage and have a growing brood of three children whom they adore. They also own the popular Evie’s Bookstore and Tearoom. It is here Luke first encounters a small child all alone, peering into the store’s windows, hungrily eying the books on display. Though young and seemingly innocent on first glance, he quickly realizes that she is an old soul and a street urchin who must live by her wits and learns she is an orphan who belongs to no one.

In the midst of celebrating the Christmas season with their family—and with love in their hearts for a child who needs them—can Luke and his countess convince a young, untrusting girl to become a part of their family?

(Note: This story was first published as part of the Bestselling Boxed set Stars are Brightly Shining, November 2019)

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The St. Clairs
Book #1 Devoted to the Duke
Book #2 Midnight with the Marquess
Book #3 Embracing the Earl
Book #4 Defending the Duke
Book #5 Suddenly a St. Clair
Book #6 Starlight Night - Novella

Other Books by Alexa Aston

Whispered Melodies
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Love in Every Bite
Lost Creek, Texas Hill Country Book 3

Script of Love
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Painted Melodies
Lost Creek, Texas Hill Country Book 2

The Captain and the Duchess
The Strongs of Shadowcrest Book 4

The Perfect Blend
Lost Creek, Texas Hill Country Book 1

Falling for the Marquess
The Strongs of Shadowcrest Book 3

Dukes Done Wrong: A Regency Historical Romance Collection
Dukes Done Wrong

The Perks of Loving a Viscount
The Strongs of Shadowcrest Book 2

The Duke's Unexpected Love
The Strongs of Shadowcrest Book 1

Investigating the Duke
Suddenly a Duke Book 8

Training the Duke
Suddenly a Duke Book 7

Recipe for Love
Sugar Springs Book 5

Love Blooms with the Duke
Suddenly a Duke Book 6

A Fresh Start
Sugar Springs Book 4

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Alexa Aston's Bio

Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Alexa Aston lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She’s a binge fiend (The Crown and Ozark are favorites) who enjoys travel, sports, and time with her family. Her historical romances bring to life loveable rogues and dashing knights, while her contemporary romances are light and flirty and sometimes contain a bit of suspense.