A botched abduction, a little seduction. Some mistakes are worth repeating.
In Elisa Braden's enchanting Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. And this steamy winter novella about a desperate Scottish widow and the Englishman she takes captive might be the hottest of them all.

A duke, an abduction. What could go wrong?
Young widow Lucie Carmichael has made too many mistakes in her life-choosing the wrong husband, trusting the wrong solicitor, wearing the wrong shade of red to a funeral. But this time is different. This time, she has a plan. The Duke of Dingwall is about to evict her family from their ancestral home, and she means to change his mind, even if it involves a little abduction.

A night in Scotland, a woman in red. What's a man to do?
Silas Northfield is not the Duke of Dingwall, no matter how many times a mad Scottish beauty in a tight red dress insists he is. When she abducts him from a meeting with his half-brothers, Silas decides to take matters-and the luscious Lucie Carmichael-into his own hands. But teaching Lucie to unleash her stunning sensuality might be his greatest mistake. Because she's sworn never to remarry, and he'll need more than a night to satisfy his hunger for this heartbreaking woman. He'll need a lifetime.

**This story was first published as part of the Duke in a Box Holiday Collection released in November 2022**

This is a SHORT NOVELLA of approximately 17,000 words. It can be read in one sitting as a standalone story with a satisfying happily-ever-after. In the sequence of the Midnight in Scotland series, it best fits between books 3 and 4.