Miss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas tiet the youthful h the worst of her indiscretion was kept secret, one other person knows the truth of those dark days: the sarcastic Doctor Jonas Grantha to do with hiht in her stomach every time he looks her way Jonas Grantham has a secret, too: He&39;s been in love with Lydia for more than a year This winter, he&39;s determined to conquer her dislike and win her for his own It all starts with a wager and a kiss A Kiss for Midwinter is a novella (38,000 words) in the Brothers Sinister series It follows The Duchess War Each book stands on its own, but those who prefer to read in order ht want to read that book first