When he learns that a neighboring girl, the exquisite young Ariel Hawthorne, is about to be sold into marriage with a revolting lecher, he offers her the only protection he can: his name. Of course it will be a marriage in name only, because what woman could want him? A talented artist, Ariel is cursed by her beauty and vulnerability. Though she never sees her husband's face, she is drawn to his kindness and generosity, but he is determined to push her away. Will he allow her to love him before it's too late? Perhaps the magic of Christmas can bring them together… This seasonal stand-alone Regency novella is also published in the author's Christmas Revels collection.

    Back in 1992, it was a Christmas gift to a dear friend. Get a peek inside the beginnings of Marcia Lynn McClure's adventures in romance by reading The Unobtainable One.