HR-ML's Reviews > What a Lady Needs for Christmas

Victorian era house party.

Dante in his youth took every job available, including coal
mining. He worked in a textile mill and eventually wed the
boss's dtr. Widowed Dante, with 2 kids, now operated 3
textile mills, staffed mostly by women & teen girls (because
he thought they were more reliable & less likely to imbibe).
Dante constantly worked, studied reports and charts or read
articles or profiles about prospective investors. He could not
relax. Who had ownership of his 3 mills+ 3 homes?

Lady Joan, dtr of a marquess, was desperate for a seat on
the train. Dante's dtr shamed him into giving Joan a train
seat with his family ie 2 kids + his sister Margaret "Margs."
The author later hinted 25 YO Margs loved a man, too. Joan's
avocation was dress designing.

Joan fled a dishonest man who later tried to blackmail her.
Dante was headed for a house party, hosted by Balfour (an
earl & former physician). Dante hoped to obtain wealthy
mill investors there. Joan accompanied Dante and family
to the house party & ran into her brother Tye and his wife,
both surprised to see her.

I liked the MCs +Margs & Hector best. IMO other characters
did not add much to the story.