From USA Today bestselling author Wendy Vella comes a Christmas novella about a feisty, opinionated Miss and a devilishly handsome rake who find love despite the odds. Miss Ivy Redfern’s life is thrown into turmoil when her brother disappears five days before Christmas, and with him her family’s funds. Determined to find Jackson, she seeks help from his old school friend. Mr. Haddon is everything Ivy is not: popular, socially connected and devilishly handsome! Ivy vows her association with him will achieve only one thing—her brother’s release—and there will be absolutely no chance she will fall in love with him, unlike the other simpering society ladies. When Rory Haddon agrees to help Ivy Redfern he is determined to do so his own way. She’s feisty, bookish and opinionated, and is equally determined to question his every move. To his complete surprise, he is soon captivated by her intelligence, gentle beauty and utter disregard for his rakish charm. When he realizes Ivy’s life is also in danger, Rory will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, because she is his future. Ivy is just unaware of that yet. Rescued by a Rake was first published in the Mistletoe and Mayhem boxed set.