A woman with a dark past wishes for future happiness when she falls for a dashing earl in this Regency romance.
She would be safe among strangers, Laura Martin assured herself. But would the cloak of anonymity she wore to escape a hellish marriage also protect her from the discerning gaze of the Earl of Beaulieu? Or would the famed Puzzlebreaker discover her deepest secrets as easily as he had the key to her heart?
Desire filled the earl when looking upon the enigmatic Laura Martin. Reclusive as she was, he saw the tender heart she'd hidden beneath the chilly facade and recognized her as his destined bride. But could he teach her to trust him enough to let him into her life—forever?
"Jane Austen-like in its assured, subtle pacing and keen awareness of the barriers between the social classes . . .[an] absorbing romance." —Publishers Weekly
