In #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindseyâs captivating regency romance, an innocent young ladyâs first brush with royal court intrigue lands her at the altar alongside one of Londonâs most notorious rogues.
For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of excitement begins when she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. But when Rebecca unknowingly steps into the rivalry between the Queenâs spymaster and a noblewoman who uses the maids as courtly spies, she is soon entangled in a web of deceit with the charming marquis Rupert St. John. The devastatingly handsome neâer-do-well is the cousin of Raphael Locke, with whom Rebecca was once infatuatedâŚHeâs also a secret agent of the crown who leads a double life. Certain that guileless Rebecca is spying on him, Rupert seduces herâthen, forced to wed, he believes she has set a trap of the worst sort in order to marry into his powerful family! But as he comes to know Rebeccaâs true heart, his vow of revenge and infidelity becomes a desire to share many passionate nightsâonly with his beautiful wife.