A determined sister . . .
Madeleine Vernonās dreams should be filled with elegant gowns and marriageable men. Instead, she dreams of avenging her brotherās death. But when sheās captured by the queenās men, sheās forced to become a spy by her mysterious yet undeniably attractive captor.
A rakish spy . . .
After years of working for his father in Queen Elizabethās service, Nicholas Ryder is close to going his own way. But now heās got a feisty beauty he must protect or risk her execution as a traitor to the crown. Sheās a distraction he canāt afford, but he also canāt stop thinking about her.
A dangerous lie . . .
It is Nicholasās job to foil plots against Elizabeth, and he sends Maddy into a household of suspected traitors to garner what information she can. As the line between captor and prisoner blurs, deceit, betrayal, and desire become a perilous mix. Ultimately, Nicholas must decide whether duty to the queen is more important than winning Maddyās heart.