A lady who wears a prickly mask
A gentleman who sees through her disguise
Lovers masked…hearts uncovered
And love that is passionate and real
Lady Beatrice Lester cultivates her reputation as a harpy, but there’s a reason Trissa wears that mask. She was nearly ruined two years ago, and the villain continues to threaten her with exposure. She keeps Society at arm’s length, but longs to be her true self with the one man she loves. It’s a pity that he cannot stand the sight of her.
Stephen Talbot, Viscount Leed, and is at sixes and sevens this Season. Having recently come into his title, he feels overwhelmed with responsibility. That, and the flock of young women and their mothers now openly hunting him on the Marriage Mart.
At a glittering Society party Stephen finds himself drawn to Trissa, but he still thinks she’s a prickly gossip. He says something biting to her and to his surprise she seems hurt. He feels guilty but she swiftly flees, leaving him eager to make amends.
Trissa hunts the man threatening her at a scandalous masquerade, hoping to gather information to make him cease. But when she sees Stephen, she gives in to her heart’s desires. Stephen suspects the alluring masked woman is nobility, but he doesn’t know it’s Trissa. Even as he later tries to find his secret lover in company, he begins to fall for the tender side of Trissa he’s seen over the past few weeks. But danger threatens, enough to damage Stephen’s family along with Trissa’s reputation.
Can Stephen prove to Trissa that he loves the real her?
Or will the threat from the past tear them apart?
Genre: Historical Romance
A gentleman who sees through her disguise
Lovers masked…hearts uncovered
And love that is passionate and real
Lady Beatrice Lester cultivates her reputation as a harpy, but there’s a reason Trissa wears that mask. She was nearly ruined two years ago, and the villain continues to threaten her with exposure. She keeps Society at arm’s length, but longs to be her true self with the one man she loves. It’s a pity that he cannot stand the sight of her.
Stephen Talbot, Viscount Leed, and is at sixes and sevens this Season. Having recently come into his title, he feels overwhelmed with responsibility. That, and the flock of young women and their mothers now openly hunting him on the Marriage Mart.
At a glittering Society party Stephen finds himself drawn to Trissa, but he still thinks she’s a prickly gossip. He says something biting to her and to his surprise she seems hurt. He feels guilty but she swiftly flees, leaving him eager to make amends.
Trissa hunts the man threatening her at a scandalous masquerade, hoping to gather information to make him cease. But when she sees Stephen, she gives in to her heart’s desires. Stephen suspects the alluring masked woman is nobility, but he doesn’t know it’s Trissa. Even as he later tries to find his secret lover in company, he begins to fall for the tender side of Trissa he’s seen over the past few weeks. But danger threatens, enough to damage Stephen’s family along with Trissa’s reputation.
Can Stephen prove to Trissa that he loves the real her?
Or will the threat from the past tear them apart?
Genre: Historical Romance
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