Miss Charlotte Fairmont is tired of being treated as nothing more than a pretty ornament. But when she discovers a marked dance card at a glittering masquerade, she stumbles into a world far more dangerous than the marriage mart. The card isn't just a list of partners—it’s a coded instruction for a traitor selling naval secrets to the enemy.
Mr. Julian Ashdown, a cynical agent of the Crown, believes civilians are liabilities—especially debutantes. When Charlotte refuses to hand over the evidence and retreat to safety, he is forced to make her an asset. Their partnership is meant to be a cold exchange of information: he provides the protection; she provides the access.
But as they waltz through a web of deception, the line between their cover story and reality blurs. Julian discovers that the woman he dismissed as decorative possesses a mind as sharp as his own'''and a courage that threatens to undo his solitary existence. With a traitor watching their every step, they must learn to trust each other before the last dance ends in disaster.
Genre: Historical
Mr. Julian Ashdown, a cynical agent of the Crown, believes civilians are liabilities—especially debutantes. When Charlotte refuses to hand over the evidence and retreat to safety, he is forced to make her an asset. Their partnership is meant to be a cold exchange of information: he provides the protection; she provides the access.
But as they waltz through a web of deception, the line between their cover story and reality blurs. Julian discovers that the woman he dismissed as decorative possesses a mind as sharp as his own'''and a courage that threatens to undo his solitary existence. With a traitor watching their every step, they must learn to trust each other before the last dance ends in disaster.
Genre: Historical
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