"Terrific espionage Regency romance"
In 1813 Nathaniel Stonewall chases after Sir Lucien
Foster, the last free traitor of the Knights of Fleur.
Nathaniel knows catching this turncoat would help ease
some of the sacrifice he accepted when he was named
as "Lord Treason" for allegedly betraying his country. In
fact Nathaniel is a double agent, Cobra and a member of
the top secret Royal Four. In Derryton, Willa Trent has resigned herself to being a
spinster when her latest suitor is injured. On the way
home she shoots a rock from her slingshot, but
accidentally knocks out Nathaniel. She spends the night
nurturing him though she stole a quiet kiss, but as he
remains consciousness her guardian John Smith declares
they must marry. As she learns who her spouse is, Willa
realizes not all is as it seems. She and Nathaniel fall
in love, but he remains undercover as a man detested by
everyone except Willa, willing to risk her life to prove
her husband is loyal. This terrific espionage Regency romance will remind the
audience of the classic tale James Fenimore Cooper's The
Spy though that novel occurs in colonies during the
American Revolutionary War and has no courageous female as
a co-star. The story line is action-packed, but also
insures the audience fully grasps what the hero has given
up and accepted, including the disowning by his father;
even his Royal Four peers recognize how much the cost is.
He and the incredible Willa make this a splendid story
that will have readers desiring more tales like this one. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 2, 2005
SummaryLovely, high born Willa Trent was an orphan, raised by a
local, somewhat odd family in the country, who want nothing
but the best for their girl. So when she drags the
unconscious man she accidentally hit with a slingshot home,
they arrange a hasty marriage and pack the couple off with
best wishes. Armed with a groggy husband and a new future,
Willa's pie-eyed optimism has no limits...until she
discovers the secret, dangerous world of Nathaniel
Stonewell, Earl of Reardon, a.k.a. "Lord Treason."
Though Nathaniel is reviled by most of England for his
devious plot against the Crown, he is, in reality, a member
of an elite cadre of secret royal defenders on a daring
undercover mission. He must keep his secrets at all cost,
especially from Willa. And yet, he is enchanted...though he
stubbornly refuses to surrender to his passion. Far better,
he tells himself, to turn his back on love than risk
everything for it. Luckily, his bride has other plans...
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