"Intrigue, humor and sparkling dialog highlight this Regency romance."
After her latest suitor breaks his leg, Willa Trent
acknowledges she'll be a spinster for life as the incident
cements her as a jinx in the village. Orphaned at age 12,
Willa lives in the village where her mother and father died
of the fever. They were amateur naturalists who taught her
to accept life in good humor and face each obstacle with
optimism. Those lessons come in handy as Willa accidentally
hits a hornets nest with a slingshot that startles a
passing horse causing its rider to fall and crack his head
on a rock. As Willa tries to help the unconscious stranger,
she compromises herself and finds herself hastily wed to
the man. When Nathaniel Stonewell, the Earl of Reardon's, role with
French sympathizers is unintentionally revealed, he becomes
reviled as "Lord Treason." Nathaniel's family denounces him
and his friends and countrymen now despise him. In reality,
Nathaniel is the "Cobra," leader of the Royal Four who spy
for England. He's sacrificed what he holds dear - his
personal honor. After finding himself compromised with a
young respectable woman, he can't leave her disgraced. Nathaniel confesses his crimes to Willa, hoping she'll flee
to his country estate. However, Willa proves difficult, and
with her forthright manner, she chooses to believe and
fight for Nathaniel. He hasn't got a chance! Ms. Bradley has penned a beautifully written romance that
proves love can heal the most wounded heart. Intrigue,
blended with humor and sparkling dialogue, sets this tale
apart from others. TO WED A SCANDALOUS SPY will bring
readers hours of pleasure and joy!
Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted January 14, 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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