From #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the
Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn presents the second, stunning installment
in the Bridgerton adjacent Regency era-set world featuring the romantic
adventures of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith
musicians. In this case, a distractingly lovely pianist sitting in at
the annual Smythe-Smith musicale catches the eye of a haunted, hunted
man in desperate need of redemption. Bridgerton fans will cry,
"Encore!"
She might not be who she says she is...
But Anne Wynter is managing quite well as a governess to three highborn
young ladies. Her job can be a challenge-- in a single week she finds
herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, portraying an evil queen in a
play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy-- no one is sure),
and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After
years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly
tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a
governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.
He might be in mortal danger...
But that's not going to stop Daniel Smythe-Smith from falling in love.
And when the young earl spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual
musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days
with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy,
one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril,
he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending...
