A delectable prequel to the national bestselling Royal Spyness
mysteries featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch--thirty forth in line to the
throne, and England's poorest heiress.
At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady
Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man--until she
receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor.
Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the
royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed
to be mad.
When the prince, dressed as the devil, rescues her from an embarrassing
situation at the ball, Georgie is surprised to find her unwanted suitor
to be a dashing, charming man--especially when he pulls her aside and
gives her the kiss of a lifetime. But as the time comes for the
unmasking, Georgie's rescuer vanishes and the party is thrown into
chaos, making it clear that everything at Broxley Manor is not as it
appears....