Regency-era England may be a man's world, but a lady boss is about to
show them how it's done!
In the newest of her witty, Regency-set, feminist romances exploring the
roles of women in a rigidly patriarchal society, acclaimed author
Minerva Spencer makes the cut with loner Jo "Blade" Brown, a circus
performer who's as deadly with a knife as her nickname suggests. A new
generation of readers and Bridgerton fans will delight in the rapier
sharp wit, sexual fireworks, and thought-provoking entertainment of The
Cutthroat Countess.
Before Josephine Brown began working as a blade expert for Farnham's
Fantastical Female Fayre, she'd never stayed put for long. She'd never
had friends, either. Nor had she allowed herself to open her heart to a
man. Yet now, as part owner of the circus, she's suddenly forming real
friendships. And then there is her attraction to clever, handsome
Honorable Elliot Wingate--whose life she happened to save. After forever
fleeing her past, the last man she should choose is one who ferrets out
secrets on behalf of King and Country . . .
Elliot was fascinated by Jo "Blade" Brown even before he witnessed her
lethal gifts, firsthand. He's never met a woman who is such an
intoxicating combination of self-sufficiency, beauty, and mystery. He's
never been in love before, but there is no denying he's fallen hard. Yet
each time Elliot tries to get closer to Jo, she slips farther away. If
he reveals what's in his heart, will he risk driving her away for good?
As their investigation--and her feelings for Elliot--stir up Jo's deeply
buried, extremely dangerous secrets, she'll have to decide whether to
run once again, or trust somebody at last . . .