"I am in awe of her talent."-- Julia Quinn
In the fifth installment of USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne
Long's charming Palace of Rogues series, a rakish spy finds more than he
bargained for in his pursuit of an earl's enchanting runaway fiancée.
The mission: Find the Earl of Brundage's runaway fiancée in exchange for
a fortune. Child's play for legendary British former spymaster,
Christian Hawkes. The catch? Hawkes knows in his bones that Brundage is
the traitor to England who landed him in a brutal French prison. Hawkes
is destitute, the earl is desperate, and a bargain is struck.
Fleeing a savagely shattered dream, the sheltered Lady Aurelie Capet
finds refuge in an alias and the warmth and kindness of the Grand Palace
on the Thames--until a gorgeous, mysterious disturbance to her peace
literally topples through the door.
An unexpected, fierce desire that feels destined, dangerous--and
devastatingly sweet--ignites between the sheltered beauty and the jaded
spy, and as they slowly unravel each other's shocking secrets Hawkes
closes in on the truth about the earl. Soon it's clear they can have no
future without vanquishing the past: Hawkes knows that loving her means
avenging her. Aurelie knows that loving Hawkes means freeing him to do
that, no matter the cost.