The Widow’s Blackmail Bargain: A Regency Spy Romance

Lady Margaret "Maggie" Ravenshaw refuses to let another man control her life. After surviving a stifling marriage, she guards her independence fiercely-until a blackmailer threatens to expose her late husband's treasonous financial secrets. With her brother's safety on the line, Maggie needs a shield, not a husband.Edward, Earl of Wycliffe, is a man of duty who views emotional attachment as a tactical error. Suspecting Maggie is involved in the treason, he proposes a ruthless solution: a fake courtship. It will give him access to her ledgers and provide her with the protection of his title. It is a perfect, passionless arrangement.But as they perform affection for the Ton, the pretense becomes dangerously real. Edward discovers Maggie's fierce loyalty matches his own, and Maggie finds a partner who respects her strength rather than stifling it. When the blackmailer forces Maggie to choose between her family and her country, she and Edward must decide if their bargain is just a cover-or the beginning of a love worth fighting for.

Pagina's: 316, Paperback, Independently published