The girl was red faced and panting, her mouse-brown hair coming down around her damp cheeks, her eyes wide with terror. Betsy was a nursemaid only just turned twenty. At the last cross street she'd realized that they were being followed. Which was possibly why Freya's twelve-year-old self could never have predicted what she was actually doing at seven and twenty: working as an agent of the ancient secret society of Wise Women.įreya hurried along the London street toward Wapping Old Stairs.
She'd been very fond of puppies at twelve.īut that was before the Greycourt tragedy, which had torn her family apart and nearly killed her eldest brother, Ran.Įverything had changed after the tragedy. Two, indulging in as much raspberry trifle as she pleased.Īnd three, breeding spaniels so that she might have an endless supply of puppies to play with. One, writing a pamphlet on the greater intelligence of females compared to males-especially males who were brothers. Had someone asked Freya Stewart de Moray at the age of twelve what she expected to be doing fifteen years later, she would've listed three things. She was beautiful, haughty, and spoiled, and her name was Rowan.… Long, long ago there lived a powerful prince who had but one child, a daughter. But first, he will have to earn Freya’s trust…by whatever means necessary. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he’ll risk everything to keep her safe. But she’s also fiery, bold, and sensuous-a temptation he can’t resist. Freya knows all about his sins-sins he’d much rather forget. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading among the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all.
So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she’s attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge.Ĭhristopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed.
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series comes the first book in a new series that “marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot,” ( Booklist) perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James.įreya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name.
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