Contents

Prologue

Nothing in Anthony’s upbringing or experience had taught him the…

Chapter 1

Jacob Léon muttered a French word inappropriate for polite company.

Chapter 2

The morning after a banquet was a pleasant change from…

Chapter 3

It had seemed a brilliant idea, Anthony thought as he…

Chapter 4

Lord Candover’s butler accepted the presence of a Bow Street…

Chapter 5

Jacobin’s doubts about her new job were confirmed when she…

Chapter 6

“Anthony,” croaked the dying man, reaching out feebly to his…

Chapter 7

He’d followed her without conscious volition. The withdrawal of her…

Chapter 8

Twelve hours later Anthony was in London. He’d escaped the…

Chapter 9

Apricots cost a fortune in November. Jacobin had no idea…

Chapter 10

Jacobin had welcomed Storrington’s summons to London, despite the danger…

Chapter 11

“What do you think of the earl?” Miss Lavinia Bellamy…

Chapter 12

Tracking down Mr. Chauncey Bellamy had been ridiculously easy. A…

Chapter 13

Lucy reverently unfolded the dress from its wrappings. The deep…

Chapter 14

Anthony hoped Lord Hugo Hartley could provide the final piece…

Chapter 15

She’s a beauty. Looks like her father. He was the…

Chapter 16

However often she looked at her two shabby gowns, neither…

Chapter 17

It was a beautiful bed with a canopy of yellow…

Chapter 18

Tom Hawkins was a frustrated man. The Bow Street runner…

Chapter 19

“I understand you have recently employed a female cook,” Hawkins…

Chapter 20

She spent hours in the inadequately furnished kitchen, oblivious of…

Chapter 21

The first two bottles of Anthony’s best Clos de Bèze…

Chapter 22

Candover won the cut and dealt first, giving Anthony the…

Chapter 23

She disengaged from his lap and stood up to look…

Chapter 24

Whoever put the Queen’s House in order, removing the Holland…

Chapter 25

“I’m surprised to see you again so soon, Storrington. Delighted,…

Chapter 26

Although Lady Kitty had been perfectly agreeable during their two…

Chapter 27

Anthony loved her and they were to be married in…

Chapter 28

By the middle of the afternoon Jacobin was bored and…

Chapter 29

With Edgar awaiting trial for Candover’s murder, Kitty had decreed…

Epilogue

The Countess of Storrington awoke at noon feeling hungry. She…


Author’s Note

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Other Books by Miranda Neville

Copyright

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