欺骗一个子爵的危险 The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount

StarredReview.Withthissingular,outstandingRegencyromance,LondonconcludestheDesperateDebutanteseriesatthetopofhergame.LadyPhoebeFairchildisatalentedseamstresswhosewsdressesforanexclusiveLondonBondStreetshop,butknowsthatifherjobisrevealed,itwillexposeherfamily'sfinancialwoestothetonandruintheirreputation—nottomentionPhoebe'smarriageprospects.Knowingthis,heremployerthreatenstoexposePhoebeifsherefusestotraveltoruralBedfordshiretosewgownsatthehomeofWilliamDarby,ViscountSummerfield.Phoebereluctantlyagrees,andposingaswidoweddressmakerMadameDupree,shetravelstoSummerfield'sestatetocreategownsforhiswild,untamedsisters.Soon,PhoebeandWillareinvolvedinanintenseaffairthat'sverylikelydoomed,asWillmustwedanoblewoman—whichPhoebeis,butMadameDupreeisnot.Shouldsherevealherdeceit,makingheraworthybrideforSummerfield?Orshouldshekeepupthecharade,lesthedespiseherforherduplicity?AsLondonexplorestheintricate,authentic-feelingrelationshipsblossomingamongtheplayers,hermasterfulabilitytobringcharacterstolifemakesthisromanceentirelyabsorbing.(Nov.)Copyright©ReedBusinessInformation,adivisionofReedElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved.