SummaryDear Reader,
Having started my career with Jane Austen-style
traditional Regencies, I wanted to make my first full-
length historical romance as exciting, smoldering, and
sensual as I could. The result was Dearly Beloved, which
was described by Romantic Times as "one of the best
books of this or any other year," and which won me their
award for Best Regency Historical Writer. I'm delighted
that Signet is reissuing the story.
As enigmatic as she is exquisite, Diana Lindsay is the
most desirable and sought-after woman in London, her smile
worth a prince's ransom. Yet Diana wants only one
man—a haunted lord with mysterious secrets as deep as
hers.
Gervase Brandelin, the Viscount St. Aubyn, dedicated
himself to the service of his country as a way to redeem
the sins of his youth. As a spymaster, he seeks out
England's hidden enemies. Nothing can sway him from his
duty-until he meets a woman who touches his heart even
more than she dazzles his senses. In Diana he finds warmth
and hope—yet he is bitterly aware that she can never
be his.
Then the two halves of Gervase's life come together in a
cataclysm that threatens to separate him from Diana
forever. Perhaps love might bring them together—but
first they must survive the assault of a deadly enemy.
Happy reading!
Mary Jo Putney
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