When accusations of treason ruin war hero Alexander Hayes’s good name following Waterloo, he’s forced to play dead and work as a secret government agent to restore his reputation. He cares about nothing else, until his latest mission forces him into proximity with the most intriguing woman he’s ever met.
Cressida Turner desperately needs to find her father, but the man who offers his aid unnerves her—and fascinates her. Riddled with contradictions, he’s not at all who he seems to be. He sees too much. Reveals too little. Worse, he awakens unwanted yearnings in her.
Their wary alliance slowly turns tender, then passionate, even to love—but the secrets lurking in their pasts might tear them apart forever.
Caroline Linden was born a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer software before turning to writing fiction. Since then the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series four times, which is not related but still worth mentioning. Her books have appeared on the USA Today bestsellers list, won the NEC Reader’s Choice Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, the NJRW Golden Leaf Award, and RWA’s RITA Award, and have been translated into seventeen languages. She lives in New England.