As the result of a marquess's promise, gamekeeper's daughter Avery Quinn has received more education than most men and women of her time.

But time and again, Giles finds his quest compromised by his fierce and unwise attraction to the lovely girl who, though no lady, may well be the one dame to finally unlock the secrets of his heart.īestseller Brockway (*The Other Guy's Bride*) delivers an unlikely Regency romance that works despite social class divisions. He will sponsor her as his prodigy and she will cover for him as he hunts London's darkest warrens for a missing colleague from his shadowy past. No lady would ever come up with such a preposterous scheme, and no gentleman would accept…but fortunately for Avery, Giles is no gentleman.Ī bargain is struck between the stargazing adventuress and society's most sophisticated lord. After helping Giles, Lord Strand, escape a disastrous engagement, she is certain he will assist in her daring masquerade. Read onlineīeautiful, bold, and brilliant Avery dreams of becoming a member of the Royal Astronomical Society-and the only way she can join the all-male society is to disguise herself as a boy. Will Jack dupe the only woman he has ever loved or stand down from hunting the traitor? If his real identity is exposed, Addie's life will be in terrible danger. But first, he must win Addie's trust despite the emotional wounds of her past. Posing as an artist, Jack decides to infiltrate the close circle of friends at Ted's studio to listen in on the unguarded conversations of the officers.

But how will he uncover the traitor without sending the culprit to ground? He finds a way while listening to the voices beneath his open window - particularly those of Addie Hoodless, a beautiful widow, and her brother, Ted, a famed artist commissioned to paint portraits of the Black Dragoons' senior officers. While recovering at his uncle's estate from wounds sustained in the Sudan, Jack Cameron - a loyal Scottish captain in the British army - is haunted by the words of a dying officer: one of her majesty's Black Dragoons is aiding the slavers they were sent to suppress. To win her trust, he must betray his heart.

Bridal Favors by Connie Brockway