Posing as a Spanish widow for safety's sake, Falcarrah Colburne returns to England to find the men who killed her parents during the war in Spain. Jeremy Hazelton, Lord Danebridge, the handsome lord she meets almost immediately upon her arrival, contrives to make certain that she will need his help, for the government has assigned him to learn if the lady is a spy. Falling in love was not supposed to be part of unraveling her secrets. After he has lied to, stolen from, and spied upon her, how can he hope to win her trust or divert her from her dangerous path? Can she surrender the past to choose the risky road of love?
"A sparkling jewel of a Regency romance...[a] wonderful love story full of cleverly plotted intrigue...topped off with an intensely powerful resolution." (4 ½ stars) Romantic Times
"Eastwood effectively peels away the layers of both plot and character in this well-researched story" –Library Journal
"All her books have great characters, superb dialogue and exciting plots, and this book is no exception. The heroine is very sympathetic....and the hero is yummy!" –reader review