A Lady's Guide to Passion and Property

A writer to treasure.-Sabrina Jeffries<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author<P> Beauty wit and charm may catch a gentleman's eye but nothing attracts suitors quite like <i>property </i>. . . as beloved award-winning author Kate Moore reveals in this delightful Regency romp. For an innkeeper's daughter new to the dance a discreet volume of courtship wisdom may help discern the intentions of a mysterious newcomer.<P>Lucy Holbrook has recently inherited her father's south London inn the place she's always called home. Now her fashionable friends arming her with <i>The Husband Hunter's Guide to London</i> are urging her to sell the establishment and become a society lady just as her father always hoped. Lucy would rather toss the little book into the hearth-she could never desert the alehouse or its patrons including an elderly blind man who depends on her care. But she may need every bit of good advice when a handsome stranger arrives with a secret agenda and a baffling crime to solve . . . and Lucy finds herself navigating a most dangerous attraction!<P><b>Praise for Kate Moore's previous novels:</b> <P>Moore writes with a lyrical beauty that will leave no heart untouched. -<i>RT Book Reviews</i> <P>Fans will hope for more of Moore's sinful delights to come. -<i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)<P>Moore skillfully whets readers' appetites . . . -<i>Booklist</i>