Duke of Disguise

<p>A guarded mistress from the streets of Paris. An English noble with a broken heart. </p><p></p><p>Paris 1776: Lord Avers is not going to fall in love. Not again. Still recovering from his only foray into that treacherous domain he happily accepts a distraction-helping his friend Wakeford ferret out a leak in the British envoy's Parisian offices. Posing as the long-absent Duke of Tremaine he attempts to befriend the Comte de Vergelles and infiltrate his spy ring to determine how they're stealing secrets. </p><p></p><p>Emilie Cadeaux has risen from the gutters of Paris to become a well-known actress and a contender for the position of mistress to the powerful Comte de Vergelles. Playing a careful game with the deck stacked against her she knows the freedom she has worked all her life for is teetering on the precipice of being lost forever. </p><p></p><p>The arrival of the obnoxious and judgemental Duke of Tremaine into the Comte's circle adds a new complication to Emilie's world. His inquisitive questions and coincidental meetings go from irritating to intriguing and soon she suspects the Duke is not all he seems. </p><p></p><p>From the shimmering salons of 18th century Paris to the dangers of political London the fourth instalment in the Ladies of Worth series sees Avers and Emilie swept up into a world of spy rings cyphers and smuggling-as they try to resist a growing attraction to each other. </p><p></p><p>Will Avers choose to risk his heart again before it's too late? And will Emilie choose to do what's right even if it threatens her freedom?</p>