Secrets of a Lady

<p>In the glittering world of Regency London where gossip is exchanged--and reputations ruined--with the tilt of a fan Mélanie Fraser is the perfect wife. Devoted to her husband Charles the grandson of a duke she is acknowledged as society's most charming hostess. But just as the elegant façade of Regency London hides a dark side Mélanie is not what she seems. She has a secret: one that could destroy her perfect jewel-box life forever . . . and the cost to keep it is an exquisite heirloom ring surrounded by legend and power. The search for it will pull Mélanie and Charles into a gritty underworld of gin-soaked brothels elegant gaming hells and debtors' prisons. In this maze of intrigue deception is second nature and betrayal can come far too easily . . . </p>