Tainted Angel
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
A Deadly Game of Deception
Notorious and beautiful, Vidia Swanson works as an "angel," trying to coax incriminating secrets from powerful men who may or may not be traitors of the Crown. Her latest target is suspected of stealing gold from Wellington's troops, but matters take an alarming turn when Vidia realizes that her spymaster thinks she is the one who is tainted—a double agent working for Napoleon.
Backed into a corner, she can only hope to stay one step ahead of the hangman in a race to stop the next war before it destroys her—and destroys England. Tainted Angel offers up a compelling game of cat and mouse in which no one can be trusted and anyone can be tainted.
"Espionage and passion—Regency style—burning up the pages from chapter one."—New York Times bestselling author Raine Miller
"A world of spies and traitors where no one is quite what they seem and the truth is only true for a moment...a thrilling take that will keep you guessing until the very last page."—Victoria Thompson, author of Murder in Chelsea
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cleeland's debut is the first in a Regency series centered around money-making schemes used by Napoleon's supporters to help him fund his next war. Vidia Swanson is a gorgeous "angel" for England's Home Office, enticing powerful men to give up their secrets. Or she might be an agent for France, hoping to advance Napoleon's cause. Perhaps she's both. A night of passion with English agent Lucien Carstairs seals her feelings for him even as she realizes that he's merely trying to discover where her true loyalties lie. Wondering whether Lucien will protect her or turn her in, Vidia races to reach the grand culmination of a daring plan before she's arrested for treason. The ducking, weaving, and turnabouts in the plot are exhausting as Cleeland withholds information to keep readers guessing, but those patient enough to push through are rewarded with a satisfactory reveal that finally makes the characters sympathetic just as they exit the stage.
