A Sinful Alliance

One deadly secret. Two bitter enemies. A passion powerful enough to bring down kingdoms.

The baseborn daughter of a courtesan and a lord, Marguerite was forced to fend for herself in the dangerous world of the French nobility—as the king’s most feared spy.

Known across Europe as the Emerald Lily, she possessed the razor-sharp wits and lethal steel needed to survive the crown’s most perilous assignments. Sent to the court of King Henry of England, Marguerite found polite words and flattery concealed dark passions.

Beneath the glittering pageantry and feasting at Greenwich Palace, Spanish and French envoys battled in secret for the future of the English crown. Nicolai had already disarmed her once in a Venetian brothel, yet the golden-haired rogue was now directing the court revels.

Her only friend was her old enemy, the sensually tempting Nicolai Ostrovsky. And their sinful alliance seemed set to turn her from old loyalties to new desires!

Enemies to Lovers: Trained to kill by Milanese sword masters, Marguerite meets her match in an agile player who parries every lethal thrust with maddening wit and stolen moonlight kisses.Tudor Court Intrigue: Amid lavish banquets and tennis matches at Greenwich, shifting factions loyal to Queen Katherine and Anne Boleyn turn every diplomatic overture into a perilous gamble.Dangerous Masquerade: Cast as Beauty in the court pageant of The Castle Vert, Marguerite must perform high atop a fortress.Forced Proximity: Sharing midnight conferences and shadowy garden trysts, two rival operatives must decide whether to betray their royal masters or surrender to an undeniable bond.Also by This Author: The Shy Duchess, The Runaway Countess and Running from Scandal.