The Debutante's Secret

Seeking a sensible husband

Tempted by a dissolute rogue…

Debutante of the season Esther Barrington-Hall is looking for a steadfast, responsible husband after a dreadful childhood with her destitute mother. Lord Wrotham is a notorious rake, and Esther knows it would be wrong to give up her new-found life of safety for a man like him. But he is exciting—and undeniably sexy. And dangerous, too. Because he is the one man in society who knows about her past…

About the author

Georgette Heyer novels formed Sophia James’s reading tastes as a teenager. But her writing life only started when she was given a pile of Mills & Boons to read after she had had her wisdom teeth extracted! Filled with strong painkillers she imagined that she could pen one, too. Many drafts later Sophia thinks she has the perfect job writing for Harlequin Historical as well as taking art tours to Europe with her husband, who is a painter.