THE MISSING MARCHIONESS

A Young Woman Disappears. A Husband Is Suspected Of Murder. Stirring Times For All The Neighborhood.

Since the murder of the Marquis of Sywell shook the quiet neighborhood of Steepwood Abbey, Madam Felice has been careful to conceal her true identity. Now she senses danger and exposure ahead because, for the first time in her life, she feels the lure of a man’s attraction. But which is she more terrified of losing—her mask or her heart?

Driven by desire to make this elegant modiste his mistress, Marcus, Lord Angmering, sets out to discover the truth. As he gradually peels away the layers of her disguise, Marcus unveils the terrible secret that she has been so desperate to hide….