Charming, high-spirited Mary Clampton – jailed in Newgate Prison on false charges – had no idea why the mysterious Lord Menton chose her for his scheme. But a marriage of convenience and lessons in how to become a lady at ease in the dazzling world of London society seemed to be a small price to pay for her release from prison.

Soon Mary discovered that the stakes were much higher than she supposed. Caught in a web of international intrigue, she found Menton’s price to be very high indeed. But by then she had fallen in love ….
DC: This was my first published novel, which I wrote for a class assignment while a senior at the University of Oklahoma. Despite the title, this Regency romance story is so non-racy the characters only get to kiss at the end. It was published first in hardcover before being auctioned for paperback, then sold in England and Germany
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