Brilliance and Betrayal: A Diamond of the Ton Regency Mystery

Brilliance and Betrayal: A Diamond of the Ton Regency Mystery

A disgraced noble. A scandalous widow. A poisoned prince. When a foreign prince collapses at an English court function, suspicion falls on Lord Peregrine Fitzroy—the estranged son of a notorious traitor, and the man who knows all too well the effects of henbane. Especially since it’s the same poison his mother once used in a crime that nearly cost Lady Charity Cresswell everything. Now a widow and lady-in-waiting to the Queen, Charity has clawed her way back from scandal to reclaim her place among the ton. But when the prince’s symptoms trigger memories of a past she’s tried to bury, she suspects something far more dangerous is afoot—and that Lord Peregrine is at the heart of it. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Peregrine and Charity must navigate a web of court intrigue, political conspiracy, and buried secrets. As the body count rises and a shadowy enemy closes in, they’ll have to rely on each other to uncover the truth—before the next victim is the Crown itself. Expect: Enemies-to-lovers tension that crackles from their very first clash - A fiercely intelligent heroine clawing her way back from ruin - A brooding, morally-grey hero with a scandalous past - Forced proximity, touch her and die, and found family Book 1 of 3 — the beginning of a complete Regency romantic mystery trilogy filled with court intrigue, slow-burn attraction, and the promise of a love forged through peril. Lynn Morrison lives in Oxford, England along with her husband, two daughters and two cats. Born and raised in Mississippi, her wanderlust attitude has led her to live in California, Italy, France, the UK, and the Netherlands. Despite having rubbed shoulders with presidential candidates and members of parliament, night-clubbed in Geneva and Prague, explored Japanese temples and scrambled through Roman ruins, Lynn's real life adventures can't compete with the stories in her mind. She is as passionate about reading as she is writing, and can almost always be found with a book in hand. As an American Expat living in Ontario with a husband and teen son, Anne Radcliffe spends a lot of time editing or writing in order to avoid having to become a Maple Leafs fan. Anne loves a great story no matter the genre or medium - books, graphic novels, TV, movies or video games.