Learning to be a lady in the duke’s household brings further complications, not least her increasing obsession with her unconventional host, the man behind the mask he shows the world. Torn between the only family she knows and her longing for the duke, Kitty’s quandary is taken out of her hands by an attempt on her life. Twice widowed by the age of two-and-twenty, Rebecca is shunned by the ton and reviled as The Black Widow, convicted by rumor of murdering her husbands. So begins an impossible attraction – made all the more dangerous by the duke’s belief that she is his long-lost relation. Intrigued and unwillingly attracted, Rebecca begins to wonder if he might become a friend. For Kitty is the niece of the infamous Bill Renwick, who owns Maida Gardens and lives too close to the edges of the law. Unmasking Sin ( 2021) (The third book in the Pleasure Garden series) A novel by Mary Lancaster Buy from Amazon Search Sorry, we've not found any editions of this book at Amazon Find this book at A more intriguing option Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. When, more than a year later, she finally dances with him, the moment is spoiled by having to tie him up at gunpoint. The first time Kitty saw the gentleman with the bone-melting smile, she lost her heart. His search takes him to Maida Pleasure Gardens, where he is distracted by an unusual and intriguing beauty. However, inheriting the dukedom of Dearham has him considering his responsibilities, one of which is to right the wrong done to a distant cousin twenty years ago. Be advised.Charmingly wicked, Johnny Winter has spent his adulthood drifting from scandal to scandal. Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes. But if they find physical pleasure along the way, even if they fall in love, the social gulf between them is too great to allow lasting happiness. Richard appoints himself her protector and together they fight their old ghosts and new dangers. The man to whom she was once engaged will go to any lengths to bring her back under his thumb.

Unfortunately, it is also the evening that Natalie's past catches up with her.

Until, one evening, he finally has something to say to her. Two years ago, the charismatic young Earl of Wenning abandoned his bride on their wedding night, leaving her to face the humiliation and inevitable suspicion of guilt alone, while he pursued his diplomatic ambitions abroad. But for two years, the haunted soldier has attended Natalie's concerts at Maida Gardens, bringing her a little self-belief and a few harmless daydreams.Ĭaptain Lord Richard Gorse, wounded in body and soul, finds the beautiful harpist's music is the only thing that soothes his troubled spirit. Welcome to book 1 in the the exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Mary Lancaster. Her first literary love was historical fiction, a genre which she relishes mixing up with romance and adventure in her own writing. A damaged soldier bound to a musician with a past. Mary Lancaster lives in Scotland with her husband, three mostly grown-up kids and a small, crazy dog.

Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster