To Kiss a Spy - Hardcover
Simmering with danger, alight with humor, and always ablaze with passion, Jane Feather’s novels have made her one of today’s most beloved romance authors. Now, the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow’s Kiss returns with the unforgettable story of a daring young widow driven by a single burning obsession...and the brazen master spy who vows to lay bare her secrets...body and soul...
One moment Lady Pen Bryanston was recklessly rifling through her mother-in-law’s ledgers searching for clues; the next she was matching wits with an elegant, arrogant stranger who had caught her in the act. He said that he’d followed her. He claimed that he wanted her. Yet when he took her in his arms, an astonished Pen could only laugh. Owen d’Arcy was a sophisticated spy whose notoriously lethal charms had never failed him–until now.
Sent by the French ambassador to seduce the lovely confidante of the cousin of the Holy Roman Emperor, Owen had entertained no doubts he would succeed in capturing both the lady and her royal secrets. But when he swept Pen Bryanston into his embrace, hoping to throw her into confusion, he found himself unexpectedly disarmed, nonplussed and outmaneuvered by a rank amateur. Here was a woman who did not melt at his pretty words and smoldering glances, a woman who in fact found amusement in his advances! Clearly, a woman with hidden depths that begged to be explored...
Pen sensed from the first that Owen d’Arcy was an infinitely dangerous man. What she couldn’t comprehend was why a man of his ilk, a man who moved through the courtier’s world withsupreme confidence–a man whose skill with a rapier was that of a trained assassin–would be interested in her. Yet the thought of it sent shivers of excitement coursing through her. And then, in a heartbeat, Pen realized that Chevalier d’Arcy was exactly the man she needed, the one man who could help her solve the mystery that had tormented her for too long.
But when Pen seeks to recruit him, he proffers a deal she cannot refuse: If she agrees to divulge any information that might be of interest to him, Owen will help unearth the truth behind her own haunting secret–one in which innocence, birth, loss, and deception collide. A secret that may mean Pen has more to live for than just memories of the past and the beloved husband who was taken from her too soon. It is a devil’s bargain, but Pen has no choice. And now, as she turns spy and Owen turns detective, both will find themselves drawn into more peril than either imagined...as they battle enemies known and unknown, as they struggle to weave their way through a serpentine world of lies–and as they fight to resist the untamed passion that ignites between them....
One moment Lady Pen Bryanston was recklessly rifling through her mother-in-law’s ledgers searching for clues; the next she was matching wits with an elegant, arrogant stranger who had caught her in the act. He said that he’d followed her. He claimed that he wanted her. Yet when he took her in his arms, an astonished Pen could only laugh. Owen d’Arcy was a sophisticated spy whose notoriously lethal charms had never failed him–until now.
Sent by the French ambassador to seduce the lovely confidante of the cousin of the Holy Roman Emperor, Owen had entertained no doubts he would succeed in capturing both the lady and her royal secrets. But when he swept Pen Bryanston into his embrace, hoping to throw her into confusion, he found himself unexpectedly disarmed, nonplussed and outmaneuvered by a rank amateur. Here was a woman who did not melt at his pretty words and smoldering glances, a woman who in fact found amusement in his advances! Clearly, a woman with hidden depths that begged to be explored...
Pen sensed from the first that Owen d’Arcy was an infinitely dangerous man. What she couldn’t comprehend was why a man of his ilk, a man who moved through the courtier’s world withsupreme confidence–a man whose skill with a rapier was that of a trained assassin–would be interested in her. Yet the thought of it sent shivers of excitement coursing through her. And then, in a heartbeat, Pen realized that Chevalier d’Arcy was exactly the man she needed, the one man who could help her solve the mystery that had tormented her for too long.
But when Pen seeks to recruit him, he proffers a deal she cannot refuse: If she agrees to divulge any information that might be of interest to him, Owen will help unearth the truth behind her own haunting secret–one in which innocence, birth, loss, and deception collide. A secret that may mean Pen has more to live for than just memories of the past and the beloved husband who was taken from her too soon. It is a devil’s bargain, but Pen has no choice. And now, as she turns spy and Owen turns detective, both will find themselves drawn into more peril than either imagined...as they battle enemies known and unknown, as they struggle to weave their way through a serpentine world of lies–and as they fight to resist the untamed passion that ignites between them....
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Setting: England, 1552
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A beautiful widow, Lady Pen Bryanston is tormented by a mystery she can't resolve, and when sophisticated spy Owen d'Arcy approaches her with a proposition, she strikes a devil's bargain with the handsome, dangerous man. Pen needs Owen to uncover the truth about the baby her vicious mother-in-law claims died at birth, but to buy Owen's services, she must use her position as favorite lady-in-waiting to spy on Princess Mary. The situation is complicated for Pen by the passionate attraction she feels for Owen. A man with a dark past, Owen finds himself attracted to Pen on many levels, and she soon challenges his view of himself and his life. But even as Owen and Pen unravel the web of lies surrounding her son's birth, a dark political storm is gathering about Princess Mary. Before Owen and Pen can resolve their complicated love affair, their lives and the lives of all those around them will be threatened by powerful forces that wish them harm.
To Kiss a Spy is solidly grounded in historical facts and set against a backdrop colored with brilliant detail. Author Jane Feather skillfully blends political intrigue, family loyalty, and heart-stopping romance in this well-plotted novel. --Lois Dyer
"Another genre winner from Feather, done with skill, sensuality, and brio."
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0553801724
- ISBN 13 9780553801729
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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