I found my voice at last. “Only if you're prepared to be thoroughly trounced by a seven-year-old.”
He settled into the game with the children, unbothered by the stares of passing matrons or the indignity of kneeling on the grass beside a crooked wooden frame.
I watched them for a moment, then rose and joined them, knowing full well the gossip this scene might stir. But I no longer cared. At least not entirely.
Didyou enjoyA Murder in Mayfair? If you did, I invite you to take a look atA Murder in Trinity Lane, Book 2 in the Rosalynd & Steele Mysteries.
A forbidden passion. A dangerous secret. A truth some would kill for to keep buried.
London, 1889. Hoping society has begun to forget the scandal that once engulfed her,Lady Rosalynd Rosehaventurns her attention to one of her most cherished causes—the Home for Unwed Mothers, a discreet refuge where poor, unmarried women can give birth in safety and dignity. But when one of the young women is found murdered in a shadowed alley off Trinity Lane, the fragile calm of Rosalynd’s aristocratic life is abruptly shattered.
Drawn into the case by a desperate plea, Rosalynd reluctantly turns to the one man she swore to keep at arm’s length—the enigmaticDuke of Steele. Brilliant, brooding, and far too perceptive for her comfort, Steele stirs emotions she has fought hard to suppress. Their uneasy alliance soon leads them deep into a tangled web of hidden pasts, threatened reputations, and powerful figures determined to protect their secrets—no matter the cost.
As pressure builds from both the high society drawing rooms and the shadows of power, Rosalynd must risk everything—her reputation, her safety, and a part of herself she never wished to surrender. In seeking justice, she may lose more than her good name. She may lose her heart.
