The Rakes and the Crown
Juliana
As if a regal season isn’t stressful enough, Juliana is trying to hide the fact that she has lost her memory after a recent carriage accident. She has noticed strange events, including abnormal fights between her uncle and her companion. She knows that something isn’t quite right.
Marcus
Marcus, an infamous rake, is not what he appears to be. Since he was young, Marcus has been trained in the arts of espionage and breaking ciphers. Something seems right, though, when he meets Lady Juliana Hatfield at a ball. Plagued with a sense of deja vu. Marcus starts to ask probing questions about Juliana’s parents.
Beauty and the Rake
Juliana and Marcus are swept into a world of secrets, murder, and a lot to end an ancient spy network. Will Juliana’s memory return in time to save them? Or will their foe end all they hold dear?
Minerva
Lady Minerva Hatfield, a member of the hereditary spy network known as the Rakes and the Crown, was the sole survivor of a vicious carriage accident. To keep herself safe, she hides in plain sight—as a maid in the Earl of Blackridge’s household.
When her identity is threatened, the spy network sends Minerva to the wilds of the Scottish Highlands for her own safety, where she remains for five years. But news of her sister, Lady Juliana’s, existence brings Minerva out of hiding and back into the arms of the one person she couldn’t erase from her thoughts.
Jacob
Jacob Spencer, the Earl of Blackridge, is one of the Rakes and the Crown’s best agents. But, nothing can prepare him for the events that were about to unfold. His past mistress, Minerva, was none other than the twin sister of his friend’s wife. Upon seeing her again, the attraction between them is re-ignited.
With a rival spy network on the prowl, Jacob and Minerva become an unstoppable team. Between evil dowagers, murder, and lies—can their love conquer all? Will they be able to stay alive long enough to save the one person that binds them both together?