This Regency romance by the bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries finds a young lady’s love life competing with her aunt’s social climbing.

Penelope—golden-haired, azure-eyed, fresh from the county—has stolen the heart of the most desirable Earl of Hestleton. Rich, startlingly handsome, he is the most eligible lord in the realm. He had planned to toy with her affections then toss her to the bon ton, but when the Earl discovers that he is a pawn in Penelope’s Aunt Augusta’s social-climbing scheme, he begins to doubt Penelope’s true love. Now the belle may struggle to keep her beau or her aunt’s ambitious plans just might force Penelope to flee…

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The seven heroines of the Daring Debutantes Collection set out to conquer London’s glittering high society and the marriage mart. These headstrong women cannot help but keep London society dangling on a string, but will they find a husband or lose themselves in the game?