| From RomanceJunkies.com Historical
Jane Chatham is left penniless when her parents die and their property passes to a distant cousin. Rather than beg her unsympathetic cousin for charity, Jane relocates to London and establishes herself as a dance instructor for children. Widowed Lady Harwood is looking for something to draw eligible gentleman to her salon and finds it when she notes some callers ogling the attractive young dancing mistress. Jane's fame as a beautiful and occasionally clumsy dance instructor grows – and with it grows the size of Lady Harwood's gatherings. Soon everyone is in attendance – from society matrons and handsome rakes to government agents and war veterans. One such visitor is Simon Atwood, Lord Granger. A former spy for His Majesty, Simon was captured and tortured by the French and has returned to England a veritable recluse. A friend engages him to spy on Lady Harwood and learn whether she has inappropriate designs on that friend's younger brother. Simon accepts the job reluctantly and hires Jane Chatham as an informer. But their simple business arrangement is seriously disrupted by their undeniable mutual attraction. When an attempt is made on Simon's life, he realizes spies are using Lady Harwood's gatherings to trade information. Before Simon and Jane can resolve their feelings for one another, they must work together to figure out what secret is worth killing one of them. |
