The Secret Behind The Mask

"You will repay every penny my father lent you this instant "

Seven years ago Juliet MacGregor's family was cast out of Langford Manor, their lives destroyed by the harsh demand of the young Marquess of Langford, Beaumont "Beau" Langford.

Now Juliet is in London hiding from her shame under a new identity as Meg Linton, a server in a coffee house frequented by the titled elite of society.

But that's not her only identity.

Using the pen name Lady Night Owl, Juliet publishes The Midnight Quill, a broadsheet that exposes the scandal and misdeeds of these privileged members of the upper echelon.

Most especially Beau Langford. The dashing young lord is addicted to gambling, carousing, and affairs of the heart, and Juliet is most happy that her articles are damaging his reputation.

Beau is furious at being the subject of ridicule, and vows to learn the identity of Lady Night Owl.

But then something unexpected happens.

Beau and Juliet become attracted to each other.

Beau finds the pretty coffee house server he knows as Meg Linton irresistible, so much that he invites her to be his companion at the biggest ball of the London social season, the Frosted Masquerade. He wants to scandalize society by bringing a "mystery woman" to the ball instead of his expected date Clarissa Forsythe, daughter of the wealthy Lady Forsythe.

Angry at the rejection of her daughter, Lady Forsythe is determined to unmask Juliet in front of everyone at the Frosted Masquerade, and she has the evidence - the shocking truth about who Beau Langford's mystery woman really is.

There are layers of secrets in this story of hidden identity, bad behavior, revenge, and scandal, with a love affair running through it.

Will Lady Forsythe succeed in exposing Juliet to scorn and ridicule?

Will Beau Langford reject Juliet when he learns who she really is?

Or will Beau listen to his heart and honor the attraction between them?

And will Juliet realize she's in love with this man she thought she hated?

Read The Secret Behind the Mask and find out

If you like fast-paced Regency Romance stories with a dash of mystery and intrigue on the road to a happy ending, you'll love The Secret Behind the Mask