Lady Juliet Pervill was sure Lord Barksdale was going to
propose, until Lord Harrington ruined her in the eyes of
the ton while he sought revenge for her father's misdeed.
Now, Juliet has three choices: run away to her mother's
estate in the country; hold her head high and hope she's
forgiven; or work for the Foreign Office as any woman with
a brain would do, or at least one with honorary recognition
in mathematics from Oxford, such as herself.
Seamus McCurren has worked for the Foreign Office for quite
some time deciphering French codes. But when Lady Juliet is
brought in to help him, he's extremely irritated and not
afraid to let it be known. Naturally, Juliet is put off by
Seamus' attitude and is quick to provoke him.
Juliet is not Seamus' type, but for some reason, he's
unable to keep his hands off her. And the more he gets to
know her, the more she bothers him. Juliet knows Seamus
doesn't like her, but she can't figure out why he keeps
kissing her. She's not sure of her feelings for him either,
but knows she likes his kisses.
When Seamus tries to resign from the Foreign Office, since
he can't work with a woman, Juliet is let go instead. Mad
that Seamus has cost her this job, she decides to work on
her own and ends up getting kidnapped. When she escapes,
instead of reporting the incident to the Foreign Office,
she runs to Seamus. After sharing the night together,
circumstances force Seamus into asking Juliet to marry him.
Juliet refuses, knowing he was coerced and this is not what
he really wants.
At her mother's country home, Juliet admits her love for
Seamus. She also figures out who's behind her kidnapping
and the espionage. She rushes back to London to gather more
evidence and to warn the Foreign Office. Realizing he loves
Juliet, Seamus rushes to keep her safe, but will he reach
her in time?
THE LADY'S CODE is a very exciting story full of mystery
and suspense. Seeing the love develop between Juliet and
Seamus was amusing, and I adored Felicity and Christian and
the other good friends. I enjoyed this story and recommend
it highly.
After her reputation is ruined by a vengeful enemy of her
disreputable father, Lady Juliet Pervill’s future is
bleak. But rather than buckle under society’s scorn, she
decides to offer her services to the Foreign Office,
putting her brilliant mind to work decrypting French codes.
Struggling with a mysterious new code, Seamus McCurren is
shocked when the Foreign Office calls in another
cryptographer — and a woman at that. His intellectual pride
takes a beating, but that’s nothing compared to what
awaits his heart. For Seamus finds himself incredibly — and
dangerously — distracted by Lady Juliet and her provocative
mathematical theories, putting both of them at risk from a
seductive spy master operating right in their midst...
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