Annique Villiers, the elusive French spy known as the Fox
Cub, has secrets her superior, LeBlanc, does not want
revealed. Caught and imprisoned by LeBlanc, Annique shares
her cell with two British spies whose life expectancies are
not much longer than her own. A master of deception,
Annique expertly immerses herself into the role of a
seductress. When her jailer succumbs to her charms, Annique
has placed her fate in the hands of the head of British
Intelligence.
Dumb luck has given the infamous Fox Cub into Robert Grey's
custody. Keeping the slippery cub from escaping, while
fleeing France with half the French Intelligence Agents
after them, proves challenging. A challenge he welcomes,
for the knowledge Annique has will prove indispensable as
the English attempt to defeat Napoleon. Grey's perception
of Annique proves faulty as she surprises him with her wit
and courage as they evade their enemies. Passion flares
between them, but they know two enemies cannot have a
future together.
Grey and Annique enter an uneasy and fragile alliance that
breaks at an inopportune time. Trapped on all sides and
given hard truths, Annique sets in motion an honorable way
to retire without betraying her country or endangering
Grey's love.
What a treat from debut author Joanna Bourne! She
takes a pivotal time in English and French history and
delivers a suspenseful page-turner. THE SPYMASTER'S LADY is
an all-night read as the reader follows the fascinating
characters on their perilous journey from France to
England. Surprises and complications to the plot are
dispersed throughout the story giving twists and turns that
add up to a winner.
She's never met a man she couldn't deceive...until
now.
She's braved battlefields. She's
stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state.
She's played the worldly courtesan, the naive virgin, the
refined British lady, even a Gypsy boy. But Annique
Villiers, the elusive spy known as the Fox Cub, has
finally met the one man she can't outwit.
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