A Hidden Agenda
Serena Allen has taken refuge at her uncleβs country house
ever since a scandalous seduction left her reputation in
tatters. But her aunt has never given up hope of making a
match for her and is delighted when the handsome,
aristocratic Julien Clermont arrives at Boulton Park
expressing an interest in the earlβs famous butterfly
collection-and interest of a different kind in Serena.
Serena herself views the guest with misgivings. Can a man
be too charming? And can it be coincidence that important
foreign documents entrusted to the earl have begun to
disappear and reappear in odd places?
Julien is indeed on a top-secret-and personal-mission, one
that prevents him from disclosing his real identity to
Serena. But the truth will out, and with it comes a
devilish choice-betray the lovely, quick-witted woman who
has won his heart, or risk forfeiting his own lifeβ¦