Description: Winner of numerous RITA awards and multiple Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times, Jo Beverley keeps listeners hot under the collar with her riveting period romances. Here the lovely Petra d'Avernio is on a desperate hunt to find her real father-an English lord who doesn't know she exists and may be the only person who can protect her. On her journey she meets the devilishly clever earl Robin Fitzvitry, and a passionate affair is enflamed. "Another flawless Georgian gem."-Library Journal
Brief description:
Jo Beverley is widely regarded as one of the most talented romance writers today. She has won the Romance Writers of America's cherished RITA Award and is one of only a handful of members in the RITA Hall of Fame. She has also received the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Born in England, she now lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia, just a ferry ride away from Seattle.
Review Quotes:
"Extraordinary storyteller Beverley mixes witty repartee, danger, and simmering sensuality with her strong and engaging characters, including a fetching Papillon, in this delightful, delicious gem of a book."
-- "RT Book Reviews"