Description: When a bookish codebreaker and a dashing spy are reunited, their lives depend on their ability to resist temptation. But fate is a mistress who cannot be denied. . .
Brief description: Kate Bateman / K. C. Bateman, is a bestselling author of Regency, Victorian and Renaissance historical romances. Her Renaissance romp The Devil To Pay is a 2019 RITA nominee. Her books have received Starred Reviews from Publisher's weekly, and feature feisty, intelligent heroines, (badasses in bodices!) wickedly inappropriate banter, and heroes you want to strangle and kiss. When not writing, Kate leads a double life as a fine art appraiser and on-screen antiques expert for several TV shows in the UK. She currently lives in Illinois with a number-loving husband and three inexhaustible children, and regularly returns to her native England 'for research.'
Review Quotes: "A new riveting voice for Regency readers! Kate Bateman is now on my auto-buy list." - Janna MacGregor
"Delicious, witty, and ripping good fun! Kate Bateman's writing sparkles." - Laura Lee Guhrke
"[To Steal a Heart] is rich with espionage and suspense. Multidimensional believable characters and fast-paced plotting propel the story forward to its moving conclusion."-Publishers Weekly
"The writing and characterization are superb, the romance is hot, snarky and tender and the hero is delicious. I couldn't ask for much more in an historical romance and I'm eagerly awaiting whatever [K. C.] Bateman comes up with next."-All About Romance
"The sexual chemistry between the two built so steadily that I thought I would go up in flames if they didn't stop battling each other and give in to their needs."-Kilts and Swords
"Secret agents and steamy sensuality join forces and ignite the pages."-Jenerated Reviews