Hearts in Hazard

Enter A Game of Spies, where the salons and soirées of Regency England are countered by spies and gambling. Josette Sourantine enjoys dancing, flirtations, and gambling on cards. The salons of Regency London offer everything she loves. A little dancing, a little flirtation with dangerous rakes, a little card-play with extra coins in the offing.A little unexpected spying. When Giles Hargreaves tempts her into a dalliance, Josette discovers he hunts a spy working for France. A traitor to England working for Bonaparte who will hang when he finds them. Dancing, flirtations, gambling and betrayal? Not for Josette. A little addition of love? That works. A captivating love story combines with a suspenseful tale of dangerous spies in A Game of Spies, book 2 in the Hearts in Hazard series of mystery and suspense with a dash of romance ~ all in Regency England. Although some characters do recur in other books, each novel is stand-alone.

One traitor destroys loyalty. What will two traitors destroy?The British spy Simon Pargeter scouts the terrain for Wellington's army in French-controlled Spain. Miriella de Teba ye Olivita, the famed Doñabella, wants to give him aid, but a traitor lurks in her band of guerillas.Can Simon escape the French patrol hot on his trail? Can Miri hold her guerrillas together long enough to get the information Simon needs?Or will the traitors reap the reward while Simon and Miri swing from a gallows? Join the thrilling ride with Captain Simon Pargeter, Doñabella, and Jesus and his fellow guerrillas in 1813 Spain as they search for The Key for Spies.

Welcome to A Trio of Games, the collection of the first three books in M.A. Lee's Hearts in Hazard series of Regency mysteries and suspense ~ with a dash of romance. A Game of SecretsSmugglers, secrets and spies: Kate tries to hide in plain sight; Tony tries to catch a spy. First they fall in love, then they fall into trouble with smugglers. Will they survive?Kate Charteris never expects to become a damsel in distress. This army-brat orphan is no damsel who faints at the first sight of a dragon-like trouble.Hunting Napoleon's spies, Tony Farraday falls hard for a chance-met damsel not quite in distress. Circumstances part them; fate reunites them at a run-down inn on the English coast, the lair of smugglers who are helping the French spies.Will the smugglers end their dangerous game of secrets? Or will both Kate and Tony be caught in a watery trap when the smugglers sail for France? Have they both lost this Game of Secrets? A Game of SpiesSalons and soirées, flirtation and dancing, gambling and spies: Josette and Giles fall in love over a deck of cards-and try not to die.Daughter of a French émigré, Josette Sourantine expects only dancing, flirtations, and gambling on cards when she travels to London. Giles Hargreaves searches the London salons for a spy sending vital government documents to agents for Napoleon.When his flirtation with Josette ventures into a light dalliance, Giles wonders if he has fallen for a traitor to England. Josette fears she is giving her heart to a hardened rake. How can he declare his love when they have known each other so briefly?How will they discover the truth? Or will the French spies offer a deadly answer to that question? A Game of HeartsTwo Hearts Shadowed by their Past ~ Self-made financier Rafe Lockhart needs a titled wife. A quick marriage to Lady Margaret Symonds, widow of an earl, seems the answer to his problem. Her beauty and wit sweeten his plan.After an abusive marriage, Maggie Symonds swore off husbands, yet financial difficulties force her to accept Rafe Lockhard's proposal.Neither expects passion to fire up their marriage. Yet even as they discover each other, two blows deal wounds to their blossoming love.Two Hearts Crossed by Circumstance ~ Falling in love with his employer's daughter Connie is not Roger Denby's biggest mistake. No, his first mistake was giving her a passionate kiss. Yet she remains far out of his reach.Connie knows the walls between her and Roger Denby. When he refuses to court her, she turns her attentions to an acceptable society beau, all to make Roger jealous. Revenge on the snobbish society darlings adds an especially sweet relish. And marriage to a titled nobleman is preferable to her fruitless love for Roger.Deal in the Unexpected ~ a courtesan and two rakes, all out for mischief … and murder, bloody and foul.When Rafe is suspected of murdering a valuable employee, this Game of Hearts turns more dangerous than Rafe & Maggie and Roger & Connie ever anticipated. * * *M.A. Lee says, "These three novels launched my indie writing career in 2015. I've always enjoyed reading the books of Georgette Heyer and Victoria Holt, Jane Aiken Hodge and Daphne du Maurier. Writing this Trio of Games gave me just as much enjoyment. I hope you also enjoy them."

The Key with Hearts ~ Regency England. Suspense. Murder. Two hearts at odds. Married for money, not for love. A convenient marriage inconveniently causes murder. Six months ago, Liza Corbett married Greville Myers. Her money saved his estate. His nobility raised her station. The couple have achieved an uneasy relationship, tepid and uncomfortable. Then Liza is nearly killed in a failed attempt at murder. Who wants her dead?The woman who had expected to marry Greville?The mother-in-law who hates her?Someone unknown?Or her husband, so he can keep her money and marry the woman he loves?Who can Liza trust? When the murderer strikes again and injures someone by mistake, how can Liza discover the truth? Or will she be the next victim? The Key with Hearts is set in Regency England. At 59,000 words, the novel is Book 9 in the Hearts in Hazard series of romantic mystery and suspense by M. A. Lee. Visit M.A. Lee's author page at Writers Ink Books for a complete list of the Hearts in Hazard books.

In The Dangers for Spies, a former double agent's past causes present dangers. Once the toast of Paris, Eugenie DesChamps lives in a bucolic English village, paints landscapes, and flirts with Charles Audley, a secretive cryptographer for the British government. Eight years ago Eugenie courted danger by stealing Napoleon's battle plans for English spies. When a French spymaster discovered her double game, she barely escaped with her life. Now that same French spymaster has stolen into England. His mission is to capture the cryptographer Charles Audley. Discovering the double agent who eluded him sweetens his assignment. A thirst for revenge drives the twisty romantic suspense of The Dangers for Spies, book 5 in the Hearts in Hazard series. The Hearts in Hazard series offers mystery and suspense with a dash of romance. All the novels are stand-alones although a few characters occasionally cross into other books.