Pride & Prejudice continued...

She longs for true love... A dowry of thirty thousand pounds places a hefty weight upon the shoulders of Miss Georgiana Darcy. Her tender heart has been broken before by a cad who cared not one whit for who she was, but as a prize to be won, and she fears no man will ever see the worth of her heart. Duty and honor... These are the stalwart columns which hold up the life of Maxwell Kerr, Fifth Duke of Adborough. After rescuing Miss Darcy from an inescapable compromise, an offer of marriage is as natural to him as breathing air. When he discovers this is not the first compromise she has evaded, anger becomes his faithful companion and threatens their tenuous bonds of love and respect.

Some secrets are not meant to be shared.Catherine Bennet, known as Kitty to close friends and family, knows this better than anyone. She also knows that she will never marry and it never bothered her before she met Lord George Kerr at Elizabeth and Darcy's wedding. He's determined to breach the walls of defense she'd carefully constructed around her heart, and she's just as determined to stay the course.Some secrets cannot be sharedLord George Kerr knows this better than anyone. For five years, as a spy for His Majesty the King, he played the part of a Rake, concealing his espionage activities beneath a blanket of brothels, drink and loose women. Even though he's forced to resume his regular life within London's finest society, he still must keep some things hidden.One thing he does not hide is his attraction to Miss Catherine Bennet of Longbourn. Enraptured by her beauty and warmth of character, he plunges headlong into winning her heart, only to find it carefully guarded and she's unwilling to give him even a small pinch of hope.Some things are beyond your controlWhen circumstances bring Kitty's secret into the open, she fears the tenuous bonds of friendship she's forged with Lord George will be lost forever along with whatever love he proclaims to have for her. With the very lives of England's vast network of spies working undercover in Bonaparte's France hanging in the balance, she's forced to face her worst nightmare.Her secret is laid bare, can he love her enough to overcome what he learns?