The first of a funny, fast-paced, Regency-set duet from Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of the global phenomenon BridgertonWhen Caroline Trent is kidnapped by Blake Ravenscroft, she doesn't even try to elude this dangerously handsome agent of the crown. After all, she's been running from unwanted marriage proposals. Yes, Blake believes she's a notorious spy named Carlotta De Leon, but for six weeks until her twenty-first birthday, when she'll gain control of her fortune, hiding out in the titillating company of a mysterious captor is awfully convenient - and maybe just a little romantic, too.Blake Ravenscroft's mission is to bring 'Carlotta' to justice, not to fall in love. His heart has been hardened by years of intrigue, but this little temptress proves oddly disarming and thoroughly kissable. And suddenly the unthinkable becomes possible - could this mismatched couple be destined for love?'Light, pacy and full of feisty heroines' Guardian on the Bridgerton series'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly[thumbnails How to Marry a Marquis and The Duke & I]

Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and is one of only sixteen authors ever to be inducted in the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.Please visit Julia Quinn online:www.juliaquinn.comwww.facebook.com/AuthorJuliaQuinn@JQAuthor