Recovering from a broken heart, Miss Lucy Seton refocuses her energy on teaching students at her alma mater, Miss Harris' School for Young Ladies. Her father's recent remarriage adds to Lucy's disquiet, which has altered the family dynamic. Lucy nurses her fragile feelings and wanders onto the estate bordering the school where she stumbles upon the new tenant. He is a gorgeous specimen of Spanish masculinity. Lucy cloaks her admiration in an air of coolness. She will not give in to her impetuous nature. That behavior cost her one broken romance.

Diego Montalvio, a famous magician, took a commission from a Spanish aristocrat to find his missing granddaughter. He has narrowed his search to Lucy Seton. His reward for success is the return and restoration of his family home and vineyard that were taken in the war. As Diego plots against Lucy, he must harden his heart and remember she is the key to his goal. Her natural exuberance for life and her innocent flirtation rouses his blood and almost causes a lapse in his judgment.

Lucy falls head over heels for Diego until she discovers his deceit. Once again, she's succumbed to an unacceptable man. However, not only is her heart broken, but Diego possesses knowledge that could destroy her relationship with her adored father. With her life in disarray, Lucy refuses to flounder. And with help from an unexpected person, she takes charge of her destiny.

Ms. Jeffries' clever storyline sweeps readers into the life of a charismatic magician and the tragic legacy of war on innocent victims. She pairs him with a feisty heroine who battles with the toll that well-intentioned lies have on her life. This next-to-last book in the wonderful School for Heiress series leaves only Miss Harris' story to be told.

Book Summary

The future of Charlotte Harris’s finishing school is in jeopardy when world-famous magician Diego Montalvo arrives to turn the bordering estate into a scandalous pleasure garden.

Ignoring his wicked flirtations, the lovely Lucinda Seton vows to derail his plans and save the school—unaware that she is a long-lost heiress, and that Diego’s true mission is to spirit her off to Spain for a handsome reward!

Yet ultimately the trick is on Diego, as the illusionist realizes that he is far more eager to make the lovely Lucy his own . . . than he is about successfully completing his scheme!