Grace Fairchild has no illusions about what life is like for the plain daughter of a soldier. She followed her father around the globe and never once received an offer of marriage. She has only loved one man but he doesn't even seem to notice her. After her father's death, Grace is lucky enough to befriend some wonderful women who enrich her life. No one knows the dreams she has carefully hidden away with the realization that they will never come true.

When she and Lady Kate Seaton stop for the night at an inn, she never suspects that her life will take a dramatic turn. Grace awakens to a dream of caresses and touches that she has never experienced before. When it turns out that it is not a dream, she finds Diccan Hilliard in her bed. Both are stunned when they are discovered by two of the biggest gossips of the ton.

Grace resists but finds herself betrothed and married in very little time. Diccan is the man whom she has secretly loved for years but has little hope of ever being noticed by him. As they seek to discover how the two of them were put into the same bed, they will find that they have much more in common than anyone would have expected.

Diccan has an urgent message to deliver in London and this disaster is not going to allow him the time he needs. With several bayonets at his back, Diccan marries Grace and sets out to avert a conspiracy which could shatter the government. Diccan will have to play a dangerous game which may irrevocably change his relationship with Grace and his family.

Their feelings for each other will be tested severely as Diccan works to expose the traitors. As always, Ms. Dreyer has written an engrossing story which will entice the reader into the world of the Regency. You will watch as Grace and Diccan work within the confines of their marriage to build a relationship which will lead to a happy life. It is a dangerous pathway that the two tread as the traitors try to prevent Diccan from disrupting their plans.

If you loved Barely a Lady, you won't want to miss the second book of the series. You will laugh and sorrow with Grace and Diccan as they seek to build a good life while external forces seek to drive them apart.

Book Summary

HE HIDES HIS TRUE COLORS . . .

Miss Grace Fairchild is under no illusions about her charms. Painfully plain, she is a soldier's daughter who has spent her life being useful, not learning the treacherous ways of the ton. She may have been caught in a scandal with society's favorite rogue, but how can she marry him when it means losing herself?

WHILE SHE HIDES HER TRUE SELF . . .

Diccan Hilliard doesn't know which of his enemies drugged him and dumped him in Grace's bed, but he does know the outcome. He and Grace must marry. To his surprise, a wild, heady passion flares between them. Yet Diccan is trapped in a deadly game of intrigue Grace knows nothing about.

Will his lies destroy Grace just as he realizes how desperately he needs her? And how can he hope for a future with her, when an old enemy has set his murderous sights on them both?

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