Regina Hackett and her cousin, Miranda, are off to their first event of the Season but Miranda convinces Regina to attend a masquerade with her. That choice will alter the lives of both girls forever. Regina is the daughter of an uncouth, wealthy merchant and the daughter of an earl.

Reginald Hackett has great plans for his daughter to marry into the aristocracy and gain him even more wealth. He controls the purse strings for his wife's entire family; paying off gambling debts and funding Miranda's season.

Attending a masquerade isn't something any acceptable young lady does. Regina blames all her actions on her grandmother Hackett. Regina meets an attractive man who attempts to seduce her. She escapes him only to find that Miranda has been kidnapped. She turns to the Puck when he offers to help her.

Together, Regina and Puck will discover that all is not what it seems with her father and that he knows where Miranda is. Reginald keeps insisting Miranda has eloped so the Runners are sent north. Even as Miranda's mother doubts Reginald's truth, she is near panic as tales of other blonde young women disappearing begin to make the news.

Puck will find himself drawn into an investigation that will expose the darkest secrets about two shipping partners. Regina is forced to face the truth of what her father does for a living as she seeks to prevent her cousin from disappearing forever.

Kasey Michaels does a wonderful job of involving the reader in this tightly plotted story. Your heart will leap at every discovery and setback as Puck and Regina reveal the truth of Miranda's location and their feeling for each other. It's impossible not to fall in love with Puck as you read A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SIN.

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