The Secret Life of Lady Lucinda: A Summersby Tale Barnes, Sophie

Lady Lucinda Marstone has been irreproachable her entire life — a perfect daughter, a flawless debutante, an ornament to the ton. She's also bored senseless. When a masked ball offers a rare taste of anonymity, she seizes it, sharing one dangerously honest conversation with a stranger who sees past the façade. But respectable ladies don't chase strangers, and Lucinda's carefully constructed world doesn't allow for reckless desire. Enter William Summersby, a rakish gentleman with secrets of his own, who seems determined to unravel every rule she's ever followed. Sophie Barnes crafts a Regency romance with spark and wit, where propriety is a cage and passion is the key. For readers who like their historical romance with equal parts longing and banter, and heroines who discover that being good isn't the same as being happy.